Eclipsed

Two arctic explorers race to the South Pole to make history, fueled by ego and hot cocoa. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode has it all: Monkeys! Affairs! The Kool-Aid Man! Join us as we explore the weird world of tea marketing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, two stories about scientists and their quest to conquer caffeination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did the mall ruin America?  In this wormhole episode, author and podcaster Kristen Meinzer discusses the US’s mallification and shares her complicated history with the biggest mall of all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, producer Layne Gerbig brings us a story about an old newsreel and the niche musical history we all forgot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Journalist Taylor Lorenz joins us to discuss a famous (and forgotten) egg.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The monster is back…with a vengeance. A new governor tries to use the old medfly playbook, but it may be too late to stop the Medfly invasion… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

California Governor Jerry Brown fights for his political life as the medfly conflict turns to urban warfare. Helicopters deploy pesticides and irradiated flies across the state, but will it be enough?  Politician vs. Pest: only one relentless creature can win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A monster invades California in the early 80s, and the government initiates chemical warfare as citizens flee their cities. The beast is a swarm of fruit flies…and they’re hungry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rhetoric is powerful, especially during wartime. In this Wormhole episode, we’re talking with author and historian Daniel Immerwahr about the omitted history of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Special thanks to Immerwahr for joining us on this episode. You can check out his book “How to Hide an Empire” to learn more about America’s reinvention of colonialism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

This week, we celebrate love with an episode about divorce. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did someone say head transplants? In a special episode, we’re joined by author Brandy Schillace, PhD, to talk about the career of Dr. Robert J. White, a neuroscientist who brought Cold War brinksmanship into the realm of medical experimentation. You can read more about Dr. White in Schillace’s book, Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The markets change the rules, and the Hunts’ silver empire begins to topple. With the looming fear of financial meltdown, regulators enter the war room and the Hunts...try to invent their own currency? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2003, two half-starved brothers emerged from the wilderness, telling   an incredible story of survival. A small Canadian community took them   in. The only problem? The boys weren't who they said they were. Hosted   by Sam Mullins. Get episodes early plus our new talk-show, "The Art of the Con", with a paid Apple subscription to our Chameleon channel. Otherwise, enjoy the episodes for free as t...

The Hunts defeat a formidable rival and become the ultimate Silver Bulls. But now the Hunts must face their true bogeyman: big government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When a certain North African dictator gives Bunker a “strong slap on the face,” the Hunt brothers double down on their silver scheme. They join forces with another oil-rich dynasty, and try to impress their father before it’s too late... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the midst of Watergate, the Iranian Revolution and an Inflation crisis, why would a pair of billionaire brothers risk their fortune to send their cowboy henchmen on a quest to buy all the silver in the world? Two words: daddy issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, a boozy episode of Eclipsed just in time for your holiday festivities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lake Peigneur’s zone of destruction spreads to the Rip Van Winkle Gardens. And in the aftermath of the disaster, lawyers, miners, drillers, and fishermen try to make sense of the wreckage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On November 21, 1980, the iconic MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas catches fire. Coverage of the accident dominates the nightly news. But hundreds of miles away, a small town in Louisiana deals with their own disaster, one of biblical proportions. Their entire lake disappeared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Within hours of mankind setting foot on the moon, Cathy Wayne gives her final performance. In the wake of her death, Cathy’s family and friends search for answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Little Pattie’s performance gets cut short by the outbreak of a battle. And Cathy Wayne follows Pattie to Vietnam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do the highs of teen pop stardom become the horrors of war? July 20, 1969 is best remembered as the day of the moon landing. But it’s also the day a young Australian pop singer named Cathy Wayne was killed on stage while performing for troops in Vietnam. In this episode, we meet Cathy, and dive into the story of her friend and fellow Vietnam performer, Australian pop icon Little Pattie. Specia...

Stories you never knew you never knew. From Campside Media, ECLIPSED is a new weekly narrative history podcast. Hosted by writer Bijan Stephen (The Verge, The Believer), each episode features a story hidden in the shadow of another event. Lakes disappear, sailors cry, and pop stars go into battle on this season of ECLIPSED. Special thanks to avgeeks.com for the archival tape used in this trailer....