The Johnstown Flood Pt. 1
After years of neglect, the decaying South Fork dam gave way in May 1889 — flooding a town of steelworkers, and killing thousands. In the aftermath, the surviving townspeople looked to the dam’s wealt...
12 Des 202243min
FIFA World Cup Scandal Pt. 2
An IRS agent uncovers a trail of embezzlement in an American soccer official’s transactions, the FBI investigates bribery allegations surrounding the World Cup bidding process, and a massive, internat...
7 Des 202249min
FIFA World Cup Scandal Pt. 1
When Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, it made sports history — becoming the first Middle Eastern nation to ever host the competition. But it was never the obvious choice, and specula...
5 Des 202244min
Secrets of NASA Pt. 2
If NASA could hide an alliance with a government espionage office, what else could it be hiding? Today we examine the alleged evidence of a secret spacewalk, a martian city, and a remarkable sound fro...
30 Nov 202242min
Secrets of NASA Pt. 1
High-risk missions. International competition. And the keys to the cosmos. When you think of clandestine organizations, NASA might not top the list — and yet it has all the elements to be more shadowy...
28 Nov 202238min
Future Tech: The Metaverse
It’s a buzzy word meant to invoke a sense of immersion within a virtual world — where boundaries are obliterated, and possibilities are limitless. But what will the Metaverse actually feel like? From ...
16 Nov 202252min
Future Tech: Artificiality
They’re modern marvels, all around us — artificial products we can eat (lab-grown meat), transplant (bioprinted organs), and even inject into our bodies (synthetic vaccines). But not everyone’s convin...
14 Nov 202245min
Future Tech: Automation
Automation promises to make our lives radically more efficient, with the power to change everything from how countries develop weapons of warfare, to how patients are diagnosed, to how people who viol...
9 Nov 202247min
