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The Backstory: Dying for a Drink
During the Prohibition era of the 1920s and early 1930s, speakeasies and gin joints were the place to be to get ahold of “evil booze.” How did the go…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Backstory: Old Fashioned Sex
No Time Like the Present to Revisit an Eye-Catching Topic! Sex Has Been... Complicated... Throughout History. At Times Celebrated as a Life Force... …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
The Backstory: The Female Paul Revere: A Gutsy 16-Year-Old
It's the 4th of July . . a perfect time to revisit an unsung hero during the Revolutionary War! We all know about the midnight ride of Paul Revere at…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Backstory: Celebrity Cult Life: No Food or Water . . But Plenty of Sex
Connection is as strong a need as air. For folks that can’t find it, there have been plenty of cults that offer community, acceptance, and love. But …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The Backstory: Michael Jackson, Death Masks, and the CPR Woman
Maybe you’ve seen death masks of famous people like King Tut or Napoleon. But the 1888 death mask of a completely unknown teenager in Paris was used …
11 months, 4 weeks ago
The Backstory: The FBI’s Bloodiest Shootout
The FBI has had some pretty astounding moments of transformation in its 117-year history. But the bloodiest shootout in its history changed the way t…
1 year ago
The Backstory: My Perfect Co-worker . . Is a Baboon
Got a co-worker who likes to monkey around at work? Don’t be so quick to give them the thumbs down. There are lots of actual animals that are amazing…
1 year ago
The Backstory: Two Degrees of Separation From George Washington!
As hard as it is to believe . . we just lost a guy who’s own grandfather was born in the 1700s and was president 185 years ago! It seems like the mat…
1 year ago
The Backstory: America’s Biggest False Alarm Causes Mass Hysteria in L.A.
Usually when an alarm goes off . . we take a minute to consider the possibilities so we don’t over react. But what if it comes on the heels on a worl…
1 year ago
The Backstory: Did Barbed Wire End the Wild West?
The Wild West as Hollywood Tells the Story, Was Nothing but Gun Battles and Saloon Girls. But the True Story Is Way More Complex and Fascinating, Alt…
1 year ago