Podcast Episodes

The Barefoot Bandit- Colton Harris Moore

Colton Harris Moore (born March 22, 1991)[10] is an American former fugitive. He was charged with the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in pr…

1 year, 5 months ago

Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Louise Calment (French: [ʒan lwiz kalmɑ̃] ⓘ; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian and, with a documented lifespan o…

1 year, 6 months ago

JBS Haldane and the X-Craft

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS (/ˈhɔːldeɪn/; 5 November 1892 – 1 December 1964[1][2]), nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS",[3] was a British-Indian scientis…

1 year, 6 months ago

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expe…

1 year, 6 months ago

The Conch Rebellion

The Conch Republic (/ˈkɒŋk/) is a micronation declared as a sarcastic secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the United States on April 23,…

1 year, 6 months ago

Anthony Comstock

Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 – September 21, 1915) was an American anti-vice activist, United States Postal Inspector, and secretary of the New …

1 year, 7 months ago

Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro

The United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) made numerous unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Cuban leader Fidel Castro. There were also at…

1 year, 7 months ago

Steve Jobs

Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology …

1 year, 7 months ago

Bronze Age Collapse

The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC associated with environmental change, mass migrati…

1 year, 7 months ago

Spaceships That Weren't

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_canceled_launch_vehicle_designs

Even before the launch of Sputnik 1, there were various types of launch vehicl…

1 year, 8 months ago