Podcast Episodes

Horace Walpole’s Gothic Castles, Part 1

Horace Walpole is best known for his gothic novel "The Castle of Otranto," but he lived a lot of life before that. The first part of this two-parter …

1 year, 4 months ago

SYMHC Classics: Vardø Witch Trials

This 2016 episode cover the disproportionate number of executions for sorcery that happened in Vardø during Europe's witch trials, This small fishing…

1 year, 4 months ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Tennis Balls on Sticks

Tracy shares her efforts to make sure the information included in our Unearthed! episodes is up to date. Talk also turns to the many works of art tha…

1 year, 4 months ago

Unearthed! in Autumn 2024, Part 2

The second part of this installment of Unearthed! gets into the listener-favorite subject of shipwrecks, plus animals, art, edibles and potables, and…

1 year, 4 months ago

Unearthed! in Autumn 2024, Part 1

Part one of this edition of Unearthed! is mostly updates - about two-thirds of the episode. The rest is weapons, medicine, and books and letters. 

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1 year, 4 months ago

SYMHC Classics: Desmond T. Doss

This 2016 episode covers Desmond T. Doss, the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor. 

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1 year, 4 months ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Alger and Carlo

Holly talks about the details of the typewriter evidence that was used in the Alger Hiss case. She and Tracy also talk the relationships among source…

1 year, 4 months ago

Carlo Gesualdo

Carlo Gesualdo’s madrigals are unique and captivating. But he was seen by many as a monster in his own time due to a double murder and associations w…

1 year, 4 months ago

Alger Hiss

Alger Hiss worked in high-level roles in the U.S. government during the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration. And then he was accused of using his ac…

1 year, 4 months ago

SYMHC Classics: Women's March Versailles

This 2017 episode covers the moment in 1789 when a group of protesters -- mostly women -- marched from Paris to Versailles to pressure King Louis XVI…

1 year, 5 months ago