A Very Cold Case

At the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, archivists are working with Native communities to correct the historical record … one photo at a time.In this episode, we go inside the archives, where century-old photographs once labeled “Indian man” or “woman in cost ...  Show more

A long time ago, in movie theaters not far away, Star Wars: A New Hope revolutionized American entertainment. In honor of May the 4th, we explore how a scrappy space fantasy reinvented a tale as old as time — and gave Americans hope in a time of difficulty. We'll also trace the j ...  Show more

A 19th-century adventurer obsessed with reaching the North Pole set out in the summer of 1871. But the Arctic expedition would be the death of him. Was it the severe weather conditions that bested the seasoned explorer — as the ship’s doctor always claimed? Or did someone onboard ...  Show more

Katherine's Telling Everybody Everything about a vulnerable departure from her normal role as herself that nearly had her running out the door. Luigi Mangione has been arrested and charged with the second degree murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO. He's devilishly handsome and has ' ...  Show more

It’s September 1879 and the crew of USS Jeannette encounters pack ice that’s thicker than they expected, due to unseasonably cold weather. Captain George De Long is at a loss for how to push through it until the ship’s engineer George Melville proposes an ingenuous solution. B ...

Une gousse d'ail, un pieu ou un rayon de soleil sont les moyens les plus communs de lutter contre les vampires. Communs, mais pas toujours simples. Il en existe un qui ne demande aucun effort: rester chez soi. Si l'on en croit les savoirs immémoriaux et l'enseignement dispensé ...