The Death of Pope John Paul I
In the early 1970s, when he was still an Archbishop, Albino Luciani caught wind of a shady banking scheme involving Italian banker Roberto Calvi and the Vatican. Years later – and just 33 days into hi...
9 Jan 202344min
The Lost Colony of Roanoke Pt. 2
The fate of the lost colonists has been debated for hundreds of years. Did they abandon their settlement of their own free will, or did they fall victim to sabotage and murder? Some historians are ask...
4 Jan 202342min
The Lost Colony of Roanoke Pt. 1
It’s a mystery that’s endured for centuries: When the English first began colonizing America, they established a small settlement off the coast of present-day North Carolina. Within three years, it wa...
2 Jan 202342min
Best of 2022: COINTELPRO Pt. 2
After a dozen major campaigns and thousands of planted bugs and wiretaps, COINTELPRO was finally exposed to the public. But the job of untangling its impact would take decades. Was J. Edgar Hoover’s b...
28 Dec 202247min
Best of 2022: COINTELPRO Pt. 1
A secret intelligence project led by the FBI used illegal methods to spy on organizations and people from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. It claimed to be acting in the name of U.S. security — but w...
26 Dec 202253min
The Johnstown Flood Pt. 2
Wrath, rivalry, or coverup? Despite over 2200 people dying in the Johnstown flood, no one has ever been held legally responsible for the neglected dam that caused it. Survivors were left to wonder: Wa...
14 Dec 202243min
The Johnstown Flood Pt. 1
After years of neglect, the decaying South Fork dam gave way in May 1889 — flooding a town of steelworkers, and killing thousands. In the aftermath, the surviving townspeople looked to the dam’s wealt...
12 Dec 202243min
FIFA World Cup Scandal Pt. 2
An IRS agent uncovers a trail of embezzlement in an American soccer official’s transactions, the FBI investigates bribery allegations surrounding the World Cup bidding process, and a massive, internat...
7 Dec 202249min
