Retropod

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Retropod is a show for history-lovers, featuring stories about the past, rediscovered. Host Mike Rosenwald introduces you to history’s most colorful characters - forgotten heroes, overlooked villains, dreamers, explorers, world changers.

31/12/2019

Earthrise

On Christmas Eve in 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts captured an image that symbolizes hope and inspired environmentalism.

5 min
30/12/2019

Hair peace. Bed peace.

On March 25, 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were a few days into their marriage when they invited the press to join them at their honeymoon suite at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel.

6 min
27/12/2019

The jazz queen who chose home over fame

Jazz singer Ethel Ennis’s voice wowed audiences and won praise from critics. But when she was faced with the opportunity to become a superstar, Ennis chose a different path.

7 min
26/12/2019

Clara Barton, America's most famous nurse, broke boundaries to treat Civil War victims

The nurse who founded the American Red Cross had no formal training in medicine. She tended to countless wounded soldiers.

7 min
25/12/2019

The military's famous Santa Tracker began with a wrong number

In the 1950s, a child trying to call Santa Claus accidentally called NORAD and changed Christmas Eve forever.

6 min
23/12/2019

The 'Toy King' who never aspired to the throne.

Toys R Us founder Charles Lazarus had no idea how big the toy industry would become.

6 min
20/12/2019

Last Seen Ads

After the Civil War, formerly enslaved people placed notices in black-owned newspapers across the country to find their loved ones.

7 min
19/12/2019

How 'Broadway Joe' redefined the NFL

A few days before his team took the field as huge underdogs in Super Bowl III, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath made what was seen as an insane prediction at the time: "The Jets will win Sunday," he said. "I guarantee it."

7 min

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Retropod is a show for history-lovers, featuring stories about the past, rediscovered. Host Mike Rosenwald introduces you to history’s most colorful characters - forgotten heroes, overlooked villains, dreamers, explorers, world changers.

Creator

The Washington Post
Years Active

2018 - 2019
Episodes

486
Rating

Clean
Show Website

Retropod
Provider

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