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Busman's Holiday
One day in 1947, an NYC bus driver showed up for his daily bus route, but instead of turning right, he turned left.
Guest Spotlight: Buffalo Extreme
A year after the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, a group of girls from a local cheer team share their stories.
The Gospel Ranger
This is the story of a song, "Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down," and of a pentecostal preacher who helped inspire the birth of Rock & Roll.
The Longest Game
In the spring of 1981, two youthful baseball teams met for a standard minor league baseball match. They didn't know they'd be playing the longest game in baseball history.
The Ski Troops of WWII
A story about the 10th Mountain Division, a World War II military experiment to train skiers and climbers.
Sofia's Choice: A Ukrainian Diary, One Year Later
Sofia Bretl's mother lived in Kharkiv, Ukraine when war broke out. Now their family faces a difficult choice, whether to leave their homes and loved ones behind.
Living with Dying
On Valentine's Day 2020, Peter Fodera's heart broke. Peter and his daughter Juliana share that story on today's podcast.
The Rise and Fall of Black Swan Records
In 1921, a man named Harry Pace started the first major Black-owned record company in the U.S., launching the careers of hitmakers like Ethel Waters. But then, Pace's own life took a mysterious turn.
The Real Refugees of Casablanca
Eighty years after the release of Casablanca, we look back at its refugee actors who played characters much like themselves.