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423 - The Making of the Oxford Dictionary: a Tale of Murder and Insanity
Creating the Oxford English Dictionary was a mammoth task and the story takes some surprising twists and turns! This is the most voted for topic for …
2 years, 7 months ago
422 - The Satanic Panic
In the 1980s and 90s, a moral panic swept across the United States leading many to believe that an underground network of satanists was operating acr…
2 years, 7 months ago
421 - Skinwalker Ranch
Episode 421
Skinwalker Ranch is the most studied paranormal hotspot in history situated in northeastern Utah, this 512-acre ranch is famed as a hotspot for every…
2 years, 7 months ago
420 - The Real Men In Black
You've probably seen Will Smith and Tommy Lee-Jones in the movie, but did you know that some people claim to have had REAL encounters with the REAL '…
2 years, 7 months ago
419 - Accidental Inventions
This week's episode is devoted to accidental inventions. From the match stick, to Play-Doh, super glue, to the humble ice cream cone. It turns out ma…
2 years, 8 months ago
418 - The Clydach Murders
Episode 418
It wouldn't be Block without some true crime, and this week we talk about the biggest police investigation in Welsh history - the Clydach Murders.
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2 years, 8 months ago
417 - The Plot to Steal Abraham Lincoln's Body
In 1875 an audacious plot to steal President Abraham Lincoln's body was hatched by a rag tag gang of criminals - it's fair to say things didn't go pl…
2 years, 8 months ago
416 - The Tunguska event
At 7:14 AM on the 30th of June, 1908 there was an enormous explosion affecting more than 100 square km of pine forest near the Podkamennaya Tunguska …
2 years, 8 months ago
415 - Operation Paperclip
This week we talk about the controversial Operation Paperclip, a post World War II secret United States intelligence program that sponsored German sc…
2 years, 8 months ago
414 - The Newsboy Strike of 1899
Episode 414
We’ve seen them in old timey movies, but I don’t think we really understand how important newsboys were to the distribution to news at the turn of th…
2 years, 9 months ago