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SYMHC Classics: Eunice Newton Foote
SYMHC Classics: Eunice Newton Foote

This 2021 episode covers Eunice Newton Foote, who became the first person to make a connection between the Earth’s temperature and the concentration …

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Estevan and Fury
Behind the Scenes Minis: Estevan and Fury

Tracy discusses the concept of race as it has and hasn't existed in European history. Both Tracy and Holly share their frustration and fury about the…

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Buck v. Bell
Buck v. Bell

Buck v. Bell is the 1927 SCOTUS decision that upheld the constitutionality of laws allowing involuntary sterilization of people deemed to be “unfit.”…

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Estevanico, aka Mustapha al-Azemmour
Estevanico, aka Mustapha al-Azemmour

Estevanico was a translator and guide, and was probably the first person of any race from outside the Americas to enter what’s now Arizona and New Me…

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SYMHC Classics: Prison Breaks
SYMHC Classics: Prison Breaks

This 2022 episode covers six highly ingenious and low-violence prison breaks from history. 

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Learned Women and Sharkey
Behind the Scenes Minis: Learned Women and Sharkey

Tracy shares a funny confusion about Unitarians and the University of Utrecht she kept having during research. Holly talks about how often escape sto…

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William J. Sharkey’s Not-so-great Escape
William J. Sharkey’s Not-so-great Escape

William J. Sharkey was a pickpocket, a con man, a politician, and a murderer, though whether or not that murder was an accident became the question a…

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Anna Maria van Schurman, Star of Utrecht
Anna Maria van Schurman, Star of Utrecht

Polymath Anna Maria van Schurman was a very well-educated woman in the 17th century, making her exceptional. She’s described as the most learned woma…

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SYMHC Classics: Sappho
SYMHC Classics: Sappho

This 2019 episode covers Sappho, often described as the greatest female poet of ancient Greece. Her reputation as a poet has persisted for more than …

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Fitz Hugh and Sleepytime
Behind the Scenes Minis: Fitz Hugh and Sleepytime

Holly talks about gaining compassion for Fitz Hugh Ludlow through reading his work. Tracy discusses her training in massage school. 

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