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Long-Form/Podcast:

Lofty Ambitions

In 1933, British WWI vet Maurice Wilson hatched an unorthodox plan to reach the still-untouched summit of Everest.

Written by Erika Nesvold • 14 Dec 2022 • Read/Listen →

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Private Wojtek’s Right to Bear Arms

One of Poland’s most beloved and honored World War II veterans was not Polish at all: he was a 500-pound brown bear named Wojtek.

Written by Erika Nesvold • 12 Dec 2019 • Read/Listen →

Curio/Podcast:

The Mystery Lake of the Himalayas

Nestled in a valley high in the Himalayas in northern India is a small lake named Roopkund, known locally as Mystery...

Written by Erika Nesvold • 19 Feb 2018 • Read/Listen →

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Starving for Answers

During WWII, 36 American conscientious objectors volunteered as subjects in a brutal science experiment to measure the body's response to starvation.

Written by Erika Nesvold • 01 Dec 2016 • Read/Listen →

Curio/Podcast:

A Googol by Any Other Name

When inventing a name for an imaginary and/or ridiculous object or concept, the best resource is often a child. A cle...

Written by Erika Nesvold • 22 Sep 2016 • Read/Listen →

Curio/Podcast:

Victory in Death

Frank Hayes must have been excited as he climbed into the saddle on 04 June 1923. While the 35-year-old horse trainer...

Written by Erika Nesvold • 04 Aug 2016 • Read/Listen →

Article/Podcast:

The Japanese Art of Self-Preservation

On the ancient Japanese Buddhist practice of self-mummification.

Written by Erika Nesvold • 30 Nov 2015 • Read/Listen →

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