what you didn't know

Welcome to And That’s What You Didn’t Know, the podcast that takes the headlines of history and flips them over to reveal the truth hiding on the back.Do you know the names that changed the world? Of course you do. But do you know the secrets they kept, the failures that fueled them, or the small moments of courage that almost never happened? In every episode, we dive deep into unknown history to uncover the hidden stories behind the legends you think you already know.Inspired by the legendary craft of Paul Harvey, this is narrative storytelling at its most deliberate. Whether we are follo

what you didn't know is a history podcast hosted by Adam, with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  The Man Who Wouldn't Die--------Tsutomu yamaguchi

  Apr 30, 20266 minS0

  <p></p><p>This is the story of a man who saw the end of the world twice in three days—and lived to tell the story for ninety-three years.</p><p>In August 1945, a young engineer was preparing to leave Hiroshima after a three-month business trip. He was walking toward the docks when he realized he had forgotten his travel permit. He turned back toward the city center. At that exact moment, the sky split open.</p><p>In this episode of And That’s What You Didn’t Know, we follow the unbelievable survival of Tsutomu Yamaguchi.</p><p>He w...

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  The Spark of Survival-------Roy Sullivan

  Apr 28, 20266 minS1

  <p></p><p>This is the story of a man who was essentially a human lightning rod—a man the heavens simply could not leave alone.</p><p>Most people have a 1-in-15,000 chance of being struck by lightning in their lifetime. For one man in Virginia, those odds weren’t just a statistic—they were a recurring appointment.</p><p>In this episode of And That’s What You Didn’t Know, we follow the electrifying life of Roy Sullivan, a U.S. Park Ranger in Shenandoah National Park. Between 1942 and 1977, Roy was struck by lightning seven different times. He survive...

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  Battle At Castle Itter

  Apr 23, 20266 minS1

  <p></p><p>This is the story of the strangest battle of World War II—a moment when the rules of war were thrown out the window, and enemies became brothers-in-arms to defend a medieval fortress.</p><p>In May 1945, Hitler was dead, and the war in Europe was only days from ending. But at Castle Itter, a 13th-century fortress perched high in the Austrian Alps, the fighting was just beginning. The castle was a high-profile prison holding former French prime ministers, generals, and even a tennis star. As the Nazi regime collapsed, a fanatical unit of the Waffen-SS was se...

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  The Enchantress of Numbers-----------Ada Lovelace

  Apr 21, 20266 minS0

  <p></p><p>This is the story of a woman who saw a machine made of gears and steam and realized it could actually "weave" music, art, and the very future of human thought.</p><p>In the mid-1800s, the world was obsessed with the industrial power of steam. But while men were building faster trains and bigger factories, one woman was looking at a massive, unfinished brass machine and seeing something no one else could: the birth of the software age.</p><p>In this episode of And That’s What You Didn’t Know, we meet Ada Love...

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  The First Flight... According to Connecticut----------- Gustave Whitehead

  Apr 16, 20266 minS1

  <p></p><p>This is the story that keeps the Wright Brothers’ estate up at night—a tale of a "Condor" in the night and a secret agreement that might be holding history hostage.</p><p>Two years, four months, and three days. That is how much time allegedly separates a quiet field in Fairfield, Connecticut, from the famous dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.</p><p>In this episode of And That’s What You Didn’t Know, we investigate the "phantom" flight of Gustave Whitehead. While the world celebrates December 1903, the residents of Bridgeport point to August 14, 1901. On that nig...

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