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The Denver Spiderman
Season 1 Episode 62
Steve Silverman from the Useless Information Podcast joins us to tell the story of a gruesome and unusual murder. In Denver, Colorado, 1941, a man was found murdered in his own home. The weird part -…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Halifax Explosion
Season 1 Episode 61
On Dec. 6, 1917, the French cargo ship SS Mont-Blanc collided with a Norwegian vessel in the harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Mont-Blanc, loaded with high explosives, caught fire and explo…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Liberty Bell
Season 1 Episode 60
The Liberty Bell is one of the most iconic pieces of American symbolism. Despite a crack that has rendered it useless for over a century, it still represents American liberty and freedom. But why? Th…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Robert Emmet and the Speech from the Dock
Season 1 Episode 59
On September 19, 1803, Irishman Robert Emmet was convicted of treason for his role in a failed uprising earlier that year. Accordingly, Emmet was executed - another in a long line of Irish rebels. Ex…
Published on 7 months ago
Theft of the Mona Lisa
Season 1 Episode 58
In 1911, a man disguised as a maintenance worked walked into the Louvre right before it opened. He proceeded to steal the Mona Lisa, and go uncaught for two years. The theft turned the painting from …
Published on 7 months ago
Sinking of the USS Indianapolis
Season 1 Episode 57
On June 30, 1945, the USS Indianapolis was returning from a secret mission - the delivery of the nuclear bomb that would ultimately be dropped on Hiroshima. In the early morning hours the cruiser was…
Published on 7 months ago
Pony Express
Season 1 Episode 56
Before 1860 to send a letter from the east to west coast would take months. However, in April of 1860 the Pony Express was created, and riders on horseback could cross the American frontier in just 1…
Published on 7 months ago
Ark of the Covenant
Season 1 Episode 55
The Ark of the Covenant was one of the most sacred objects to the Israelites. It represented God's presence on Earth. Yet most people’s knowledge of the ark comes from a movie - Raiders of the Lost A…
Published on 7 months ago
Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist
Season 1 Episode 54
In 2011-2012, a gang of thieves orchestrated the theft of 3000 tons of maple syrup - valued at nearly $19m Canadian dollars - from a storage facility in Quebec. Adjusted for inflation, it is the bigg…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Divorce of Catherine of Aragon
Season 1 Episode 53
Catherine of Aragon and Henry the VIII have one of the most important marriages, and divorces in history. But why did it take Henry separating England from the Catholic Church to do something as simp…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago