The Case of the Colorado Cannibal
In the winter of 1873, Alferd Packer led gold prospectors into the Rockies, but harsh conditions...
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In the early 1760s, the so-called Cock Lane Ghost haunted a London home, communicating through...
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What really happened in Salem?
In 1692, girls in Salem Village experienced fevers, pains and strange behavior. A doctor deemed...
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Jim Bowie: Blades, Battles and the Alamo
Jim Bowie is known as a hero of the Alamo, but he made his name in a duel-gone-wrong: He came...
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Bloomers and Beyond: A History of Underwear
In this episode, PopStuff co-host Holly Frey joins in to discuss undergarments through the ages,...
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Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare: Part 2
Senator McCarthy's celebrity skyrocketed after he made his name denouncing spies. Fear and...
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Codes! Allied Cryptography in World War II
In this episode co-hosted by TechStuff’s Jonathan Strickland, the focus is on the codes and...
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How the Mayan Calendar Works, Revisited
In this classic episode, former hosts Candace and Jane explain how the Mayan long count calendar...
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In this episode, we revisit theories about the statues of Easter Island: the Moai. New evidence...
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The Bender clan settled in Kansas in 1870, building a combined store and inn. They weren't...
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The Strangest Games: The 1900 Paris Olympics
In 1900 Paris Olympics are considered some of the strangest. Some sport historians don’t even...
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During the Gangster Era, many believed Ma Barker led the Barker Gang. In the late 1800s, Barker...
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In 1849, Edgar Allan Poe disappeared for five days before he was found semi-conscious outside of...
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William Kidd: A Pirate’s Rep for Me
William Kidd had settled down by 1695, but privateering was still in his blood. He struck up a...
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Laura Bridgman was the first deafblind person to be educated -- a feat accomplished by Samuel...
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The Heiress Explorer: Louise Boyd and the Arctic
When gold mine heiress Louise Boyd staged her first Arctic expedition in the 1920s, she hunted...
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From Brontë to Bell and Back Again
The Brontë sisters quickly rose from obscurity to notoriety after their three novels were...
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The Fairy Tale Life of Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen is often considered the father of the modern fairy tale, but his life was...
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Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning in Love
Robert Browning’s early work wasn’t as well-received as Elizabeth Barrett's poetry. Yet Barrett...
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