Tracy shares why the story of George Washington Williams makes her so sad. Holly then offers some additional information about John Mytton that wasn't in the Wednesday episode. 

Tracy shares why the story of George Washington Williams makes her so sad. Holly then offers some additional information about John Mytton that wasn't in the Wednesday episode.

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This 2021 episode covers G.J. Griffith, who today is associated with the Los Angeles park and the observatory. But during his time, Griffith was associated with other things: real estate, social climbing, and a horrifying domestic abuse scandal.

This 2021 episode covers G.J. Griffith, who today is associated with the Los Angeles park and the observatory. But during his time, Griffith was associated with other things: real estate, social climbing, and a horrifying domestic abuse scandal.

SYMHC Classics: Griffith Jenkins Griffith

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Holly and Tracy talk about sewing machines in their lives. Tracy talks about how she thought hangover research would be easy, but it turned out to be quite challenging. 

Holly and Tracy talk about sewing machines in their lives. Tracy talks about how she thought hangover research would be easy, but it turned out to be quite challenging.&nbsp;

Behind the Scenes Minis: Stitching Hangovers

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Humans probably started fermenting things on purpose by about 10,000 BCE. But when did they start discussing the aftereffects that come from drinking too much?

Research:

·       Beringer, Guy. “Brunch: a plea.” Harper's Weekly, 1895. https://archive.org/details/archive_charlyj_001

·       Bishop-Stall, Shaughnessy. “Hung Over: The Morning After and One Man’s Quest for the Cure.” Penguin Books. 2018.

·       Bishop-Stall, Shaughnessy. “Weird Hangover Cures Through the Ages.” Lit Hub. 11/20/2018. https://lithub.com/weird-hangover-cures-through-the-ages/

·       Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham. “The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories; with two appendices;.” https://archive.org/details/readershandb00brew/page/957/

·       Danovich, Tove. “The Weird and Wonderful History of Hangover Cures.” 12/31/2015. https://www.eater.com/2015/12/31/10690384/hangover-cure-history

·       Dean, Sam. “How to Say 'Hangover' in French, German, Finnish, and Many Other Languages.” Bon Appetit. 12/28/2012. https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/how-to-say-hangover-in-french-german-finnish-and-many-other-languages

·       Frazer, Sir James George. “The Golden Bough : a study of magic and religion.” https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3623/3623-h/3623-h.htm#c3section1

·       “'Hair of the Dog that Bit you' in Dog, N. (1), Sense P.6.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, September 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/6646229330.

·       “Hangover, N., Sense 2.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/3221323975.

·       Hanson, David J. “Historical evolution of alcohol consumption in society.” From Alcohol: Science, Policy and Public Health. Peter Boyle, ed. Oxford University Press. 2013.

·       “Jag, N. (2), Sense 1.c.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/3217891040.

·       MacDonald, James. “The Weird Ways Humans Have Tried Curing Hangovers.” JSTOR Daily. 1/25/2016. https://daily.jstor.org/weird-ways-humans-tried-curing-hangovers/

·       Nasser, Mervat. “Psychiatry in Ancient Egypt.” Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Vol. 11. December 1987.

·       Office of Communications, Princeton University. “Desires for fatty foods and alcohol share a chemical trigger.” 12/15/2004. https://pr.princeton.edu/news/04/q4/1215-galanin.htm

·       O'Reilly, Jean. “No convincing scientific evidence that hangover cures work, according to new research.” Via EurekAlert. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/938938

·       Paulsen, Frank M. “A Hair of the Dog and Some Other Hangover Cures from Popular Tradition.” The Journal of American Folklore , Apr. - Jun., 1961, Vol. 74, No. 292 (Apr. - Jun., 1961). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/537784

·       Pittler, Max, et al. “Interventions For Preventing Or Treating Alcohol Hangover: Systematic Review Of Randomised Controlled Trials.” BMJ: British Medical Journal , Dec. 24 - 31, 2005, Vol. 331, No. 7531 (Dec. 24 - 31, 2005). https://www.jstor.org/stable/25455748

·       Shears, Jonathon. “The Hangover: A Literary & Cultural History.” Liverpool University Press. 2020. Suddath, Claire. “A Brief History of Hangovers.” Time. 1/1/2009. https://time.com/3958046/history-of-hangovers/

·       Van Huygen, Meg. “15 Historical Hangover Cures.” Mental Floss. 12/30/2016.

·       Weinberg, Caroline. “The Science of Hangovers.” Eater. 12/31/2015. https://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/12/31/10685644/hangover-cures-how-to-prevent-hungover

·       Wills, Matthew. “Treating Wounds With Magic.” JSTOR Daily. 9/14/2019. https://daily.jstor.org/treating-wounds-with-magic/

·       Wurdz, Gideon. “The Foolish Dictionary: An Exhausting Work of Reference to Un-certain English Words, Their Origin, Meaning, Legitimate and Illegitimate Use, Confused by a Few Pictures.” Robinson, Luce Company. 1904. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=71QYAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book-71QYAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1

 

Humans probably started fermenting things on purpose by about 10,000 BCE. But when did they start discussing the aftereffects that come from drinking too much?
Research:
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Beringer, Guy. &ldquo;Brunch: a plea.&rdquo; Harper's Weekly, 1895. https://archive.org/details/archive_charlyj_001
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bishop-Stall, Shaughnessy. &ldquo;Hung Over: The Morning After and One Man&rsquo;s Quest for the Cure.&rdquo; Penguin Books. 2018.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bishop-Stall, Shaughnessy. &ldquo;Weird Hangover Cures Through the Ages.&rdquo; Lit Hub. 11/20/2018. https://lithub.com/weird-hangover-cures-through-the-ages/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham. &ldquo;The reader's handbook of allusions, references, plots and stories; with two appendices;.&rdquo; https://archive.org/details/readershandb00brew/page/957/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Danovich, Tove. &ldquo;The Weird and Wonderful History of Hangover Cures.&rdquo; 12/31/2015. https://www.eater.com/2015/12/31/10690384/hangover-cure-history
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dean, Sam. &ldquo;How to Say 'Hangover' in French, German, Finnish, and Many Other Languages.&rdquo; Bon Appetit. 12/28/2012. https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/ingredients/article/how-to-say-hangover-in-french-german-finnish-and-many-other-languages
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Frazer, Sir James George. &ldquo;The Golden Bough : a study of magic and religion.&rdquo; https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3623/3623-h/3623-h.htm#c3section1
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;'Hair of the Dog that Bit you' in Dog, N. (1), Sense P.6.&rdquo; Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, September 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/6646229330.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Hangover, N., Sense 2.&rdquo; Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, July 2023, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/3221323975.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hanson, David J. &ldquo;Historical evolution of alcohol consumption in society.&rdquo; From Alcohol: Science, Policy and Public Health. Peter Boyle, ed. Oxford University Press. 2013.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Jag, N. (2), Sense 1.c.&rdquo; Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/3217891040.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; MacDonald, James. &ldquo;The Weird Ways Humans Have Tried Curing Hangovers.&rdquo; JSTOR Daily. 1/25/2016. https://daily.jstor.org/weird-ways-humans-tried-curing-hangovers/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nasser, Mervat. &ldquo;Psychiatry in Ancient Egypt.&rdquo; Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Vol. 11. December 1987.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Office of Communications, Princeton University. &ldquo;Desires for fatty foods and alcohol share a chemical trigger.&rdquo; 12/15/2004. https://pr.princeton.edu/news/04/q4/1215-galanin.htm
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; O'Reilly, Jean. &ldquo;No convincing scientific evidence that hangover cures work, according to new research.&rdquo; Via EurekAlert. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/938938
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Paulsen, Frank M. &ldquo;A Hair of the Dog and Some Other Hangover Cures from Popular Tradition.&rdquo; The Journal of American Folklore , Apr. - Jun., 1961, Vol. 74, No. 292 (Apr. - Jun., 1961). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/537784
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pittler, Max, et al. &ldquo;Interventions For Preventing Or Treating Alcohol Hangover: Systematic Review Of Randomised Controlled Trials.&rdquo; BMJ: British Medical Journal , Dec. 24 - 31, 2005, Vol. 331, No. 7531 (Dec. 24 - 31, 2005). https://www.jstor.org/stable/25455748
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Shears, Jonathon. &ldquo;The Hangover: A Literary &amp; Cultural History.&rdquo; Liverpool University Press. 2020. Suddath, Claire. &ldquo;A Brief History of Hangovers.&rdquo; Time. 1/1/2009. https://time.com/3958046/history-of-hangovers/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Van Huygen, Meg. &ldquo;15 Historical Hangover Cures.&rdquo; Mental Floss. 12/30/2016.
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Weinberg, Caroline. &ldquo;The Science of Hangovers.&rdquo; Eater. 12/31/2015. https://www.eater.com/drinks/2015/12/31/10685644/hangover-cures-how-to-prevent-hungover
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wills, Matthew. &ldquo;Treating Wounds With Magic.&rdquo; JSTOR Daily. 9/14/2019. https://daily.jstor.org/treating-wounds-with-magic/
&middot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wurdz, Gideon. &ldquo;The Foolish Dictionary: An Exhausting Work of Reference to Un-certain English Words, Their Origin, Meaning, Legitimate and Illegitimate Use, Confused by a Few Pictures.&rdquo; Robinson, Luce Company. 1904. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=71QYAAAAYAAJ&amp;rdid=book-71QYAAAAYAAJ&amp;rdot=1
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Humans probably started fermenting things on purpose by about 10,000 BCE. But when did they start discussing the aftereffects that come from drinking too much?

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