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SYMHC Classics: Jimmy Doolittle and the Doolittle Raid
SYMHC Classics: Jimmy Doolittle and the Doolittle Raid

This 2016 episode discusses the Doolittle Raid, an attack on Japan launched by the U.S. in retaliation for Pearl Harbor. But the leader of the missio…

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Balloons and the Mixed Bag
Behind the Scenes Minis: Balloons and the Mixed Bag

Tracy shares how the recent wave of spy balloon news inspired this week's episode, and the hosts talk about the technology of war balloons. They also…

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G. K. Chesterton’s Fight Against Eugenics
G. K. Chesterton’s Fight Against Eugenics

G.K. Chesterton was a prolific writer across many genres, including fiction, poetry, journalism, literary criticism, biography, social criticism, the…

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Balloons of World War II
Balloons of World War II

We’ve gotten requests to talk about the balloon bombs that Japan used to target North America during World War II. But these were not the only balloo…

3 years ago

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SYMHC Classics: The Kallikaks and the Eugenicists
SYMHC Classics: The Kallikaks and the Eugenicists

In 2017, the show covered the fears, prejudices and societal issues that drove the eugenics movement in the U.S., which focused on identifying, seque…

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Ellen and Eliza
Behind the Scenes Minis: Ellen and Eliza

Tracy and Holly talk about the way that the eugenics movement pops up almost any time there's research into late 19th and early 20th century figures.…

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The Case of Eliza Fenning
The Case of Eliza Fenning

Eliza Fenning worked as a cook in a London household until she found herself in the middle of a poisoning accusation. Her controversial trial brought…

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Ellen Swallow Richards
Ellen Swallow Richards

Ellen Swallow Richards was a big part of the establishment of home economics as a field.  But well before that, she broke a lot of ground and was oft…

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SYMHC Classics: Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
SYMHC Classics: Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation

In 2016, Secretary of Education Dr. John B. King Jr. joined Tracy to discuss the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which gave rebelling states 1…

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Susie and Rip
Behind the Scenes Minis: Susie and Rip

Tracy and Holly talk about the ways enslaved people found to push back against their enslavement. They then examine the animal welfare aspect of Old …

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