Podcast Episodes

Thanksgiving Reconsidered

Season 5

November 26, 1970. In Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the 350th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival, protestors gather under a statue of Massasoit, the …

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New York Takes Out the Trash

Season 5 Episode 10

November 18, 2022. New York City is at war... with rats. And today, Mayor Eric Adams is set to announce four new pieces of legislation aimed at comba…

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Alexander the Great Finds His Destiny

Season 5 Episode 9

November 14, 332 BCE. Alexander the Great has conquered an unprecedented amount of territory in a relatively short amount of time. At just 24 years o…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Japan’s First MLB Player Gets Pulled from the Game

Season 5 Episode 8

November 4, 2009. It's Game 6 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees will clinch the series toni…

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Breaking the Mars Curse

Season 5 Episode 7

Oct 27, 1972. The planet Mars has many victims. Specifically, spacecraft. There have been so many failed missions to Mars, that scientists are rumbli…

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The Last Regular Day in Pompeii

Season 5 Episode 6

October 24, 79 CE. Pompeii is one of the crown jewels of the Roman Empire, a bustling city that serves as a coastal retreat for Rome's elite. But Pom…

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Presenting Gone South Season 4

Gone South, the Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast, is back. Unlike previous seasons, writer and host Jed Lipinski brings listeners new episodes …

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Cats Go From Pest to Pet

Season 5 Episode 5

October 18, 1887. At the Crystal Palace in London, hundreds of cats are ready to be judged. This is the first show put on by the National Cat Club, a…

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It's Saturday Night!

Season 5

October 11, 1975. In Studio 8H at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City, Lorne Michaels and his cast and crew of 20-somethings scramble as the clock…

1 year, 6 months ago

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An American Mutiny in WWII

Season 5 Episode 4

October 9, 1944. In California, 50 U.S. sailors are on trial for the Navy’s most serious crime, mutiny. It’s a rarely used charge, yet these 50 sailo…

1 year, 6 months ago

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