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Billy Mitchell became the king of arcade games when he achieved a perfect Pac Man score, and held the highest score in Donkey Kong. But in the early 2000s, a documentary about an upstart trying to be the best at Donkey Kong leads fans to examine how Billy actually achieved those ...  Show more

Bess Myerson rose to fame as the first - and still only - Jewish Miss America, antisemitism on the pageant circuit. She parlayed this visibility into a successful television career, then made the leap into New York City politics in the 1970s. But in the 1980s, her carefully built ...  Show more

Christine Blackburn from Story Worthy chats with Tracy Pattin of Hollywood & Crime about their favorite episodes on each other podcasts!Feast on these shows @ www.Wondery.com/Thanksgiving Hollywood & Crime Binge:How I Built ThisStory WorthyDirty JohnS-TownSword & Scale Story Wort ...  Show more

We all face difficult experiences at some point in our lives: loss, grief, disappointment—feelings that can be overwhelming, confusing, and even paralyzing to confront. But what if we could transform our pain into something beautiful? What if we could use our creativity to proces ...  Show more

On this episode of the Our American Stories podcast, Edie Hand tells us the story of the her brothers, the Blackburn boys, and the tragedy that struck not once, but three times; also, Author Richard Rhodes shares the amazing story of Austria-born turned Hollywood movie star, Hedy ...  Show more

This week’s episode of Unqualified starts off with a very special announcement from Sim and Amy as well as some incredible feedback from our dear listeners. Then, the wonderfully talented actor and filmmaker Zach Braff (SCRUBS, GARDEN STATE) joins us (15:22)! First, Anna pitches ...  Show more