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The Inventive Mind of Margaret E. Knight
Margaret E. Knight was an ingenious woman. She started tinkering with things when she was still just a tiny child, and the first invention that reall…
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SYMHC Classics: James G. Fair
This 2019 episode covers James G. Fair, known as the Silver King. But though Fair often appears on lists of the richest men in U.S. history, his imag…
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Divorce, Marriage, and Manners
Holly and Tracy talk about there not being a national divorce law in the U.S. and how to pronounce Nevada. Tracy talks about the ways social rules ar…
2 years, 7 months ago
Six Impossible Episodes: Etiquette Manuals
Books on etiquette don’t necessarily reflect rules everyone is actually following – they’re more like what the author thinks the ideal standard of be…
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Divorce Ranches
Divorce ranches sprung up in the 1930s when Nevada relaxed its divorce laws. This unique and controversial style of resort was incredibly popular for…
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SYMHC Classics: Ambroise Paré
This 2021 episode covers sixteenth-century barber surgeon Ambroise Paré, who has been called everything from “the gentle surgeon” to “the father of m…
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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…
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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 …
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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…
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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, 7 months ago