Copernicus
While he's known primarily as the astronomer who promoted the idea of a heliocentric solar system, Copernicus was also a master mathematician and a doctor. He worked for the church his entire life, an...
17 Maj 201730min
Six Impossible Episodes: Soldiers, Snipers and Spies
This installment of our impossible episodes series features a set of stories that are all about front-line heroism. Most of them are listener requests. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www...
15 Maj 201732min
Horace de Vere Cole and the Dreadnought Hoax
Cole was a lifelong prankster, but none of his stunts could compare with his scheme to gain access to the HMS Dreadnought by getting his friends -- including Virginia Woolf -- to pretend they were Aby...
10 Maj 201734min
The Philadelphia MOVE Bombing
The MOVE organization is often labeled as a black liberation group or a black power group, but it’s more complex than that. After a protracted, contentious relationship with Philadelphia police, MOVE’...
8 Maj 201735min
The Kentucky Derby's First 50 Years
Although horse racing in general has been around much longer than the Kentucky Derby, including in the United States, the Derby itself has become the nation's most famous and prestigious horse racing ...
3 Maj 201729min
The Cato Street Conspiracy
Urbanization and mechanization, and all the downsides they brought with them, had continued in Great Britain in the years since the Luddite Rebellion. In response, a radical group plotted to assassina...
1 Maj 201727min
Abbott and Costello, Part 2
Abbott and Costello made it big in Hollywood during WWII, but the later part of their career together was beset by tragedy, money issues and personal problems that ultimately ended their partnership. ...
26 Apr 201737min
Abbott and Costello, Part 1
The comedy team of Abbott and Costello created some of the most memorable sketches in history. Their perfectly balanced energy catapulted them from burlesque and vaudeville stages to radio, and eventu...
24 Apr 201728min
