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Richard Dadd
This one is an art episode, but also a murder episode and also a madness episode. Artist Richard Dadd's life story is quite sad, but his art remained…
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Charlotte Cooper Sterry, Tennis Champion
Charlotte Cooper Sterry was a tennis player who set records during her lifetime that remained unbroken for almost a century. One of them still stands…
1 year, 9 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Who was the Real Robin Hood?
This 2013 episode examines the real Robin Hood - and the question of whether there ever really was one.
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Age Gaps and Piracy
Tracy and Holly talk about the age gap between Johannes and Elisabetha Hevelius. They also cover the many historical points that came up in the Eusta…
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Eustace the Monk
This pirate lived in the 13th century and was connected to some major events in British and French history. During his lifetime he was so notorious t…
1 year, 9 months ago
Johannes and Elizabetha Hevelius
Johannes Hevelius and his second wife and collaborator, Elisabetha were the 17th-century's astronomy power couple. For one, they had a personal obser…
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SYMHC Classics: Waffles
This 2020 episode explores the history of waffles, from early grain cakes all the way up to their modern proliferation on tables and as street foods …
1 year, 9 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Cats, Caves and Scandal
Tracy talks about the many requests the show has gotten for a Mammoth Cave episode and she and Holly discuss claustrophobia. They also consider all o…
1 year, 10 months ago
Domenica Guillaume Walter and l'Affaire Lacaze
Domenica Guillaume Walter’s life was full of drama and scandal. She was accused of attempted murder, blackmail, and forgery as she tried to maintain …
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The Kentucky Cave Wars
In the 19th century, Kentucky's Mammoth Cave launched an entire, very competitive cave tourism industry in the area, In 1925, Floyd Collins was trapp…
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