The Lumière Brothers, Part 1
The Lumières are often associated with early film technology, but that wasn't the only area where they innovated. This first of two parts covers their early life, and how they went from a successful p...
27 Nov 201729min
SYMHC Classics: Sei Shonagon and the Heian Court
Today we're revisiting a bit of Japanese history. Thanks to the pillow book of lady-in-waiting Sei Shonagon, we have a first-person account of court life in Heian Japan. It's a diary and essay collect...
25 Nov 201728min
The Aberfan Disaster
In 1966, a mining disaster in Aberfan, Wales, killed 144 people. It was a completely preventable tragedy, but none of the victims were in the mine itself, and 116 of them were children. Learn more ab...
22 Nov 201735min
The War Between Great Britain and the Zulu Kingdom
Great Britain’s efforts to control southern Africa eventually led to war with the Zulu Kingdom. A brutal series of engagements claimed the lives of many British and Zulu soldiers, but Britain’s portra...
20 Nov 201729min
SYMHC Classics: Edward Jenner, Father of Vaccines
We're revisiting a classic episode, all about early strides in treating smallpox, which has been around longer than recorded history. Edward Jenner made great strides in eradicating it. Learn more ab...
18 Nov 201735min
Fort Shaw Indian School: Basketball Champions (pt. 2)
In 1904, the Fort Shaw Indian School women’s basketball team spent four months at the St. Louis World’s Fair. The team performed mandolin recitals, literary recitations, demonstrations of gymnastics a...
15 Nov 201733min
Basketball Comes to Fort Shaw Indian School (pt. 1)
The Fort Shaw Indian School was part of a boarding school system designed to make Native American students conform to white culture. In a surprising twist, it also boasted a champion women’s basketbal...
13 Nov 201736min
SYMHC Classics: Frances Glessner Lee and Tiny Forensics
Today's show revisits the story of a Chicago heiress who helped develop forensic investigation standards still in use today. Her most notable contribution to the field came in the form of tiny homicid...
11 Nov 201729min
