3.6: Consumed: The First Ferris Wheel and How It Ruined The Life Of George Washington Ferris
What if I told you that the first Ferris wheel, built in 1893 was 265ft tall, powered by a 1,000hp steam engine, and carried 2,160 people at the same time! George Washington Gale Ferris is the man who...
29 Jun 20232h 50min
3.5: Cold War Crushers: The Awesome History of The Air Force Heavy Press Program
The US Air Force Heavy Press program, executed between 1950 and 1957 is one of the most incredible industrial achievements in history. After identifying a huge technology gap at the end of WWII, the g...
17 Mar 20231h 36min
3.4: Fastest - An Oral History of the 1992 Hot Rod Magazine Fastest Street Car Shootout
In 1992 Hot Rod Magazine gathered a collection of the fastest street cars in America for a showdown in Memphis, Tennessee. The reverberations of this event are still being felt today as it helped to r...
17 Des 20222h 15min
3.3: Beating Hitler With Combines - The Epic Story of The 1944 Harvest Brigade
This is a wonderful story from the home front of WWII. The gumption of the American farmer, the strength of industry, and the inventive nature of government to solve a big problem. That issue? The lar...
14 Des 20221h 17min
3.2 Small Blocks vs The World: The Wild Story of The 1971 Questor Grand Prix
Imagine a racing event where 30 of the best drivers came from all corners of the world to clash at the nicest race track ever built. Imagine that half of them would be driving F1 cars and the other ha...
20 Nov 20221h 40min
3.1: Unstable - The Deadly and Explosive History of Headlights
The automotive headlight is not exactly the most exciting part of a car, right? Wrong. Back in the early 1900s not only were headlights new and exciting, they were explosive and deadly. This incredibl...
6 Jan 20221h 45min
2.5: Rip Tide: The Incredible and Dark History of The World‘s Water Speed Record
The world's water speed record has been held by only 9 people since 1928. It has an 85% death rate in attempts and the current record has stood since 1978 with each successive attempt to unseat it res...
15 Des 20213h 50min
2.4: 1,000 Ton Sucker Punch - The Wild Story Of WWI Q-Ships
Imagine a single weapon of war with such vicious tactics that it nearly defeated an entire country. Such was the case with Germany's fleet of U-boats during WWI. As the U-boats sunk hundreds of ships ...
11 Apr 20211h 49min
