William Maclure and New Harmony’s Boatload of Knowledge
When Robert Owen founded his utopian community, he wanted to have the best minds he could find running the educational system. He recruited William Maclure, who in turn brought many great minds with h...
5 Aug 201930min
SYMHC Classics: The Klondike Big Inch Land Promotion
Today we revisit a fun 2014 episode. In the mid-20th century, one ad company had a wacky plan to actually dole out land deeds as part of a cereal promotion. How did they manage it? And was the land wo...
3 Aug 201924min
SYMHC Live: The New Harmony Utopias
We did a live show for the Indiana Historical Society about the town of New Harmony, Indiana in the window from 1815-1827. In that period, two different communal societies occupied the town, one right...
31 Juli 201955min
Unearthed in July, Part 2
Part two of this year's Unearthed! in July features some longtime listener favorites like edibles, potables and of course shipwrecks. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn...
29 Juli 201941min
SYMHC Classics: Heaven on Earth, the Brook Farm Community
Today we revisit a 2013 episode. In the 1840s, Boston's West Roxbury suburb -- which was completely rural at the time -- was home to an experiment in transcendentalist utopian living: the Brook Farm c...
27 Juli 201930min
Unearthed in July, Part 1
It's time for the July edition of Unearthed! And this one is in two parts! Today, we have updates and connections to previous episodes. Then some things about Neanderthals and early humans, and the un...
24 Juli 201937min
Thomas Harriot: Mathematician, Astronomer, Relative Unknown
Harriot's story is tied to SO MANY other notable historic things, including a lot of business with Sir Walter Raleigh. He’s really not a household name like many of his contemporaries, even though he ...
22 Juli 201933min
SYMHC Classics: Charles IX of France
Today we revisit a 2015 episode about French royalty. Much like many of the other mad royals that have been discussed on the podcast through the years, Charles IX of France was prone to fits of rage s...
20 Juli 201929min
