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Russell Sage: The Meanest Miser in the Land
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…

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Retrocast 12 with Tim Harford
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…

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The Rise & Fall of the Celestial Comet
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

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Retrocast #11
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…

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Almost Over the Hump
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

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Retrocast #10
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

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From Car Show!: The Jeep and World War II
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

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Henry Ford's Peace Ship
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…

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Arbor Day Turns 150!
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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Retrocast #9
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

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