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The Miracle of the Andes
Episode 1214
October 13, 1972. An airplane carrying members of a rugby team crashes in the Andes mountains on a routine flight from Uruguay to Chile; survivors fight to stay alive. This episode originally aired i…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Saturday Matinee: Conspiracy Theories, Cults, & Crimes
Episode 1213
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we unspool our red string and head to the corkboard to attempt to make sense of the convoluted conspiracy surrounding the JFK assassination.
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Malala’s Nobel Peace Prize
Episode 1212
October 10, 2014. Two years after being shot by a gunman, 17-year-old education activist Malala Yousafzai wins the Nobel Peace Prize. This episode originally aired in 2024.
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
The Vajont Dam Disaster
Episode 1211
October 9, 1963. A long-predicted landslide in northern Italy triggers a tsunami-like wave to spill over the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000 people and constituting one of the worst man-made environme…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Chicago’s Days of Rage
Episode 1210
October 8, 1969. The streets of Chicago are turned into a battleground as extreme left-wing student group the Weathermen begins a series of violent protests.
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
The Battle of Lepanto
Episode 1209
October 7, 1571. The Ottoman Empire and the Holy League face off in the last great naval battle before the Age of Sail.
Histor…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Opening Night at the Moulin Rouge
Episode 1208
October 6, 1889. For the first time, the now world-famous Moulin Rouge in Paris opens its doors. This episode originally aired in 2022.
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Saturday Matinee: American Shrapnel
Episode 1207
On today’s Saturday Matinee, we are told the story of Eric Robert Rudolph, a serial bomber who set off the largest pipe bomb in American history at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Execution of the Last Prince of Wales
Episode 1206
October 3, 1283. Dafydd ap Gruffydd, the last native Prince of Wales, is executed after being the first person known to be tried for high treason against the King of England.
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
The End of the Warsaw Uprising
Episode 1205
October 2, 1944. After two months of fighting, the Warsaw Uprising ends when the surviving Polish rebels surrender to German forces. This episode originally aired in 2023.
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago