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Eponymous Foods: Snacks and Sweets
Eponymous Foods: Snacks and Sweets

This edition of Eponymous Foods features a beautiful dessert, some myth busting about a very common food’s invention, and a very sweet finish with a …

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SYMHC Classics: Jeanne Baret
SYMHC Classics: Jeanne Baret

This 2019 episode covers Jeanne Baret, the first woman known to circumnavigate the globe. Her work took her to places that were totally unexpected fo…

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Unpacking Harriet and Watching Olympics
Behind the Scenes Minis: Unpacking Harriet and Watching Olympics

Holly and Tracy talk through the problematic aspects of Harriet Strong's life. and share their thoughts about the Olympics as spectators. They also t…

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Defunct Olympic Sports
Defunct Olympic Sports

Over the course of the modern Olympics, there have been a number of sports that have been added and struck from the roster. Today we’ll talk about a …

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Harriet Williams Russel Strong
Harriet Williams Russel Strong

Harriet Williams Russell Strong was quite a powerhouse of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Not only did she manage to dig herself out of an un…

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SYMHC Classics: 1900 Olympic Games
SYMHC Classics: 1900 Olympic Games

This 2012 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina explains how the 1900 Paris Olympics are considered some of the strangest. Many of the events we…

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Diagrams and Iceland Memories
Behind the Scenes Minis: Diagrams and Iceland Memories

Holly and Tracy discuss the challenge of understanding concepts in fields outside their own. They also talk about memories from their previous separa…

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The Skaftáreldar, or Laki Fissure Eruption
The Skaftáreldar, or Laki Fissure Eruption

The Laki Fissure Eruption was a volcanic event in Iceland in 1783 lasted for months, leading to the deaths of thousands of people and affecting the c…

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John Venn
John Venn

John Venn created the Venn diagram, and though he’s an important figure in the fields of mathematics and logic, he eventually left that work behind t…

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SYMHC Classics: Beekeeping
SYMHC Classics: Beekeeping

This 2020 episode covers the path of beekeeping from its global origins thousands of years ago to modern square hives and beekeepers in white suits a…

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