Podcast Episodes

Introducing: Hoax! with Dana Schwartz and Lizzie Logan

Hi, Very Special Episodes listeners! We're hard at work on the next season of VSE, which lands October 15th. In the meantime, did you know our own Dana Schwartz has a new podcast? Give it a listen!

H…

Published on 9 hours ago

Introducing: American History Hotline

Hi, Very Special Episode listeners! We're excited to share with you a sneak peek at iHeartPodcasts' latest release, American History Hotline.

American History Hotline: Bob Crawford searches for the b…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The 1932 Crime That Birthed Superman

Season 1 Episode 52

Superman is everywhere this summer, but today's bonus episode has nothing to do with James Gunn or David Corenswet. Let's go back to the beginning, when young Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster first conju…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Hush! The Battle Over 'Goodnight Moon'

Season 1 Episode 51

Today, Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon is considered a classic. The deceptively complex children’s book has been passed down for generations. But if the New York Public Library had gotten its wa…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Who Really Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? [Re-Release]

Season 1 Episode 50

Although American schoolchildren still recite The Pledge every morning in nearly every classroom, we still aren't sure who actually wrote it. And all these years later, the long-accepted story is sho…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

JFK's Forgotten Summer in Journalism (with Rob Reiner)

Season 1 Episode 49

Eighty years ago this summer, a young John F. Kennedy took a job as a journalist for Hearst newspapers, filing dispatches in the final days of World War II. His columns capture the mood of a changing…

Published on 3 months ago

Richard Nixon's Alien Adventure

Season 1 Episode 48

Jackie Gleason of The Honeymooners was obsessed with UFOs. Obsessed! Lucky for him, his golfing buddy just happened to be the leader of the free world — with access to a secret facility in Florida th…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Hemidemisemiquaver: A Modern Quiz Show Scandal

Season 1 Episode 47

In 2009, a 10-year-old from Arizona flew to Los Angeles to compete on a new game show offering child prodigies the chance to win $500,000. But almost immediately, he could tell something was off. The…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Big Bird Goes to China

Season 1 Episode 46

During one of the most delicate periods for international relations, the United States sent Bob Hope to China with the ultimate wingman. Together, the two icons would play an unexpected role in bridg…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

How a Three-Point Shot Saved Thousands of Lives [Re-Release]

Season 1 Episode 45

Mykal Riley’s name isn’t mentioned alongside Stephen Curry or Larry Bird. But neither of those guys can say they hit a three-pointer that literally saved thousands of lives.

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Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago