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The Great Elephant Caper – Podcast #27

Published on October 30, 2009

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Crime & Punishment, Podcast

Eleven circus elephants died from arsenic poisoning within a one-week period in 1941. The search for the murderer was on...

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You’ve Got the Wrong Men – Podcast #26

Published on October 1, 2009

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Law & Order, Podcast

One of the best stories ever covered on this podcast. It's the story of two men placed on trial for murder and were saved from almost certain death by an event that occurred many miles away.

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Escape in a Homemade Submarine – Podcast #25

Published on September 2, 2009

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Escape and Survival, Podcast

The fascinating true story of three Milwaukee men that started bombing Milwaukee Sears stores in an effort to obtain $100,000 and escape in their homemade submarine.

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The Kidnapping of Caleb Milne IV – Podcast #24

Published on August 6, 2009

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Fraud & Deception, Hoaxes, Podcast

A long-forgotten story about the sensational kidnapping of Caleb Milne IV back in 1935. Not all was as it seemed.

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The Day the US Dropped 4 H-Bombs on Spain – Podcast #23

Published on July 12, 2009

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine

The residents of Palomares in Spain are still dealing with the effects of the four hydrogen bombs accidentally dropped on this small fishing village back in 1966.

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The Fake Epidemic – Podcast #22

Published on June 11, 2009

Posted in: Fraud & Deception, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine

The 1993 film Schindler’s List will forever immortalize the heroic efforts of Oskar Schindler to save the lives of more than one thousand Jews during World War II. Yet, there is another far lesser is a story of deception and just plain sheer genius. This is the story of

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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson – Podcast #21

Published on May 7, 2009

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast, Sports

Jackie Robinson is best remembered for being the first African American to play for one of the Major League baseball teams, but his 1944 court-martial for his refusal to "go to the back of the bus" nearly derailed his career.

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The US Army Bicycle Corps – Podcast #20

Published on March 30, 2009

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast

It's hard to believe, but the United States Army once had a bicycle corps. Were their tests a success?

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The Radium Girls – Podcast #19

Published on March 4, 2009

Posted in: Death and Murder, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine

When the radioactive element radium was discovered, it quickly found its way into many products. One of those was glow-in-the dark watch faces, which were painted by women who licked their paint brushes to keep them pointed. This was a deadly mistake.

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Come Dancing with Henry Ford – Podcast #18

Published on September 14, 2008

Posted in: Entertainment, Forgotten History, Podcast

For many years, the most popular episode recorded on this podcast. Henry Ford is best remembered as the father of the Model T and the assembly line, but his efforts to get the American people dancing is nearly forgotten.

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Extracting Gold from Seawater – Podcast #17

Published on August 31, 2008

Posted in: Fraud & Deception, Hoaxes, Podcast

The true story of the 1897 invention of the "accumulator" that was designed to extract gold from the world's oceans.

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The Flubber Fiasco – Podcast #16

Published on July 20, 2008

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Podcast

The unbelievable story of how to deal with the disposal of millions of pieces of the toy Flubber. It's the product that they just couldn't keep down!

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The Spirits of St. Louis – NBA’s Most Profitable Team – Podcast #15

Published on July 5, 2008

Posted in: Money & Financial, Podcast, Sports

The long-defunct Spirits of St. Louis basketball team may actually be one of the most profitable of all time, earning more annually than most likely any team in the NBA.

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The Disaster of the USS Indianapolis – Podcast #14

Published on June 15, 2008

Posted in: Death and Murder, Escape and Survival, Podcast

The sinking of the USS Indianapolis caused the worst at-sea loss of life in the history of the US Navy. Hundreds of lives could have been saved if the US Navy had not forgotten about the ship.

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Henrietta Swan Leavitt Unlocks the Universe – Podcast #13

Published on April 26, 2008

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine

The largely untold story of human-computer Henrietta Leavitt and how she unlocked the key to the vast universe.

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