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Aug 28, 2021
the three stooges (volume 4, episode 7) part one
A uniquely American institution.
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Aug 28, 2021
The Three Stooges (Volume 4, Episode 7) Part Two
A uniquely American institution.
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Jun 28, 2021
howard carter and the treasure of tutankhamun’s tomb (volume 4, episode 6) part one
After searching the Valley of the Kings for decades, for a tomb that every other expert in Egyptology declared nonexistent, Howard Carter eventually discovered the most important archeological find of the 20th century.
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Jun 28, 2021
Howard Carter and the treasure of tutankhamun’s tomb (Volume 4, episode 6) Part Two
After searching the Valley of the Kings for decades, for a tomb that every other expert in Egyptology declared nonexistent, Howard Carter eventually discovered the most important archeological find of the 20th century.
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May 20, 2021
Fletcher Christian, William bligh And the mutiny on the bounty (Volume4, Episode 5) Part One
Fletcher Christian and William Bligh are permanently linked to the Mutiny on the Bounty. Listen to the true story of this infamous incident.
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May 20, 2021
Fletcher Christian, William Bligh and the mutiny on the Bounty (volume 4, episode 5) Part Two
Fletcher Christian And William Bligh are permanently linked to the Mutiny on the Bounty. Here is the true story of this infamous incident.
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Mar 21, 2021
Alfred Hitchcock (Volume 4, Episode 4) Part One
In his sixty year career, Alfred Hitchcock established himself as one of the most important cultural figures of the 20th century
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Mar 21, 2021
alfred hitchcock (volume 4, episode 4) Part Two
In his sixty year career, Alfred Hitchcock established himself as one of the most important cultural figures of the 20th century.
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Jan 29, 2021
Billy the Kid (Volume 4, Episode 3) Part One
Although he never robbed a bank or a train, never fought a traditional duel and didn’t drink, Billy the Kid remains one of America’s most notorious outlaws.
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Jan 29, 2021
Billy The Kid (Volume 4, Episode 3) Part Two
He never robbed a bank or a train and never fought a traditional duel but Billy the Kid remains one of America’s most notorious outlaws.
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Jan 4, 2021
Virginia Hall, American espionage agent (Volume 4, Episode 2) Part One
After her rejection by the State Department, Virginia Hall became the most decorated American female civilian during World War II.
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Jan 4, 2021
virginia hall, american espionage agent (Volume 4, Episode 2) Part Two
After her rejection by the State Department, Virginia Hall became the most decorated American female civilian of World War II
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Nov 11, 2020
Captain al haynes and United Flight 232 (Volume Four, Episode 1) Part One
On July 19, 1989, United Air Lines pilot Captain Al Haynes was confronted with a mechanical failure that threatened all 296 passengers aboard his flight, United 232. The response of Haynes and his crew and the ensuing landing provided one of the most remarkable stories in the history of commercial aviation.
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Nov 11, 2020
Captain Al Haynes and United Flight 232 (Volume Four, Episode 1) Part Two
On July 19, 1989, United Air Lines pilot Captain Al Haynes was confronted with a mechanical failure that threatened all 296 passengers aboard his flight, United Flight 232. The response of Haynes and his crew and the ensuing landing provided one of the most remarkable stories in the history of commercial aviation. Part of United … Continue reading Captain Al Haynes and United Flight 232 (Volume Four, Episode 1) Part Two →
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Sep 12, 2020
Gram Parsons (Volume 3, Episode 12) Part One
Part Hank Williams and part Spinal Tap, Gram Parsons’ influence on popular music can be heard every day.
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Sep 12, 2020
Gram Parsons (Volume 3, Episode 12) Part Two
Part Hank Williams and part Spinal Tap, fifty years after his death, Gram Parsons’ influence on popular music can be heard every day.
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Jul 10, 2020
George Orwell (Volume 3, Episode 11) part one
The creator of 1984 and Animal Farm lived a life that was as original and strange as the books themselves.
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Jul 10, 2020
George Orwell (Volume 3, episode 11) part 2
The creator of Animal Farm and 1984 lived a life as original and strange as the books themselves.
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Jun 6, 2020
George Dasch and the 1942 nazi u-boat invasion of america (volume 3, Episode 10) Part One
The true story of eight nazi spies who landed on American shores via U-Boat at the height of WWII
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Jun 6, 2020
George Dasch and the 1942 Nazi U-boat invasion of america (Volume 3, Episode 10) part 2
The true story of eight nazi spies who landed on American shores via U-Boat at the height of WWII.
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Apr 27, 2020
Joan of Arc (Volume 3, Episode 9) Part One
Martyr and Saint, Savior of France, National Icon, All by the Age of Nineteen
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Apr 27, 2020
Joan of Arc (Volume 3, Episode 9) Part Two
Martyr and Saint, Savior of France, National Icon, All by the Age of Nineteen
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Mar 26, 2020
Charles Van Doren, Herbert Stempel and the 50’s Quiz Show Scandal (Volume 3, Episode 8) Part One
The true story of the television scandal that shocked America.
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Mar 26, 2020
Charles Van Doren, Herbert Stempel And the 50’s Quiz Show Scandal (Volume 3, Episode 8) Part 2
The true story of the television scandal that shocked America.
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Feb 6, 2020
Bob Marley (Volume 3, Episode 7) Part One
Bob Marley, Dublin, Ireland 1980
Peter Tosh
Bunny Livingstone, aka Bunny Wailer, 2016, Negril
Rita Marley
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Feb 6, 2020
Bob Marley (Volume 3, Episode 7) Part 2
The I-Threes, Rita Marley,Center
56 Hope Road, Now A Museum
Ziggy Marley
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Nov 6, 2019
crazy Horse (volume 3, episode 6) part one
No photo or sketch was ever taken of Crazy Horse in his lifetime. His sister authenticated this forensic sketch 50 years after his death.
Marcus Reno
Frederick Benteen
Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer
He Dog, 1877
Crow King
Custer Marker, Little Bighorn battlefield.
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Nov 6, 2019
Crazy Horse (Volume Three, Episode six) Part TwO
Seven Foot Tall Touch The Clouds
Little Big Man, hand obscuring wrist wound from Crazy Horse
Fort Robinson site of Crazy Horse assassination
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument is the site of the June 25, 1876 battle between the U.S. Army’s seventh cavalry, guided by Crow and Arikara scouts, and several bands of Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho.
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Aug 17, 2019
JOHN WILKES BOOTH AND THE LINCOLN CONSPIRACY (VOLUME 3, EPISODE 5) PART ONE
John Wilkes Booth
John wilkes Booth, boyhood home Tudor Hall
The derringer used to kill Abraham Lincoln
The knife Booth carried during the assassination
David Herold
Lewis Powell, under arrest
Dr. Samuel Mudd
Julius Caesar, New York, 1864, John Wilkes, Edwin and Junius Booth
Edwin Stanton
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Aug 17, 2019
john wilkes booth and the lincoln conspiracy (Volume 3, episode 5) part two
Booth, in typical garb
Booth’s proximity at inauguration, Powell is believed to be underneath Lincoln in wide brimmed hat
Ford’s Theater, Presidential Box, Two Days After Assassination, by Matthew Brady
Lucy Hale
Garrett Farm, Date Unknown
Thomas “Boston” Corbett
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May 24, 2019
charles Bukowski (Volume 3, episode 4) part one
Bukowski Birthplace, Andernach, Germany
Bukowski at Santa Monica Beach, Late 1920’s
Bukowski’s Father
Bukowski Vacationing On Catalina Island, Mid Seventies
Bukowski On Apostrophes
The DeLongpre House On The Brink Of Demolition
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May 24, 2019
Charles Bukowski (Volume 3, Episode 4) part two
Bukowski Parks His Beamer At Santa Anita
Bukowski Entertaining At Home
Linda King And Her Famous Bust Of Bukowski
Bukowski In 1988
Bukowski Grave, Rancho Palos Verdes, California
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Mar 3, 2019
BENEDICT ARNOLD (VOLUME 3, EPISODE 3) PART ONE
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Mar 3, 2019
BENEDICT ARNOLD (VOLUME 3, EPISODE 3) PART 2
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Oct 27, 2018
RONNIE VAN ZANT (VOLUME 3, EPISODE 2) PART ONE
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Oct 27, 2018
RONNIE VAN ZANT (VOLUME 3, EPISODE 2) PART TWO
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Jul 3, 2018
WC FIELDS (VOLUME 3, EPISODE ONE) PART ONE
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Jul 3, 2018
WC FIELDS (VOLUME 3, EPISODE ONE) PART TWO
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Jun 15, 2018
The Chicago Black Sox And the 1919 World Series (Volume 2, Episode 12) Part One
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Jun 15, 2018
The Chicago Black Sox And The 1919 World Series (Volume 2, Episode 12) Part Two
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Mar 16, 2018
DB Cooper (Volume 2, Episode 11) Part One
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Mar 16, 2018
DB Cooper (Volume 2, Episode 11) Part Two
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Dec 23, 2017
Robert E. Lee (Volume 2, Episode 10, Part 1)
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Dec 23, 2017
Robert E. Lee (Volume 2, Episode 10, Part 2)
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Sep 25, 2017
Herman Melville (Volume 2, Episode 9, Part 1)
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Sep 25, 2017
Herman Melville (Volume 2, Episode 9, Part 2)
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Sep 1, 2017
Ted Ngoy, The Donut King Of Southern California, (Volume 2, Episode 8)
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May 27, 2017
Frida Kahlo (Volume 2, Episode 7) Part 1
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May 27, 2017
Frida Kahlo (Volume 2, Episode 7) Part 2
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Mar 24, 2017
Ian Fleming, Creator of James Bond (Volume 2, Episode 6, Part 1)
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Mar 24, 2017
Ian Fleming, Creator of James Bond (Volume 2, Episode 6, Part 2)
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Jan 20, 2017
Grigori Rasputin (Volume 2, Episode 5, Part 1)
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Jan 20, 2017
Grigori Rasputin (Volume 2, Episode 5, Part 2)
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Oct 30, 2016
George Elser’s Bomb Plot To Kill Hitler (Volume 2, Number 4) Part 2
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Oct 30, 2016
Georg Elser’s Bomb Plot To Kill Hitler (Volume 2, Number 4) Part One
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Sep 18, 2016
Michelangelo (Volume 2, Number 3) Part 2
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Sep 18, 2016
Michelangelo (Volume 2, Number 3) Part 1
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Jul 21, 2016
Harriet Tubman (Volume 2, Number 2)
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May 27, 2016
Alexander Hamilton, (Volume 2, Episode 1)
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Apr 9, 2016
Francis Scott Key and The Star Spangled Banner (Volume 1, Podcast 12)
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Feb 22, 2016
Amelia Earhart (Volume 1, podcast 11)
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Jan 12, 2016
Paul Gauguin (Volume 1, Podcast 10)
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Jan 9, 2016
Jack Johnson, Heavyweight Champion of the World, (Volume 1, Podcast 9)
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Oct 22, 2015
King Ludwig II of Bavaria, (Volume 1, Podcast 8)
Podcast Link is at the bottom of photos. Wonderful Atlantic Monthly Photo Essay on Ludwig II
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Oct 22, 2015
Billie Holiday (Volume 1, Podcast 7)
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Aug 26, 2015
Edgar Allan Poe (Volume 1, Podcast 6)
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Aug 26, 2015
Ernesto “Che” Guevara (Volume 1, Podcast 5)
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Jul 14, 2015
Friedrich Nietzsche (Volume 1, Podcast 4)
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Jul 13, 2015
Mildred Harnack and the Red Orchestra (Volume 1, Podcast 3)
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Jun 21, 2015
George Smith Anthony and the Voyage of the Catalpa (Volume 1, Podcast 2)
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Jun 8, 2015
John Paul Jones-American Admiral, (Volume 1, Podcast 1)
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