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Audience Interest
- historical events and figures
- societal impacts of history
Podcast Focus
- exploring lesser-known history
- highlighting unique historical stories
Publishing Consistency
- 1000 episodes produced
- active for 4 years
Platform Reach
- available on major podcast platforms
- distributed by iHeartRadio
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Brands & references
Total monthly reach
Estimated from 38 chart positions in 38 markets.
By chart position
- 🇺🇸US · History#23100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · History#45100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · History#6430K to 100K
- 🇬🇧GB · History#1205K to 30K
- 🇮🇳IN · History#4930K to 100K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
117K to 382K🎙 Daily cadence·1,000 episodes·Last published today - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
390K to 1.3M🇺🇸24%🇨🇦24%🇦🇺8%+35 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
156K to 509K
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Recent episodes
Behind the Scenes Minis: Piece of Work
Jun 12, 2026
17m 49s
E. Virgil Neal: Hypnotist, Fraudster, Tycoon, Part 2
Jun 10, 2026
41m 22s
E. Virgil Neal: Hypnotist, Fraudster, Tycoon - Part 1
Jun 8, 2026
35m 28s
SYMHC Classics: Mancini Sisters
Jun 6, 2026
42m 22s
Behind the Scenes Minis: The Apostrophe and the Rich Guy
Jun 5, 2026
27m 52s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/12/26 | Behind the Scenes Minis: Piece of Work | Holly and Tracy talk about how frequently the U.S. Post Office has stopped criminals, and about E. Virgil Neal using his intellect for shady business dealings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 17m 49s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | E. Virgil Neal: Hypnotist, Fraudster, Tycoon, Part 2 | In the early 20th century, Neal's company Force of Life was investigated for fraud. But somehow, Neal managed to get through the scandal and went on to found a cosmetics company that became very successful. | 41m 22s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | E. Virgil Neal: Hypnotist, Fraudster, Tycoon - Part 1 | E. Virgil Neal’s career started out with writing successful textbooks, but then took a turn into being a stage hypnotist and then a series of dicey mail-order businesses. | 35m 28s | ||||||
| 6/6/26 | SYMHC Classics: Mancini Sisters | This 2022 episode covers Hortense and Marie Mancini, who tried to make a place for themselves in 17th-century Europe, defying all kinds of conventions along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 42m 22s | ||||||
| 6/5/26 | Behind the Scenes Minis: The Apostrophe and the Rich Guy | Tracy talks about a book that she didn't use for research on Viola Roseboro'. Holly talks about how wealth inequality has shaped science history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 27m 52s | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | Robert Boyle | Boyle is frequently described at the first modern chemist, but his work encompassed much more than that. Among other things, he was a founding member of the Royal Society. | 44m 17s | ||||||
| 6/1/26 | The Literary Life of Viola Roseboro' | Viola Roseboro’ isn’t well-known today, but she played a big behind-the-scenes role in the careers of a lot of American writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, shaping what’s thought of as the American literary canon. | 36m 01s | ||||||
| 5/30/26 | SYMHC Classics: Vanport Flood | This 2016 episode covers the May 30, 1948 flood that destroyed Vanport, Oregon. What really makes the story more than a historical footnote is how it ties into the racial makeup of both Portland and Oregon at the time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 59s | ||||||
| 5/29/26 | Behind the Scenes Minis: Disease Pact | Tracy talks about a strange statement in a paper she read while working on the Carlos J. Finlay episode. Holly shares her amusement at the pact Hartlib and his friends made.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 22m 08s | ||||||
| 5/27/26 | Samuel Hartlib and the Hartlib Circle | Samuel Hartlib doesn’t exactly spring to mind when thinking about influential figures of the 17th century. But he served as a sort of conduit for information and connections among them as he sought to promote his ideas regarding theology and education. | 38m 05s | ||||||
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| 5/25/26 | Carlos Juan Finlay and Yellow Fever | Carlos Juan Finlay was a Cuban doctor who did a lot of work to understand the spread of Yellow Fever. But Walter Reed got most of the credit. | 41m 41s | ||||||
| 5/23/26 | SYMHC Classics: Deborah Sampson | This 2022 episode covers Deborah Sampson, who could count William Bradford and Myles Standish in her family tree. That tree didn’t include Robert Shurtliff; that was the alias Deborah used to enlist in the Continental Army.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 37m 33s | ||||||
| 5/22/26 | Behind the Scenes Minis: Art and Theme Parks | Holly shares a quote from Daniela Lippi about the importance of ongoing learning in the restoration profession. There is then discussion of the nerve-racking construction of Disneyland.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 21m 26s | ||||||
| 5/20/26 | Interview: Leslie Iwerks | Disneyland's opening seemed like an impossibility throughout the construction process. Holly interviews filmmaker Leslie Iwerks about her new film "Disneyland Handcrafted," which shares the journey from an empty dirt lot to the theme park we know today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 39m 58s | ||||||
| 5/18/26 | Uffizi: A Painting, A Bombing, A Restoration | In 1993, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy was damaged by a car bomb. But this story starts in the 16th century with painter Bartolomeo Manfredi, and reaches all the way to the 2000s with an extraordinary restoration project. | 37m 37s | ||||||
| 5/16/26 | SYMHC Classics: Regulator War | This 2019 episode covers the Regulator War, aka the War of the Regulation, aka the Regulator Movement. It was a North Carolina event which arose in response to unfair taxes, poor representation and corruption.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 37m 20s | ||||||
| 5/15/26 | Behind the Scenes Minis: Bad Laws, Bad Cats | Tracy shares why Bhagat Singh Thind rocketed to the top of her topics list. Holly shares a story of bad cat behavior.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 23m 33s | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | Carrington Event | The Carrington Event was a massive geomagnetic storm that happened in 1859. It led to expanded understanding of solar phenomena. | 43m 31s | ||||||
| 5/11/26 | United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind | United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind was a 1923 case that hinged on what it meant to be white. | 46m 30s | ||||||
| 5/9/26 | SYMHC Classics: Insular Cases | This 2023 episode covers the Insular Cases, which are SCOTUS cases regarding rights of people in U.S. territories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 43m 15s | ||||||
| 5/8/26 | Behind the Scenes Minis: Friends and Bubble Guns✨ | London intellectualsJohn Graunt+4 | — | London intellectualsdisco balls | — | London intellectualsJohn Graunt+3 | — | 22m 45s | |
| 5/6/26 | Modern Inventions That Are Actually Old✨ | modern inventionshistory+3 | — | — | — | modern inventionshistory+3 | — | 38m 59s | |
| 5/4/26 | John Graunt✨ | demographyepidemiology+3 | — | — | London | John Grauntdemography+4 | — | 36m 40s | |
| 5/2/26 | SYMHC Classics: Red Summer 1919✨ | racist violenceRed Summer+4 | — | — | U.S. | Red Summerracism+5 | — | 32m 53s | |
| 5/1/26 | Behind the Scenes Minis: Greetings and Context✨ | greeting cardspersonal anecdotes+1 | — | — | — | greeting cardsHolly+3 | — | 25m 54s | |
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Chart Positions
38 placements across 38 markets.
Chart Positions
38 placements across 38 markets.