In February of 1908, racing teams from multiple nations assembled for an unusual and ambitious race -- they planned to drive from Times Square across the planet to France. These were the early days of the automobile, and success was anything but guaranteed. In today's special 3D episode, Ben and Noel trace the highs (and, mostly, lows) of the men who vied fo ... Show More
Mar 7
CLASSIC: Idiomatic for the People II, Part I: What's in a word?
Language is beautiful and, in many cases, continually evolving. As a result, we end up with hundreds of strange idioms and figures of speech that we use on a daily basis, with little to no understanding of what they originally meant. Join the guys with special guests Frank Mulher ... Show More
49m 54s
Mar 5
The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part One: A Prank Goes Viral
It's a pickle for the ages: What happens when you die? The Spiritualism movement may seem obscure today -- but back in the mid-19th century, this religious and social phenomenon absolutely rocked the modern world. In the first part of this special two-part episode, Ben, Noel and ... Show More
54m 12s
Mar 3
History's Weirdest National Anthems
Let's be honest: national anthems are cool... but definitely propaganda, and often objectively weird. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore some of history's strangest national anthems. Some are inspiring, some are plain odd -- and, as the guys learn, a lot of national an ... Show More
33m 55s
Feb 2024
Peking to Paris: the world’s first great motor race
In June 1907, five plucky teams departed the Chinese capital and embarked on a 9,317-mile automobile race to Paris. Traversing scorching deserts and perilous mountain passes in ill-equipped vehicles, the participants regularly risked their lives – but their tenacity would transfo ... Show More
32m 20s
May 2020
The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix & Ayrton Senna | 23
On this episode of History of the 90s, we look back at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, a cataclysmic weekend that shattered lives of many and permanently reshaped Formula 1 racing. This is more than a story about fast cars –it’s a story about cutthroat competition, money, deceit, ... Show More
44m 35s
Feb 2022
Introducing 'Tiger Roll: The People's Horse'
The remarkable story of Tiger Roll, a racehorse who has won two Aintree Grand Nationals (back-to-back) and five times at the Cheltenham Festival. We follow Tiger's unlikely path to glory, from the very beginning to today, through the people and places that have made him the horse ... Show More
1m 11s
Jan 2024
Jody Scheckter: Fearing death on the track & dealing with pressure at Ferrari
This week, we have a special episode as Eddie Jordan and 25-time world champion Adrian Newey catch up with an old friend in Cape Town, 1979 F1 world champion Jody Scheckter. The 73-year-old remembers leaving his home country during apartheid to achieve his dream, racing with Gill ... Show More
34m 39s
Oct 2021
Roaring Twenties | The Great Crash | 4
<p>On a misty morning in May 1927, Charles Lindbergh climbed into the cramped cockpit of his single engine plane, <em>The Spirit of St. Louis</em>. After a bumpy taxi and takeoff at a New York runway, he took to the skies, on a flight that would break records and make him a natio ... Show More
39m 16s