Episodes

  • Wild West Rumble, Sweet Smell of Success, Antiseptic Doctor

    Wild West Rumble, Sweet Smell of Success, Antiseptic Doctor
    Jun 20 2024
    Don examines a porcelain washbasin used to fight a deadly disease, studies a Colt .45 that once belonged to Wyatt Earp and learns how a small circular artifact changed personal hygiene practices across America.

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    37 mins
  • Fallen Robins, Romeo Spies, All In For Poker

    Fallen Robins, Romeo Spies, All In For Poker
    Jun 13 2024
    Host Don Wildman examines a bird specimen that marks a baffling plague in Michigan, studies a camera used in a spy love story in Berlin and uncovers the rise of poker in Las Vegas.

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    37 mins
  • Operation Migration, Sausage Duel and Around the World

    Operation Migration, Sausage Duel and Around the World
    Jun 6 2024
    Don Wildman examines a bizarre-looking costume that tells of an epic struggle to save a majestic species from extinction, looks at a 19th-century instrument linked to an unconventional duel, and investigates a colorful board game.

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    37 mins
  • Dolley Madison, Christmas Truce, Exploding Whale

    Dolley Madison, Christmas Truce, Exploding Whale
    May 30 2024
    Don Wildman uncovers the heroics of a First Lady who fought to preserve the nation's treasures, travels to England to examine a soccer ball linked to a WWI game of peace, and studies an explosive tale of a whale in Oregon.

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    36 mins
  • 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