Podcast Episodes

A Mystery Surrounding the Grave of JFK Is Solved

Season 2 Episode 4

Before he was a civil rights activist, James Felder was a member of the elite U.S. Honor Guard who helped bury John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery after his assassination in 1963. In a mov…

Published on 7 months ago

The Truth About the Sex Lives of Dinosaurs

Season 2 Episode 3

Dinosaurs are often thought of as aggressors—giant beasts that dominated our planet for millions of years. But these prehistoric animals almost certainly had a softer side. In the last decade, resear…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Auroras Are Suddenly Everywhere All at Once

Season 2 Episode 2

For millennia, auroras have both enchanted and haunted human beings. Ancient lore is filled with myths attempting to explain what caused the celestial phenomenon. More recent historic documentation o…

Published on 8 months ago

How to Use Renaissance Paintings to Improve the Farming of Tomorrow

Season 2 Episode 1

Italian researcher Isabella Dalla Ragione has a most unusual job. An “arboreal archaeologist,” Dalla Ragione scours Renaissance paintings and medieval archives, discovering endangered fruits that mig…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Coming January 23: There’s More to That from Smithsonian magazine and PRX, Season 2

Season 2

Smithsonian magazine covers history, science and culture in the way only we can — through rich reporting sparked by our editors’ insatiable curiosity. On There’s More to That, meet the magazine’s jou…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

RE-BROADCAST: Meet the Wide-Awakes, The Club of Cape-Wearing Activists Who Helped Elect Lincoln and Spark the Civil War

We’re busy at work on our new season, which will hit your feeds later this month. In the meantime, we’re bringing you an episode of the Smithsonian Institution’s podcast Sidedoor to tide you over. Sm…

Published on 9 months ago

[Rebroadcast] Meet The 6888: The WWII Battalion of Black Women That Inspired the New Netflix Film

[First released in 2023.] The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only unit comprised entirely of Black women to have been deployed overseas during World War II, and it had served a cri…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

As Hurricanes Get Stronger, Can a $34 Billion Plan Save Texas?

Season 1 Episode 26

After Hurricane Ike destroyed thousands of homes and inflicted an estimated $30 billion in damages in 2008, engineers hatched an ambitious plan to protect southeast Texas and its coastal refineries a…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

How to Sweat Like an Olympian

Season 1 Episode 25

Have you ever felt embarrassed by the need to carry a towel, or even a fresh shirt, with you during the most sweltering months of the year? You shouldn’t. Sweating is one of the most remarkable ways …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Survey: Help Us Design Our Future Season

We're over here making podcasts, and you're over there listening. Let's bridge that gap! We want to know more about you, like: why you're listening, what your favorite topics are, and what Smithsonia…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago