Tracing The Path: The Connected 20th Century

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The Amana Utopia and Patriot Missile

Can you imagine a group running on perfect communism, flourishing in the capitalist market and then eventually spawning the Patriot Missile - to fight actual Communists. And it happened twice. In this episode we cross paths with Quaker Oatmeal, microwave popcorn, Vennevar Bush, the Amana Colonies, Oneida Silverware, Bob Hope and Raytheon. 

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  Who Knows The Truth? Does A.I.?

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  Status Symbol for Rent

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  Hello Darkness My New Friend - The Story of The Family Who Created Sonar a…

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  How a Coffee Shop Changed the World: The Origin Story of Lloyds of London

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  The America of Tarzan and Buck vs Bell

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  When Osama Bin Laden Wrinkled FDR's Plans: The 100 Year Fight Against Polio

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  How did Bob Hope's USO become a thing? And who performed?

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  Classified: How the Library Built the FBI and How did J. Edgar Hoover Get …

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  The Cheesy Results of WW II: Plus the Story of How Nachos Came to Be

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  Every Episode Has 4

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  Roald Dahl: A Real Chocolate Spy (and Children's Book Author)

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  The True Story of Candy Canes and How They Became a Christmas Tradition

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  The Cultural Impact of Don McLean's "American Pie" (and the part Roberta F…

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  1848: The Year Halloween Began and How it Started

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  The Amazing Story of Van Diemen's Land and the U.S. Presidential Resolute …