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SYMHC Classics: Georgia Gold Rush
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…

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Mary and Marjorie
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…

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Marjorie Merriweather Post
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…

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Mary Golda Ross
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…

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SYMHC Classics: Alexandre Dumas Pere
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…

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Behind the Scenes Minis: French Fear and Frozen Food
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…

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Clarence Birdseye and the Rise of Frozen Foods
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…

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The Great Fear of 1789
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
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…

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Villas and Tirades
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 …

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