Futility Closet

Forgotten stories from the pages of history. Join us for surprising and curious tales from the past and challenge yourself with our lateral thinking puzzles.

https://www.futilitycloset.com/podcast/

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 32m. Bisher sind 369 Folge(n) erschienen. Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 8 hours

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episode 117: The Road to En-dor


How Allied prisoners used a Ouija board to escape a Turkish prison camp in World War I.


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 August 15, 2016  33m
 
 

episode 116: Notes and Queries


The love affair that lies behind the Rolls Royce hood ornament.


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 August 8, 2016  31m
 
 

episode 115: Gettysburg's Unknown Soldier


Could a dead Gettysburg soldier be identified by the photograph he held?


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 July 25, 2016  30m
 
 

episode 114: The Desperation of Donald Crowhurst


A British engineer tried to fake a sailing trip around the world in 1968.


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 July 18, 2016  36m
 
 

episode 113: The Battle Over Mother's Day


Why the founder of Mother's Day came to hate the holiday.


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 July 11, 2016  31m
 
 

episode 112: The Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller


Was a son of the powerful Rockefeller family eaten by cannibals?


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 July 4, 2016  34m
 
 

episode 111: Japanese Fire Balloons


During World War II, Japan floated balloons across the Pacific to drop bombs on the U.S.


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 June 27, 2016  32m
 
 

episode 110: The Brooklyn Chameleon


The adventures of serial impostor Stanley Clifford Weyman.


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 June 20, 2016  31m
 
 

episode 109: Trapped in a Cave


Trapped in a cave in 1925, Floyd Collins became one of the first popular media sensations of the 20th century.


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 June 13, 2016  31m
 
 

episode 108: The Greenwich Time Lady


For 50 years, Ruth Belville set her watch at the Greenwich observatory and "sold the time" to London customers.


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 June 6, 2016  33m