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The Invention of the Raincoat
Humans have worked on ways to make garments water resistant almost since they started to wear them. But figuring out how to manufacture a raincoat us…
3 years, 2 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Walter Reed
This 2014 episode covers Reed’s truly groundbreaking work into the causes and prevention of yellow fever, building on a foundation of other doctors a…
3 years, 3 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Wrapping 2022’s Unearthed!
Tracy and Holly talk about the news that broke just after the start of 2023, and also how Tracy might consider eating roasted watermelon seeds. They …
3 years, 3 months ago
Unearthed! Year-end 2022, Part 2
Part two of our Unearthed! wrap up of 2022 covers a potpourri of stuff that didn’t go together, books and letters, edibles and potables, and apparel,…
3 years, 3 months ago
Unearthed! Year-end 2022, Part 1
It's time to cover things and stories that were unearthed in the last quarter of 2022. Part one covers a whole bunch of updates, a whole bunch of shi…
3 years, 3 months ago
SYMHC Classics: The Darien Disaster
This 2011 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina covers an attempt to start a Scottish colony in Panama in the late 1600s. But the expedition …
3 years, 3 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Bicycles and Miracles
Tracy and Holly discuss the difficulty of remembering what topics have and haven’t been covered on the show. They also talk about group dynamics duri…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Hume and Hovell Expedition of 1824
The Hume and Hovell Expedition of 1824 established some of the earliest knowledge that European colonists had about the interior of the Australian co…
3 years, 3 months ago
Kittie Knox and the Bike Boom
Kittie Knox was a cyclist during the bicycle boom of the late 19th century. She was biracial and became known not just for participating in a predomi…
3 years, 3 months ago
SYMHC Classics: The Story of 'Happy Birthday to You'
This 2013 episode covers Mildred and Patty Hill's song "Good Morning to All," published in 1893. After the tune was paired with the birthday lyrics, …
3 years, 3 months ago