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Behind the Scenes Minis: Arsenic and Arm Prosthetics
Holly talks about the various theories about events in Charles Francis Hall's life. Tracy discusses some of the troubling sources she came across whi…
1 year, 11 months ago
Götz of the Iron Hand
In the early 16th century Gottfried von Berlichingen was known as Götz of the Iron Hand because after an injury and amputation, he wore a prosthesis …
1 year, 11 months ago
Charles Francis Hall and His Mysterious Arctic Death
Charles Francis Hall was inspired by expeditions like Sir John Franklin’s push to find the Northwest Passage, but he repeated the pattern of doom whe…
2 years ago
SYMHC Classics: Stephens Island Wren
This 2017 episode covers the extinction of one New Zealand bird species that's often attributed to a single cat. While feline predation played a sign…
2 years ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Fish Sandwich
Holly and Tracy discuss how neither of them like Sloppy Joes, and a cocktail recipe Holly found during research. Tracy shares how very much she adore…
2 years ago
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer and the Coelacanth
The coelacanth was believed to have gone extinct about 66 million years ago, until one was spotted in South Africa in 1938. Naturalist and museum cur…
2 years ago
Eponymous Foods – Sandwiches Edition
Sloppy Joe, Hot Brown, and the Reuben are all well-known sandwiches, and they are all named after people. Though the specific person is argued in two…
2 years ago
SYMHC Classics: The End of Rinderpest
This 2020 episode examines how, though rinderpest was declared eradicated fairly recently, rinderpest's history goes way back. Eradicating the diseas…
2 years ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Source Chasing and Measles Shots
Tracy mentions tracking down sources for quotes about Rebecca Crumpler during research. She and Holly also discuss measles vaccine protocols.
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2 years ago
Measles: Historical Highlights
Though measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. decades ago, outbreaks do still happen here, and in other places it’s much more common. Before vac…
2 years ago