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How to Escape Alcatraz
Episode 375
What was it like to live on Alcatraz? And was it possible to escape? In this episode, Don speaks to a historian with the unique experience of growing…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
When the Mormons Rebelled Against America
Episode 374
Driven from the United States, the Mormons journeyed West to build a new society in the desert- one that would challenge the political, economic, and…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Origins of Chicago
Episode 373
Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States. It's the windy city, the railroad capital, and home of countless film and tv hits.
But w…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Episode 372
In 1831, a rebellion erupted in Virginia that sent shockwaves across the United States, and challenged the brutal system of slavery in a way that whi…
6 months ago
What Is The Kennedy Curse?
Episode 371
Their name is synonymous with power, influence ... and tragedy. And with so much of the latter, many have taken to speculating - are the Kennedy fami…
6 months ago
The Trail of Tears | The Frontier
Episode 370
The Trail of Tears is one of the darkest chapters in American history: the forced removal of thousands of Native Americans from their ancestral lands…
6 months ago
Rise and Fall of the Shakers
Episode 369
The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, best known as the Shakers, emerged in the UK in the 18th Century. So how is it that the…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Texas Rangers | The Frontier
Episode 368
We've all heard of the Texas Rangers: an undoubted icon of the American West.
In this week’s instalment of our Frontier series, we’ll be exploring the…
6 months, 1 week ago
The Battle of Fredericksburg
Episode 367
This is the largest battle, by number of combatants, of the entire Civil War. But why? What was the federal objective at Fredericksburg? And how did …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Murder on the California Trail | The Frontier
Episode 366
The words 'Donner Party' have become synonymous with disaster in the American imagination. In this week’s instalment of our Frontier miniseries, we’l…
6 months, 2 weeks ago