🔍 Fact-checking
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⚖️Surrogacy on the Stand
Dive into the landmark 1986 Baby M surrogacy case. A mother's change of heart challenges a contract and ignites a complex legal battle.
✊🏿Sitting In for Civil Rights
Explore the Greensboro sit-ins where four brave freshmen challenged segregation at Woolworth's. Hear the story via the HISTORY podcast I fact-checked.
🏆Best Stories of 2020
Explore the top HISTORY This Week podcast stories from 2020. Producers and researchers reveal favorite episodes and behind-the-scenes info.
⚖️Stealing the Presidency
Chaos in the 1876 election! A candidate concedes defeat, but overnight maneuvers snatch the presidency from the apparent winner.
☣️Anthrax Attacks
Explore the unsettling 2001 Anthrax attacks. A seemingly innocent letter unleashes terror in the U.S. Senate, igniting fear across the nation.
📜No Representation, No Peace
Explore the 1765 Stamp Act Congress, where colonial delegates first unite against British taxes – a crucial early step toward independence.
🎧The Birth of Hip Hop
Travel back to a legendary Bronx party on August 11, 1973, where DJ Kool Herc's innovative performance ignites the birth of hip hop culture.
📜Convert or Leave
Go behind the scenes fact-checking The History Channel's 'Convert or Leave' podcast and explore the stark historical choices faced by communities.
🗳️Freedom Summer, 1964
Freedom Summer, 1964, a pivotal turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Get insights from fact-checking a History Channel podcast episode.
🏴Captain Kidd and the Nazis
Was Captain Kidd truly a pirate? Unravel his controversial execution and discover an unexpected connection involving the Nazis.
🧬The DNA Debate
Dive into the DNA debate. Discover the untold story of Rosalind Franklin and the politics behind one of science's biggest breakthroughs.
🏆The Legacy of an Oscar
Hattie McDaniel's groundbreaking 1940 Oscar win, its complicated legacy, and the fifty-year mystery surrounding the missing award.
🍎The Apple Ad That Changed the World
Dive into the history of the Apple ad claimed to change the world, fact-checking garage myths and early company details for HISTORY This Week.