Podcast Episodes

SYMHC Classics: The King’s Evil

This 2017 episode examines the practice of British and French monarchs laying on hands to cure sick people from the medieval period to the 18th centu…

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Murder and Home Decor

Holly discusses the strange reassurance she finds in examining historical crime stories. Tracy talks about the way Lenormand cartomancy decks differ …

2 years, 10 months ago

Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand, The Empress’s Oracle

Lenormand was a fortune-teller in France in the 19th century. She was hugely influential, because despite her work being illegal, very important and …

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The Murder of Pearl Bryan

The story of what happened to Pearl Bryan is horrifying and frightening. The scandalous particulars of the events that led to her murder captivated t…

2 years, 10 months ago

SYMHC Classics: Paris Catacombs

This 2019 episode notes that the Catacombs contain the bones of an estimated 6 to 7 million people, and explains that their history is really two int…

2 years, 10 months ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Jack and Pearl and Patience

Holly and Tracy talk about pumpkin carving traditions and techniques. They also discuss Pearl Curran's life and the writing output of Patience.

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2 years, 10 months ago

Patience Worth and Pearl Curran

Patience Worth was a popular writer in the early 20th century. But she was a 17th-century ghost, using Pearl Curran as her conduit from spirit realm …

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Jack-o'-lanterns

Jack-o’-lanterns have become one of the most iconic symbols of Halloween. Their origin story isn’t exactly well documented, so tracing their roots in…

2 years, 10 months ago

SYMHC Classics: Poveglia

This 2018 episode covers an uninhabited Italian island that has come to be called all manner of scary things, including, "plague island," "island of …

2 years, 10 months ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Fall Fun

Tracy and Holly talk about the bummer story that didn't make it into Unearthed!, kids who discover things, and Indiana Jones.

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2 years, 10 months ago