Sunday, July 12th, 2026 — Today is National Pecan Pie Day, and today’s stories celebrate the people whose influence reached far beyond the spotlight.

In this episode, we discover how one of America’s most famous recruiting posters gave Uncle Sam the face we still recognize today… revisit the Great Flood of 1993 and the communities that came together when the Mississippi River refused to cooperate… and finally give Bill Finger the credit he deserved for helping create Batman.

Plus, a birthday tribute to Richard Simmons, whose greatest legacy wasn’t fitness—it was making people feel encouraged.

History remembers the headlines.

Sometimes the people behind them deserve just as much attention.