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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…
2 years, 11 months ago
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…
2 years, 11 months ago
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…
2 years, 11 months ago
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
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…
3 years ago
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.…
3 years ago
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…
3 years ago
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…
3 years ago
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…
3 years ago
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 …
3 years ago