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Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII sought to find a way forward for the Catholic church at a time when the world was rapidly changing and the church was often at odds wit…
1 year, 2 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Griswold v. Connecticut
This 2022 episode covers Griswold v. Connecticut, the U.S. supreme court decision that overturned laws banning contraception – at least, for married …
1 year, 2 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Parks and Roads
Tracy talks about her experiences with the Blue Ridge Parkway growing up, including her mixed feelings about it. Holly talks about the theft of the M…
1 year, 2 months ago
Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway is the longest roadway in the U.S. that was planned as a single unit. Its origin is connected to government efforts to provide…
1 year, 2 months ago
Skyline Drive & Shenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park is a scenic road tied to the “See America First” movement of the early 20th century. The acquisition of lan…
1 year, 2 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Palmer Raids Pt. 2
This 2016 continuation of our coverage of the Palmer Raids covers a series of raids on perceived threats to national security by Attorney General A. …
1 year, 3 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Bad Science and Library Love
Tracy outlines all the way RFK Jr.'s claims regarding disease history make no sense. Holly talks about the section of her career that was spent worki…
1 year, 3 months ago
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has a lot of responsibilities. It’s massive in both physical scale and in scale of services. So how did it start, and how did…
1 year, 3 months ago
Three Autoimmune Diseases In Brief
Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and Crohn’s disease are autoimmune diseases that share a lot of commonalities. This episode covers when and how they wer…
1 year, 3 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Palmer Raids Pt. 1
Part one of this 2016 classic covers the social unrest in the U.S. after WWI. There was a fear that Communist revolutionaries would try to take over …
1 year, 3 months ago