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Helen Duncan, (Not) Scotland’s Last Witch
Helen Duncan is sometimes described as Scotland’s last witch, or the last person imprisoned for witchcraft in Britain, or the last person to be tried…
3 years, 6 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Matthew Hopkins
This 2019 episode covers England’s largest and deadliest set of witch trials. They were largely influenced by one man, Matthew Hopkins, who was known…
3 years, 6 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Robeson and Schrepfer
Tracy and Holly talk about how racism stripped Paul Robeson of his career, and Robeson’s support of the communist Soviet Union. They also discuss whe…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Necromancy of Joann Georg Schrepfer
Johann George Schrepfer’s life story is clouded by his embellished and falsified tales of his necromancy and spiritualism. And both his followers and…
3 years, 6 months ago
Paul Robeson and the Peekskill Riots
The Peekskill Riots surrounded a concert by singer and activist Paul Robeson. His stances on political and civil rights issues and his communist affi…
3 years, 6 months ago
SYMHC Classics: The Hagley Woods Murder
This 2016 episode covers a skeleton found in a tree near Birmingham, England in 1943. More than 70 years later, it's still unknown who the deceased w…
3 years, 6 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Oh, Charles
Holly and Tracy discuss the difficult nature of Chapin's personality. They also talk about the ways that the rivalry between Pulitzer and Hearst play…
3 years, 6 months ago
Charles Chapin’s Complicated Life, Part 2
Chapin's successful journalism career crumbled as stress chipped away at his mental health, and he committed a terrible crime. But there were still s…
3 years, 6 months ago
Charles Chapin’s Complicated Life, Part 1
Chapin built a life people envied, and had a great deal of power. His entire biography is full of noteworthy achievements and awards. As a newsman, h…
3 years, 6 months ago
SYMHC Classics: General Slocum Disaster
This 2019 episode covers the burning of the P.S. General Slocum in the East River in New York on June 15, 1904. It had been chartered for a group out…
3 years, 6 months ago