76: Bad Blood: Ann Landers, Dear Abby Feud Goes Public (Part 3)
For a few years, the feud between twin sisters Ann Landers and Dear Abby was an industry secret. That changed in 1958, when Life Magazine printed a story that exposed the rivalry. In the article, Abby...
15 Okt 20251h 31min
75: Advice Column Rivals: Dear Abby and Ann Landers (Part 2)
Ann Landers was thrilled. She’d just landed a job as the new syndicated advice columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. Her new role gave Ann something to call her own. Then, just three months later, her ...
8 Okt 20251h 21min
74: Family Feud: Dear Abby vs. Ann Landers (Part 1)
For decades, Dear Abby and Ann Landers were the undisputed queens of advice columns. They had millions of loyal readers. They were celebrated public figures. Their columns stood out for being sassy, s...
1 Okt 20251h 29min
73: The Pet Rock: A Fad is Born (Patreon Bonus)
Wipe your slate clean of everything you *think* you know about the pet rock. You’ll marble (err, marvel) over its true history! Its inventor, Gary Dahl, thought he’d created a novelty gift that was se...
24 Sep 20251h 52min
72: Last Man Standing: Hiroo Onoda Finally Surrenders (Part 3)
It took countless efforts and nearly three decades to convince Second Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda that World War II was over. When those efforts finally paid off, Hiroo Onoda went home to Japan. He receive...
17 Sep 20251h 24min
71: Hiroo Onoda Fights a Non-Existent War (Part 2)
World War II was over. (Really. Truly.) But a group of Japanese soldiers stationed on Lubang Island in the Philippines weren’t convinced. They didn’t believe that Japan had surrendered. So they kept f...
10 Sep 20251h 35min
70: The Japanese Soldier Who Refused to Surrender (Part 1)
As a second lieutenant in the Japanese Army, Hiroo Onoda took his job seriously. He’d been ordered to lead guerilla warfare missions on Lubang Island in the Philippines. He was told to never surrender...
3 Sep 20251h 22min
69: Judgement Day for the Donner Party (Part 5)
In the finale of our series on The Donner Party, rescue groups head off for Truckee Lake and Alder Creek, hoping to save as many survivors as they could. For many members of The Donner Party, the resc...
27 Aug 20251h 56min
