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Behind the Scenes Minis: Eclipse Games
Tracy and Holly talk about how much Tracy loves eclipses. They also discuss their favorite TV jingles for the game of Life.
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2 years, 6 months ago
Milton Bradley and the Game That Started It All
Milton Bradley shaped not only the way people in the U.S. and around the globe play, but also how many kids in the U.S. were educated in their younge…
2 years, 6 months ago
Thales and the Battle of the Eclipse
On May 28, in the year 585 BCE, there was a total solar eclipse during a battle between the kingdoms of Media and Lydia. This eclipse had been predic…
2 years, 6 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Sylvia of Hollywood
This 2019 episode covers Sylvia of Hollywood, famous in the 1920s and 1930s for shaping up starlets, cementing the idea that Hollywood's beauties wer…
2 years, 6 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Vinnie's Wild Life
Holly reads Vinnie Ream's account of when she met Franz Liszt. Then discussion turns to Ream's friendships, her shopping habits, and why she lived in…
2 years, 6 months ago
Vinnie Ream, Part 2
Part two of our episode on Vinnie Ream covers the completion of her first major work, and the rest of her life, which was just as controversial as he…
2 years, 7 months ago
Vinnie Ream, Part 1
Vinnie Ream became the first woman to be given an art commission by the U.S. Government when she was still a teenager. Part one covers the controvers…
2 years, 7 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Pig War
This 2014 episode covers the story of how in 1859, the United States and Great Britain nearly went to war over an American settler shooting a Canadia…
2 years, 7 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Wrong Photo and the Rules
Holly and Tracy ponder why the wrong photo has become used so frequently in mentions of Margaret E. Knight. Tracy shares the reasons she almost didn'…
2 years, 7 months ago
Henry Martyn Robert’s Rules of Order
Henry Martyn Robert was connected to multiple historical events, but his most lasting legacy is the set of guidelines he created that offered a stand…
2 years, 7 months ago