90: James Garfield Fights For The Presidency (Part 2)
As James Garfield’s surprise presidential campaign got underway, he knew he didn’t have it in the bag. The Republican party was divided. The Democratic party was united. And there was some weirdo thir...
11 Feb 1h 25min
89: The Assassination of President James Garfield (Part 1)
James A. Garfield was a remarkable man. He was an academic. A Union war hero. A family man. And in 1880? He *accidentally* became the Republican nominee for president. In this episode, you’ll get a bo...
4 Feb 1h 14min
88: John Colt’s Fate (Part 4)
John Colt never denied killing Samuel Adams. As the murder trial wrapped up, the defense argued that John Colt never planned to kill Samuel Adams. He’d acted in self defense. In the finale of this ser...
28 Jan 1h 30min
87: The Colt-Adams Murder Trial (Part 3)
When John Colt went on trial for the murder of Samuel Adams, it felt like all of New York was watching. The media shared inflammatory, and often inaccurate stories about the defendant. The public clam...
21 Jan 1h 45min
86: Samuel Adams Disappears (Part 2)
Samuel Adams (no, not *that* Samuel Adams) was nowhere to be found. His friends and family were alarmed. They feared that the respected small business owner had met a violent end. Meanwhile, across to...
14 Jan 1h 29min
85: Samuel Adams is Dead (Part 1)
On a sunny fall day in 1841, New York City officials boarded a ship in search of a crate. Crew members found it buried deep in the cargo hold. The odor coming from within it was unbearable.Inside, the...
7 Jan 1h 27min
84: Top 10 DB Cooper Suspects (Part 3)
Welcome to the first annual D.B. Cooper Suspect Awards! In this very real award show, we celebrate a handful of the thin-lipped, military-trained sky divers who *might* be responsible for the only uns...
17 Des 20251h 35min
83: The D.B. Cooper Investigation Takes Off (Part 2)
On Thanksgiving Eve, 1971, D.B. Cooper parachuted into the night’s sky with $200k in ransom money. That night, the FBI launched their investigation into his identity and location. They interviewed eye...
10 Des 20251h 21min
