Behind the Scenes Minis: Jack and Ponzi
Tracy and Holly talk about the folklore aspects of Jack Sheppard's story, and how a mustache drawn on a photo of Charles Ponzi was part of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism about that case.See omnystu...
3 Juni 202215min
Charles Ponzi’s Schemes
He’s synonymous with fraud today, but the most famous scheme Charles Ponzi pulled in his lifetime was surprisingly short-lived. Research: "Charles Ponzi Cheats Thousands in Investment Scheme, 1919-1...
1 Juni 202241min
Jack Sheppard, Prison-Breaker
Jack Sheppard became sort of a serial breakout artist in 18th-century England. He was a real person who became a folk hero, but many of the accounts of his life are suspect. Research: Buckley, Matthe...
30 Maj 202236min
SYMHC Classics: Anne Bonny & Mary Read
This 2016 episode covers famed lady pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read, who have been often requested as a topic by listeners. But telling their story requires navigating some rather suspect historical ...
28 Maj 202227min
Behind the Scenes Minis: M & M
Tracy and Holly discuss online disagreements over the origin of the science-fiction genre of literature and the nature of Margaret Cavendish’s marriage. They then talk about Mabel Lee’s willingness to...
27 Maj 202219min
Mabel Ping-Hua Lee
As a teenager, Mabel Lee fought for the women’s vote in the U.S. even though she wouldn’t benefit from it. As an adult, she continued to live a life in service, as community and spiritual leader in Ne...
25 Maj 202240min
Margaret Lucas Cavendish’s Blazing World
Cavendish was a prolific poet, playwright, and natural philosopher. She published multiple works under her own name before that was common for a woman, and she published at least five major works on n...
23 Maj 202241min
SYMHC Classics: John Dillinger
This 2011 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina covers John Dillinger, whose robbery career actually began when he was paroled in 1933. Several escaped inmates joined Dillinger, and they were ...
21 Maj 202222min
