Altina Schinasi
Altina Schinasi is known as the inventor of cat-eye glasses, but she was also an artist, a documentarian, and an activist. And she was very frank about her own faults and bad decisions. Research: “Al...
5 Maj 202539min
SYMHC Classics: Franz Nopsca
This 2019 episode covers Baron Franz Nopcsa, who lived an adventurous, scholarly life, funded entirely by his family money. He identified dinosaurs, inserted himself into Albanian politics, and wrote ...
3 Maj 202526min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Small Fruit Division and Dorseys
Holly waxes rhapsodic about fruit. Tracy talks about planning an episode about William Henry Dorsey but then finding she needed to include his father.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...
2 Maj 202517min
Two Dorseys: Thomas J. and William Henry
Thomas J. Dorsey liberated himself from enslavement and became one of the most sought-after caterers in Philadelphia. His son William Henry Dorsey was born a free Black man before the Civil War, and b...
30 Apr 202536min
Eponymous Foods: Fruits
This installment of eponymous food stories is entirely about fruits. We’ve got a berry, a pome, and a citrus, all with varying degrees of documentation. Research: “A Guide to the United States’ Histo...
28 Apr 202532min
SYMHC Classics: Hatshepsut
This 2019 episode covers Hatshepsut, who sent a huge expedition to Punt in the 15th century B.C.E. The expedition to Punt is also an important and illustrative part of Hatshepsut’s reign.See omnystudi...
26 Apr 202536min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Wanda’s Motivations
Holly shares a theory on why Wanda Gág didn’t drink. There is also discussion of Gág’s medical issues and how they were handled by doctors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Apr 202515min
Wanda Gág, Part 2
After struggling to raise her siblings and start an art career, Wanda Gág’s life changed almost instantly with the publication of her first children’s book. Part two of her story looks at how her book...
23 Apr 202530min
