Inside the Bizarre World of Dictators
Why are so many autocrats germaphobes? Why was the truth so dangerous for Soviet engineers? And what can salami reveal to us about the mind of Vladimir Putin? This is the first of two special episodes...
29 Mar 202442min
Do Nothing, Then Do Less
Chuck Yeager's plane pitched and rolled as it plummeted from the sky. He grappled with the controls inside the cockpit, but to no avail: he couldn't steady the aircraft. The test pilot was known for h...
15 Mar 202435min
Buried Evil: V2 Rocket (Part 3)
As US troops approached a Nazi prison camp, they could hear agonized wailing. The stench of rotting flesh filled their nostrils. Moments later they discovered a pile of smoldering corpses, alongside e...
1 Mar 202439min
Into the Black Lair: V2 Rocket (Part 2)
In the 1920s, Germany’s Society for Spaceship Travel boasted some of the sharpest scientific minds – like the incandescently brilliant young Wernher von Braun. But it had very little money, and progre...
16 Feb 202438min
Supersonic Nazi Vengeance: V2 Rocket (Part 1)
At the height of World War Two, British intelligence began receiving reports that the enemy was developing a rocket weapon. The idea seemed fantastical — resources in Nazi Germany were scarce and a ro...
2 Feb 202436min
Tenerife: The Most Deadly Air Disaster
Teaser: In 1977, two planes collided on the runway at Tenerife Airport. Why did the crash happen? And, given that it took place on the ground, why didn't more people escape? In this new two-parter, Ti...
30 Jan 20244min
Martin Luther King, the Jewelry Genius, and the Art of Public Speaking (Classic)
One speechmaker inspired millions with his words, the other utterly destroyed his own multi-million-dollar business with just a few phrases. Civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr (played by Jeffrey ...
19 Jan 202436min
DANGER: Rocks Ahead! (Classic)
Torrey Canyon was one of the biggest and best ships in the world - but its captain and crew still needlessly steered it towards a deadly reef known as the Seven Stones. This course seemed like madness...
5 Jan 202434min
