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Cyrano the Movie
Holly and Tracy share interviews with some of the cast and crew behind the new film "Cyrano" to talk about their thoughts on history and historical s…
4 years, 1 month ago
SYMHC Classics: Edmonia Lewis
This 2017 episode covers an American sculptor who was a celebrated artist in her day, but receded from the spotlight; her final years remained a myst…
4 years, 1 month ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Egerton and Nika
Holly and Tracy talk about some of stories of Egerton that didn't make it into the episode. Then discussion of the Nika Riots touches on modern sport…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Nika Riots & Massacre
Large-scale rioting and mass violence were fairly common in Constantinople when this riot – and then massacre – took place in the year 532. But we ha…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Eccentric Francis Henry Egerton
The 8th Earl of Bridgewater’s life is a hodgepodge of privileged eccentricity. From deeply spoiled pets to shoes used as a diary to a whole lot of wr…
4 years, 1 month ago
SYMHC Classics: The Bisbee Deportation
This classic episode from 2018 covers a 1917 event with elements of a labor strike, a wartime hysteria, a vigilante mob, and a mass propaganda effort…
4 years, 2 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Derby Fury and Complex Lucy
Holly and Tracy talk about the angry-making aspects of the Millar will's aftermath, and discuss the only Black participants in the derby. They also d…
4 years, 2 months ago
Lucy Parsons, American Anarchist
Parsons was an activist focused on improving the lives of workers, poor people, immigrants, and people who were unemployed or homeless. The Chicago P…
4 years, 2 months ago
Great Stork Derby
Toronto’s Great Stork derby of the 1920s and 1930s is often reported with a bit of whimsy. But classism, right to privacy, exploitation, the role of …
4 years, 2 months ago
SYMHC Classics: Aspasia and Pericles
This 2018 episode covers what's often held up as one of history's great love stories - Plutarch wrote that Pericles kissed Aspasia every single day. …
4 years, 2 months ago