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Ruby Payne-Scott
Ruby Payne-Scott is often called a pioneer in radio astronomy, but she was also a pioneer in advocating for women’s rights. She was clearly brilliant…
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SYMHC Classics: Levi Strauss
This 2018 episode covers Levi Strauss, whose life story touches on a lot of important moments in U.S. history. His business was tied to the Californi…
2 years, 9 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Goose and Chicken
Tracy talks about the likely wrap up of the Mother Goose series. Holly shares a story about growing up with chickens.
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The Chicken of Tomorrow
In the 1940s the U.S. Department of Agriculture and A&P supermarkets teamed up to hold a contest to see who could breed the meatiest, most efficient,…
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Six Impossible Episodes: Mother Goose 3
It's our third installment of shows about the origins of Mother Goose nursery rhymes. Spoiler alert: Many of the real stories are hard to pin down.
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SYMHC Classics: Julian of Norwich
This 2019 episode covers Julian of Norwich, a medieval mystic who wrote down her visions, which she called showings. In this episode, we talk about h…
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Birth Year and Buildings
Tracy talks through the many paths she went down trying to track down Wautier's birth year. The hosts also discuss Louis Sullivan's incredibly quotab…
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Louis Henry Sullivan
Louis Sullivan was an architect working in Chicago at the dawn of the skyscraper. He sought to define a new, bold style of design in the U.S., and wa…
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Michaelina Wautier, Flemish Baroque Master
Flemish painter Michaelina Wautier’s style was realistic and detailed, with a dark, almost somber color palette. And for a long time, she remained an…
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SYMHC Classics: Artemisia Gentileschi
This 2015 episode covers Artemisia Gentileschi, often called the greatest female painter of the Baroque period. Her work is extraordinary, and reflec…
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