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FAQs about Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week:How many episodes does Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week have?The podcast currently has 551 episodes available.
April 08, 2019Who is the Mystery Woman in Benedict Arnold's Secret Letters?An archive of the secret communications between Benedict Arnold and British army officers indirectly reference Arnold's wife, Peggy. It is the strongest clue yet that she may have been a pivotal figure in Arnold's treachery....more5minPlay
April 01, 2019The Cause of this Plane Crash Was Shrouded in MysteryWhen Continental Airlines Flight 1713 crashed on November 15, 1987, it soon became clear to investigators that initial theories could not be backed up by evidence. They would have to wait for the flight data recorders to be analyzed....more3minPlay
April 01, 2019These Wolves Are Clever Enough to Con a Group of BearsA pair of hungry wolves come up with a smart plan to swindle the swamp bears away from their carrion. While one wolf distracts the bears, the other goes in and steals her fill....more5minPlay
March 25, 2019What Caused Flight 72 to Lose Control in 2008?On October 7, 2008, passengers and crew on Qantas Airlines Flight 72 were pulled up from their seats. Immediately after, the plane went into a dangerous and uncontrolled nosedive....more4minPlay
March 25, 2019How Casimir Pulaski Became a Firm Favorite of George WashingtonHe was the Polish-born hero of the Revolutionary War who went on to save George Washington's life at the Battle of Brandywine. But was Casimir Pulaski also intersex?...more4minPlay
March 18, 2019An Older Brown Bear Exerts His Dominance Over a Younger RivalA dominant brown bear - dubbed the 'Swamp King' - comes across a younger bear feasting on a kill. He immediately moves in - as the biggest and strongest around, he won't take a backseat to any rival....more5minPlay
March 11, 2019A 1941 FBI Raid Reveals a Network of Japanese Spies in LAIn 1941, Naval Intelligence zero in on a Japanese spy named Itaru Tachibana. Raiding his room at the Olympic Hotel in Los Angeles reveals a stash of documents that outlined the extent of his undercover network....more5minPlay
March 11, 2019President Reagan is Stunned by the Scale of Soviet EspionageIn 1981, President Mitterrand of France took Ronald Reagan to one side and revealed an extraordinary intelligence operation. It was a revelation that would turn the Cold War on its head....more4minPlay
February 25, 2019A Chance Encounter With a Polar Bear and Her Two CubsIn 2013, a wildlife cameraman from Norway, Asgeir Helgestad, met a polar bear mom whom he names Frost. Over the next few years, their paths would cross again....more3minPlay
February 18, 2019Fascinating Footage of Naked Mole Rat Surviving Without OxygenNaked mole rats are able to live on low oxygen and can even survive without it - conditions that would kill most mammals. The big question is how have they evolved to do that?...more4minPlay
FAQs about Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week:How many episodes does Smithsonian Channel Pick of the Week have?The podcast currently has 551 episodes available.