David Bowie Becomes Ziggy Stardust

March 13, 1996. The worst mass shooting in British history leads to the private ownership of most handguns being banned. This episode originally aired in 2024. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Nois ... Show More

March 12, 1930. Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile march to the sea to undermine British authority in India. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go to HistoryDaily.com for more hi ... Show More

March 11, 1973. Around 20 men and women gather in Greenwich Village, New York to form PFLAG, a new gay rights activism group. This episode originally aired in 2025. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-production of Airship and ... Show More

<p>When the world lost David Bowie this month, it lost one of modern music's undisputed geniuses. Less well-known is Bowie's contribution to the financial world. In this episode of Odd Lots, hosts Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal speak with David Pullman, the banker who worked wi ... Show More

David Bowie is dying, and no-one knows it. No journalists, no fans. Just the chosen few. His wife. His grown-up son, his young daughter. A handful of others, all sworn to secrecy. And he’s been rushing to get songs recorded, videos made, plays performed. Because his life's always ... Show More

On February 27th, 1967, a groundbreaking album was released that would forever change the landscape of rock music: "The Velvet Underground & Nico" by The Velvet Underground. Produced by the legendary Andy Warhol, this debut album was a daring exploration of taboo subjects such as ... Show More

Wrapping up our summer music series, the Memphis-born, East Nashville-based singer songwriter Drew Holcomb talks with Malcolm in front of a live audience at the Cherry Lane Theater in Greenwich Village. Drew plays original songs and a few covers you might recognize on this explor ... Show More

David Bowie: ground-breaking musician; artistic shape-shifter; style icon; and ... savvy financial player? We dive into “Bowie Bonds” with the man who created them and unpack their impact on the music business. To sign up for The Closer newsletter and to read more from our team, ... Show More

<p>Krzysztof Kosior was thirty when he first felt ready to visit Auschwitz. But since childhood, he had heard stories of his great-grandfather’s time there, and of his journey from unknown soldier to one of Poland’s greatest heroes. Talking to actor and spy novelist Charlie Higso ... Show More

<p>October 14, 1947. US Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, a feat many aviators previously believed impossible.</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 ... Show More

Sean Kingston has kept a low profile for a while, he's back with new music, a star studded new upcoming album, new deal with Empire, reminisce on his early days moving to LA to make a name for himself and how he built his career. https://www.instagram.com/seankingston/ https://tw ... Show More

"We're not worried about petty morals." What happened to the Rolling Stones in 1967 to see them on the brink of imprisonment and mass censure, while at the height of their success, with fame, fortune, mansions, world tours, and best selling albums to their names? Was Brian Jones, ... Show More