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Irving Berlin’s Musical Revolution
Season 4
December 8, 1914. Crowds pour into the New Amsterdam Theater to see the opening night of a new show, “Watch Your Step.” It’s the first full-length re…
3 years, 4 months ago
A Meteorite Hits Ann Hodges
Season 4
November 30, 1954. At about 12:45 in the afternoon, a space rock comes plummeting through the roof of a house in Sylacauga, Alabama. It bounces off a…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Ballad of Blackbeard
Season 4
November 22, 1718. Early morning, off the North Carolina coast. The pirate Blackbeard, peering over the rail of his ship, is startled to discover tha…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Inca's Last Stand (Replay)
Season 4
November 16, 1532. Atahualpa, the king of the Inca Empire, marches towards the city of Cajamarca in modern-day Peru, surrounded by 80,000 soldiers. O…
3 years, 5 months ago
Two Shawnee Brothers Hold Their Ground
Season 4
November 7, 1811. William Henry Harrison and his troops are camped near the Wabash river. They’ve been told to keep the peace—but Harrison wants land…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Truth About Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
Season 3
November 5, 1998. Using DNA evidence, the scientific journal Nature publishes findings that put to rest a centuries-old mystery: Was Sally Hemings, a…
3 years, 5 months ago
The Donora Death Fog
Season 3
October 26, 1948. A mysterious fog descends upon the valley town of Donora, Pennsylvania. Most of its residents work at the local steel mill and are …
3 years, 5 months ago
Introducing: It Was Said Season 2
It Was Said, the 2021 Webby Award winner for Best Podcast Series, returns with a new season to look back on some of the most powerful, impactful, and…
3 years, 5 months ago
Exploring Earth’s Evil Twin
Season 3
October 22, 1975. After traveling millions of miles through space, a Soviet spacecraft plunges through thick clouds of sulfuric acid to land on Venus…
3 years, 5 months ago
Jim Thorpe's Lost Gold (w/ Sports History This Week)
Season 3
October 13, 1982. The announcement came from Switzerland, across the world from where Jim Thorpe was raised on Indian territory in Oklahoma. In his t…
3 years, 6 months ago