Thalidomide: From Medical Monster to Lifesaving Cure
Thalidomide is remembered as one of the worst medical disasters of the 20th century, yet today it sits on the World Health Organization's list of essential medicines, treating aggressive blood cancers...
30 Jun 23min
Tristan da Cunha: Life on the World's Most Remote Island
When a suspected hantavirus outbreak struck Tristan da Cunha in 2026, the only way to get help was for a UK military team to fly nearly 10,000 kilometers and parachute medics and oxygen onto a nine-ho...
30 Jun 23min
Juicero: The $700 Juicer You Could Squeeze by Hand
A San Francisco startup raised 120 million dollars in venture capital to build a sleek, internet-connected machine whose proprietary juice packs could be squeezed just as easily by hand. This episode ...
30 Jun 11min
Nikola: The $13 Billion Truck That Rolled Downhill
At the height of the electric vehicle boom, a zero-emissions startup reached a 13-billion-dollar valuation, briefly worth more than Ford, without selling a single production truck. This episode unpack...
30 Jun 20min
The Iroquois Theater Fire: America's Deadliest Building Fire
On December 30, 1903, a brand-new Chicago theater marketed as absolutely fireproof became the site of the deadliest single building fire in American history, killing 602 people, mostly women and child...
30 Jun 26min
The Great Disappointment: When the World Didn't End in 1844
Thousands of believers gave away their farms, livestock, and savings, certain the world would end on a specific date in 1844. When the sun rose as normal, they faced a crushing psychological collapse ...
30 Jun 25min
Atomic Gardening: When People Grew Food With Radiation
After World War II, the same atomic power that leveled cities was repackaged for backyard gardeners hoping to grow exceptionally large peanuts. This episode explores atomic gardening, a strange and ve...
30 Jun 19min
FTX Collapse: How a $32 Billion Crypto Empire Imploded in 72 Hours
FTX rose from its 2019 founding to a $32 billion valuation and the third-largest crypto exchange in the world, manufacturing an illusion of safety through stadium naming rights, Formula One sponsorshi...
30 Jun 23min
