Podcast Episodes

Cupid's Bullet, the Man Who Fooled Houdini and Snail Telegraph

Don examines a war-time surgery that was truly life or death, a magician that challenged the legendary Harry Houdini and a race to discover wireless communication that lead to a slimy invention.

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Published on 9 hours ago

Swamp People, Walkie-Talkie Heist and Grant's Writing Water

Don examines an enigmatic canoe which unlocked the origins of a lost civilization, a miracle drug used by a Civil War hero in his last battle and a bust involved in a supernatural game of chess.

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Published on 1 week ago

North Pole Expedition, Iceberg Fleet and the Minnesota Iceman

Don examines the chilling stories behind an eccentric motorized expedition to the North Pole, a frozen feat of nautical engineering during World War II and a carnival creature in an ice block.

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Published on 2 weeks ago

Michelangelo the Forger, Finders Keepers, Brownie Wise and the Wonderbowl

Don examines a statue created by the world's best-known art forger, a mysterious cache of buried gold coins and a woman whose sales technique made Tupperware a household name.

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Published on 3 weeks ago

Metal Winners, the Big Con and Operation Babylift

Don investigates a Nobel Prize winner's risky experiment in the face of the Nazis, a creative sting operation that ended the career of a notorious crime boss and a lifesaving airlift out of Vietnam.

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Published on 4 weeks ago

Great Snake Hunt, Minneapolis Svengali and Swimming with Sharks

Don Wildman examines a species of Asian cobra that invaded a small town in Missouri, a carriage that was the site of a bizarre murder and a wealthy daredevil who swam with sharks to prove they were h…

Published on 1 month ago

Lancelot the Unicorn, Prohibition Man, Dragon Island and Blood Rain

Don Wildman examines the origins of a mythical unicorn featured at a popular circus, the baffling case of a missing U.S. politician and an attack by one of the deadliest creatures on the planet.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Blowing Up the House, Beast of Bray Road and The Invention of Penicillin

Don researches one of the most challenging bomb cases in FBI history, a mysterious encounter with a legendary beast and an artful scientist that accidentally uncovered a revolutionary medicine.

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fish Rain, Oil Heir Snare and Cousteau and the Aqua-Lung

Don examines a fish species that was part of an unusual storm, the kidnapping of an oil baron's grandson and an underwater oxygen tank that was the early version of SCUBA.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tonya vs. Nancy, Shrimpy Sonar and Dumbarton Dogs

Don examines a scorecard connected to a legendary figure skating rivalry, an underwater microphone which detected an unlikely World War II enemy and the skull of a tiny animal behind a decades-old ca…

Published on 2 months ago