Al Capone: America’s Most Notorious Gangster
In this episode of Forbidden History, we are joined by historian Tracy Borman. Tracy heads to Chicago to discover how Al Capone rose to infamy, from club bouncer to the most notorious gangster in hist...
9 Maalis 41min
The Secrets of the Parthenon | Part 3
In this final episode of our three-part series, we explore the modern battle over the Parthenon sculptures as a clash between the idea of shared global heritage and the pull of national identity, as B...
5 Maalis 28min
The Secrets of the Parthenon | Part 2
In Part II of our Parthenon trilogy, we follow Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin as he secures the sculptures and begins their fraught journey from Athens to Britain. Imprisonment, financial ruin, and f...
4 Maalis 22min
The Secrets of the Parthenon | Part 1
Long before it became a global controversy, the Parthenon was the ultimate statement of Athenian power. In Part I of our three-part special, historian Dominic Selwood takes us back to 5th-century BC ...
3 Maalis 22min
The First African American WWII Tank Battalion
In World War II, the U.S. Army’s 761st Tank Battalion, known as the Black Panthers. They fought not only Nazi Germany but also the racism within their own ranks. Sent into some of the fiercest battles...
24 Helmi 42min
Italy's Mafia of the Renaissance
In this episode, we dive into the world of the Condottieri, the mercenary captains who shaped the politics and battlefields of Renaissance Italy. We explore their shifting loyalties, ruthless strategi...
17 Helmi 36min
The Alchemical Secrets of Isaac Newton
In this episode, we uncover the surprising, sometimes contradictory sides of Isaac Newton, from his plague‑year breakthroughs to his mystical obsessions and turbulent personality. He was far more than...
10 Helmi 31min
MK-Ultra: Revisited
In this episode, we take a deeper look into a clandestine CIA project from the Cold War-era, MK-Ultra. Mind control, drug use, and a potential link to Charles Manson are just a few of the topics that ...
3 Helmi 32min
