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The Pulitzer Prize: A major award!

It doesn't get much bigger than the Pulitzer Prize if you're a journalist. Or a novelist. Or...

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Henry Martyn Robert’s Rules of Order

Henry Martyn Robert was connected to multiple historical events, but his most lasting legacy is...

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Short Stuff: Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre

The strange thing about the story of the Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre is that it didn't...

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Love Canal: Even Dirtier Than It Sounds

A man with an unfulfilled vision left a huge gash in the ground near Niagara Falls. Then a...

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The Inventive Mind of Margaret E. Knight

Margaret E. Knight was an ingenious woman. She started tinkering with things when she was still...

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SYMHC Classics: James G. Fair

This 2019 episode covers James G. Fair, known as the Silver King. But though Fair often appears...

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Selects: MOVE: Or When the Philly Police Dropped a Bomb on a Residential Neighborhood

Believe it or not, in 1985 the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb from a helicopter...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Divorce, Marriage, and Manners

Holly and Tracy talk about there not being a national divorce law in the U.S. and how to...

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Peanuts (the comic) Part II

Today is part II of our tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture. See...

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Six Impossible Episodes: Etiquette Manuals

Books on etiquette don’t necessarily reflect rules everyone is actually following – they’re more...

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Short Stuff: Mariko Aoki Phenomenon

Ten percent of people – in Japan at least – get the urge to poop when they visit bookstores. But...

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Peanuts (the comic) Part I

Today we pay tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture. Listen in to hear us...

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Divorce Ranches

Divorce ranches sprung up in the 1930s when Nevada relaxed its divorce laws. This unique and...

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SYMHC Classics: Ambroise Paré

This 2021 episode covers sixteenth-century barber surgeon Ambroise Paré, who has been called...

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Selects: How Dyslexia Works

For a learning disability that everyone seems to know about, dyslexia is maybe the most commonly...

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Arsenic and Arm Prosthetics

Holly talks about the various theories about events in Charles Francis Hall's life. Tracy...

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The Alien Abduction Phenomenon of the Mid-20th Century

It started with New Hampshire couple Betty and Barney Hill, who learned under hypnosis they’d...

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Götz of the Iron Hand

In the early 16th century Gottfried von Berlichingen was known as Götz of the Iron Hand because...

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Short Stuff: Skittles and TIO2

There’s an ingredient in Skittles and lots of other food that Dunkin Donuts stopped using it in...

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Leave Brutalism Alone!

The most reviled, hated, despised, no-good, low down, dirty rotten architectural style of all...

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