Podcast Episodes

Typhoid Mary | An Invisible Menace

Season 84 Episode 1

In the fall of 1906, a mysterious outbreak of typhoid fever struck a wealthy New York family vacationing in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Suspicion soon fell on the family's Irish cook, who had vanished a…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

History Daily: The First Woman In Space

Season 83

June 16, 1963. After months of rigorous training, Soviet Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space, orbiting the Earth for just under three days.

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Progressive Era | In the Arena

Season 83 Episode 6

As president, Theodore Roosevelt pursued a progressive agenda. He worked to break up the monopolies of the Gilded Age, created a federal agency to inspect food and medicine, and fought to preserve pu…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Progressive Era | Wilson's War on Tariffs

Season 83 Episode 5

In 1913, Woodrow Wilson entered the White House, ready to fulfill his promise of a “New Freedom.” It was a vision of domestic reform that aimed to wrest power away from special interests and expand e…

Published on 3 months ago

Wondery Presents: How to Survive Against the Odds

Inspired by Wondery’s hit podcast Against the Odds—learn how to survive whatever nature can throw at you through gut-twisting true stories of survival on the brink

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Published on 3 months ago

History Daily: The Killing of Benno Ohnesorg

Season 83

June 2, 1967. Benno Ohnesorg, a West German student, is killed by a police officer while attending a protest in West Berlin.

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Published on 3 months ago

The Progressive Era | A Bruising Fight

Season 83 Episode 4

In 1909, William Howard Taft entered the White House, pledging to preserve and expand the Progressive policies of his predecessor Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt, in turn, promised to stay out of polit…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

The Progressive Era | The Crisis

Season 83 Episode 3

In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt discharged 167 soldiers of the all-Black 25th Infantry stationed in Brownsville, Texas. The men were accused of shooting up the town. But there was little eviden…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

History Daily: England Becomes a Republic

Season 83

May 19, 1649. After the English Civil War, an Act of Parliament makes England a Republic.

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Progressive Era | The Shame of Cities

Season 83 Episode 2

In the early 1900s, a new generation of crusading writers and journalists captured the nation’s attention by digging up dirt on big business and government and advocating for change. They became know…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago