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The Bridge To Nowhere (2005)
It’s August 22nd. In the summer of 2005, a proposed bridge in rural Alaska was becoming a hot-button controversy, as conservatives assailed its half-…
2 years, 8 months ago
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Nat Turner's Community (1831) w/ Vanessa Holden [[Archive Episode]]
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursda…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Steam Tunnel Incident and the D&D Panic (1979)
It’s August 17th. This day in 1979, a young college student by the name of James Dallas Egber III disappeared into a steam tunnel below his universit…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Smithsonian, Great Idea (1846)
It’s August 15th. This day (actually Aug 10th) in 1846, President Polk signed into law a bill establishing the Smithsonian Institution, after almost …
2 years, 9 months ago
"Macaca" (2006) w/ Peter Hamby [[Archive Episode]]
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursda…
2 years, 9 months ago
Budd Trips Decker at the '84 Olympics (1984)
It’s August 10th. In 1984, at the LA Olympics, South African Zola Budd and American Mary Decker are facing off in the incredibly hyped-up 3000m final…
2 years, 9 months ago
Clinton Finds Life On Mars (1996)
It’s August 8th. This day in 1996, President Bill Clinton gives a startling announcement about a rock — ALH84001 — that seems to indicate the presenc…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Roots of "Roots" (1976) [[Archive Episode]]
On Sundays this summer, we’re bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We’ll continue to do new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursda…
2 years, 9 months ago
Clean Up After Your Dog! (1978)
It’s August 3rd. This day in 1978, dog owners in NYC are dealing with a whole new reality — they are now responsible for cleaning up after their pet’…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Subway Vigilante (1984) w/ Leon Neyfakh
It’s August 1st. This day in 1996, a judge ruled that Bernie Goetz still owed his victims millions of dollars in damages as a result of the “Subway V…
2 years, 9 months ago