History Shorts

In November 1957, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 into orbit. On board was not a pilot or a scientist—but a small stray dog named Laika. Her mission was never meant ...

5 Tammi 13min

Cannibalism sits at the outer edge of human history, invoked as taboo, weaponized as propaganda, and whispered about in moments of extreme survival. Yet it appears again and again across cultures, cen...

4 Tammi 11min

"Listen, my children, and you shall hear…" With those famous words, an event that unfolded in darkness and confusion became one of the most enduring legends in American history. But Paul Revere's midn...

3 Tammi 11min

In this interview episode, I'm joined by author Mark Braude to dive into his latest book, The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWI...

2 Tammi 32min

Hidden behind iron gates along the Mississippi River stood a place most Americans never wanted to acknowledge, and many pretended didn't exist. For nearly a century, men, women, and even children diag...

1 Tammi 12min

The Bible is often read as a book of law, prophecy, and moral teaching, but woven through its pages are creatures that feel more at home in myth and nightmare than Sunday school. From fire-breathing s...

31 Joulu 202514min

In the depths of the Great Depression, Cleveland became the hunting ground for a killer the newspapers struggled to name, and the police couldn't catch. Beginning in 1935, dismembered, often decapitat...

30 Joulu 202513min

In the spring of 1865, just days after the Civil War ended and President Lincoln was laid to rest, one final tragedy struck a nation desperate to move on. On the night of April 27, the overcrowded Uni...

29 Joulu 202512min