A Brief History of Redlining, Part 2
Part two of this discussion of redlining explores the language that assessors used when making...
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Christopher Lee wasn’t just a film star – he was, by any account, an amazing man. He spoke...
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People have fermented foods to make alcohol for much of human history. For this episode, when we...
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Gilles Garnier, the Werewolf of Dole
Sixteenth-century France had a serious case of werewolf panic. Did Garnier really transform into...
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NY Super Week LIVE: Assassination History Pt. 1
In October, we went to New York Super Week for our first live show! Joining us was author Bryan...
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Sophia Duleep Singh, Part 2: Suffragette Princess
Sophia Duleep Singh's education was focused on turning her into a proper lady, in line with her...
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Sophia Duleep Singh, Part 1: Princess In Exile
A princess of the Sikh empire, Sophia Duleep Singh grew up in Great Britain, and was Queen...
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While humanity has yet to generate any universally-accepted proof of ghosts or hauntings,...
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The Road to the Declaration of Sentiments
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott met in London in 1840 and bonded instantly over a shared...
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Katharine Dexter McCormick: The Money Behind the Pill
Katherine McCormick made her mark in two different areas: She was a big part of the movement for...
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You've probably heard some of the accusations regarding recent tragedies -- that the official...
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What if the Revolutionary War didn't happen the way it's described in textbooks? Tune in and...
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The Krampus and Friends Holiday Special, Part 1
Krampus has become really popular in recent years, but there are many holiday characters from...
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Resistance to excise taxes levied against U.S. whiskey distilleries in the 1790s led to violence...
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As has become an annual tradition on the show, we’re capping off 2015 slash starting 2016 with a...
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Porter Ranch: Fossil Fuel Cover-ups
There's no two ways about it: oil spills and gas leaks are disastrous, causing massive amounts of...
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the Honey War wasn't really about honey. It was a dispute over state lines. There are some bee...
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Every election season conspiracy theories proliferate across the political spectrum -- and some...
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SMNTY Live: Sexism and Science Communication
2015 was the year we started caring about sexism in science, WIRED magazine recently declared. In...
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Crime, Kidnapping and Organs: The Red Market
For the majority of human history, a failing vital organ was a death sentence. Yet hard-won...
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