Traders of the Lost Scrolls
Meet Jim Charlesworth - professor, entrepreneur, and Dead Sea Scroll Hunter. A man convinced that a large number of the scrolls have yet to come to light.
2025-12-26 07:18:37 +0000 UTC→2025-12-26 08:09:44 +0000 UTC(51m)
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How Saran Wrap Saved D-Day
The unexpected stories behind the inventions of the first artificial dye, Saran Wrap, sanitary towels, and the cancer killing drug Cisplatin.
2026-01-11 15:59:53 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 16:58:40 +0000 UTC(58m)
Get A Grip
The accidents behind the inventions of stainless steel, telescopes, Velcro, and a cure for cancer.
2026-01-11 14:59:04 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 15:59:53 +0000 UTC(1h)
Laxative Lunacy
The accidents behind the inventions of post-it notes, Ex-lax, Graphene and the way a walk in the snow almost leads to nuclear Armageddon.
2026-01-11 13:58:43 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 14:59:04 +0000 UTC(1h)
Bigger Bang
The accidents behind bubblewrap, MDMA, and guncotton. And how NASA accidently helps with cancer detection.
2026-01-11 12:58:29 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 13:58:43 +0000 UTC(1h)
Discovering Drink
A clumsy lab worker leads to the invention of superglue. And the accidents behind neuroscience, beer, and chemical hair relaxant.
2026-01-11 12:00:14 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 12:58:29 +0000 UTC(58m)
Hair Raising Science
A failed blood pressure medicine and an unexpectedly hairy woman lead to a cure for baldness. How messing around with a scientific toy gave us the x-ray.
2026-01-11 11:00:03 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 12:00:14 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fall of the Moguls
The Warners' film ‘The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that ‘talkies' are here to stay.
2026-01-11 09:44:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 11:00:03 +0000 UTC(1h15m)
The Talkies
By 1925, Zukor's Paramount Pictures, Laemmle's Universal Pictures, and Mayer's MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country.
2026-01-11 02:48:36 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 03:48:19 +0000 UTC(59m)
Sin City
As Hollywood goes from a dusty farm town to a bustling metropolis, the balance of power has shifted in favor of the stars.
2026-01-11 01:49:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 02:48:36 +0000 UTC(59m)
Rise of the Studios
By 1914, movies are more popular than ever, and with Edison's cartel out of the picture, the titans are free to make films wherever and however they want.
2026-01-11 00:49:56 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 01:49:06 +0000 UTC(59m)
Escape From New York
Edison's stranglehold on the moving picture industry forces Laemmle and his band of renegade filmmakers to flee to Cuba, but not before he signs a young actress.
2026-01-10 23:51:12 +0000 UTC→2026-01-11 00:49:56 +0000 UTC(58m)
Battling the Trust
At the dawn of the 20th Century, immigrant entrepreneur Carl Laemmle looks to cash in on America's growing fascination with moving pictures.
2026-01-10 22:51:36 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 23:51:12 +0000 UTC(59m)
Fall of the Moguls
The Warners' film ‘The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that ‘talkies' are here to stay.
2026-01-10 21:52:33 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 22:51:36 +0000 UTC(59m)
The Talkies
By 1925, Zukor's Paramount Pictures, Laemmle's Universal Pictures, and Mayer's MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country.
2026-01-10 20:52:50 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 21:52:33 +0000 UTC(59m)
Fall of the Moguls
The Warners' film ‘The Jazz Singer' proves to the world that ‘talkies' are here to stay.
2026-01-10 15:56:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 16:55:50 +0000 UTC(59m)
The Talkies
By 1925, Zukor's Paramount Pictures, Laemmle's Universal Pictures, and Mayer's MGM are some of the most profitable businesses in the country.
2026-01-10 14:57:03 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 15:56:46 +0000 UTC(59m)
Sin City
As Hollywood goes from a dusty farm town to a bustling metropolis, the balance of power has shifted in favor of the stars.
2026-01-10 13:57:33 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 14:57:03 +0000 UTC(59m)
Rise of the Studios
By 1914, movies are more popular than ever, and with Edison's cartel out of the picture, the titans are free to make films wherever and however they want.
2026-01-10 12:58:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 13:57:33 +0000 UTC(59m)
Escape From New York
Edison's stranglehold on the moving picture industry forces Laemmle and his band of renegade filmmakers to flee to Cuba, but not before he signs a young actress.
2026-01-10 11:59:39 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 12:58:23 +0000 UTC(58m)
Battling the Trust
At the dawn of the 20th Century, immigrant entrepreneur Carl Laemmle looks to cash in on America's growing fascination with moving pictures.
2026-01-10 11:00:03 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 11:59:39 +0000 UTC(59m)
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