Episodes

  • Sci Fi A Bomb, Ford v. Ferrari, Colorado Brown Stain

    Sci Fi A Bomb, Ford v. Ferrari, Colorado Brown Stain
    May 23 2024
    Host Don Wildman examines a beautiful hand-crafted glass plant that blurs the line between science and art and a muscle car that grew out of a legendary race between an American automaker and a rival Italian designer.

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    38 mins
  • Crossword Code, Ampelmann, Brushy Bill

    Crossword Code, Ampelmann, Brushy Bill
    May 16 2024
    Don Wildman examines a puzzling crossword, a set of traffic signals that became a beloved symbol of East German culture and a set of leg irons that once restrained a legendary outlaw.

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    36 mins
  • Great Kipton Train Wreck, First Inoculation, The Education of Ruby Bridges

    Great Kipton Train Wreck, First Inoculation, The Education of Ruby Bridges
    May 9 2024
    Don Wildman inspects a set of watchmaking tools that belonged to a man who changed America's railroads, a journal that tells the story of a risky experiment and an armband worn by a lawman who protected a brave girl.

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    37 mins
  • Cherry Sisters, President's Missing Cow, Birth of a Nation Riot

    Cherry Sisters, President's Missing Cow, Birth of a Nation Riot
    May 2 2024
    Don Wildman examines a painted wooden sign that once advertised a vaudeville act so bad it was good, a famous White House cow's milk can and a program from one of the most polemic films of the 20th century.

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    38 mins
  • Peeping Tom Butler, Operation Beaver Bomb, Mother of Mother's Day

    Peeping Tom Butler, Operation Beaver Bomb, Mother of Mother's Day
    Apr 25 2024
    Don Wildman examines a trinket symbolizing the stormy evolution of a beloved holiday, a novel contraption deployed to save a bevy of wild beavers in Idaho and views a scandalous machine that titillated Victorian England.

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    39 mins
  • Pikes Peak Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Ireland's Lost Treasure

    Pikes Peak Peanut Pusher, Hollywood Holdout, Ireland's Lost Treasure
    Apr 18 2024
    Host Don Wildman examines a simple peanut that played a role in an unusual 20th Century fad that took one man on a daring adventure, and a set of shimmering gold relics that became the subject of a battle between two rival nations.

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    40 mins
  • Introducing: Expedition Unknown with Josh Gates

    Introducing: Expedition Unknown with Josh Gates
    Apr 15 2024

    If you're enjoying Mysteries at the Museum, you may also like Expedition Unknown, from Discovery. Here's an episode from the new season, called Plummer's Gold.


    Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the south Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction, and learn the truth behind these compelling stories.


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    40 mins
  • Invention of Pop Rocks, Pinball Wizard, London Smog

    Invention of Pop Rocks, Pinball Wizard, London Smog
    Apr 11 2024
    Host Don Wildman examines one of America's most explosive candies, a pinball machine that represents one of the game's gutsy player who saved it from obscurity and a flare stick that guided Londoners through a unique time period.

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    39 mins