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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 7 hours 43 minutes
episode 5: One Year: 1942 - When Internment Came to Alaska
The U.S. military claimed it was protecting indigenous Alaskans during World War II. The real story is much darker.
Decoder Ring: The Truth About #TheDress
An unassuming photo of a party dress showed how seeing is believing.
episode 4: One Year - 1942: The Info Wars of World War II
How the Nazis used radio propaganda as a weapon against the United States.
episode 3: One Year: 1942 - The Day the Music Stopped
How a 1942 recording ban changed America forever.
episode 2: One Year: 1942 - The Year Everyone Got Married
In 1942, matrimony was a national obsession. How would those weddings change America?
episode 1: One Year: 1942 - The Most Hated Man in America
In 1942, it was up to Leon Henderson to stop inflation. He became a nationwide villain.
Decoder Ring: McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime Pt. 2
Did a trench-coat wearing dog’s catchy anti-drug anthems actually work?
Decoder Ring: McGruff Takes a Bite Out of Crime Pt. 1
The unlikely origins of the trench-coat wearing bloodhound who tackled personal safety, guns and drugs.
episode 7: One Year - 1986: The Man From Fifth Avenue
The stranger-than-fiction story of a mysterious American who starred in a Soviet propaganda film.
episode 6: One Year - 1986: The Miracle of Cokeville
How the worst school attack in U.S. history was miraculously averted.