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Two Accidental Inventions
Often, inventions that are made quite by accident end up becoming an everyday part of life. This episode covers two of those: the microwave oven and …
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SYMHC Classics: Night of the Long Knives
This 2017 episode covers several days in 1934 during which Adolf Hitler, who was at the time the Nazi Party Leader and Reich Chancellor, directed an …
4 years, 2 months ago
Behind the Scenes Minis: Antarctica
Tracy and Holly discuss Shackleton's leadership, how unsuited to isolation exploration they both are, and how much trash such exploration can leave b…
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Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic Expeditions, Pt. 2
After Shackleton’s team abandoned the Endurance to the ice, they faced a harrowing journey over the ice of Antarctica. Meanwhile, the support team ab…
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Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic Expeditions, Pt. 1
Shackleton is famous for his expeditions in Antarctica, but he started his career as a Merchant Marine. Part one of this story covers his early life,…
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SYMHC Classics: Maria Sibylla Merian
This 2017 episode covers a naturalist illustrator who helped dispel many entomological myths and improved the scientific study of insects and plants.…
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Behind the Scenes Minis: Hardy and the Women's March
Holly and Tracy talk about their relationship with Thomas Hardy's writing, homework, and the parts of the story that didn't make it into the regular …
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Women’s March on Pretoria, 1956
This 1956 march was a protest against pass laws that were part of South Africa’s system of apartheid – and specifically the requirement that women ca…
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Thomas Hardy, Emma Gifford and Florence Dugdale
Once you know about Hardy’s life, it's natural to see parallels to the events of his life in his writing. Two women were deeply important to his life…
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SYMHC Classics: 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
This 2019 episode covers the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, which was part of the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. The 6888th was …
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