Cracking The Enigma Code
The British military needed to crack the German Enigma Code to win World War II. It had nearly 159 quintillion solutions. They called on Alan Turing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...
29 Jun 20217min
Wooden-Legged Spy Hikes 50 Miles To Escape Nazis
American spy Virginia Hall braved the Pyrenees Mountains in November to escape the Gestapo, who called her “The Enemy’s Most Dangerous Spy.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...
28 Jun 20217min
Project Excelsior: The First Stratosphere Dive
Can humans survive over 100,000 feet above sea level? In 1960, U.S. Air Force captain Joseph Kittinger had to find that out for himself… and then skydive back to Earth. Learn more about your ad choice...
25 Jun 20218min
The Fittest Woman On Earth
Annie Thorisdottir was looking for a sport that was exciting and that she could dominate. When she found Crossfit, it was “game over” for other competitors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...
24 Jun 20218min
Teenager Invents Water-Skiing
A love of snow-skiing combined with a love of aquaplaning on the local lake led teenager Ralph Samuelson to invent a new sport. But it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
23 Jun 20217min
First Woman In Space
Becoming the first woman to fly into outer space was relatively easy for Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. The challenging part was making sure she would also be the first woman to return from o...
22 Jun 20217min
Extreme Shallow Diving
Imagine diving off a platform almost 38 feet in the air and landing in water only 1 foot deep. Sound impossible? It is, unless you're Darren Taylor… aka Professor Splash. Learn more about your ad choi...
21 Jun 20217min
“The Guy Who Cut His Arm Off”
When hiker Aron Ralston’s right arm got wedged between an 800 pound boulder and the canyon wall, he was forced to do the unthinkable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
18 Jun 20218min
