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Catherine The Great, One of a Kind (Part One)
Brought to Russia as fourteen-year-old Princess Sophia from a tiny German principality, she became Catherine the Great, the most powerful woman in Eur...
Catherine the Great, One of a Kind (Part Two)
Brought to Russia as fourteen-year-old Princess Sophia from a tiny German principality, she became Catherine the Great, the most powerful woman in Eur...
Bob Marley, Reggae Superstar and Legend (Part One)
Listen to this February 5, 2020 flashback episode about Bob Marley, homeless at age 20 in one of the poorest cities of the Third World, he became a po...
Bob Marley, Reggae Superstar and Legend (Part Two)
Listen to this February 5, 2020 flashback episode about Bob Marley, homeless at age 20 in one of the poorest cities of the Third World, he became a po...
D. B. Cooper and the Only Unsolved Air Hijacking in US History (Part One)
This special flashback episode, from March 16, 2018, discusses D. B. Cooper and the most infamous unsolved hijacking in US history.
Som...
D. B. Cooper and the Only Unsolved Air Hijacking in US History (Part Two)
This special flashback episode, from March 16, 2018, discusses D. B. Cooper and the most infamous unsolved hijacking in US history.
Nor...
Howard Hughes and His Empire of Madness (Part One)
On April 5, 1976, when he died in a private jet, en route to Houston, Texas, Howard Hughes was a hopeless drug addict, weighed 93 pounds and hadn’t e...
Howard Hughes and His Empire of Madness (Part Two)
On April 5, 1976, when he died in a private jet, en route to Houston, Texas, Howard Hughes was a hopeless drug addict, weighed 93 pounds and hadn't e...
Edward Snowden, American Hero or Malignant Traitor? (Part One)
In 2013, while working as a contractor at the National Security Agency, Edward Snowden leaked an extensive collection of top secret documents, an act...
Edward Snowden, American Hero or Malignant Traitor? (Part Two)
In 2013, while working as a contractor at the National Security Agency, Edward Snowden leaked an extensive collection of top secret documents, an act...
J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye (Part One)
J. D. Salinger, photo used on book jacket, The Catcher in the Rye
Original book jacket cover, The Catcher in the Rye
Cor...
J. D. Salinger and The Catcher in the Rye (Part Two)
J. D. Salinger, Time Magazine, 1961
Original dust jacket of The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger eventually demanded that his photo be remo...
Gunther Lutjens: The Admiral Behind The Battleship Bismarck’s Fateful Voyage (Part One)
Admiral Gunther Lutjens
Hitler on naval inspection tour of the "Deutschland," in 1934.
Crew of Bismarck on deck, its 15...
Gunther Lutjens: The Admiral Behind The Battleship Bismarck’s Fateful Voyage (Part Two)
Captain Ernst Lindemann
HMS Prince of Wales
Admiral John Tovey on the deck of the George V
Swordfish Torp...
The Enigmatic Legacy of Jan Vermeer: From Obscurity to Artistic Mastery (Part One)
Today, no more than thirty-seven paintings are attributed to Jan Vermeer. Still, he remains one of the greatest artists who ever lived.
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The Enigmatic Legacy of Jan Vermeer: From Obscurity to Artistic Mastery (Part Two)
Today, no more than thirty-seven paintings are attributed to Jan Vermeer. Still, he remains one of the greatest artists who ever lived.
...
The Falcon and the Snowman: Unraveling America’s Cold War Espionage Scandal (Part One)
Christopher Boyce on Australian 60 Minutes
Christopher Boyce, after his rearrest in the state of Washington.
Timothy Hut...
The Falcon and the Snowman: Unraveling America’s Cold War Espionage Scandal (Part Two)
Christopher Boyce, testifying before Congress, 1985
Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam
Kathleen "Cait" Mills Boyce,...
Theodore Roosevelt – From New York Reformer to America’s Youngest President (Part One)
Theodore Roosevelt as a young man
Campaign literature, 1900
Leon Czolgosz, McKinley assassin
Roosevelt ra...
Theodore Roosevelt – From New York Reformer to America’s Youngest President (Part Two)
Theodore Roosevelt Home known as Sagamore Hill, Oyster Bay, NY
Roosevelt speaking in 1910
Roosevelt in safari garb in Af...
The Brief and Tragic Reign of Maximillian I, Emperor of Mexico. (Part One)
Carlota, Empress of Mexico
Maximillian I, Emperor of Mexico
Schoenbrunn, Hapsburg palace, Vienna and Maximillian's boyho...
The Brief and Tragic Reign Of Maximillian I, Emperor of Mexico. (Part Two)
Carlota, in Mexican garb
Pope Pius IX
Napoleon III and his wife, the Empress Eugenie, 1865
The chapel bui...
Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers: The True Story of the Alcatraz Escape (Part One)
Frank Morris
John Anglin
Clarence Anglin
Allen West
Ralph Roe
Theodore Cole...
Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers: The True Story of the Alcatraz Escape (Part Two)
Alcatraz with Angel Island in the background.
Utility corridor behind the escapees' cells.
The four dummy heads used dur...
The Great Locomotive Chase: James Andrews’ Daring Civil War Raid and the First Medal of Honor (Part One)
The General today, on display, Southern Museum, Kenesaw, (formerly Big Shanty) Georgia.
James J. Andrews
General Don Car...
The Great Locomotive Chase: James Andrews’ Daring Civil War Raid and the First Medal of Honor (Part Two)
Rendition of the execution of seven of the Andrew's Raiders
The General, refurbished for a celebration with some of the original raider...
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh: A Tumultuous Hollywood Romance (Part One)
Olivier in Wuthering Heights
Jill Esmond
Leigh and Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire
Ha...
Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh: A Tumultuous Hollywood Romance (Part Two)
Olivier in Rebecca with Joan Fontaine
The Oliviers in Australia, the smiles would eventually fade
Vivien Leigh, 1957
Olivier’s co...
Butch and Sundance: Friendship, Crime, and the End of the Old West (Part One)
Butch Cassidy's boyhood home, Circleville, Utah
Butch Cassidy, Wyoming prison mugshot
Butch and Sundance: Friendship, Crime, and the End of the Old West (Part Two)
Butch and Sundance's Argentine cabin today.
Posse containing Joe Lefors
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The Heroes of Telemark: Norway’s Secret War Against Hitler’s Atomic Dreams (Part One)
Norsk Hydro Plant, Vemork
Leif Trondstadt
Heavy water pr...
The Heroes of Telemark: Norway’s Secret War Against Hitler’s Atomic Dreams (Part Two)
Leif Transtad with King Haakon VII, 1944
Lake Tinnsjo, sight of the SF Hydro sinking
The Gardner Heist: When Isabella’s Vision Met Modern Crime (Part One)
Discover the fascinating life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a trailblazing art collector and socialite who left an indelible mark on Boston's cultural...
The Gardner Heist: When Isabella’s Vision Met Modern Crime (Part Two)
Discover the fascinating life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a trailblazing art collector and socialite who left an indelible mark on Boston's cultural...
Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Part One)
IN 1911, an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, re-discovered the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, helping to popularize this site, which today is one of th...
Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Part Two)
IN 1911, an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, re-discovered the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, helping to popularize this site, which today is one of th...
Charles Lindbergh, His Triumph and Tragedy (Part One)
The triumph, tragedy and bizarre secrets of one of the 20th century’s most prominent figures.
Charles with his...
Charles Lindbergh, His Triumph and Tragedy (Part Two)
The triumph, tragedy and bizarre secrets of one of the 20th century's most prominent figures.
Bruno Richard Hau...
Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Part One)
In 1963, two British criminals masterminded the robbery of 2.6 million pounds in cash from a Royal Mail Train, an amount worth 45 million pounds today...
Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Part Two)
In 1963, two British criminals masterminded the robbery of 2.6 million pounds in cash from a Royal Mail Train, an amount worth 45 million pounds today...