The 1932 Crime That Birthed Superman
Superman is everywhere this summer, but today's bonus episode has nothing to do with James Gunn or David Corenswet. Let's go back to the beginning, when young Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster first conjur...
16 Juli 202548min
Hush! The Battle Over 'Goodnight Moon'
Today, Margaret Wise Brown's Goodnight Moon is considered a classic. The deceptively complex children’s book has been passed down for generations. But if the New York Public Library had gotten its way...
9 Juli 202549min
Who Really Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? [Re-Release]
Although American schoolchildren still recite The Pledge every morning in nearly every classroom, we still aren't sure who actually wrote it. And all these years later, the long-accepted story is show...
2 Juli 202543min
JFK's Forgotten Summer in Journalism (with Rob Reiner)
Eighty years ago this summer, a young John F. Kennedy took a job as a journalist for Hearst newspapers, filing dispatches in the final days of World War II. His columns capture the mood of a changing ...
27 Juni 202545min
Richard Nixon's Alien Adventure
Jackie Gleason of The Honeymooners was obsessed with UFOs. Obsessed! Lucky for him, his golfing buddy just happened to be the leader of the free world — with access to a secret facility in Florida tha...
18 Juni 202524min
Hemidemisemiquaver: A Modern Quiz Show Scandal
In 2009, a 10-year-old from Arizona flew to Los Angeles to compete on a new game show offering child prodigies the chance to win $500,000. But almost immediately, he could tell something was off. The ...
11 Juni 202556min
Big Bird Goes to China
During one of the most delicate periods for international relations, the United States sent Bob Hope to China with the ultimate wingman. Together, the two icons would play an unexpected role in bridgi...
4 Juni 202550min
How a Three-Point Shot Saved Thousands of Lives [Re-Release]
Mykal Riley’s name isn’t mentioned alongside Stephen Curry or Larry Bird. But neither of those guys can say they hit a three-pointer that literally saved thousands of lives. * VERY SPECIAL CREDITSHost...
28 Maj 202544min
