Im Januar ist Siegfried Fischbacher gestorben. Letztes Jahr starb Roy Horn an Covid-19. Berühmt wurden sie nicht einzeln, sondern zusammen: Als das großartige Zauberer-Duo Siegfried und Roy. Ich möchte Dir heute ihre Geschichte erzählen.
Siegfried Fischbacher wurde hier in Bayern geboren, und zwar im Jahr 1939, also zu Beginn des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Sein ... Show More
Mar 2023
Chris Jones & Michael Mooney on the Rise and Fall of Siegfried & Roy
On October 3, 2003, a horrified audience looked on as Roy Horn, one-half of the famous German magician duo Siegfried & Roy, was bit by a 400-pound white tiger named “Mantecore” and dragged offstage. After many years in residency at the Mirage Las Vegas and more than 30,000 perfor ... Show More
39m 21s
May 2024
The Happy Pod: The opera singing rescue dog
How an injured greyhound found her voice, accompanying her adopted human 'big sister' while she plays the piano. Georgia, who now has a huge social media following, has a particular talent for opera.
Also: The man who nearly became America's first black astronaut finally makes it ... Show More
27m 14s
Jan 2023
2 | Marius Müller-Westernhagen
Marius Müller-Westernhagen ist ein deutscher Rock-Musiker und Schauspieler. Er wurde 1948 in Düsseldorf geboren. Seine Musik wurde auf über elf Millionen Tonträgern verkauft, also Schallplatten, CDs und so weiter.
Westernhagen wurde Schauspieler, als er noch sehr jung war. Mit 14 ... Show More
4m 57s
May 2016
Professional gamblers: Cat Hulbert and Celina Lin
Cat Hulbert started gambling for a living 40 years ago. A blackjack player in her 20s, she became so skilled at winning money from casinos, she was soon very unpopular with them all around the US. Cat took up poker in the 1980s, and was one of the first women to break into the ra ... Show More
26m 58s
Jun 2022
Seeking Hitler’s Horses: How a WW2 Infantryman Rescued Equines Caught Up Germany’s “Super Horse” Breeding Program
Growing up in the 1930s in Memphis, Tennessee, Phil Larimore is the ultimate Boy Scout—able to read maps, put a compass to good use, and traverse wild swamps and desolate canyons. His other great skill is riding horses.
Phil does poorly in school, however, leading his parents to ... Show More
57m 32s
Jan 2023
The Dogs Who Saved Nome, Alaska
January 27, 1925. Musher “Wild Bill” Shannon and his team of sled dogs race off into the frigid Alaskan night. He’s carrying a package of life-saving serum, wrapped in fur to keep it from freezing. There’s no time to waste: nearly 700 miles away, in the snowed-in town of Nome, ch ... Show More
36m 44s