On this season of the StoryCorps podcast, we're bringing you conversations from people who have lived through great change – historical moments but also personal ones – and learned some meaningful lessons along the way.
Jun 2023
Thank God For Coney Island
In 1920, a father made a split-second decision to save his newborn's life by taking her to an incubator exhibit at Coney Island. We meet her in this episode, and she shares how a sideshow attraction saved her life, and thousands of others, when hospitals couldn't, ultimately chan ... Show More
13m 50s
Oct 2017
Ridiculous History: Trailer
<p>History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by HowStuffWorks.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a h ... Show More
1m 10s
Jun 2021
Nota Bene, le podcast de l'Histoire
L'Histoire est partout, si bien que l'on pourrait faire de l'Histoire économique, sociale, politique, scientifique, militaire, etc..Ce que je vous propose à travers ce podcast Nota Bene, c'est de m'accompagner pour découvrir cette histoire, de l'antiquité à nos jours, à travers d ... Show More
34s
May 2022
How to Change People's Memories
<p>Memory is, when you think about it, a super power. The ability to relive past experiences can help inform and shape our decisions about the present and the future. Yet memory is unfortunately, surprisingly malleable. In today's episode, Ben, Matt and Noel dive into the art of ... Show More
59m 25s
Nov 2019
Hardcore History’s Dan Carlin Breaks Down History for Our Ears
Today we’re cracking open the history textbooks and learning from OG podcaster—we’re talking, 2005 OG—Dan Carlin! Dan’s had a long career in broadcasting and his podcast, Hardcore History, combines gripping moments in history with Twilight Zone-style twists only a master storytel ... Show More
1h 9m
<p>In this <a href="https://youtu.be/i5owZnjblT4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">live-streamed show</a>, we discuss "On the Uses and Disadvantages of History for Life" (1874), aka Untimely Meditation #2.</p> <p>What is the healthiest way to relate to our history? Nietzsche descri ... Show More