Annie Jump Cannon, Census Taker of the Sky
Annie Jump Cannon has been described as doing for stars what Carl Linnaeus did for organisms. She compiled a massive star catalogue, and became known both as the most famous woman astronomer of her li...
2 Aug 202138min
SYMHC Classics: Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
This 2018 episode covers Leeuwenhoek, who wasn't REALLY a scientist -- he had no formal training. But he made dozens of scientific discoveries. He's credited with discovering microscopic life in a var...
31 Juli 202125min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Unearthed! July 2021
Tracy and Holly discuss how much Tracy loves working on the Unearthed! shows, and how they both feel about library fines. They also talk about the Egyptian mummy parade, and misreads of what a histori...
30 Juli 202111min
Unearthed! in July 2021, Part 2
The second part of the July 2021 Unearthed! installment includes exhumations, repatriations, some mysteries that have been solved, and a potpourri of other stuff. There's also another listener mail on...
28 Juli 202139min
Unearthed! in July 2021, Part 1
In part one of the 2021 July edition of unearthed things, there are updates to previous episodes, along with books and letters, edibles and potables, and art. Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...
26 Juli 202139min
SYMHC Classics: A Pure Food Father and His Poison Squad
This 2011 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina covers the U.S. in the late 1800s, when no one really monitored food additives. After Congress refused to regulate food safety, Harvey Wiley had...
24 Juli 202117min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Migraines and Milk
Tracy and Holly talk about family and experiential history with headaches, and the persistent problems in what people do and don't know about them. They then cover their swill-milk episode, and how ut...
23 Juli 202115min
The Swill Milk Scandal of 1858
In the 1850s, much of the milk supply in New York was anything but appetizing and wholesome – it was often deadly. But efforts to address the problem were blocked by corrupt officials. Learn more abo...
21 Juli 202143min
