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Episode 1147
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we shine the light on two remarkable transgender figures in STEM who were trailblazers in their fields; pioneering eight…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Bob Dylan Goes Electric
Episode 1146
July 25, 1965. at the Newport Folk Festival, American singer and songwriter Bob Dylan eschews his acoustic guitar to go electric in a controversial p…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Siege of Damascus
Episode 1145
July 24, 1148. Crusaders lay siege to Damascus, attempting to regain control of the Holy Land, a fiasco that brings the second Crusade to an end.
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Twilight Zone Helicopter Crash
Episode 1144
July 23, 1982. Three people are killed when a helicopter crashes on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie. This episode originally aired in 2024.
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Preparedness Day Bombing
Episode 1143
July 22, 1916. A bomb explodes during a “Preparedness Day” parade in San Francisco, killing 10 people and wounding another 40.
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Neil Armstrong Walks On the Moon
Episode 1142
July 21, 1969. American astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon. This episode originally aired in 2022.
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Introducing: Flesh and Code
From Wondery, comes a true story of love, loss and the temptations of technology. Can an algorithm truly replace human connection? And what happens w…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Saturday Matinee: What Went Wrong
Episode 1141
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we dig into the evolution of zombies in media- from their birth in the Caribbean amidst the horrors of the Atlantic slav…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Great Fire of Rome
Episode 1140
July 18, 64 AD. When the Great Fire of Rome reduces two-thirds of the city to ashes, Emperor Nero uses the catastrophe as an excuse to persecute a ne…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Russian Royal Family is Executed
Episode 1139
July 17, 1918. Following the Russian Revolution, the Romanov royal family are executed by Bolshevik revolutionaries in the basement of Ipatiev House,…
11 months, 3 weeks ago