Behind the Scenes Minis: Pie and Motion Sickness
Holly and Tracy talk about their love of savory pies, the wish for a shepherd's pie with a crust, and efforts to tie pumpkin pie to abolition. Then they discuss the Gallaudet 11 and their experiences ...
29 Apr 202222min
The Gallaudet 11
The Gallaudet 11 were a group of Deaf men who were subjects in NASA’s research into the human body in the early years of the space program. The transcript for this episode is here: https://bit.ly/3KnA...
27 Apr 202243min
A Look at Pies Through History
The pie has been around for centuries, in both savory and sweet forms. But pies have been perceived and presented in a lot of different ways, and have even been an issue of deep contention. Research:...
25 Apr 202238min
SYMHC Classics: Pauline Sabin
This 2018 episode covers a key figure in the battle over Prohibition, which was is often framed as a battle of the sexes, with women serving as the moral voice of sobriety. But Pauline Sabin is often ...
23 Apr 202226min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Latest Unearthed!
Tracy and Holly talk about the language used when talking about archaeology. They then talk about the domestication of geese. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22 Apr 202213min
Unearthed! in Spring 2022, Part 2
This second part of our spring Unearthed! two-parter covers some listener-favorite categories: edibles and potables, books and letters, shipwrecks, and a bit of potpourri. Research: AFP. “Chile's Na...
20 Apr 202235min
Unearthed! in Spring 2022, Part 1
It's time for another two-part edition of things that were unearthed in recent months. Today's episode covers updates, lots of repatriations, some mummy stuff, Viking stuff, animal stuff, and a handfu...
18 Apr 202236min
SYMHC Classics: Vigée Le Brun
This 2016 episode covers the first woman to ever become a court painter in France. She painted royalty and nobility throughout Europe, including Marie Antoinette, even as her personal life had its ups...
16 Apr 202231min
