How the Marshall Plan Worked

How the Marshall Plan Worked

During a Harvard commencement speech, Secretary of State George Marshall outlined a plan to assist Europe after World War II. Listen in and learn how this 12 minute speech changed the future of Europe in this HowStuffWorks.com podcast.

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The Kerner Commission Report

The Kerner Commission Report

Half a century ago, a commission established by President Lyndon Johnson wrote a report that concluded that “Our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white--separate and unequal.” The...

25 Aug 202142min

Josephine Nivison Hopper

Josephine Nivison Hopper

Jo Nivison was an established artist before she married Edward Hopper. But her art career quickly became secondary to Ed's, and their life together, which is often described as a great collaboration, ...

23 Aug 202140min

SYMHC Classics: Battle of Blair Mountain

SYMHC Classics: Battle of Blair Mountain

This 2014 episode covers events from 1921, when coal miners fed up with unfair labor practices and exploitation took up arms against their employers. The resulting conflict lasted five days and has be...

21 Aug 202125min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Morisot and Rosenwald

Behind the Scenes Minis: Morisot and Rosenwald

Tracy shares a story of hunting for a Berthe Morisot exhibit and her favorite painting by the artist. She and Holly also talk about scheduling guests and the legendary John Lewis. Learn more about y...

20 Aug 202113min

Interview: Rosenwald Schools with Andrew Feiler

Interview: Rosenwald Schools with Andrew Feiler

Holly is joined by photographer Andrew Feiler, author of “A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools that Changed America.” Andrew shares stories o...

18 Aug 202145min

Berthe Morisot

Berthe Morisot

Morisot primarily worked in oils, watercolors and pastels, and her favorite subjects were the other women in her life, often captured very tenderly in private, domestic moments. Her life is entwined w...

16 Aug 202143min

SYMHC Classics: Thomas Harriot

SYMHC Classics: Thomas Harriot

This 2019 episode covers a man who'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 cont...

14 Aug 202130min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Torricelli and Acadians

Behind the Scenes Minis: Torricelli and Acadians

Holly and Tracy discuss the many different professional titles that many people in history have and how tricky it can be to select the proper one to use. They then discuss trying to discern when they ...

13 Aug 202113min

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