Podcast Episodes

Benzedrine, Pervitin, and WWII

The use of stimulants during WWII is no secret, but in the last decade, there has been a lot of discussion and analysis of it. Just how significant w…

4 months ago

SYMHC Classics: COINTELPRO 1

Part 1 of this 2020 two-parter covers background on the FBI and on the origins of its counterintelligence programs, as well as one specific operation…

4 months ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: It's Not Unprecedented

Tracy shares her desire to see the rest of the letter that was quoted in this week's episodes on Anthony Burns. Talk also turns to the fact that many…

4 months ago

The Rendition of Anthony Burns, Part 2

Our second episode on the life of Anthony Burns begins with his detention in Boston, which outraged Massachusetts abolitionists. Even after Burns was…

4 months, 1 week ago

The Rendition of Anthony Burns, Part 1

The story of Anthony Burns is one that resonates in our current times. Part one covers his early enslaved life, his escape from enslavement, and his …

4 months, 1 week ago

SYMHC Classics: Samuel Pepys

This 2019 episode takes a closer look the famous diary of Samuel Pepys, and also at who Pepys was beyond his famous chronicle of life in 17th-century…

4 months, 1 week ago

Behind the Scenes Minis: Pollution Olympics

Tracy talks about her selection of "Fumifugium" as a show topic. Holly shares a mischievous story about Helen Preece.

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4 months, 1 week ago

Notable Early Women Olympians

Despite Pierre de Coubertin's vision of the Olympics being for male athletes only, women did participate in the games starting in 1900. But the road …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

John Evelyn's 'Fumifugium'

"Fumifugium" was a treatise on air pollution written in 1661. In addition to warning about the dangers of coal smoke, John Evelyn wrote this work to …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

SYMHC Classics: Hennig Brand

This 2019 episode shares how Hennig Brand discovered phosphorous by boiling pee. But he was really thought the secret to the philosopher’s stone migh…

4 months, 2 weeks ago