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Sherlock Holmes is known for approaching all mysteries with cool logic - and yet when his creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle saw photographs taken by two young girls purporting to show real life fairies at play... he unwisely declared them genuine.How did Elsie and Frances fool so ma ... Show More

Playing board games and spending too much money are time-honored Christmas traditions, so to mark the festive season, Tim is joined by the creator of Magic: The Gathering - Richard Garfield - for a special Q&A about economics and game design.How should you go about building the p ... Show More

A megaplant near the small village of Flixborough, England, is busy churning out a key ingredient of nylon 6, a material used in everything from stockings to toothbrushes to electronics. When a reactor vessel fails, the engineers improvise a quick-fix workaround, so the plant can ... Show More

This week the girls are joined by the ICONIC duo of Rickey Thompson and Denzel Dion. They discuss their new podcast, share never-heard-before details of some projects they’re working on, and what their most controversial opinions are. Plus, Rickey shares one of his craziest Grind ... Show More

Today, Jonathan joins his fellow Pushkin hosts for a special episode all about mistakes. Jonathan speaks with his friend, the writer Sheila Heti. Together, they muse on the cost of mistakes and whether we're really in control of how many we make. Plus, Nate Silver and Maria Konni ... Show More

<p>Senator Bob Menendez and his wife have just been indicted for wheeling and dealing with the government of Egypt, along with many other crimes. In a bid to save his career, Bob throws his co-conspirators under the bus—including his wife, Nadine. But after decades avoiding conse ... Show More

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Jack Rice joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss the sentencing of Angela Wagner and her son Edward “Jake” Wagner for the fatal custody battle that killed ei ... Show More

<p>More questions — more answers! We’ve partnered with the FT’s<em> Unhedged</em> podcast for a special two-part episode, fielding questions you have submitted about markets and finance. The host of <em>Unhedged</em>, Ethan Wu, plus the FT’s US financial commentator Rob Armstrong ... Show More

<p>May 13th 1981: Pope John Paul II is shot in a mysterious assassination plot with potential ties to the KGB.</p><p><br></p><p>You can listen ad-free in the Wondery or Amazon Music app. Or for all that and more, go to&nbsp;<a href="https://intohistory.com/" rel="noopener norefer ... Show More

<p>DCS Boyce is hurled bang into the middle of Micky and Brian’s fierce rivalry. But can he use the in-fighting to finally trace the Brink’s Mat stash and bring the criminals to justice?</p><p>Listen to British Scandal on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can ... Show More

Joining me this episode to discuss their travel and holiday stories is TV presenter & King of Crime Fiction, Richard Osman! Richard’s new bestseller “We Solve Murders” is out now! Please subscribe and review. Thanks, Alan. xx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm ... Show More

Story #1: Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sits for his Senate confirmation hearing. Will shows you how the contentious inquiry is going so far.  Story #2: The founder of MeatEater, Steven Rinella joins The Will Cain Show to talk about his new ... Show More