788 Episodes

  1. The Roswell Crash (1947)

    Published: 7/8/2021
  2. The Death of Marsha P Johnson (1992)

    Published: 7/6/2021
  3. Garrison's 4th of July Defiance (1854)

    Published: 7/4/2021
  4. Old Enough To Fight, Old Enough To Vote (1971)

    Published: 7/1/2021
  5. Moneybomb! (2008)

    Published: 6/29/2021
  6. Joseph Smith's Assassination (1844) w/ Spencer W McBride

    Published: 6/27/2021
  7. Sanford Hikes the Appalachian Trail (2009)

    Published: 6/24/2021
  8. Mandela in Boston (1990)

    Published: 6/22/2021
  9. The Len Bias Law (1986) w/ Adam McKay

    Published: 6/20/2021
  10. A Rumor, An Exhumation (1991)

    Published: 6/17/2021
  11. Borat Before Borat (1970) w/ Jill Lepore

    Published: 6/15/2021
  12. Congressional Baseball Shooting (2017)

    Published: 6/13/2021
  13. The Case of the Cussing Parrot (1845)

    Published: 6/10/2021
  14. Those Pesky Fenians (1866)

    Published: 6/8/2021
  15. Ollie! (1994)

    Published: 6/6/2021
  16. Zoot Suit Riots (1943) w/ Emily Spivak

    Published: 6/3/2021
  17. Harriet The Spy (1863)

    Published: 6/1/2021
  18. The Day Before The Tulsa Massacre (1921) w/ Cord Jefferson

    Published: 5/30/2021
  19. Voyage of the Damned (1939)

    Published: 5/27/2021
  20. The Unabomber Gets His Start (1978)

    Published: 5/25/2021

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