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Presenting: Twenty Thousand Hertz
Season 6
When Satanic Panic ripped through America, rock music was in the crosshairs. Could songs contain secret backwards messages urging children to take dr…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Treasure Hunt that Broke America (Part 2)
Season 6 Episode 45
Forrest Fenn’s legendary treasure hunt ignites a nationwide obsession. The thrill of adventure, the promise of gold, and the call of the wild entice …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Treasure Hunt that Broke America (Part 1)
Season 6 Episode 44
Forrest Fenn never does things the regular way. Despite no formal training and little knowledge of art, he becomes a millionaire gallery owner. An ou…
4 months ago
The Truth About Hansel and Gretel (Classic)
Season 6 Episode 43
Was the fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel - the story of a woodcutter’s children abandoned in the woods and left at the mercy of a witch - in fact, ear…
4 months, 1 week ago
On Fire from the Inside - Lethal Injection Up Close with Malcolm Gladwell
Season 6
Last week, Cautionary Tales told the tragic story of Derek Bentley, exploring Britain's troubled relationship with capital punishment. Across the Atl…
4 months, 1 week ago
Derek Bentley Must Hang
Season 6 Episode 42
An amateurish burglary in 1950s London ends in murder. One of the men involved is a 19-year-old named Derek Bentley. Bentley has the understanding of…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Canal, the Crash and the Ketamine - Pushkin's Reign of Error
Season 6 Episode 41
In 1983, a plane takes off from Ottawa with less than half the required fuel on board. As the engines cut out one by one, the pilot is left with a ti…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Schrödinger's Spy: Businessman, Fraud, or Russian Agent? - with Sam Jones
Season 6 Episode 40
When the Financial Times uncovered the billion-dollar Wirecard fraud, it seemed like the story was over. But then the company’s Chief Operating Offic…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Missing Fish and Fatal Feasts: Ritual and Ruin at the Sun King’s Table
Season 6 Episode 39
In the gilded court of Louis XIV, 17th Century France, manners are everything. Where to sit, how to eat, what to wear - any misstep is costly. No one…
5 months ago
Don't Panic! Douglas Adams' Guide to Tomorrow - with Arvind Ethan David
Season 6 Episode 38
Writer Douglas Adams, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, used science fiction and satire to warn us about potential dangers in our …
5 months, 1 week ago