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The Apollo Theater is Reborn
Season 4
February 14, 1934. When Adelaide Hall steps onstage at The Apollo Theater, she’s greeted by an audience unlike those she’s experienced before. Hall i…
3 years, 2 months ago
Anatomy of a Campus Heist
Season 4
February 11, 2005. FBI agents bust down the door of a cinder block house near the University of Kentucky campus. Amid flash grenades and screaming te…
3 years, 2 months ago
Britain Axes the Monarchy
Season 4
January 30, 1649 / 1661. London, 1649. King Charles I lays his head on a chopping block. The axe falls and, soon with it, the monarchy. What follows …
3 years, 2 months ago
The Dogs Who Saved Nome, Alaska
Season 4
January 27, 1925. Musher “Wild Bill” Shannon and his team of sled dogs race off into the frigid Alaskan night. He’s carrying a package of life-saving…
3 years, 2 months ago
From Cautionary Tales: Martin Luther King Jr, the Jewelry Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking
Season 4
Here’s a special episode of Cautionary Tales, a podcast from our friends at Pushkin Industries. On Cautionary Tales, bestselling author Tim Harford s…
3 years, 2 months ago
Tuskegee Top Gun
Season 4
January 11, 2022. Lt. Col. James Harvey arrives at Nellis Air Force base in Nevada for the first time in 73 years. He’s there to accept a plaque cele…
3 years, 3 months ago
Uncovering Tutankhamun
Season 4
January 3, 1924. Archeologists crowd into an ancient Egyptian tomb to uncover what awaits them in the unopened burial chamber. The world is waiting t…
3 years, 3 months ago
End of Year Pitch-A-Thon
Season 4
December 26, 2022. For the first time, a behind-the-scenes look at a key part of the History This Week episode-making process. Today, we’re inviting …
3 years, 3 months ago
The Surprising History of Christmas Gifts
Season 4
Christmas Eve, 1913. For months, newspapers have been trumpeting an urgent message: Do your Christmas shopping early. It would be easy to assume this…
3 years, 3 months ago
Samuel Adams Brews Rebellion
Season 4
December 16, 1773. Samuel Adams sits in a crowded meeting of American colonists at Boston’s Old South Meeting House. He’s watching small groups of me…
3 years, 4 months ago