Anne Lister
At a time when many women sought husbands to ensure financial stability, Anne Lister was looking for a wife. She was also writing thousands of pages of diaries, including sections written in code abou...
29 Jan 201838min
SYMHC Classics: Who was Emanuel Swedenborg?
Today we're visiting an episode from past hosts Katie and Sarah. When the philosopher Emanuel Swedenborg sought mechanical explanations for nature, he found himself struggling with his faith as he sea...
27 Jan 201819min
The Donation of Constantine
In the 8th century, a document was written that had a lasting impact on the course of medieval Europe. The Donation of Constantine granted a large amount of Roman Empire land and power to Pope Sylvest...
24 Jan 201828min
Rufus Wilmot Griswold
Griswold is most commonly known as Edgar Allan Poe's rival, and for creating negative characterizations of Poe that have endured more than a century. But his life story beyond his connections to Poe i...
22 Jan 201831min
SYMHC Classics: How Lord Byron Worked
Today’s classic podcast comes to us from previous hosts Katie and Sarah. Coming up on January 22, 2018 is the 230th birthday of George Gordon, Lord Byron. Who was this poet, and why is he associated w...
20 Jan 201831min
The Wilmington Coup of 1898, Part 2
In 1898, a mob of armed white men enacted a violent plan against Wilmington, North Carolina’s black community. It was the only known successful coup d’état in U.S. history; the white mob overthrew the...
17 Jan 201842min
The Wilmington Coup of 1898, Part 1
Resistance to post-Civil War reconstruction efforts, hotly contested elections, political corruption, and open racism all led to a climate of unrest and white supremacist violence in late 19th-century...
15 Jan 201831min
SYMHC Classics: The Phoenician Alphabet
This classic episode revisits the Phoenicians, great ship-builders, sailors and textile experts. But they're most known for developing the alphabet that many modern alphabets are descended from. Lear...
13 Jan 201816min
