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SYMHC Classics: Georgia Gold Rush
This 2018 episode covers the period in the late 1820s when north Georgia became the site of a gold rush that predated the California gold rush by two…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Mary and Marjorie
Tracy shares the surprising benefit of not having access to a lot of specifics regarding the work of Mary Golda Ross. Holly talks about Marjorie Merr…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Marjorie Merriweather Post
Marjorie Merriweather Post is most often mentioned today as the person who built Mar-a-Lago. But she was a unique figure as a woman who helmed a huge…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Mary Golda Ross
Mary Golda Ross was the first Indigenous woman in the U.S. known to have become an engineer. Her impact on the field of aerospace engineering is hard…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
SYMHC Classics: Alexandre Dumas Pere
This 2019 episode covers Alexandre Dumas, who wrote hundreds and hundreds of works, including “The Three Musketeers,” “The Count of Monte Cristo,” a…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: French Fear and Frozen Food
Tracy discusses the challenge of parsing all the nuance of the French Revolution. Holly talks about how little Clarence Birdseye shared of his interi…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Clarence Birdseye and the Rise of Frozen Foods
Before Clarence Birdseye, frozen food was perceived as being low-quality and kind of gross. But after spending time in extremely cold climates, Birds…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Great Fear of 1789
The Great Fear was a panic during the French Revolution that spread through rural areas. It all started with a conspiracy theory.
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SYMHC Classics: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
This 2019 episode is about general Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, who sounds like a character out of one of his son’s books. His life was a series of dramat…
4 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Villas and Tirades
Holly talks about the unsubstantiated stories associated with the Villa de Vecchi in northern Italy. Tracy talks about getting angry about a passage …
4 months ago