The Colorful Life of Carmen Miranda

The Colorful Life of Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda is one of those historical figures who remains hugely iconic – we STILL see her image, or some derivative of it, on a regular basis. She was luminous on camera and an excellent singer, with a personality much larger than her small stature.

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George Sand: Novelist, Muse and Gender Bender

George Sand: Novelist, Muse and Gender Bender

She was an incredibly famous writer of incredible output. Her behavior and personal style were almost as talked about as her novels, and these factors combined made her into a figure that was admired ...

3 Feb 202041min

SYMHC Classics: Freedom Riders

SYMHC Classics: Freedom Riders

The Freedom Rides were happening at about the same time as the sit-in movement of the 1960s that we talked about this week – and involved some of the same people. Previous hosts Sarah and Deblina did ...

1 Feb 202034min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Friedrich and the Greensboro Sit-ins

Behind the Scenes Minis: Friedrich and the Greensboro Sit-ins

Holly and Tracy discuss one of Caspar David Friedrich's paintings that wasn't part of the episode on him. They also discuss Tracy's experience in school not including the Greensboro sit-ins, and how t...

31 Jan 202016min

Upcoming Special Edition of The Soundtrack Show

Upcoming Special Edition of The Soundtrack Show

David W. Collins recently sat down for a conversation with Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez to talk about their Oscar-nominated songwriting work on "Frozen II" and their shared love of music. T...

30 Jan 20203min

The Lunch Counter Sit-ins, Greensboro and Beyond

The Lunch Counter Sit-ins, Greensboro and Beyond

On Feb. 1, 1960, four students sat down at a segregated lunch counter at the F.W. Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina. It started with just four of them, but others joined, and sit-ins were taki...

29 Jan 202037min

Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich

Friedrich's painting career, most closely associated with the German romantic movement, continues to influence and inspire artists today. In his own time, his work was both lauded and controversial, a...

27 Jan 202029min

SYMHC Classics: Wallis Simpson & Nazi King

SYMHC Classics: Wallis Simpson & Nazi King

This is two 2010 classics from previous hosts Katie and Sarah, covering the relationship of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, the abdication crisis that resulted, and their sympathies for the Nazi party...

25 Jan 202034min

Behind the Scenes Minis: Lord Elgin

Behind the Scenes Minis: Lord Elgin

In today's casual Friday chat, Tracy and Holly discuss the Elgin marbles and the complex issues that museums face regarding the repatriation of artifacts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://...

24 Jan 202014min

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