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This Day in World War II: When Nazi Germany Told Jews Not to Vote
The Nazis didn't strip Jews of everything overnight. They did it step by step — and the world looked away at every one.
Mar 9
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John Pearce
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This Day in World War II: The Speech That Named the Cold War
March 5, 1946: “An iron curtain has descended across the continent.”
Mar 5
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John Pearce
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Secret Heroes: The Men Who Built the CIA and the Green Berets
Episode 4: The Reckoning - Bill Colby ran the CIA. Aaron Bank founded the Green Berets. John Singlaub fought every war from France to Afghanistan. They…
Mar 3
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John Pearce
3
February 2026
Secret Heroes: The Greatest Bluff of World War II
Episode 3: The Missions
Feb 24
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John Pearce
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Paris Underground: Where Buskers Become Superstars
If you’ve heard music in the Paris métro, you might have been listening to the next Zaz.
Feb 17
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John Pearce
4
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Secret Heroes: The Teams That Jumped Into Occupied France
Episode 2
Feb 17
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John Pearce
4
1
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Secret Heroes: The Jedburgh Teams
The Allied commandos dropped into occupied Europe to arm, organize, and sustain the Resistance
Feb 10
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John Pearce
4
2
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Secret Heroes: The Girl the Nazis Never Suspected
How Pippa Latour Hid D-Day Intelligence in a Hair Ribbon
Feb 3
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John Pearce
6
1
10
Correcting the Record: 72 Women Scientists Are Coming to the Eiffel Tower
A new project will inscribe long-overlooked women of science in gold on France’s most famous monument.
Feb 1
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John Pearce
5
January 2026
The Story Behind Lauren
When I was writing Treasure of Saint-Lazare, there was one character who refused to stay in the background.
Jan 28
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John Pearce
5
Secret Heroes: The Socialite Who Became the Gestapo’s Worst Nightmare
Episode 3
Jan 27
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John Pearce
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Secret Heroes: The New York Post Stringer Who Armed the Resistance
Episode 2
Jan 20
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John Pearce
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