The Many Failed Assassination Attempts on Fidel Castro
Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show!When Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba in 1959, the American government wanted to see him gone. So, they hatched plots and tried to assass...
23 Jun 15min
The 1984-85 Ethiopian Famine
Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show! In the 1980s, images of starving children in Ethiopia shocked the world and triggered one of the largest humanitarian responses in history....
22 Jun 15min
The Smithsonian Institution: The Strange Origin of America’s Greatest Museum
Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show!In 1829, a British scientist who had never visited the United States left his fortune to a foreign country across the ocean. His instructio...
21 Jun 15min
Messier Objects (Encore)
Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show! In the 18th century, a French astronomer who was a regular comet hunter kept finding things in the sky that weren’t comets, but they also w...
20 Jun 15min
Miranda Rights: Why You Have the Right to Remain Silent
Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show! Few phrases in American law are more familiar than “You have the right to remain silent.” They are spoken in police stations, on city str...
19 Jun 14min
Sodium: The Dangerous Yet Vital Element
Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show!It is a metal that can explode in water, a part of a mineral that helped build empires, and an ion that allows your nerves to fire and your m...
18 Jun 15min
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show! Over 4,000 years ago, in the cities of ancient Mesopotamia, people told the story of a mighty king who sought fame, found friendship, faced...
17 Jun 15min
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Tell me your favorite episode for the 6th anniversary show! The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. It was described as a marvel of engineering and archit...
16 Jun 14min
