Damn Interesting

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Damn Interesting episodes

May 03, 2022 Devouring The Heart Of Portugal
In 1924 a bankrupt businessman in Portugal launched an audacious international scheme to become one of the wealthiest men in the world.
1 hr 3 min
February 28, 2022 The Mount St. Helens Trespasser
Robert Rogers, a man obsessed with trespassing, sets his sights on Mount St. Helens in the spring of 1980
31 min
February 07, 2022 Hunting For Kobyla
The true story of a runaway Nazi, a determined sleuth, and a chase around the world.
46 min
October 25, 2021 The Unceasing Cessna Hacienda
In 1958, one heavily modified airplane flew out of Las Vegas with a single objective: Don’t land.
29 min
August 25, 2021 The Kingpin of Shanghai
From the depths of poverty, Du Yuesheng rose through Shanghai’s underworld to become one of the most influential, and overlooked, figures in modern China.
45 min
June 02, 2021 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.
1 hr 17 min
April 27, 2021 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.
1 hr 4 min
March 02, 2021 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.
48 min
December 28, 2020 Pugilism On The Plains
How a booming oil town aimed to become a western metropolis through one of the most ill-conceived boxing matches of all time.
28 min
October 08, 2020 How Miss Shilling's Orifice Helped Win the War
How a female engineer defied all norms to save England in the Second World War.
25 min

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The audio side of DamnInteresting.com: Legitimately intriguing true stories from history, science, and psychology. Audiobook-like narration with sound effects and music.