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Pellagra, Part 2
This episode on the pellagra epidemic focuses on its prevalence in the U.S. in the early 20th century. Some of the scientific work done to understand…
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Pellagra, Part 1
The pellagra epidemic of the early 20th century may have been the deadliest epidemic of a specific nutrient deficiency in U.S. history. Part one cove…
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SYMHC Classics: Coxey's Army
This 2020 episode covers the first protest march on Washington, D.C., led by Jacob Sechler Coxey in the 1890s. His plan was job creation for the nati…
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Spiteful Robert
Holly talks about how impossible it is to build a spite house now, thanks to municipal building codes. She also shares some uncertain stories of the …
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Robert Morris, War Finance, and Early Bankruptcy Law in the U.S.
Robert Morris is one of the lesser-mentioned founding fathers of the U.S. When he is mentioned, he is called the financier of the Revolutionary War. …
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Spite Houses
A spite house is a structure that is built by one party to irritate another, or to cause some sort of difficulty or even damage. And there have been …
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SYMHC Classics: Six Impossible Episodes - Other Ins
This 2020 episode covers direct action demonstrations and protests that have some similarities to the sit-in movement.
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Hydroponies and Horse Flipping
Holly talks about her gardening efforts and an amusing machine reading error. Tracy talks about her expectations of researching the epizootic of 1872…
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Great Epizootic of 1872
The epizootic of 1872 was a massive outbreak of a flulike illness primarily among horses in North America, Central America, and some islands in the C…
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The Rise of Modern Hydroponics
The practice of growing plants in water rather than soil isn't new, though early examples are difficult to substantiate. In the 1930s, hydroponic pla…
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