When the last note is sung or the last instrument sounds, there is a magic that fills the theatre. Right before the applause hits, the air is charged with the electricity of the performance. But even after the roaring applause dies and the curtain falls, for some the performance still continues. For them, the show must always go on.

This is the true story of Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre.

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Sources:

"The True Story of 'Maestro'" - Biography.com

"Is Maestro a True Story?" - Harpers Bazaar

"About Felicia Montealegre" - LeonardBernstein.com

"The True Story Behind Leonard Bernstein..." - Esquire

"Leonard Bernstein - Overview" - LeonardBernstein.com

"Files Detail Years of Spying on Bernstein" - The New York Times

Sweet and tart, warm or cold, it’s the perfect way to start your morning. Today we are talking about the breakfast food that’s had a chokehold on America for over 50 years.

This is the true story behind Pop-Tarts.

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Sources:

"True Story of 'Unfrosted'..." - Biography.com

"The Contentious History of the Pop-Tart" - Smithsonian Mag

"How the Pop-Tart Came to Be" - Northeastern Global News

"History Timeline" - Pop-Tart Official Website

"The Battle of the Cornflakes" - History Today

"History of Battle Creek" - Historical Society of Battle Creek

"Meet Marjorie Merriweather Post" - Post Consumer Brands

What do you call it when something inexplicably horrible happens to a good person? Where there seems to be some sort of mix up and the wrong fate was handed out to an innocent person. Unfortunately, today's episode if full of unjustified tragedy.

This is the story of Nicholas Markowitz.

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Sources:

"The Disturbing Story of..." by Marco Margaritoff - All That's Interesting

"The Last Days of Nick Markowitz" by Sue Fox - Los Angeles Times

"Murder of Nicholas Markowitz" - Wikipedia

"Gunman in 'Alpha Dog' Murder..." by Tom Bolton - Noozhawk

"Markowitz Kidnapper Released" by Nick Welsh - Santa Barbara Independent

"Alpha Dog" - Wikipedia