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History’s Undelivered Speeches
Season 4
August 8, 1974. President Richard Nixon sits in the Oval Office, addressing the American people. He tells them: I’m going to resign. The news is shoc…
2 years, 8 months ago
Special Announcement
Season 4
We’ll be back next week with a regular episode, but please listen to this for an important HTW update!
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2 years, 8 months ago
The Donner Party Turns Deadly
Season 4
August 4, 1846. A few months into their journey from Illinois to California, a group of pioneers encounters trouble. They’ve just found a note from t…
2 years, 8 months ago
Destroyer of Worlds (Replay)
Season 4
July 16, 1945. It happened within a millionth of a second. In the New Mexico desert in the early morning hours, a group of scientists watched in anti…
2 years, 8 months ago
Barbie for President!
Season 4
July 29th, 1992. The Baltimore Sun runs a feature about a surprise candidate in the upcoming presidential race: Barbie. The 11.5-inch icon of girlhoo…
2 years, 8 months ago
John Muir’s Quest to Save the Great Outdoors
Season 4
July 19, 1869. Naturalist John Muir watches the sun rise over the Sierra Nevada mountains. He’ll write in his journal of the stirring birds, glowing …
2 years, 8 months ago
The USS Indianapolis’ Secret Mission Turns into Tragedy
Season 4
July 16, 1945. It’s the summer of 1945 and World War II is underway. The USS Indianapolis has just set out from Mare Island on a top-secret mission. …
2 years, 9 months ago
Chasing Utopia
Season 4
July 8, 1843. Amidst the rolling hills of rural Massachusetts, a group of Transcendentalists come together to form a collective built around self-per…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Tupperware Queen
Season 4
July 2, 1957. At the annual Tupperware jubilee in Florida, company VP Brownie Wise is admiring her handiwork. 1,200 people have convened on her priva…
2 years, 9 months ago
Two Fathers, One Fight (Replay)
Season 4
June 21, 1998. Father's Day. At the Church of the Atonement in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Jon and Michael Galluccio are ready to tie the knot, in front o…
2 years, 9 months ago