SYMHC Classics: Johann Dippel and the Elixir of Life
This 2012 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina covers Johann Dippel. Originally a theology student, Dippel began dabbling in chemistry, medicine and alchemy. Today he's remembered for creatin...
16 Nov 201926min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Photos, Quakes and Fires
Holly and Tracy talk casually about the week's episodes, featuring the photography career of Frances Johnston and the devastation of San Francisco in 1906. Learn more about your ad-choices at https:/...
15 Nov 201913min
San Francisco 1906: The Great Quake and Fires
On the morning of April 18, 1906, an event that lasted less than a minute changed San Francisco forever. An earthquake and a series of fires devastated much of the city and had long-term ramifications...
13 Nov 201933min
The Photography of Frances Benjamin Johnston
Fannie Johnston is tied to SO MANY people and events that we have talked about on the show before. She’s like a history nexus point. And she was able to make a very nice living for herself as a photog...
11 Nov 201931min
SYMHC Classics: The Tulsa Race Riot and Black Wall Street
This 2014 episode came up recently because of the event's inclusion on a television show. "Black Wall Street" was a nickname for Greenwood, a vibrant suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was destroyed in ...
9 Nov 201925min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Witchfinder and Baby Sideshow
This is a new feature for the show! On these Friday minisodes, Tracy and Holly will talk in more candid terms about the week's episodes and their research. This first one covers Witchfinder General Ma...
8 Nov 201911min
Dr. Couney's Baby Sideshow
Couney ran incubator sideshows, featuring premature babies. This is complicated -Couney was making money from these attractions, and his medical experience was questionable. But at the same time, prem...
6 Nov 201929min
Matthew Hopkins and The Discovery of Witches
England’s largest and deadliest set of witch trials were largely influenced by one man – Matthew Hopkins, who was known as the Witchfinder General, even though that doesn’t seem to have been an offici...
4 Nov 201938min
