It’s the 1900’s and a young Harland Sanders learns how to cook out of sheer necessity when his widowed mother leaves him at home to care for his younger brother and sister. Crushing poverty prompts his mother to loan him out as a field hand when he’s just twelve, and from then on he’s on his own. He labors as a farmworker, a blacksmith’s helper, and a railro ... Show More
Mar 2021
KFC vs Chick-fil-A | The Birth of the Bucket | 3
<p>It’s the 1950s in Kentucky and Harland Sanders faces bankruptcy once again. 65-years-old, broke, unemployed and desperate, he barnstorms the country, living out of his car, selling his secret fried chicken recipe to restaurant and diner owners. Franchising is a new concept and ... Show More
24m 41s
Apr 2021
KFC vs Chick-fil-A | The Henhouse Heats Up | 4
<p>It’s the late 1960s and Kentucky Fried Chicken’s new owner takes the rapidly expanding franchise public. America’s hottest new IPO makes dozens of employees instant millionaires, but not Harland Sanders, who sold his company for cash. Now brand ambassador, Sanders regrets his ... Show More
23m 39s
Oct 2022
Drew Barrymore: Rewriting The Story | Irreconcilable Differences | 136
<p>After Drew’s behavior starts getting out of control, her desperate mother Jaid forces her into rehab. But when America discovers their girl-next-door is actually a hard-partying addict, they turn on her. Now, she’s unhireable. But the lessons she learns in rehab teach her one ... Show More
42m 21s
May 2021
John McCain: Prisoner of War | Regrets | 3
<p>John McCain’s body and mind are starting to deteriorate after months of imprisonment. To survive, he’ll need to make a tough choice. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a crisis threatens to destroy John's family. </p><p>For more reading, we recommend <a ... Show More
37m 21s
Jul 2021
Shipwreck on the Sahara | The Letter | 4
<p>Sidi Hamet’s family is hundreds of miles away, far across the Sahara. Hamet yearns for his wife but must pay off his debts to his father-in-law before they are reconnected. Meanwhile, Captain James Riley searches for his freedom in the city of Swearah. But, if Riley is going t ... Show More
45m 11s
Dec 2022
Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping | One Survivor’s Story | 3
<p>On the afternoon of July 15, 1976, nine-year-old Jennifer Brown Hyde and her older brother Jeff were returning home from a summer school trip to a local pool. On their way home, masked men with guns boarded their school bus, and her life was changed in an instant. In this spec ... Show More
41m 22s
Feb 2021
Classic Tides | Boxing, Race, and the Gilded Age: An Interview with Professor Louis Moore
<p>Boxing has a long past, one deeply connected to race, labor, and broader developments in American history. Professor Louis Moore joins me to talk about those topics and about his outstanding book, <em>I Fight For a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-191 ... Show More
36m 30s