Great Escapes

1Great Escapes

22 minSep 27, 2016Now viewing

LSD pioneer Timothy Leary escapes from prison; a sailor travels to Devil's Island to perform a daring rescue; a baker's whiskey habit keeps him calm aboard the Titanic.

2Legends

22 minOct 4, 2016

Sam Patch becomes America's first daredevil; Marilyn Monroe and Ella Fitzgerald form a lasting friendship; Buster Keaton takes his talents to the big screen.

3Bar Fights

22 minOct 11, 2016

Carry A. Nation vandalizes bars; Andrew Jackson gets involved in a shootout; Marsha P. Johnson stands up for LGBT rights.

4The Roosevelts

22 minOct 18, 2016

Teddy Roosevelt revolutionizes football; Winston Churchill pays FDR a visit at Christmastime; Eleanor Roosevelt becomes friends with a female Soviet sniper.

5Scoundrels

22 minOct 25, 2016

Charles Ponzi hires a publicist to improve his image; Sadie the Goat becomes a notorious Hudson River pirate; a con man poses as a Scottish royal.

6Siblings

22 minNov 1, 2016

Katharine Wright helps her brothers build an airplane; the Kopp sisters fight to protect their home; the Fox sisters stoke the spiritualism craze.

7Landmarks

22 minNov 15, 2016

Emily Roebling oversees construction of the Brooklyn Bridge; con-man Victor Lustig sells the Eiffel Tower; Shakespeare steals the Globe Theatre.

8Food

22 minNov 22, 2016

Mayor La Guardia fights the mob over artichokes; Julia Child meets the love of her life while working as a spy; a molasses flood devastates Boston.

9Hamilton

22 minNov 29, 2016

Lin-Manuel Miranda tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, his nemesis Aaron Burr and their infamous duel to the death.

10Shitshows

22 minDec 6, 2016