#74 ATOMIC DAWN - Complementarity and Uncertainty
On the eve of the Second World War, physicists learn of the possibility of splitting the atom. Two rival nuclear programs emerge and the race to the atomic bomb begins... Original music for this ser...
6 Mar 202348min
#73 Once in a Lifetime
The story of Halley’s Comet—the only reoccurring comet visible to the naked eye that shows up every 75 years or so. Throughout history its appearance has marked profound change, from the conquest of t...
24 Nov 202224min
#72: The Trial of Sunshine Charlie
Summer 1929 was the pinnacle of a new era of banking, and Charles E. Mitchell emblematized the live-fast-die-young ethos of roaring twenties stock salesmen. As the Great Crash led into the Great Depre...
24 Okt 20221h 23min
#71 Operation Eureka
Tehran 1943. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet together for the first time with hopes of overcoming their ideological differences in order to win the Second World Wa...
25 Jul 202243min
#70 Mendacium Ex Machina
In the late 1700s, a chess-playing automaton marched across Europe, achieving checkmates against novices and masters alike–all while hiding an incredible secret… Music: - Concerto for Lute and Pluck...
18 Apr 202234min
#7 The Christmas Truce (Shiny & Chrome Edition)
This episode was always a feel-good fan favorite, so I decided to pluck it from the archives, rewrite it, re-record it, and remix it now that I'm a better writer with better equipment. Merry Christmas...
24 Des 202116min
#69 The Great Race of Mercy
In 1925, dog sled teams faced extreme subzero temperatures, whiteout conditions, and hurricane-force winds to deliver medicine to sick children in the remote mining town of Nome, Alaska. This feat of ...
13 Des 20211h 4min
#68 The Fifth Beatle
In early 1964, on the eve of The Beatles’ first international tour, Ringo Starr fell ill. To avoid cancelling the shows at the height of Beatlemania, they hired Jimmie Nicol as a temporary replacement...
24 Aug 202156min
