Yesterday

Alice Ramsey Completes Her Drive Across America

August 7, 1909. Alice Huyler Ramsey becomes the first woman to drive across the continental United States.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 history, daily.See P ... Show More

14m 7s

Aug 6

The First Website

August 6, 1991. British computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee launches a digital information revolution when he uploads the first site to the World Wide Web. This episode originally aired in 2024.Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more.History Daily is a ... Show More

16m 12s

Aug 5

The Murder of Vice Principal Bian Zhongyun

August 5, 1966. Students at a school in Beijing, China beat a teacher to death, one of the first fatalities of the Cultural Revolution.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 ... Show More

14m 43s

Jun 17

50 Years Of JAWS Terrifying Everyone (1975)

It's June 17th. This day in 1975, Steven Spielberg's JAWS is in theaters -- it is the first proper summer blockbuster, and also has a massive political and cultural effect.Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how the movie ruined the reputation of sharks, and also served as a parable f ... Show More

18m 26s

Jul 20

Megalodon

As part of our week of Sharks on the Ancients, today we tell the story of Megalodon, the largest living marine animal, ever.Does this colossal prehistoric shark still lurk beneath the waves? Tristan Hughes is joined by leading expert Professor John Long to unveil the jaw-dropping ... Show More

40m 20s

Feb 2024

Where to find Episodes 2-7 of Inside Jaws

In the first episode of Inside Jaws, you learned that the inspiration behind the iconic movie was a series of brutal shark attacks in 1916 that terrified residents of coastal New Jersey. Fast forward to Arizona in the 50s and a young Steven Spielberg was struggling to find his wa ... Show More

51s

May 28

Netflix and the Fall of Television | The Mouse Strikes Back | 2

After Netflix poaches Shonda Rimes, one of the most successful television producers on ABC, a Disney-owned network, Disney decides it can’t just sit back and let Netflix keep eating into their market share. Disney CEO Bob Iger decides that Disney is going to launch its own stream ... Show More

37m 53s

Dec 2024

Disney Under Siege | Restore the Magic | 1

It’s 2022 and Disney is in trouble. The combined forces of pandemic shutdowns, box-office bombs and political missteps have hammered Disney’s stock price. Marvel’s jilted former boss sees an opportunity. He allies with billionaire investor Nelson Peltz to plot a boardroom coup.Be ... Show More

33m 24s

Oct 2024

History Daily: Breaking the Sound Barrier

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.You can listen ad-free in the Wondery or Amazon Music app. Or for all that and more, go to IntoHistory.comHistor ... Show More

16m 21s

May 21

Netflix and the Fall of Television | The Game Changer | 1

In 2017, Netflix stuns Hollywood by paying television producer Shonda Rhimes an unprecedented amount of money to develop shows exclusively for the streamer. The move announces Netflix as a true rival to the legacy studios and kicks off the streaming wars. But when the business ta ... Show More

40 m

Jun 2024

The Phantom Menace | 116

In May 1999 hordes of Star Wars fans swarmed movie theatres for an event that many thought might never happen. It was release day for a movie they had spent the past 15 years longing for, but all the excitement soon turned to confusion, disappointment and in some cases even anger ... Show More

46m 9s

Sep 2024

History Daily: The Wall Street Bombing

September 16, 1920. A horse-drawn wagon explodes in the middle of New York’s financial district, killing 30 people.You can listen ad-free in the Wondery or Amazon Music app. Or for all that and more, go to IntoHistory.com.History Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go ... Show More

16m 40s

Jaws Hits U.S. Movie Theaters