Podcast Episodes

SYMHC Classics: Gustave Courbet

This 2022 episode covers how Courbet was iconic even in his own lifetime. He flew in the face of artistic convention, ushered in a new movement of Re…

16 hours ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Oh, Kropotkin!

Tracy shares her intentions to cover Peter Kropotkin years ago, and also unpacks some of the positive and negative aspects of his life.

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1 day, 16 hours ago

Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid, Part 2

After returning to Russia, Kropotkin was captured and imprisoned. But his life took many turns from there, and in 1902 he published his book book “Mu…

3 days, 16 hours ago

Peter Kropotkin's Mutual Aid, Part 1

Peter Kropotkin was incredibly influential in the development of anarchism in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Part one of this subject focuses on …

5 days, 16 hours ago

SYMHC Classics: Haymarket Riot

This 2021 episode examines the Haymarket Riot, one of the many interconnected events and people and movements that are all integral to defining the b…

1 week ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Serving Lip and Ethics

Holly talks about Gladys Bentley's gender presentation, and the trouble with Maceo Sheffield. She and Tracy also discuss James Braid's ethics in both…

1 week, 1 day ago

James Braid, Surgeon and Father of Hypnotism

Braid is known for his work in hypnotism. But he was also a surgeon with a reputation for pioneering new treatments before he became fascinated with …

1 week, 3 days ago

Gladys Bentley

Gladys Bentley was a part of the Harlem Renaissance as a performer – she played piano and sang in ways that drew huge crowds starting in the 1920s, a…

1 week, 5 days ago

SYMHC Classics: Moms Mabley

This 2022 episode covers Moms Mabley, whose career lasted more than six decades. She was hugely influential, and inspired so many comedians and other…

2 weeks ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Self-talk Hoax

Holly and Tracy discuss the idea of autosuggestion and positive self-talk. Tracy shares her thoughts on writings about the Pompey stone. 

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2 weeks, 1 day ago