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The Backstory: From Pig Bladders to the Super Bowl
As we get ready to party with the Super Bowl, we take a look at the wild rise of the sport of football. We’ll explore it’s gruesome beginnings and it…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Backstory: What Really Happened When a Jumbo Jet Vanished . . Forever
How does a commercial jet carrying 239 people simply disappear . . forever. This is the story of Malaysia Flight 370, which vanished into thin air al…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Backstory: Beer: The Accidental Invention That Changed Civilization
The Super Bowl is days away, and while you’re sipping or guzzling your favorite beer, think about where it originated and how it actually came to be.…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Backstory: Captured! The Olympic Snowboarder Turned Drug Kingpin
A month ago we talked about the Olympic snowboarder turned international drug lord, Ryan Wedding. After a decade in hiding he turned himself in last …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
The Backstory: The Sex Worker Who Saved Seattle
When the Great Fire of 1889 burned all of Seattle to the ground, one woman stepped in to help rebuild it bigger and better. She was one of the wealth…
5 months ago
The Backstory: Dying to Be Beautiful
It's a new year and we're all looking to step up our game. So let's revisit a look at beauty in the past. We’ll do anything to look fabulous these da…
5 months ago
The Backstory: Can Competition Destroy an Olympic Athlete?
Competition can make you or break you… and it’s not always your call. We watch the skaters at the Winter Olympics and marvel at the pristine beauty a…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Backstory: The Night Wikipedia Almost Vanished
If you do any writing for school, work, creativity, or pleasure . . you’ve probably relied a little bit on Wikipedia as a stunt brain of sorts. Now i…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Backstory: Nude Olympics
The Winter Olympics are just weeks away. The athletes are celebrities! Now, imagine living 2 or 3,000 years ago and being an ancient Olympian. How di…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Backstory: Doctor’s Orders: Booze During Prohibition
Forget Dry January. Can you imagine being dry for 13 years? That was Prohibition from 1920 to 1933. But some folks, including one wildly famous inter…
5 months, 2 weeks ago