When ultra-nationalist Yoshio Kodama was attacked by disaffected erotic actor Mitsuyasu Maeno in a kamikaze-style plane crash on his home in Tokyo on 24th March, 1976, it came as a surprise even to Maeno’s friends, who had photographed him, dressed as a World War Two pilot, taking to the skies.
The bizarre event, in which Maeno died but Kodama survived, too ... Show More
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Alger Hiss and the Pumpkin Papers
The most notorious accused spy of the early Cold War, Alger Hiss, emerged from Lewisburg Penitentiary on 27th November, 1954; calm, composed, and determined to reclaim his reputation. Surrounded by a scrum of journalists, he insisted fear had shaped his conviction, and vowed to v ... Show More
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Nov 25
Elizabeth of Russia's Bloodless Coup
Wearing an armoured breastplate, clasping a silver cross and seizing an Army spontoon, 31 year old Elizabeth Petrovna appeared at the HQ of the elite Preobrazhensky Regiment guards in St. Petersburg on 25th November, 1741 - intent on over-throwing Tzar Ivan VI (a baby), and seizi ... Show More
11m 23s
Dec 2024
Pearl Harbor: The Man Who Spied For Japan
<p>On 7th December, 1941, the Japanese Imperial Navy struck the United States. In an action which killed 2,403 Americans and destroyed 21 US warships and 188 aircraft, they also brought the US into the Second World War.</p><br><p>But it may not have been possible without the inpu ... Show More
39m 44s
Oct 18
17 Celebrities Accused Of Hosting Secret Party To Torture & Kill 1 Actor Yu Menglong
<p>September 11th, 2025, Yu Menglong, a Chinese actor with 25M followers is found dead in pools of his own blood after an alleged industry dinner party. Police quickly claim that he ‘drunkly fell’ from the fifth floor of the luxury Beijing apartment and close his case.</p><p> </p ... Show More
2h 34m
Jan 2025
Ep. - 1190 - PAN AM FLIGHT 103: LOCKERBIE BOMBING
<p>Retired FBI Special Agent Richard Marquise discusses Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over Lockerbie, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Scotland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scotland</a>, on December 21, 1988, after a <a href="https://www.britannica.com/ ... Show More
1h 8m
Feb 2025
Episode 385 - Killer Geisha: Abe Sada
<p>The sex-mad geisha who sliced off her lover’s genitals, strangled him with a kimono belt, and carved her name into his arm, is perhaps Japan’s most famous criminal of the 20th century.</p><p>Today, Abe’s story is practically a part of Japanese folklore. So how did this brutal ... Show More
1h 16m
Oct 2024
The Doolittle Raid: WW2 Bombing of Japan
<p>If somebody asked you to go on a dangerous mission, no other details, would you volunteer?</p><br><p>Well, in 1942, that's exactly what 120 crewmen of the US Army Air Force did. In this episode, find out how it went and who Jimmy Doolittle was. From an impossible take off, thr ... Show More
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