SYMHC Classics: P.T. Barnum
This 2012 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina covers P.T. Barnum the circus man, museum entrepreneur, and freak show runner. Barnum attracted people to his American Museum through shrewd advert...
19 Nov 202219min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Mancinis and Tragedy
Tracy and Holly talk about how the Mancini sisters episode shifted focus as Tracy was researching it, and divorce not being an option in France during their lifetimes. They also talk about the inconsi...
18 Nov 202221min
The Cocoanut Grove Fire
The tragedy at Boston’s Cocoanut Grove in 1942 is still the deadliest nightclub fire in history. The cause of the fire is still unknown; in its wake, advancements were made in fire safety and medical ...
16 Nov 202243min
Hortense and Marie Mancini
Hortense and Marie Mancini tried to make a place for themselves in 17th-century Europe, defying all kinds of conventions along the way. Their lives were full of adventure and daring, but they were als...
14 Nov 202246min
SYMHC Classics: Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
This 2019 episode covers a woman who was the Spanish empire's most widely published poet of her time. Her work has survived until today, but not her own thoughts about much of her life.See omnystudio....
12 Nov 202236min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Worms, Hikes and Tekahionwake
Tracy and Holly talk about animated shows, camping, and the items that didn't make it into the most recent Unearthed! episode. They then discuss the legacy of Pauline Johnson, and criticisms of her wo...
11 Nov 202218min
E. Pauline Johnson, Tekahionwake
Emily Pauline Johnson, also known as Tekahionwake, made a career writing poetry and prose and performing it onstage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Research: "Pauline Johnson." Encycloped...
9 Nov 202239min
Unearthed! Autumn 2022, Part 2
The second part of our autumn list of things that were unearthed in the recent past includes potpourri, repatriations, shipwrecks, medical finds, Viking items, and books and letters. Research: Abbot...
7 Nov 202241min
