Cautionary Tales will be LIVE on stage in London this May. Tickets are on sale now: https://www.tegeurope.com/events/cautionary-tales/ Sam Israel had a problem.... more

Bonus: When Spanish conquistadors arrived in Peru in 1526, it was the beginning of the end for the Inca. Their... more

Nicolae Ceaușescu was not beloved. His regime was vicious and he treated Romania as his personal wallet: while Ceaușescu emptied the... more

Why are so many autocrats germaphobes? Why was the truth so dangerous for Soviet engineers? And what can salami reveal... more

The Happiness Lab’s Dr. Laurie Santos brings together other Pushkin hosts to mark the International Day of Happiness. Revisionist History’s... more

Chuck Yeager's plane pitched and rolled as it plummeted from the sky. He grappled with the controls inside the cockpit,... more

As US troops approached a Nazi prison camp, they could hear agonized wailing. The stench of rotting flesh filled their... more

In the 1920s, Germany’s Society for Spaceship Travel boasted some of the sharpest scientific minds – like the incandescently brilliant... more

At the height of World War Two, British intelligence began receiving reports that the enemy was developing a rocket weapon.... more

Teaser: In 1977, two planes collided on the runway at Tenerife Airport. Why did the crash happen? And, given that... more

One speechmaker inspired millions with his words, the other utterly destroyed his own multi-million-dollar business with just a few phrases. Civil... more

Torrey Canyon was one of the biggest and best ships in the world - but its captain and crew still... more

What if you could never have the same day off as your family and friends? Would you quit your job?... more

Cautionary Book Club: Mollie Maggia's dentist planned to remove a painful abscess from her mouth. But to his horror, her jawbone disintegrated at his... more

In Goiânia, Brazil, a junk dealer acquires an old medical device from two scrap-metal scavengers. The device itself isn't useful, but it... more

Cautionary Conversation: Just before Christmas 1799, President George Washington was riding around his country estate, Mount Vernon, when it began to... more

William the Conqueror undertook a remarkably modern project. In 1086, he began compiling and storing a detailed record of his... more

On The Dream, host Jane Marie gets to know the life coaches and gurus who claim they know the secret... more

Henry Roan has been shot through the back of his head. The local authorities have found his body slumped over... more

Minnie Smith grew sick quite suddenly. She had been young, fit and healthy - and the doctors were baffled when... more