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The Kingpin of Shanghai

From the depths of poverty, Du Yuesheng rose through Shanghai’s underworld to become one of the most influential, and overlooked, figures in modern China.
Written by Morgan W.R. Dunn • 26 Aug 2021 • Read/Listen →
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The Traveler and His Baggage

In Nazi-occupied Paris, “Dr. Eugène” offered Jews an alternative to deportation, slavery, and death camps. But the escape network was not what it seemed.
Written by Alan Bellows • 03 Jun 2021 • Read/Listen →
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Fifteen Years Forsaken

A true story of castaways on a lost and hostile scrap of land, all thanks to some meddlesome Frenchmen and terrible luck.
Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 28 Apr 2021 • Read/Listen →
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A Blight on Soviet Science

Nikolai Vavilov dedicated his life to improving Soviet agriculture and eradicating famine, but his allegiance to science would ultimately lead to his downfall.
Written by Holly Barker • 04 Mar 2021 • Read/Listen →
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Pugilism on the Plains

How a booming oil town aimed to become a western metropolis through one of the most ill-conceived boxing matches of all time.
Written by Morgan W.R. Dunn • 28 Dec 2020 • Read/Listen →
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How Miss Shilling’s Orifice Helped Win the War

How a female engineer defied all norms to save England in the Second World War.
Written by James Holloway • 09 Oct 2020 • Read/Listen →
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Dupes and Duplicity

The true story of the 18th century's greatest femme fatale, and the most unfortunate of her victims.
Written by Jennifer Lee Noonan • 04 Sep 2020 • Read/Listen →
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Chronicles of Charnia

When an ancient, unexpected imprint is discovered in a stone quarry, scientists endeavor to explain its mysterious origin.
Written by Matt Castle • 01 Jul 2020 • Read/Listen →
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The Spy of Night and Fog

Noor Khan, a pacifist descendant of Indian Royalty became a famed World War II spy for Britain’s Special Operations Executive.
Written by Joseph A. Williams • 06 May 2020 • Read/Listen →
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Radical Solutions

French mathematician Évariste Galois lived a full life. When he wasn't trying to overthrow the government, he was reinventing algebra.
Written by Marisa Brook and J. A. Macfarlane • 26 Mar 2020 • Read/Listen →
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