December 1954. Leortovo prison, Moscow. A man sat freezing in a punishment cell. He had been beaten. His ribs were broken. His face was swollen beyond recognition. His interrogator was Male Ruman, a junior MGB officer who had once served under him. Now Ruman beat him with rubber tunchons for hours. The same rubber…
Masada, the site of an astonishing tale of heroism. A few hundred Jewish families holding off thousands of Roman soldiers, choosing in the end death over enslavement. But in the modern dance of politics and archaeology, did the real story of this ancient battle get lost? Hello, I’m John Rhys-Davies. Join me…
You think you know Adolf Hitler? You’ve never seen him like this before. Hitler’s contemporaries, from his birth in Braunau to his death in the bunker, authentically flesh out the picture. Who was Hitler? Hitler neither finished school nor had any vocational training. He occasionally lived in homeless shelters or on the street. He…
A lot of people say, you know, how are we doing? What does this mean? Why can’t you say, how are you doing? You know, but they say that in hospitals, how are we today? Not good. Jonathan Winters’ perfect impersonations and delivery made him one of the funniest comedians of all time….
Well, I still call guys up and I still answer the phone as different people and someone will say, “Uh, hello. Uh, Jonathan Welson.” No, the boys The boys in the basement is uh combing the kitty. Jonathan Winters was a comedy genius turning any topic into absolute chaos. We’re a tough family. So, …
Mama. Mama. Dutch Schultz is dying. A bloody massacre at the Palace Chop House has left three of his lieutenants dead. While Dutch has miraculously escaped with a single slug in his stomach. Now, as he teeters between life and death, drifting in and out of consciousness, he talks. His sporadic statements are a cryptic…
the adored TV chef Rachel Ray who has delighted Millions with her quick meals and contagious charm is currently dealing with a heartbreaking personal struggle her husband John cusamano is getting ready for the unexpected following a devastating and surprising diagnosis as Rachel fights for every last moment and Jon bids a silent farewell…
Sam Giancana was one of the most powerful mob bosses in the 20th century. He was also the most scrutinized gangster in FBI history. Both FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and Attorney General Robert Kennedy became obsessed with netting the Chicago mobster. They used every trick in the book including illegal wiretaps, bugs, and…
You are a pretty pretty lady. You get tired of people talking about your looks and how stunning you are all the time. I mean, it can get to be, you know, I mean, I don’t I don’t I mean, when people tell me [laughter] Johnny Carson interviewed Hollywood’s biggest stars, but some guests…
Meyer Lansky was the kind of American success story people love. A poor immigrant boy who through grit and determination made it to Fortune magazine’s list of the 100 richest Americans. The Reader’s Digest reported he had a fortune of over $300 million and they both listed his occupation as gangster. Lansky was only 5 …
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