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Meet the WWII Battalion of Black Women That Inspired an Army Base’s New Name
Season 1 Episode 5
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 critical function: clearing t…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Beyond the Titanic: The Real Science of Deep Sea Exploration
Season 1 Episode 4
After five people perished on a controversial submersible dive to the wreckage of the Titanic in June, we got to thinking about what genuine undersea exploration looks like. In this episode, we speak…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
What Happens When the Colorado River Dries Up?
Season 1 Episode 3
What happens when one of the nation's largest rivers dries up? Photojournalist Pete McBride tells us about the consequences of a prolonged drought in the Colorado River, which provides drinking water…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
He's (Not) Just Ken: The True History of Barbie’s Beau
Season 1 Episode 2
He is (K)enough… or is he? With filmmaker Greta Gerwig's Barbie breaking box-office records—and devoting much of its story to Ken's existential crisis—we wondered if there's any more to Barbie's pere…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
How We See Oppenheimer. Plus: Smithsonian’s Inside Look at the Top-Secret Los Alamos Site
Season 1 Episode 1
Christopher Nolan's epic new film "Oppenheimer" is no mere biopic… nor is it the first attempt to capture the father of the atomic bomb in fiction. We look at prior dramatizations of this very compli…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
There's More to That trailer
Smithsonian magazine covers history, science and culture in the way only it can — through a lens on the world that is insightful and grounded in richly reported stories. On There's More to That, meet…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago