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Season 1
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FB 101: McVeigh’s Mentor: How Henry Ford Inspired the Oklahoma City Bombing
Episode overview
Hate speech is also something that can be mass-produced, and with disastrous consequences.
Hate speech is also something that can be mass-produced, and with disastrous consequences.
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FB 102: Holy Smokes: How the YMCA Helped Launch the Tobacco Black Market
Episode overview
The YMCA provided American soldiers with billions of cigarettes during World War I — and smugglers and terrorists with billions of new incentives to evade the law.
The YMCA provided American soldiers with billions of cigarettes during World War I — and smugglers and terrorists with billions of new incentives to evade the law.
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FB 103: AC/DC: How Air Conditioning Changed the Landscape of American Politics
Episode overview
Cooler homes transformed Americans’ lives — and eventually their government as well.
Cooler homes transformed Americans’ lives — and eventually their government as well.
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FB 104: The Jordan Effect: How a Baseball Strike Saved Basketball
Episode overview
Michael Jordan’s famous sabbatical from professional basketball might have lasted much longer had Major League Baseball not experienced the worst strike in its history.
Michael Jordan’s famous sabbatical from professional basketball might have lasted much longer had Major League Baseball not experienced the worst strike in its history.
1x5
FB 105: High Hitler: How a Meth-Peddling Doctor Changed the Course of World War II
Episode overview
Did one dictator’s chronic flatulence wind up causing needless suffering for millions?
Did one dictator’s chronic flatulence wind up causing needless suffering for millions?
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FB 106: An Uncommonly Silly Law: How One Man’s Crusade Against Obscenity Resulted in Abortion Rights
Episode overview
The backlash to a 19th century chastity law ended up sparking a far more controversial new freedom for women.
The backlash to a 19th century chastity law ended up sparking a far more controversial new freedom for women.
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FB 107: A Tale of Two Pests: How Gypsy Moths and Kudzu Took Over America
Episode overview
Gypsy moths and the invasive vine kudzu were supposed to be solutions. Instead they’re problems that seem to grow … and grow.
Gypsy moths and the invasive vine kudzu were supposed to be solutions. Instead they’re problems that seem to grow … and grow.
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FB 108: Matchmakers: How a Dangerous Discovery Ignited the Labor Movement
Episode overview
The discovery of one of the most hazardous elements on earth helped spark the greatest underdog story in the history of human labor relations.
The discovery of one of the most hazardous elements on earth helped spark the greatest underdog story in the history of human labor relations.
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FB 109: A Libertarian House on the Prairie: How a Children’s Classic Inspired a Political Movement
Episode overview
A tale of rugged frontier individualism gone corporate, and how the Ingalls’ family farm led to the Koch brothers’ political machine.
A tale of rugged frontier individualism gone corporate, and how the Ingalls’ family farm led to the Koch brothers’ political machine.
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Show finale
FB 110: A Hollywood Ending: How One Inventor’s Mysterious Disappearance Changed the Film Industry
Episode overview
The birth of Hollywood owes a surprising amount to the untimely demise of a single Frenchman.
The birth of Hollywood owes a surprising amount to the untimely demise of a single Frenchman.
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