The Backstory with Patty Steele

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The Backstory: 1929 Market Crash: Did Panicked Investors Really Jump from Windows?

It’s the 96th anniversary of Black Thursday . . the day the stock market crashed, kicking off the Great Depression. There were stories in the immediate aftermath of dozens of investors jumping from buildings on Wall Street. But what inspired those stories and what really happened? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  The Backstory: The Worst Winters on Record

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  The Backstory: The Great Beanie Baby Bubble Bust

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  The Backstory: Inventions That Killed Their Inventors

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  The Backstory: Gothic Horror: Giving Birth to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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  The Backstory: Olympic Athlete to Drug Lord

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  The Backstory: Netflix and the Fall of Blockbuster

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  The Backstory: A Native American Thanksgiving

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  The Backstory: Popular Influencers Created Thanksgiving??

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  The Backstory: The Shocking Disappearance of Agatha Christie

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  The Backstory: Sex Secrets of the 18th Century

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  The Backstory: Eeww! What’s That Smell??

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  The Backstory: The King of Horror – Stephen King’s Secret

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  The Backstory: Put Your Lips Together and Blow

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  The Backstory: A Half Billion Dollar Art Heist and Fake Mustaches

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  The Backstory: A Monster Scratching on the Door Late at Night

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  The Backstory: Trick or Treating . . and Human Sacrifice