Podcast Episodes

Deepwater Horizon | The Summer of Tears

Season 68 Episode 3

When the Deepwater Horizon explodes on April 20, 2010, 11 men are killed, while the rest of the crew tries to escape the burning rig. In the days that follow, vast quantities of oil leak into the Gul…

Published on 5 hours ago

Deepwater Horizon I The Well from Hell

Season 68 Episode 2

When Chief Electronics Technician Mike Williams joins the Deepwater Horizon in 2009, he’s told it’s the safest rig in the world. But as BP rushes to finish drilling the Macondo well, systems fail and…

Published on 1 week ago

Deepwater Horizon | No One Was Listening

Season 68 Episode 1

In the 1990s, BP executive John Browne bets the oil company’s future on high-risk, high-reward drilling projects. But BP’s thirst for profit comes at a price. As safety violations and fatalities moun…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The Plague of San Francisco | From Plague to COVID: What We Still Haven’t Learned

Season 67 Episode 5

Physician and historian Dr. Howard Markel reflects on the legacy of the 1900 San Francisco plague and how its lessons still echo in today’s public health crises. Drawing on decades of research and fi…

Published on 3 weeks ago

The Plague of San Francisco | The Golden City

Season 67 Episode 4

Dr. Rupert Blue battles public apathy and political resistance to rally San Francisco behind his rat eradication campaign—only to see the city destroyed by a devastating natural disaster

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Published on 4 weeks ago

The Plague of San Francisco | Duty and Truth

Season 67 Episode 3

The sharks are circling for Joseph Kinyoun. After trying and failing to convince San Francisco to take the plague seriously, his sole objective is now to defend himself and save his career. 

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Published on 1 month ago

The Plague of San Francisco | The Wolf Doctor

Season 67 Episode 2

With plague spreading in San Francisco, Dr. Joseph Kinyoun faces fierce resistance from a city and state desperate to protect its image. Unwilling to back down, Kinyoun's (KIHN-yuunz) relentless effo…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Plague in San Francisco | The Year of the Rat

Season 67 Episode 1

When a deadly outbreak of bubonic plague hits San Francisco, a brilliant young bacteriologist named Joseph Kinyoun is tasked with stopping the spread. But as Kinyoun soon discovers, he is battling no…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Massacre at My Lai | Interview | Rules of Engagement: How My Lai Changed the US Military

Season 66 Episode 5

On March 16, 1968, American soldiers carried out what remains one of the most brutal war crimes in U.S. history. Over the course of a single morning, they killed between 300 and 500 Vietnamese civili…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Massacre at My Lai | Justice on Trial

Season 66 Episode 4

Lieutenant William Calley stands trial for the murder of Vietnamese civilians at My Lai, becoming both the face of the massacre and a lightning rod for a deeply divided nation. As the courtroom drama…

Published on 2 months ago