Podcast Episodes

Presenting: Twenty Thousand Hertz

Season 6

When Satanic Panic ripped through America, rock music was in the crosshairs. Could songs contain secret backwards messages urging children to take drugs and worship the devil?

This special episode is…

Published on 3 hours ago

The Treasure Hunt that Broke America (Part 2)

Season 6 Episode 45

Forrest Fenn’s legendary treasure hunt ignites a nationwide obsession. The thrill of adventure, the promise of gold, and the call of the wild entice many seekers into the quest. Over time, excitement…

Published on 4 days, 3 hours ago

The Treasure Hunt that Broke America (Part 1)

Season 6 Episode 44

Forrest Fenn never does things the regular way. Despite no formal training and little knowledge of art, he becomes a millionaire gallery owner. An outsider by nature, Fenn’s charm, audacity, and disr…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

The Truth About Hansel and Gretel (Classic)

Season 6 Episode 43

Was the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel - the story of a woodcutter’s children abandoned in the woods and left at the mercy of a witch - in fact, early true crime? A hit book - The Truth About Hansel…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

On Fire from the Inside - Lethal Injection Up Close with Malcolm Gladwell

Season 6

Last week, Cautionary Tales told the tragic story of Derek Bentley, exploring Britain's troubled relationship with capital punishment. Across the Atlantic, Revisionist History has also been scrutiniz…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Derek Bentley Must Hang

Season 6 Episode 42

An amateurish burglary in 1950s London ends in murder. One of the men involved is a 19-year-old named Derek Bentley. Bentley has the understanding of a child - and he wasn't the killer. But the Briti…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

The Canal, the Crash and the Ketamine - Pushkin's Reign of Error

Season 6 Episode 41

In 1983, a plane takes off from Ottawa with less than half the required fuel on board. As the engines cut out one by one, the pilot is left with a ticking clock and an impossible task. But what does …

Published on 1 month ago

Schrödinger's Spy: Businessman, Fraud, or Russian Agent? - with Sam Jones

Season 6 Episode 40

When the Financial Times uncovered the billion-dollar Wirecard fraud, it seemed like the story was over. But then the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Jan Marsalek, vanished - leaving behind clues …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King’s Table

Season 6 Episode 39

In the gilded court of Louis XIV, 17th Century France, manners are everything. Where to sit, how to eat, what to wear - any misstep is costly. No one knows this better than François Vatel, the greate…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Don't Panic! Douglas Adams' Guide to Tomorrow - with Arvind Ethan David

Season 6 Episode 38

Writer Douglas Adams, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, used science fiction and satire to warn us about potential dangers in our future, from artificial intelligence to social med…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago