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The True Scandal of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
The True Scandal of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound

Season 4 Episode 12

It could cure any 'female ailment' - even cancer - said the adverts. But Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound was, in fact, just a concoction of her…

2 years, 10 months ago

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What if Terrorists Could Weaponize Covid?
What if Terrorists Could Weaponize Covid?

Season 4 Episode 11

Cautionary Conversation: In 1990, a small extremist group launched a nerve gas attack on passengers riding the Tokyo subway. Thousands of people were…

2 years, 11 months ago

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The Vigilante and the Air Traffic Controller
The Vigilante and the Air Traffic Controller

Season 4 Episode 10

Air traffic controllers are meant to stop aircrafts from flying into one another... and if they fail, computer systems are installed to warn pilots o…

2 years, 11 months ago

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America's Mata Hari? The Double Life of Esther Reed
America's Mata Hari? The Double Life of Esther Reed

Season 4 Episode 9

Cautionary Conversation: When a small-town detective gets a tip about a missing woman, he believes he's uncovered a highly-trained chameleon: a forei…

2 years, 11 months ago

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Office Hell: the Demise of the Playful Workspace
Office Hell: the Demise of the Playful Workspace

Season 4 Episode 8

In the early 90s, cutting-edge advertising agency Chiat/Day announced a radical plan, aimed at giving the company a jolt of creative renewal. They wo…

2 years, 11 months ago

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La La Land: Galileo’s Warning (Classic)
La La Land: Galileo’s Warning (Classic)

Season 4 Episode 7

With the 95th Academy Awards just around the corner, Tim Harford looks back at a basic lesson. Galileo tried to teach us that adding more and more la…

2 years, 11 months ago

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The Scientist and the Swindler
The Scientist and the Swindler

Season 4 Episode 6

Cautionary Conversation: Celebrated physicist Professor Paul Frampton was on his way to Brussels to meet the love of his life, swimwear model Denise …

3 years ago

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The Hero Who Rode His Segway Off a Cliff
The Hero Who Rode His Segway Off a Cliff

Season 4 Episode 5

Steve Jobs called It “the most amazing piece of technology since the PC.” According to Jeff Bezos It was not only “revolutionary,” but infinitely com…

3 years ago

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The Mummy's Curse (Classic)
The Mummy's Curse (Classic)

Season 4 Episode 4

A hundred years ago, the Tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun was officially opened - despite the widely held belief that disturbing the remains of the Eg…

3 years ago

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The Final Illusion of the Great Lafayette
The Final Illusion of the Great Lafayette

Season 4 Episode 3

Golden sparks are raining down on the Great Lafayette’s famous vaudeville show, “The Lion’s Bride”. They look like they’re part of the performance. T…

3 years, 1 month ago

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