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Sarah Winnemucca, Part 1
Sarah Winnemucca was Northern Paiute and was born not long before her band had their first contact with people of European descent. That happened in …
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SYMHC Classics: Treaty of Waitangi
This 2014 episode covers the Treaty of Waitangi, a treaty between the British and the Maori that established New Zealand as a nation. The goal was to…
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Questionable Jokes and Turkey
Holly notes the racist views of one of Charles Brown's biographers. Tracy and Holly also discuss presidential proclamations and the ways Thanksgiving…
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Thanksgiving vs. Franksgiving
This episode covers President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s decision to move the date of Thanksgiving with the hope of helping businesses that were try…
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Charles Farrar Browne, the First Standup Comedian
Charles Farrar Browne is often called the first standup comedian. He was, in the 1860s, wildly famous, but his early death, and the soaring career of…
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SYMHC Classics: 3 Reformation Women Classic
This 2017 episode covers Katharina von Bora, Marguerite d’Angoulême and Jeanne d’Albret, who all left their mark on the Reformation, but all in diffe…
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Hans, Mike, and Nate
Holly talks about realizing how Hans Sloane’s early life likely normalized the idea of colonization for him, and also Museum Mike the cat. Tracy talk…
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Interview - Nate DiMeo and The Memory Palace
Tracy talks with Nate DiMeo about podcasting, varying approaches to talking about history, and his new book, "The Memory Palace."
You can find the bo…
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Sir Hans Sloane and the British Museum
Sir Hans Sloane’s legacy is a bit mixed. He is the reason there’s a British Museum, but there are a lot of problematic aspects to the way he gathered…
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SYMHC Classics: Victorian Orchidelirium
This 2018 episode covers the craze in the 1800s when orchids became a status symbol and the cornerstone of a high-dollar industry. Collecting the pla…
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