In the 17th century, Britain decided to kill its king and experiment with life without a monarch. In this episode we'll learn about the English Civil War, the 11 years the country spent without a mon

Over the past twenty years, over half a million Americans have died of opioid overdoses. In this episode, we'll explore how this happened, who is responsible, and ask ourselves whether the USA will e

He was told by countless people that he would never make it as a star, yet by his mid-20s he was the most successful musician in the world. In this episode, we'll learn about how Elvis Presley defied

His early life was full of tragedy and misfortune, but Ray Charles never let this get in his way. In this episode, we'll learn about how Ray Charles overcame adversity to become one of the most loved

As a general rule, people are very bad at predicting the future. In this episode, we'll take a look at some predictions of the future from the past, looking at what people thought our "today" would b

He was the most famous bank robber in American history and is still thought of as a Robin Hood-type figure in popular culture. Learn about how John Dillinger went from a quiet life to becoming Americ

The Peaky Blinders were a violent gang that terrorised the streets of Birmingham in the late 19th century. Who actually were these men, what did they do, to who and why, and were the "real" Peaky Bl

In the space of fewer than 100 years, fast food has fundamentally changed the global culinary landscape. In this episode, we explore how it has managed to grow so much and what it is doing to our soc

Every day 1% of the world's population will eat at McDonald's, and hundreds of millions more will eat burgers, chips and all sorts of different fast food. But just how popular is it, how is it so che

Within the course of a few years, Robert Baden-Powell created a global movement that united children from all over the world. In this episode, we'll take a look at how he came up with the idea, why i