Ryan Socash
IT’S HISTORY
IT’S HISTORY is a ride through history – join us in discovering the world’s most important eras, the minds that changed everything, and the most important inventions of our time through weekly tales of Urban Decay. This podcast is distributed and operated by Video Brothers Music.
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Episodes
How a fatal mistake caused a train explosion 10.03.2026 8:20
On May 12, 1948, a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway freight train near Chillicothe, Ohio, experienced a violent steam locomotive explosion due to a steam engine's boiler failure. This incident, known as the "Hindenburg of the rails," was triggered by a critical error: allowing water levels to drop too low, resulting in a catastrophic chain reaction. In this episode, we explore the workings of steam loc...
How Detroit tamed the Great Lakes 09.03.2026 14:48
Along the coastline of Detroit sit three unusual structures that resemble lighthouses — these are water cribs, manmade intake islands that contributed to Detroit’s transformation into one of America’s most powerful industrial cities. This episode delves into Detroit’s 1800s pumping stations, the Belle Isle intake crib, the deadly 1971 tunnel explosion, and the extensive Lake Huron project that res...
The journey of Cleopatra’s Needle revealed! 🔍 08.03.2026 12:01
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I found America's hidden giant arrows! ✈️ 06.03.2026 11:50
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I discovered why New York wanted to demolish the Manhattan Bridge 🏙️ 04.03.2026 14:31
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Why some trains take the wrong track in Chicago 03.03.2026 19:33
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You won’t believe what’s up there! 🧐 01.03.2026 26:44
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How a skyscraper vanished from NYC 🏗️ 28.02.2026 21:12
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The rise and fall of Camden, New Jersey 27.02.2026 25:26
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Why LA won't run out of water: The aqueduct's story 27.02.2026 18:01
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The surprising secrets of steam trains revealed! 26.02.2026 16:17
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What's Under New York's Times Square? 25.02.2026 19:51
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Why is the Tillamook lighthouse so risky? 24.02.2026 15:31
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Inside New York's iconic world trade center 23.02.2026 24:16
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What happened to New York's public phones? 22.02.2026 12:59
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How a bridge became a symbol of the past 21.02.2026 11:44
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Why Atlanta's Zone 6 is totally forbidden 20.02.2026 15:45
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The bullet train California couldn't finish (yet) 19.02.2026 17:52
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Inside boston's forgotten 1898 streetcar tunnels 18.02.2026 21:53
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Was Newark better in the 1870s? 🤔 17.02.2026 15:57
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How a stacked train system nearly changed NYC 16.02.2026 11:40
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The vault that protected Coca-Cola's formula 15.02.2026 19:22
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What lies beneath Folsom Lake’s surface? 14.02.2026 13:46
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Why the home bar craze faded in Chicago 🌆 13.02.2026 19:01
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What happened to the U-boat in Central Park? 12.02.2026 12:25
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