Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Running and Sargents

Holly and Tracy talk about how the 1904 marathoners were abused by race organizers, and discuss...

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Two Sargents: Judith and Emily

This episode is about two women related to John Singer Sargent: Judith Sargent Murray was a...

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1904 Olympic Marathon

In 1904, the U.S. hosted its first Olympics. It had a host of problems. But the event that was...

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SYMHC Classics: Annette Kellerman

This 2017 episode covers Annette Kellerman, who gets a lot of the credit for developing the...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Money, Power and Staying Positive

Holly and Tracy talk about how depressing it can be to look into the history of money and...

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Campaign Finance in U.S. History, Part 2

  The second part of our campaign finance history starts with both a scandal and reform linked...

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Campaign Finance in U.S. History, Part 1

Part one of our discussion of U.S. campaign financing starts before the colonies had gained their...

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SYMHC Classics: The Wreck of the Batavia

This 2014 episode - originally a two-parter - covers a perfect storm of nautical carnage: There's...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: So Much Roman Stuff

Tracy and Holly talk about when children find historically significant items. Tracy also reads...

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Unearthed! Summer 2023, Part 2

Part two of the summer 2023 unearthed finds includes the potpourri/hodgepodge category, as well...

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Unearthed! Summer 2023, Part 1

This installation of literally and figuratively unearthed items includes updates to previous...

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SYMHC Classics: Auguste Escoffier

This 2018 episode covers chef Auguste Escoffier. This one man revolutionized food preparation and...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Frank, Lizzie, and Noodles

Holly and Tracy discuss a collaboration between Frank Duveneck and his friend William Merritt...

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Eponymous Foods: Oops All Noodles

This edition of eponymous food stories involves two noodle dishes, and both of them are classic...

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Frank Duveneck and Elizabeth Boott

Frank Duveneck was lauded as a genius artist in his youth, and when he started teaching, he met...

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Introducing: Womanica

Thinking back to our history classes growing up, we had one question: Where the ladies at? Enter,...

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SYMHC Classics: Great Vowel Shift

This 2016 episode covers the living and evolving nature of language. It shifts and changes;...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Conjecture and Child Actors

Holly talks about the conjecture about the cause of the Mattoon gas scare. Tracy talks about the...

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The Clifton Star Chamber Case and Kidnapped Child Actors

In Early Modern England, there was a rash of abductions of boys, who were being forced to work as...

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The Mad Gasser of Mattoon

In 1944, a small town in Illinois was gripped with fear that someone was spraying a toxic gas...

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