Flashback: History's Unintended Consequences

A podcast by iHeartPodcasts and OZY

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26 Episodes

  1. Introducing: Afghan Star, hosted by John Legend

    Published: 5/16/2024
  2. Introducing: Very Special Episodes

    Published: 2/1/2024
  3. Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 3.

    Published: 11/19/2020
  4. Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 2.

    Published: 11/7/2020
  5. Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 1.

    Published: 11/2/2020
  6. Bonus Episode 9: The Surgery That Sparked the Iran-Contra Scandal

    Published: 10/7/2020
  7. Bonus Episode 8: How a Haircut Changed Music History

    Published: 9/9/2020
  8. Bonus Episode 7: Grace Kelly’s Fateful Trip to Cannes

    Published: 8/26/2020
  9. Bonus Episode 6: The Fatal Pitch That Changed Baseball History

    Published: 8/12/2020
  10. Bonus Episode 5: The Freak Bicycle Accident Behind a Children’s Classic

    Published: 8/5/2020
  11. Bonus Episode 4: The Drunk Cop Who Brought Down a President

    Published: 7/29/2020
  12. Bonus Episode 3: The Newspaper Error That Sparked the Nobel Prize

    Published: 7/22/2020
  13. Bonus Episode 2: Your Unintended Consequences

    Published: 7/14/2020
  14. Bonus Episode 1: The Hockey Injury That Launched Air Travel

    Published: 7/7/2020
  15. FB 110: A Hollywood Ending: How One Inventor’s Mysterious Disappearance Changed the American Film Industry

    Published: 7/1/2020
  16. FB 109: A Libertarian House on the Prairie: How a Children’s Classic Inspired a Modern Political Movement

    Published: 6/24/2020
  17. FB 108: Matchmakers: How a Dangerous Discovery Ignited the Labor Movement

    Published: 6/17/2020
  18. FB 107: A Tale of Two Pests: How Gypsy Moths and Kudzu Took Over America

    Published: 6/10/2020
  19. FB 106: An ‘Uncommonly Silly’ Law: How One Man’s Crusade Against Obscenity Resulted in Abortion Rights

    Published: 6/3/2020
  20. FB 105: High Hitler: How a Meth-Peddling Doctor Changed the Course of World War II

    Published: 5/27/2020

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A series of stories of disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. From OZY’s Sean Braswell, host and creator of the chart-topping, Webby-nominated The Thread, comes a new show about how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong, or prove unexpectedly magnificent.