Podcast Episodes

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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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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, 11 months ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Crowns and Critters

Holly shares a story that appeared in a U.S. newspaper about Wawel that she was never able to substantiate. Tracy talks about wanting to cover animal…

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Medieval & Early Modern Animal Trials

There are some parallels between historical witch trials and trials of non-human animals in the same period, with a lot of the same procedures as wer…

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Wawel Castle

Wawel Hill in Krakow is home to the Wawel Hill complex, a historically important set of buildings that are central to Poland’s history. In many ways,…

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SYMHC Classics: Boatload of Knowledge

This 2019 episode covers work of William Maclure, who was tasked by Robert Owen with running the education system in Owens’s utopia. Maclure brought …

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