Podcast Episodes

Listen Now: Lawless Planet

It’s not that hard to kill a planet. All it takes is a little drilling, some mining, a generous helping of pollution and voila! Earth over. When you take stock of what’s left, it starts to look like …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

History Daily: Henry VIII’s Fifth Wedding

Season 85

July 28, 1540. King Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, 32 years his junior.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Evolution on Trial | Duel to the Death

Season 85 Episode 3

On July 20, 1925, the trial of John Scopes continued in the stifling heat of the overcrowded county courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee. Tempers flared as the defense and prosecution sparred over the que…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Evolution on Trial | Monkeytown

Season 85 Episode 2

On the sweltering morning of July 10, 1925, 200 newspaper reporters, newsreel film producers, and radio broadcasters flooded the county courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee. Hot dog vendors, preachers, an…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Listen Now: Flesh and Code

Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail: she wasn’t human.

Lily Rose is an AI companion. A …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

History Daily: The Lincoln Hospital Takeover

Season 85

July 14, 1970. A group of Puerto Rican activists stage an occupation demanding better health care at the Lincoln Hospital in South Bronx, New York City.

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Evolution on Trial | A Clash of Giants

Season 85 Episode 1

In 1925, the famous politician and presidential contender William Jennings Bryan returned to the limelight to lead a new crusade against the teaching of evolution. With Bryan’s support, Tennessee bec…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Typhoid Mary | Cook, Carrier, Captive

Season 84 Episode 3

In 1906, a New York health department investigation into an outbreak of typhoid fever led to the discovery that a cook, Mary Mallon, was an unsuspecting ""healthy carrier"" of the deadly bacteria. Th…

Published on 2 months ago

Typhoid Mary | Destroying Angel

Season 84 Episode 2

After spending two years in forced isolation on a remote island in the East River, Mary Mallon fought back, insisting that she posed no danger to the public and city officials had overstepped their a…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Listen Now: Liberty Lost

In Evangelical homes across the United States, sex outside of marriage is a sin against God. So, when Abbi becomes pregnant at 16, her devout parents hide her away at the Liberty Godparent Home, a li…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago