Auto-Tune: From Cher to Kanye | S38-E1
All Andy Hildebrand wanted to do was make a computer program to help singers sound better. He never expected it to kick off a battle for the soul of modern music.You can binge all episodes of American...
19 Nov 202041min
The Fight Against AIDS | The Epidemic Begins | S37-E1
In the early 1980s, a mysterious new disease spread like wildfire through the gay communities of major U.S. cities. Before it even had a name, AIDS had already killed over half its victims. Public res...
22 Okt 202042min
Keeping Cool | A Chilly Reception | S35-E1
Muggy. Sticky. Miserable. For eons, that’s just what summer was. In fact, when air conditioning first became available, few people took advantage of it. Wasn’t summer supposed to be uncomfortable? Thi...
27 Aug 202038min
Video Games | Electric Dreams | S34-E1
Call of Duty, Fortnite, Animal Crossing.... The video game industry generates billions of dollars each year. But not so long ago, video games were mostly played by the programmers who made them. On ou...
30 Jul 202038min
Radar | Welcome to Tuxedo Park | S33-E1
What technology won WWII? Most people would say the atomic bomb, but the real answer is radar.As a small island country, vulnerable to aerial attacks, England took the lead in developing radar in the ...
2 Jul 202034min
Ferris Wheel | Wheel in the Sky | S31-E1
The 1889 World’s Fair in Paris dazzles attendees with the Eiffel Tower. So, when plans begin for the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, the mandate is clear: beat the Tower. America’s architects and engine...
28 Mai 202041min
Enemy of All Mankind | A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt | S30-E1
On September 11th, 1695, two ships confronted each other in the middle of the Indian Ocean: one an enormous treasure ship owned by the Grand Mughal of India, and the other a much smaller British pirat...
21 Mai 202036min
Chewing Gum: Snapping and Stretching | S29-E1
It’s the mid-1800s and in Maine, John Bacon Curtis is back from clearing the spruce forests with a crazy idea. He’s going to sell ready-to-chew gum.But his bold plan is only the start of what will bec...
7 Mai 202033min
