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The Real Life Forrest Gump
Season 1 Episode 74
Before there was a movie, there was a man who lived it. We all know the story of the accidental hero who wandered through history, rubbing elbows wit…
12 hours ago
The Gilded Age: First March on Washington D.C.
Season 1 Episode 73
In 1894 Jacob Coxey decided to take thousands of unemployed and March on Washington. Well, that was just the prequel to 1964 March for Civil Rights. …
1 month ago
The Invention of Hello
Season 1 Episode 72
The word Hello showed up just as the world was changing . . . in the absolute biggest ways ever. Nothing was the same after "Hello". In this episode …
2 months ago
The Amana Utopia and Patriot Missile
Season 1 Episode 71
Can you imagine a group running on perfect communism, flourishing in the capitalist market and then eventually spawning the Patriot Missile - to figh…
3 months ago
Who Knows The Truth? Does A.I.?
Season 1 Episode 70
Somewhere along the way, we lost the truth. The questions we ask about the truth haven't been the same since Orson Welles' War of the World's Broadca…
4 months ago
Status Symbol for Rent
Season 1 Episode 69
In today’s episode we’re discussing three of the history's most amazing "status symbol" stories. The story involves the Silk Road, Sulieman the Magni…
5 months ago
Hello Darkness My New Friend - The Story of The Family Who Created Sonar and Braille
Season 1 Episode 68
In this episode we explore Simon & Garfunkel, Louis Braille, Charles Barbier, Valentin Haüy and René-Jus Haüy, Marvel Comics, Popular Science Magazin…
6 months ago
How a Coffee Shop Changed the World: The Origin Story of Lloyds of London
Season 1 Episode 67
This is the story of Edward Lloyd and his London Coffee Shop . . . and how they were able to change the world. Amazingly this story touches on the Ne…
7 months ago
The America of Tarzan and Buck vs Bell
Season 1 Episode 66
The 1890 closing of the Frontier by the US Census Bureau is a major milestone in the history of the United States. The outcome of that change affecte…
8 months ago
When Osama Bin Laden Wrinkled FDR's Plans: The 100 Year Fight Against Polio
Season 1 Episode 65
This is the story of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Henrietta Lacks, Jonas Salk, the March of Dimes, the Tuskegee Institute and their collective effort t…
9 months ago