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Twenty Minutes to Zero — The Halifax Explosion
Episode 5
For twenty minutes, the people of Halifax stood at their windows and watched a burning ship drift into their harbor. The ship was carrying 2,925 tons…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Heist of the Century — How They Broke Into the World's Most Secure Vault
Episode 4
In 2003, a team of Italian thieves broke into the Antwerp Diamond Center vault — protected by a combination lock, infrared sensors, seismic detectors…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Bad Blood: The 40-Year Experiment
Episode 3
In 1932, the U.S. Public Health Service told 600 Black sharecroppers in Alabama they would receive free medical care. Instead, they became subjects i…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
The Ship That Vanished Twice — The Disappearance of the SS Waratah
Episode 2
Every story in here actually happened. That's the part that should scare you.
In July 1909, a man named Claude Sawyer packed his bags and walked off t…
6 months ago
Nine Atmospheres — The Byford Dolphin Decompression Disaster
Episode 1
Every story in here actually happened. That's the part that should scare you.
On November 5, 1983, aboard the drilling rig Byford Dolphin in the Norwe…
6 months ago