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SYMHC Classics: Ko'olau Rebellion
This 2016 episode covers the introduction of Hansen's disease to Hawaii, when businessmen, especially from the U.S., were having an increasing influe…
1 year, 6 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Unplanned Sarah Week
Tracy talks about the SYMHC calendar, and the controversial nature of Sarah Winnemucca's life story. She also discusses the different ways people hav…
1 year, 6 months ago
Sarah Winnemucca, Part 2
As an adult, Sarah Winnemucca spent a lot of time trying to advocate for the Northern Paiute, although her legacy in that regard has some complexitie…
1 year, 6 months ago
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 …
1 year, 6 months ago
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…
1 year, 7 months ago
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…
1 year, 7 months ago
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…
1 year, 7 months ago
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…
1 year, 7 months ago
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…
1 year, 7 months ago
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…
1 year, 7 months ago