The Kidnapping of Charley Ross (Encore)
Most children growing up are admonished not to take candy from strangers. It is good advice, but it isn’t advice that comes from nowhere. It comes from a particular incident 150 years ago that shocke...
7 Apr 202412min
Solar Eclipses
Every few years, somewhere on Earth, is witness to one of the planet's greatest sights: a total eclipse. A total solar eclipse is rare, but it can be calculated centuries in advance. However, that wa...
6 Apr 202413min
Questions and Answers: Volume 17
You have questions and I have answers Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bon...
5 Apr 202415min
Jackie Robinson
On April 15, 1947, a young, promising second baseman took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers. All eyes in the world of baseball, and indeed the United States, were focused on this player and this gam...
4 Apr 202416min
The Legend of Bigfoot (Encore)
Long before Europeans arrived in North America, native people told stories of large hairy men who lived in the woods. For the last several centuries, periodic reports of such creatures have appeared ...
3 Apr 202413min
Planet X
Ever since the discovery of the planet Neptune in 1846, astronomers have noticed that something was not right. The orbit of Neptune was being gravitationally influenced by some other, unknown body tha...
2 Apr 202413min
The Vestal Virgins
One of the most important gods in the Roman pantheon was the goddess Vesta. Vesta was the goddess of the hearth and home, and her temple was one of the most important in ancient Rome. It was attended...
1 Apr 202413min
How About Them Apples
One of the most popular fruits in the world is apples. Apples are associated with the Garden of Eden, buttering up your teacher, and the story of Snow White. They play a role in Greek and Norse mytho...
31 Mar 202414min
