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Paracelsus and the Doctrine of Signatures
16th-century Swiss physician Paracelsus was frustrated with established medical practice and academia and he was sometimes on the lam because of his …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Introducing: Hoax!
Hi, Stuff You Missed in History Class listeners! We're excited to share with you a sneak peek at iHeartPodcasts' latest release, Hoax!
Hoax!: Why do …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Fitz Hugh Ludlow
Fitz Hugh Ludlow’s fame as a writer was directly tied to his drug use initially. In his final years, his advocacy for treatment of the illness of add…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
SYMHC Classics: James Baldwin
This 2020 episode covers James Baldwin, who was a brilliant essayist, one of the chroniclers of the Civil Rights Movement, and a powerful voice again…
7 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Opera and Joyous Research
Holly talks about an opera based on the life of Eadweard Muybridge. Tracy and Holly talk about how they learned about periods as kids.
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7 months ago
Beatrice Kenner and Midred Smith: Sister Inventors
Beatrice Kenner’s inventions were focused largely on making life easier and less annoying for herself and the people around her, including period pro…
7 months ago
Eadweard Muybridge
The invention Eadweard Muybridge is known for is his zoopraxiscope, an early movie technology. But he also innovated in photography, had some other i…
7 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Mary Winston Jackson
This 2019 episode covers Mary Winston Jackson, best known as the first black woman to become an engineer at NASA. But she also worked to clear the wa…
7 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Good News, Bad News
Tracy talks about current events and how they relate to the show and education. She and Holly also talk about the people who work in national parks a…
7 months ago
Unearthed! in July 2025, Part 2
This edition of Unearthed! continues, this time covering the mixed items we call potpourri, shipwrecks, edibles and potables, books and letters, and …
7 months, 1 week ago