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Episode 1393
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we consider the Louisiana Purchase- how it occurred and what would have happened if this significant deal never took pla…
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The Release of The Beatles' Final Album
Episode 1392
May 8, 1970. The Beatles release their final album: Let It Be. This episode originally aired in 2025.
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William of Rubruck’s Mongol Mission
Episode 1391
May 7, 1253. Flemish friar William of Rubruck sets off on a two-year expedition with hopes of converting the Mongol Empire to Christianity.
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The Hitler Diaries Hoax
Episode 1390
May 6, 1983. What was thought to be Adolf Hitler’s long-lost diaries are exposed as forgeries, sparking one of the greatest scandals in modern journa…
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The Battle for Castle Itter
Episode 1389
May 5, 1945. An unlikely group of enemies-turned-allies defends an Austrian castle against Nazi attack.
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Execution of the Carthusian Monks
Episode 1388
May 4, 1535. Carthusian monks are hanged, drawn, and quartered for their refusal to acknowledge King Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of …
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Saturday Matinee: American Hysteria
Episode 1387
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we confront a problem that sounds sci-fi, but modern-day experts are actually trying to solve. How do we communicate wit…
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Henry Ford’s Five-Day Week
Episode 1386
May 1, 1926. Henry Ford implements the five-day week at his car factory in Detroit, Michigan, kickstarting a workplace reform that’ll be adopted acro…
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The Bristol Bus Boycott
Episode 1385
April 30, 1963. A boycott protesting a bus company’s hiring policies draws national attention to racial discrimination in the United Kingdom. This ep…
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The Frank Rockslide
Episode 1384
April 29, 1903. 120 million tons of rock breaks off a mountain and crushes the small mining town underneath.
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