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The Bone Wars
Season 3
October 4, 1915. President Woodrow Wilson designates Dinosaur National Monument as a national historic site. That’s a big deal, right? There must’ve …
3 years, 6 months ago
The Hanging of Jekyll and Hyde
Season 3
October 1, 1788. William Brodie mounts the gallows outside Edinburgh’s jail. Just a few years before, as a respected member of the town council, he’d…
3 years, 6 months ago
Saladin Takes Back the Holy City
Season 3
September 20, 1187. It’s daytime outside the walls of Jerusalem. Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt, ponders his next attack. His troops encircle and lay s…
3 years, 6 months ago
Wondery Presents: American Scandal
The terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, took a large toll on America’s sense of security. In the dawn of this new era, Congress moved to take …
3 years, 6 months ago
The Radium Girls Fight Back
Season 3
September 2, 1922. Twenty-four-year-old Mollie Maggia has a toothache. In less than a year, this otherwise healthy young woman will be dead. Others l…
3 years, 7 months ago
Star Trek Premieres
Season 3
September 8, 1966. For the first time, the USS Enterprise appears on screen. It is the premiere of a strange new futuristic TV show. Star Trek will i…
3 years, 7 months ago
Love, Betrayal, and the Battle for Rome
Season 3
September 2, 31 BCE. Two camps prepare for battle off the coast of Greece. On one side is Octavian, Julius Caesar’s heir apparent. On the other, Marc…
3 years, 7 months ago
The Deadly Puzzle of Yellow Fever
Season 3
August 27, 1900. Dr. Jesse Lazear, a U.S. Army surgeon, walks into Las Animas Hospital Yellow Fever ward in Havana Cuba, toting a brood of mosquitos.…
3 years, 7 months ago
Dirty Dancing in the Borscht Belt
Season 3
August 17, 1987. On the red carpet in New York City, it’s the premier of a new movie: Dirty Dancing. The story is set in the sunburnt Shangri-La of N…
3 years, 7 months ago
Pop Music Pirates (Replay)
Season 3
August 14, 1967. Off the coast of England, a group of pirate ships has been fighting to stay afloat. These are pirates of a particular kind—less swor…
3 years, 8 months ago