The Story of the NS Savannah the Worlds First Nuclear Powered Merchant Ship
Ever wonder why Cargo Ships are not Nuclear Powered? The story of the NS Savannah might be the answer.
1 Aug 2023
Jet Powered Trains? Yes they have been built.
In what can only be described as the locomotive equivalent of a Wiley Coyote ACME product, we explore what happens when you strap a jet engine to the roof of a train car.
19 Jul 2023
Nuclear Powered Aircraft? Yes, we really did try that!
What ways can you power an aircraft? Turbine power, yes, piston power yes, Air Cooled Nuclear Reactor...........OH HELL NO!
28 Jun 2023
Silver Thursday, Market Manipulation or Currency Paranoia?
In 1980 the Hunt Brothers controlled 2/3rds of the world's privately held Silver Bullion Market. was it market manipulation or fear of the us economy crashing?
21 Jun 2023
The Crash at Crush what passed for entertianment in 1896
Have you ever used the term "It's like watching a train wreck?" Well in the late 19th century people paid good money to do exactly that. in 1896 People paid the equivalent of $130 do watch two locomotives crash
14 Jun 2023
Sports Promotions That Really Missed Their Mark
Promoting Sports can be hard, sport are unpredictable, bit then a lot of human behavior is predictable, Follow along as I discuss a few.
6 Jun 2023
The Hollywood Origins of Big League Chew
Hollywood, Single A Baseball, people who defied Authority and Chewing Tobacco, all adds up to over 1 billion pouches of gum sold.
30 May 2023
Disco Demolition Night. Another Night of CHaos at a Major League Baseball Game
50,000 angry rock and roll fans, explosives and baseball, what could go right?
23 May 2023
Ten Cent Beer Night, A really Bad Idea
What happens when you sell beer for 10 Cents a cup with no limit? Well a Baseball riot like you've never seen.
16 May 2023
The Great Boston Molasses Flood
2.3 million gallons of molasses raced through the streets of Boston at 35 MPH, how does that happen?
9 May 2023
Combat Con Artists, the Ghost Army of WWII
What does it take to fake out an enemy? A few records, some inflatable decoys and a lot of cunning and bravery.
2 May 2023
How Howard Hughes Changed Vegas, and helped inspire the movie Casino. Yes that did happen
Howard Hughes, Pilot, Industrialist, Hand Washing Enthusiast, takes a trip to Las Vegas and ends up owning half the strip. How did this allow the mob to take control of the Stardust? Listen to find out.
25 Apr 2023
Air Canada Flight 143 the Gimli Glider, how new technology and the metric system almost caused disaster
How does a brand new Airplane run out of gas? The answer might surprise you on this episode of Yes! That really ddi happen.
11 Apr 2023
Episode 6 The Ghost Trains of Northern Maine
Why are their 2 abandoned steam locomotives in the Maine woods miles from any civilization?
4 Apr 2023
Two Men Who Saved the World from Nuclear Armageddon
Can a single person make a difference? Can humans compete against AI, were Cold War Movies the least bit accurate? I explore all of this.
28 Mar 2023
Alice Ramsey's Record Setting Cross Country Drive
America 1909, women do not have the right to vote, men think they should not be driving cars, 4 women set off across the Country and beat the existing cross country record. See why it should be the Alice Run not the Cannonball Run
21 Mar 2023
The SS Mont Blanc and the Halifax Harbor Explosion
Today we examine the largest Wartime Accident in North America
12 Mar 2023
The Kaiser's Gold Ship, Caught with no home. The Story of the Crown Princess Cecilie
In the summer of 1914 things were happening very quickly, in a time before instant transactions and international air travel, people and money move very slowly, sometimes too slow.
7 Mar 2023
The Amazing Story of the Glomar Explorer
Come with me on a journey of a ship and the crazy purpose it was built for.
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