Episodes

  • Anne Byrn: Baking in the American South

    Anne Byrn: Baking in the American South
    Sep 18 2024

    Anne Byrn stopped by the Atlanta studio to talk about her new book “Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories.” She shares what makes Southern baking special, regional baking histories, and the origin of key lime pie.

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    38 mins
  • Narcís Monturiol’s Submarines

    Narcís Monturiol’s Submarines
    Sep 16 2024

    Catalan inventor Narcís Monturiol fought for ideals like equality, freedom, and progress in the midst of a lot of social and political chaos in 19th-century upheavals in Spain and Catalonia. And then, he built submarines.

    Research:

    • "Submarines." Gale World History Online Collection, Gale, 2024. Gale In Context: World History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/IBQSYB773138840/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=bf089d4e. Accessed 26 Aug. 2024.
    • “Wonderful, If True.” The Perthshire Advertiser. 1/11/1866. https://www.newspapers.com/image/806335027/
    • Burgoyne, Alan Hughes. “Submarine Navigation Past and Present.” London, G. Richards; New York, E. P. Dutton & co. 1903. https://archive.org/details/submarinenavigat0001burg/
    • Dunn, Rob. “The Writer Who Built the World’s First Engine-Powered Submarine.” Smithsonian. 9/17/2013. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-writer-who-built-the-worlds-first-engine-powered-submarine-8718089/
    • Holian, Thomas. “Monturiol: The Forgotten Submariner.” Undersea Warfare. Vol. 7, No.3. Spring 2005.
    • Hunter, James W. III. “Reviewed Work(s): The Resurgam Submarine: A ′Project for Annoying the Enemy′ byPeter Holt.” Journal of Maritime Archaeology, Vol. 14, No. 3. December 2019. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/45218707
    • F. “A Submarine Vessel.” Liverpool Mercury. 3/17/1866. https://www.newspapers.com/image/393326069/
    • Lloyd, Nick. “Exploring the Depths: The First Fully-Functional Submarine.” Metropolitan Barcelona. June 2012. https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/features/exploring-the-depths/
    • Milkofsky, Brenda. “David Bushnell and his Revolutionary Submarine.” Connecticut History. https://connecticuthistory.org/david-bushnell-and-his-revolutionary-submarine/
    • Puig-Pla, Carles and Antoni Roca-Rosell. “A Spanish Project for Submarine Navigation: Narcis Monturiol and the Struggle for Democracy.” Icon , 2003, Vol. 9 (2003). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23790674
    • Puig-Pla, Carles and Antoni Roca-Rosell. “Narcís Monturiol (1819–1885), pioneer of submarine navigation.” Contributions to Science. Vol. 5, No. 2. 2009. DOI: 10.2436/20.7010.01.70.
    • Stewart, Matthew. “Monturiol’s Dream: The Submarine Inventor Who Wanted to Save the World.” London: Profile. 2004.

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    46 mins
  • SYMHC Classics: Mendez v Westminster

    SYMHC Classics: Mendez v Westminster
    Sep 14 2024

    This 2013 episode covers the Mendez v. Westminster case that fought the segregation of Mexican-American students in the state of California in the 1940s. It went on pave the way for the much more famous Brown v. Topeka Board of Education.

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    35 mins
  • Behind the Scenes Minis: The Rebel and Home Dec

    Behind the Scenes Minis: The Rebel and Home Dec
    Sep 13 2024

    Tracy shares some notes about people Jovita Idar was connected to that didn't fit into her episode. Holly discusses her thoughts on the nature of Carvalho Monteiro's décor choices.

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    20 mins
  • António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro and Quinta da Regaleira

    António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro and Quinta da Regaleira
    Sep 11 2024

    António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro is usually described as a rich eccentric who used his money building his dream home, which he did. But he was also an accomplished naturalist, something that has been largely ignored until recent years.

    Research:

    • Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "The Lusiads". Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Feb. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Lusiads
    • Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Sintra". Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/place/Sintra
    • Campos, Antonio Luis, and Goncala Pereira Rosa. “Quinta da Regaleira, the mansion and the philosopher.” National Geographic Portugal. March 29, 2022. https://www.nationalgeographic.pt/historia/quinta-da-regaleira-a-mansao-e-o-filosofo_3009
    • “Cultural Landscape of Sintra.” UNESCO World Heritage Convention. https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/723/
    • Hernandez, Jo Farb. “QUINTA DA REGALEIRA.” 2016. https://www.spacesarchives.org/explore/search-the-online-collection/antonio-augusto-carvalho-monteiro-luigi-manini-quinta-da-regaleira/
    • Judice, Jose. “Portuguese Fake Gothic for Sale.” The Daily Times. Jan. 3, 1988. https://www.newspapers.com/image/722763006/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22
    • “No Sedition Among Army and Navy.” Machester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. Oct. 23, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/800244390/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22
    • “Palace and Quinta da Regaleira.” Visit Sintra. https://visitsintra.travel/en/visit/monuments/palace-and-quinta-da-regaleira
    • “Pocket-sized Wonder.” Evening Star. March 16, 1958. https://www.newspapers.com/image/869772337/?terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22
    • “A Remarkable Watch.” The Wells Journal. Feb. 2, 1905. https://www.newspapers.com/image/812346661/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22
    • Reed, Bill. “A Magical Place.” Guelph Mercury. Oct. 2, 2010. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1078331285/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22
    • Ruggeri, Amanda. “The Hidden World of the Knights Templar.” BBC. Feb. 24, 2022. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20160510-the-hidden-world-of-the-knights-templar
    • Silva, Lara. “The Portuguese Revolution of 5 October 1910.” Portugal.com. August 25, 2022. https://www.portugal.com/history-and-culture/the-portuguese-revolution-of-1910/
    • “Tact of American Ambassador Increases International Ties.” The Miami News. Jan. 20, 1913. https://www.newspapers.com/image/298526714/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22
    • Teixeira, Fernando and Izabela Cardosa. “The Mysterious Inverted Tower Steeped in Templar Myth.” BBC. Feb. 21, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20200220-the-mysterious-inverted-tower-steeped-in-templar-myth
    • “A Watch That Tells All.” The Ottowa Citizen. March 29, 1958. https://www.newspapers.com/image/456918242/?match=1&terms=%22Carvalho%20Monteiro%22
    • Worral, Simon. “The Templars Got Rich Fighting for God, Then Lost It All.” National Geographic. Sept. 23, 2017. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/knights-templar-crusades-dan-jones?loggedin=true&rnd=1724727570075

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    34 mins
  • Jovita Idar

    Jovita Idar
    Sep 9 2024
    Jovita Idar was a journalist, teacher, and activist in south Texas in the early 20th century. And she was s a force to be reckoned with. Research: "Jovita Idár." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, Gale, 2023. Gale In Context: Biography, link.gale.com/apps/doc/UVOEMC160154646/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=723c10b3. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024."The Wind That Swept Mexico." The Hispanic-American Experience, Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ2159000020/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=4cb53122. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024."The Wind That Swept Mexico." The Hispanic-American Experience, Primary Source Media, 1999. American Journey. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/EJ2159000020/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=4cb53122. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.“Back To Their Own Hearths.” Laredo Weekly Times. 6/18/1916.“Jovita Idar.” UNLADYLIKE2020, Unladylike Productions, LLC, 2020. https://unladylike2020.com/profile/jovita-idar/“Leo D. Walker Kidnapepd, Is Put Over Boundary Line.” Laredo Weekly Times. 6/18/1916.Buck, Daniel. “A Story Retold is a Story Improved: Jovita Idar and the Texas Rangers.” Wild West History Association Saddlebag Newsletter. March 2021.Buck, Daniel. “A Story Retold is a Story Improved: Jovita Idar and the Texas Rangers part 2.” Wild West History Association Saddlebag Newsletter. December 2021.Carrigan, Willam D. and Clive Webb. “The Lynching of Persons of Mexican Origin or Descent in the United States, 1848 to 1928.” Journal of Social History, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Winter, 2003). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3790404Cristina Lizeth Urdiales, “La Agrupación Protectora Mexicana,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 22, 2024, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/la-agrupacion-protectora-mexicana.Cynthia E. Orozco, “Idar, Clemente Nicasio,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 19, 2024, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/idar-clemente-nicasio.Herrera, Jack. “White Hats, Episode 3: La Hora de Sangre.” Texas Monthly. 11/22/2022. https://www.texasmonthly.com/podcast/white-hats-episode-3-la-hora-de-sangre/Idar, Aquilino. “INTERVIEW WITH: Mr. Aquilino Idar I (Ike) and Guadalupe R. ” Institute of Texan Culture Oral History Office.” October 26, 1984. https://digital.utsa.edu/digital/collection/p15125coll4/id/1304/James Spencer and R. Matt Abigail, “Antonio Gómez Lynching,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 22, 2024, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/antonio-gomez-lynching.Laredo Weekly “Lady Census-Taker.” 4/10/1910.Laredo Weekly Times. “Juarez-Idar.” 5/27/1917.Laredo Weekly Times. “New School Paper Issued.” 10/22/1911.Limon, Jose E. “El Primer Congreso Mexicanista de 1911: A Precursor to Contemporary Chicanismo.” From Latino/a thought : culture, politics, and society. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield. 2003.Lomas, Clara. “Transborder Discourse: The Articulation of Gender in the Borderlands in the Early Twentieth Century.” Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, Volume 24, Number 2 & 3, 2003, pp. 51-74. https://doi.org/10.1353/fro.2004.0020Masarik, Elizabeth Garner. “Por la Raza, Para la Raza: Jovita Idar and Progressive-Era Mexicana Maternalism along the Texas–Mexico Border.” Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 122, Number 3, January 2019, pp. 278-299. https://doi.org/10.1353/swh.2019.0019Medina, Jennifer. “Overlooked No More: Jovita Idár, Who Promoted Rights of Mexican-Americans and Women.” New York Times. 8/7/2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/07/obituaries/jovita-idar-overlooked.htmlNancy Baker Jones Revised by Jessica Brannon-Wranosky, “Idár, Jovita,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 19, 2024, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/idar-jovita.Nancy Baker Jones, “Villegas de Magnon, Leonor,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 21, 2024, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/villegas-de-magnon-leonor.Nunn, Dr. Tey Marianna. “¡Que Viva Jovita! Celebrating Journalist and Activist, Jovita Idar.” Smithsonian American Women’s History Musuem. 9/11/2023. https://womenshistory.si.edu/blog/que-viva-jovita-celebrating-journalist-and-activist-jovita-idarRebeca Anne Todd Koenig, “Rodriguez, Antonio,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 19, 2024, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/rodriguez-antonio.Richardson, Sarah. "TODA LA FAMILIA." American History, vol. 56, no. 2, June 2021, pp. 22+. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A659491669/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=4ac3c382. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.Rogin, Ali. “Jovita Idar’s fight for the rights of women and Mexican immigrants.” PBS News Weekend. 10/1/2023. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/jovita-idars-fight-for-the-rights-of-women-and-mexican-immigrantsRolando Duarte, “Joint Committee of the Senate and the House in the Investigation of...
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    42 mins
  • SYMHC Classics: Tycho Brahe

    SYMHC Classics: Tycho Brahe
    Sep 7 2024

    This 2010 episode from prior hosts Sarah and Deblina examines how Tycho Brahe lost his nose, built the world's first observatory, and met with an untimely demise. It also has some info in the intro that wasn't known in 2010.

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    26 mins
  • Behind the Scenes Minis: Tennis, Trash Television and Art

    Behind the Scenes Minis: Tennis, Trash Television and Art
    Sep 6 2024

    Tracy discusses the difficulty in assessing the reality of Charlotte Cooper Sterry's hearing loss, and recalls a song about Martina Navratilova. Holly talks about how Richard Dadd's art didn't reflect any of his delusions or mental illness.

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    27 mins