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We all know pi, right? It's one of the most famous 'irrational numbers' in history, and mathematicians are still trying to figure it out in the modern day. While this may seem arcane to some of us non-mathheads, in today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max learn these numbers were3 once ...  Show more

As the Fox sisters became global superstars for their purported ability to speak with the dead, the Spiritualism movement became both a social phenomena and a booming business. Yet along with the rise of true believers and performing psychics, an army of skeptics and investigator ...  Show more

This brand new pop culture history podcast is nothing like anything you've heard before, and it's everything you need to understand the modern world. This is the start of an epic journey where Tom Fordyce and Katie Puckrik take each of the 120 people, places and things mentioned ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, although Clark Gable (who was the most famous actor in the world at the time) was beyond the draft age at the time the U.S. entered World War II, the 41-year-old enlisted as a private in the Army Air Force. He said: “I just want to be sent ...  Show more

Not only was he a star as an actor, he was famed for his use of makeup. He was passionate about completely transforming himself for each role, and was determined to keep his life off screen as private as possible.

Chris talks to Lee Sansum, an ex-Royal Military Policeman, martial arts champion, private military contractor and expert in close protection. He has worked with Hollywood stars, looking after Tom & Nicole, Pele and Sly. Working for billionaire, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Lee went on to pr ...  Show more