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VSE: Big Bird's Diplomatic Mission to China
During one of the most delicate periods for international relations, the United States sent Bob Hope to China with the ultimate wingman. Together, th…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Very Special Episodes: How a Three-Point Shot Saved Thousands of Lives [Re-Release]
Mykal Riley’s name isn’t mentioned alongside Stephen Curry or Larry Bird. But neither of those guys can say they hit a three-pointer that literally s…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
VSE: David Chase's Lost 'Wonder Years' Episode
Sopranos creator David Chase wrote an episode of The Wonder Years that was deemed too intense for network television. The internet says it's because …
11 months ago
Very Special Episodes: The Night the Globetrotters Finally Lost
The Harlem Globetrotters always beat the Washington Generals. It's just what they do. As of 1971, they’d done it 2,495 times. But for one gloriously …
11 months, 1 week ago
Very Special Episodes: Operation Lunar Eclipse
In 1973, NASA gifted a piece of the moon to a teenage astronomy fan. When it goes missing, he's inadvertently pulled into the seedy underground moonr…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Introducing: What Happened to Talina Zar
What Happened to Talina Zar unravels the chilling mystery of a woman who vanished during the COVID-19 lockdown, the internet sleuths who wouldn’t let…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Very Special Episodes: When Kim Jong Il Kidnapped South Korea's Biggest Stars
When two of the most influential figures in film become the personal hostages of Kim Jong Il, they have two objectives: to elevate North Korean cinem…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Spies and Dolls: How a Doll Shop Became a Hotbed for Espionage
Velvalee Dickinson ran a doll shop on Madison Avenue that catered to wealthy collectors. But in one of the strangest espionage cases of World War II,…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Very Special Episodes: When Michigan Held the World's Strangest Funeral
On a cold day in 1973, a crowd gathered on a farm for one of history's strangest funerals. It was an elite group, including the Governor of Michigan,…
1 year ago
Very Special Episodes: How Gatsby Went From Total Flop to Great American Novel
When he published The Great Gatsby 100 years ago this week, F. Scott Fitzgerald thought he'd written the Great American Novel. But it was a commercia…
1 year ago