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Long-Form/Podcast:

The Traveler and His Baggage

In Nazi-occupied Paris, “Dr. Eugène” offered Jews an alternative to deportation, slavery, and death camps. But the escape network was not what it seemed.

Written by Alan Bellows • 03 Jun 2021 • Read/Listen →

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A Taste of Italy

In the mid-1800s, Italy was consumed by two parallel fights: one to rid itself of Austrian domination (a holdover fro...

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 14 May 2021 • Read/Listen →

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Fifteen Years Forsaken

A true story of castaways on a lost and hostile scrap of land, all thanks to some meddlesome Frenchmen and terrible luck.

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 28 Apr 2021 • Read/Listen →

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Pushing the Envelope

As is often the case with people in dangerous professions, the Apollo astronauts found that life insurance policies w...

Written by Alan Bellows • 14 Apr 2021 • Read/Listen →

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The Comforts of the Throne

In the days when hunting was a more common pursuit than it is today, those involved in the job cultivated a taxonomy...

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 18 Mar 2021 • Read/Listen →

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A Blight on Soviet Science

Nikolai Vavilov dedicated his life to improving Soviet agriculture and eradicating famine, but his allegiance to science would ultimately lead to his downfall.

Written by Holly Barker • 04 Mar 2021 • Read/Listen →

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The Anticipated Future of the Moon

When the Earth was young, shortly after the moon formed, our planet was spinning so fast that a day was approximately...

Written by Alan Bellows • 15 Feb 2021 • Read/Listen →

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A Grubby Niche

It is down to geological and evolutionary happenstance that there are no monkeys on the island of Madagascar: a fact...

Written by James Holloway • 01 Feb 2021 • Read/Listen →

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Haydn and Seek

It can be tough to give the boss a hint, but it was even more difficult back in the days of domestic servitude when t...

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 25 Jan 2021 • Read/Listen →

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It Makes One’s Head Swim

On 17 December 1967, Harold Holt--at that time the Prime Minister of Australia--decided to go for a swim. He and his...

Written by Alan Bellows • 20 Jan 2021 • Read/Listen →

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