The Trial of Tokyo Rose: Part Two
In 1949, Iva Toguri D'Aquino's treason trial began. The defendant was accused of collaborating with the Japanese during World War II by working as the legendary propaganda radio host "Tokyo Rose." Iva...
6 Jun 20241h 6min
The Trial of Tokyo Rose: Part One
In 1945, American journalists in Japan scrambled to identify the legendary "Tokyo Rose," an English-speaking, female broadcaster who had performed in Japanese propaganda radio broadcasts during the wa...
30 Mai 202444min
The Motion Picture Murder
In 1874, the father of motion pictures stood trial for murder. Most people know Eadweard Muybridge as a pioneering photographer and inventor whose work sparked the birth of movies. But Muybridge had a...
20 Mai 20241h 11min
Radical Priests v. the FBI
In 1970, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover stunned Congress when he announced that anti-war activists planned to kidnap Henry Kissinger and bomb Washington, D.C. But when the Justice Department pursued the...
2 Mai 202454min
The Triangle Fire Trial
In 1911, a devastating fire raged through the Triangle Waist Company, killing 146. It was one of the worst workplace disasters in American history. Many people blamed the factory's owners, Max Blanck ...
18 Apr 20241h 7min
Tabloids on Trial
In 1957, California declared war on a tabloid magazine. Confidential Magazine was the most powerful gossip magazine in the country, with millions of readers and the ability to make or break stars' car...
4 Apr 20241h
Garfield & Guiteau: An Assassin's Trial
In 1881, President James Garfield was assassinated by a man named Charles Guiteau. The American public, understandably, wanted vengeance. But as the government began to prepare for Guiteau’s trial, a ...
21 Mar 20241h 10min
A Star-Spangled Speech Trial
In 1835, Washington D.C. was a city on edge: tensions over race and slavery were nearing a boiling point. District Attorney Francis Scott Key (author of the national anthem!) was tasked with maintaini...
7 Mar 202451min
