Zoë & Theodora, Byzantine Empresses
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- about 3 years ago
- 38:54
Over almost 30 years in 11th-century Constantinople, sometimes Zoë ruled alongside one of her husbands, sometimes she and Theodora ruled together, and in the end, Theodora ruled alone. All against a backdrop of distrust and intrigue and possibly murder. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Grand Central Terminal
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- about 3 years ago
- 37:32
Grand Central's story starts with one of the wealthiest names in U.S. history, but it also is in many ways the story of the city itself since the 1800s, because Grand Central was such a pivotal element in the growth of Manhattan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
SYMHC Classics: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
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- about 3 years ago
- 39:19
This 2014 episode covers the incident in 1959, in which nine students ventured into the Ural mountains for a ski hiking trip, and never returned. While much speculation has swirled for more than half a century, no one knows for certain what caused them to abandon their camp to die in the cold. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Isadora Duncan, Part 2
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- about 3 years ago
- 37:29
The comforts afforded by fame were forever clouded for Duncan by an ongoing series of tragedies, leading right up to the famous – and horrifying – way her life ended. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Isadora Duncan, Part 1
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- about 3 years ago
- 39:24
Duncan, often called the mother of modern dance, had an unconventional upbringing, and a VERY unconventional life. Her early life was full of struggle but seemed overall quite happy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
SYMHC Classics: The Nazi Games and Jesse Owens
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- about 3 years ago
- 27:50
This 2012 episode covers the 1936 Berlin Olympics and African-American sprinter Jesse Owens, as well as the games as Nazi propaganda. More nations than ever participated, and the Olympic torch was used for the first time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Behind the Scenes Minis: Freedom Summer and Cobb
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- about 3 years ago
- 13:41
Tracy and Holly talk about how young everyone had been during the Mississippi Freedom Summer, voter suppression, and Holly's trick to stop crying when recording. There's also talk of how topics get added to phone lists. and Cobb's violin playing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
W. Montague Cobb, MD, PhD
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- about 3 years ago
- 44:00
W. Montague Cobb was the first Black person in the U.S. to earn a PhD in physical anthropology, worked to debunk racist theories in the field, was an activist for desegregation and Medicare, and was an anatomy professor at Howard University. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Mississippi Freedom Summer, 1964
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- about 3 years ago
- 41:45
The Mississippi Summer project of 1964, now known as Freedom Summer, was a in part a voter registration project that was met with an extremely violent and deadly backlash. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
SYMHC Classics: Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas
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- about 3 years ago
- 39:44
This 2018 episode covers Gertrude Stein, an icon in the world of modernist literature. Alice B. Toklas is often described as her partner and assistant, but she was also a published writer, and "assistant"really doesn't cover how important she was to Stein's life and work. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
The Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition, Part 2
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- about 3 years ago
- 42:24
With the smallpox vaccine established, Spain’s wanted to deliver it to its colonies in the Americas and the Caribbean. Francisco Xavier de Balmis carried the vaccine from Spain to the Americas using a chain of young boys who acted as living vaccine hosts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
The Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition, Part 1
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- about 3 years ago
- 43:11
Once Edward Jenner developed the smallpox vaccine, it spread from England, where he lived, to other parts of the world. Meanwhile, events were unfolding that led the Spanish Empire to launch a huge expedition to take the vaccine to its colonies. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
SYMHC Classics: The Nazca Lines
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- about 3 years ago
- 39:00
This 2013 episode covered the Nazca lines in the desert about 200 miles southeast of Lima, Peru, between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. The glyphs have remained intact for centuries, and have been avidly studied since their discovery in the late 1920s. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Émilie du Châtelet
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- about 3 years ago
- 46:04
Du Châtelet challenged the philosophic and scientific world of her time, but she's often eclipsed by her far more famous lover. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Julio Tello, Peru’s Archaeological Trail Blazer
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- about 3 years ago
- 50:38
Tello is often called some variation of the father of Peruvian archaeology or the first indigenous Peruvian archaeologist. And his work was playing out across a backdrop of constant unrest and conflict, both for his country and his profession. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
SYMHC Classics: Paxton's Crystal Palace
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- about 3 years ago
- 38:36
A throwback to 2013! Sir Joseph Paxton was a 19th-century botanist who became instantly famous for the hall he designed for the Great Expo of 1851. After the expo, the Crystal Palace moved to a new location and became the centerpiece of the world's first theme park. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Behind the Scenes Minis: Griffith and Crosse
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- about 3 years ago
- 16:08
Holly and Tracy talk about the fascination of the Griffith story and how contemporary journalists covered Griffith's crime, as well as how his story ties to Disney history. Tracy also discusses how delightful it was to pull together the research on Andrew Crosse. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Andrew Crosse, The Electrician
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- about 3 years ago
- 42:15
In the early 1800s, Andrew Crosse observed a strange thing happening on an electrified rock in his lab, and he was catapulted into the public spotlight. But before that and after, his life and home at Fyne Court were filled with eccentric delights. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Griffith J. Griffith
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- about 3 years ago
- 42:08
While the Griffith name today is associated with the Los Angeles park and the observatory, during his time, G.J. Griffith was associated with other things: real estate, social climbing, and a horrifying domestic abuse scandal. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
John Dalton’s Anomalous Color Vision
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- over 3 years ago
- 43:13
John Dalton is far more famous for his work in atomic theory. But he wrote one of the first thorough descriptions of what he called “anomalous vision” – meaning that he realized he wasn’t perceiving color the same way as other people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers