SYMHC Classics: A Brief History of Colors
This 2014 episode covers how pigments and dyes have historically come from all manner of animals, vegetables and minerals. From ochre to cochineal red to the rarest of purples, color has been an impor...
20 Nov 202122min
Behind the Scenes Minis: The Tarbell Episodes
Tracy talks about the coincidences she encountered while researching this week's episodes. Talk then turns to how complicated Ida Tarbell's story is. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www....
19 Nov 20219min
Ida M. Tarbell vs. John D. Rockefeller, Part 2
Tarbell saw her family and community clash with Standard Oil when she was growing up. This second part covers her work for McClure’s Magazine and the most important journalistic work of her life – “Th...
17 Nov 202137min
Ida M. Tarbell vs. John D. Rockefeller, Part 1
Ida Tarbell was one of the first investigative journalists, and the biggest work of her life involved exposing exploitive and illegal business practices at Standard Oil. Part one covers her early life...
15 Nov 202137min
SYMHC Classics: Inês de Castro and Pedro I of Portugal
When Prince Pedro of Portugal was married off in the 1300s, he only had eyes for his new wife's lady in waiting. This 2017 episode about the relationship between Inês and Pedro has everything: romance...
13 Nov 202125min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Maggie Lena Walker and Pepper's Ghost
Tracy and Holly discuss the possible inspiration for Maggie Lena Walker's name, and then discuss favorite recipes as inspired by a listener mail. They also speculate on Pepper's personality, and how h...
12 Nov 202114min
John Henry Pepper and His Ghost
While the ghost illusion he created for theaters dominates his life story, Pepper's life story has a number of twists and turns. It’s got several professional disagreements, world travel, and even an ...
10 Nov 202134min
Maggie Lena Walker
Maggie Lena Walker was the first Black woman in the U.S. to charter a bank – she was also the first Black woman in the U.S. to serve as a bank’s president. But the bank was only one of her many endeav...
8 Nov 202138min
