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The Nudge Revolution
Episode 1344
Cass Sunstein and Richard Thaler’s bestseller ‘Nudge’ was released on 8th April, 2008, catapulting a new method of behavioural economics into the pub…
18 hours ago
I'm Betty Ford, And I'm An Alcoholic
Episode 1343
Former First Lady Betty Ford quietly marked what she would later call her “sobriety birthday” on 7 April 1978: a deeply personal victory following ye…
1 day, 18 hours ago
The Surprising History of Post-Its
Episode 1342
3M scientist Spencer Silver created the adhesive that makes Post-It Notes sticky back in 1968 - but it wasn’t until 6th April, 1980 that the statione…
2 days, 18 hours ago
The First Motorbike
Episode 1340
Gottlieb Daimler's patent for his high-speed petrol engine (dubbed the "Grandfather Clock") on 3rd April, 1885, wasn't just a technological breakthro…
5 days, 18 hours ago
Let's Legalise Pinball
Episode 1339
With a single, deliberate shot, Roger Sharpe played pinball for the council of the New York City Council chamber on 2 April 1976, theatrically overtu…
6 days, 18 hours ago
The Spaghetti Harvest
Episode 1338
One of the most famous hoaxes in broadcasting history aired on the BBC’s revered Panorama programme on April Fools Day, 1957: a segment purporting to…
1 week ago
Riot in the Concert Hall
Episode 1337
It became known as the ‘Skandalkonzert’: an evening of expressionist, experimental pieces at Vienna’s Great Hall of the Musikverein on March 31, 1913…
1 week, 1 day ago
The First Ever Starbucks
Episode 1336
When Starbucks opened in Pike Place, Seattle, on March 30th, 1971, it was a simple shop selling whole coffee beans, tea, and spices - with no creamy …
1 week, 2 days ago
Cleopatra ❤️ Caesar
Episode 1334
Julius Caesar intervened to put his lover and ally Cleopatra on the Egyptian throne on 27th March, 47 BC - cementing their position as the world’s pr…
1 week, 5 days ago
The Heaven's Gate 'Ascendancy'
Episode 1333
The mass suicide of 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult in San Diego County was discovered on 26th March, 1997. The tragedy came to light after a fo…
1 week, 6 days ago