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Russell Sage: The Meanest Miser in the Land
Season 14 Episode 178
Russell Sage was once one of the wealthiest men in the world. He was ruthless in business and was said to hate philanthropy, upper education, and wom…
3 years, 6 months ago
Retrocast 12 with Tim Harford
Season 13 Episode 177
In this episode: A man who claimed that he had eloped with another man’s wife because she had fed him a delicious piece of cake, a dead woman who sat…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Rise & Fall of the Celestial Comet
Season 14 Episode 176
In 1941, the Plainfield Teachers College football team was unstoppable. That was until a reporter exposed a shocking secret about the team and their …
3 years, 7 months ago
Retrocast #11
Season 14 Episode 175
In this episode: A mystery man speaks an unknown language, a boy gets his head stuck in a toilet seat, a woman slips on a bar of soap and flies out t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Almost Over the Hump
Season 13 Episode 174
Just what happens when your airplane crashes high up in the Himalayan mountains and there is no chance that anyone will ever find you? This happened …
3 years, 8 months ago
Retrocast #10
Season 14 Episode 173
In this episode: The United States once banned the sale of sliced bread, the State of Oregon attempted to ban popcorn in movie theaters, women were u…
3 years, 8 months ago
From Car Show!: The Jeep and World War II
Season 14
We’re shaking things up today and sharing a preview from Car Show!, a new podcast from our friends at Pushkin Industries. Longtime Car and Driver edi…
3 years, 9 months ago
Henry Ford's Peace Ship
Season 14 Episode 172
In 1915, American industrialist Henry Ford announced that he was willing to use his entire fortune to bring an end to World War I. So, he chartered a…
3 years, 9 months ago
Arbor Day Turns 150!
Season 14 Episode 171
Arbor Day is 150 years old! Learn the origins of the day, plus how one small upstate New York town continues the annual celebration.
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3 years, 9 months ago
Retrocast #9
Season 12 Episode 170
In this episode: A woman dumps her fiancé at the altar to marry the minister, a jealous husband who used rattlesnakes to keep men away from his wife,…
3 years, 10 months ago