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Just The Gist of... JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
Season 1 Episode 55
In 1996, John F. Kennedy Jr. was the closest thing America had ever had to a prince. The only son of assassinated President JFK, he'd been named Peop…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Just The Gist of... Baby Jessica
Season 1 Episode 54
In 1987, there was a news event that brought the entire world together. People did not stop watching their TVs for days - the First Lady of the Unite…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
JTG MINI: Frano Selak - The Unluckiest (or Luckiest?) Man in the World
Season 1 Episode 53
Being sucked out of a plane mid-air. Swimming away after his train crashed into a river. Being hit by a bus and walking away from a (different!) bus …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Just The Gist of... The Jonestown Massacre
Season 1 Episode 52
In 1978, 909 people lined up, drank poison, and died. More than 300 of them were children.
For decades, it was described as the largest mass suicide i…
4 months ago
JTG MINI: Alysa Liu
Season 1 Episode 51
Alysa Liu just won Olympic gold for a figure skating routine that has already gone down in history. People are saying she changed the stuffy world of…
4 months, 1 week ago
Just The Gist of... 'How Do I Live'. One song, two versions and a huge public battle.
Season 1 Episode 50
In 1997, a little film starring Nicholas Cage premiered in theatres called CON AIR. It was a huge blockbuster, helped massively by having a hit song …
4 months, 1 week ago
JTG MINI: Steven Bradbury
Season 1 Episode 49
In 2002, five men were racing in the 1000 metre short-track speed-skating final at the winter olympics in Salt Lake City. The only Australian in the …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Just The Gist of… Tyra Banks (and her history of bizarre business failures).
Season 1 Episode 48
With this week’s premiere of Netflix’s ‘Reality Check: America’s Next Top Model’, it seemed like a good time to take a look into the history of the S…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
JTG MINI: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Newsnight Interview
Season 1 Episode 47
On November 17, 2019, the world watched as Prince Andrew (since downgraded to regular person BUT WORSE), scored one of the biggest PR own-goals in hi…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Just The Gist of: Biosphere 2
Season 1 Episode 46
In 1991, a billion-dollar experiment took place, designed to see if humans could survive in an artificial earth inside a giant glass dome that would …
4 months, 3 weeks ago