Behind the Scenes Minis: Paré and Gardens
Holly and Tracy talk about Paré's work in context on the timeline, and then a very cool modern gardening project using the book we mentioned this week, "The Feate of Gardening." Learn more about your...
21 Maj 202116min
A Brief History of Gardening in North America
Gardening is a living history that connects us all to people and places through time. This episode covers precolonial North America, Europeans bringing their own gardening ideas to the colonies, and h...
19 Maj 202141min
Ambroise Paré
Sixteenth-century barber surgeon Paré has been called everything from “the gentle surgeon” to “the father of modern surgery.” He advanced the field of medicine significantly during his 50+ years in pr...
17 Maj 202135min
SYMHC Classics: Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Revisiting our 2016 episode on black Canadian-American Mary Ann Shadd Cary, who became the first woman in North America to publish and edit a newspaper. She advocated against slavery, for better lives...
15 Maj 202136min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Ralph McQuarrie
Holly and Tracy talk about how they decided to cover the life of Ralph McQuarrie, and discuss the breadth of his awe-inspiring work. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetw...
14 Maj 202111min
Ralph McQuarrie, Part 2
In our second part of McQuarrie's life story, we cover how Star Wars became Ralph’s most well-known area of work, but also how it led to a lot of iconic visual moments in other films. Learn more abo...
12 Maj 202130min
Ralph McQuarrie, Part 1
McQuarrie is responsible for some of the most recognizable imagery in cinema and culture. In part one, we’ll talk about his early life, his work before Star Wars, and how he started collaborating with...
10 Maj 202128min
SYMHC Classics: The Jacobite Rising of 1745
This 2016 episode covers a piece of Scottish and English history that's often simultaneously romanticized and oversimplified. It's a great deal more complicated than any one event, and is instead the ...
8 Maj 202132min
