Plot Twisted History

By: David Nix
  • Summary

  • History is most compelling when it twists and turns like an Agatha Christie novel. A writer of historical fiction dives down rabbit holes of history in search of plot twisted stories and tells them to you in service of the surprise.
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Episodes
  • 007: Where Credit Is Due
    Sep 24 2024

    A woman led the way but a man got all the credit. This episode traces one of the most important events in human history - the defeat of smallpox, the deadliest disease of all time - to the unsung heroes who made it possible.

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    37 mins
  • 006: The Girl Who Lived
    Sep 10 2024

    Her family is murdered before her eyes, she is kidnapped, and she is sold into sex slavery - all by the age of 13. And yet three years later, she makes an indelible mark on American history. This episode unspools the remarkable story of Sacagawea - an indigenous woman who wrote a survivor's tale for the ages.

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    44 mins
  • 005: Fair Weather Enemies
    Aug 27 2024

    In the dying hours of World War II in the west, the United States fought one of the strangest battles in its military history. In a scenario too bizarre to be invented, American soldiers teamed up with sworn enemies to hold a medieval castle against Hitler fanatics to save some of the most famous Frenchmen alive - all against terrifying odds.

    Buckle up, friends, for the rollicking tale of the Battle for Castle Itter!

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    47 mins

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