Podcast Episodes

SYMHC Classics: Vanport Flood

This 2016 episode covers the May 30, 1948 flood that destroyed Vanport, Oregon. What really makes the story more than a historical footnote is how it…

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Disease Pact

Tracy talks about a strange statement in a paper she read while working on the Carlos J. Finlay episode. Holly shares her amusement at the pact Hartl…

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Samuel Hartlib and the Hartlib Circle

Samuel Hartlib doesn’t exactly spring to mind when thinking about influential figures of the 17th century. But he served as a sort of conduit for inf…

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Carlos Juan Finlay and Yellow Fever

Carlos Juan Finlay was a Cuban doctor who did a lot of work to understand the spread of Yellow Fever. But Walter Reed got most of the credit.

Researc…

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SYMHC Classics: Deborah Sampson

This 2022 episode covers Deborah Sampson, who could count William Bradford and Myles Standish in her family tree. That tree didn’t include Robert Shu…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Art and Theme Parks

Holly shares a quote from Daniela Lippi about the importance of ongoing learning in the restoration profession. There is then discussion of the nerve…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Interview: Leslie Iwerks

Disneyland's opening seemed like an impossibility throughout the construction process. Holly interviews filmmaker Leslie Iwerks about her new film "D…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

Uffizi: A Painting, A Bombing, A Restoration

In 1993, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy was damaged by a car bomb. But this story starts in the 16th century with painter Bartolomeo Manfredi,…

1 month ago

SYMHC Classics: Regulator War

This 2019 episode covers the Regulator War, aka the War of the Regulation, aka the Regulator Movement. It was a North Carolina event which arose in r…

1 month ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Bad Laws, Bad Cats

Tracy shares why Bhagat Singh Thind rocketed to the top of her topics list. Holly shares a story of bad cat behavior.

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1 month ago