Killer Biographies: Medgar Evers

Killer Biographies: Medgar Evers

The killing of Mississippi native Medgar Evers marked the end of a remarkable life, and helped pave the way for a tidal shift in race relations and civil rights. Killer Biographies is now season two of the Killer Means Awesome podcast. Check out season one to hear amazing true tales of recently discovered shipwrecks. Season three features stories behind famous invention

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Killer Inventions - Forensic Genetic Genealogy

Killer Inventions - Forensic Genetic Genealogy

The last six years have seen a dramatic surge in cold cases being solved by law enforcement agencies around the U.S. One after another, police departments are resolving cases which had bedeviled detec...

1 Sep 202449min

Killer Inventions - Monopoly (Board Game)

Killer Inventions - Monopoly (Board Game)

While you may know the board game Monopoly, you probably don't know the incredible story of the game's invention. This week's episode reveals the true story of the person responsible for inventing the...

5 Aug 202441min

Killer Inventions - Baby Cages

Killer Inventions - Baby Cages

Some inventions don’t look particularly clever or useful in hindsight. The ‘baby cage’ may be one of those inventions! Developed in the early 20th century in response to diseases like tuberculosis and...

15 Juli 202433min

Killer Inventions - Earmuffs, Popsicles & Glow Panels

Killer Inventions - Earmuffs, Popsicles & Glow Panels

Some say youth is wasted on the young, however, that is definitely not the case with the three inventors featured in this episode, each of whom was under the age of 16 when they made history. Check ou...

16 Juni 202451min

Killer Inventions: Dynamite

Killer Inventions: Dynamite

The invention of dynamite in 1867 transformed industry, mining, railroad building, and modern warfare. It also led to the creation of the Nobel Prizes. For the full story of the brilliant, moody Swede...

15 Apr 202453min

Killer Inventions: Chewing Gum

Killer Inventions: Chewing Gum

For thousands of years people all over the world have chewed gum or gum-like substances. Still, the invention of the modern chewing gum industry took place in the United States in the 1800s, and while...

26 Feb 20241h 7min

Killer Inventions: The Slide Guitar

Killer Inventions: The Slide Guitar

The magical sound of slide guitar is a modern invention. Though long associated with American blues music, the location of its earliest pioneers may surprise you! Tune into Killer Means Awesome to fin...

12 Feb 202448min

Killer Inventions: Grace Hopper & The Information Age

Killer Inventions: Grace Hopper & The Information Age

Diminutive in stature but a giant in the world of inventions, the brilliant Grace Hopper talked her way into the Navy after Pearl Harbor and went on to become arguably the most pivotal innovator at th...

30 Jan 20241h 2min

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