Flashback: History's Unintended Consequences

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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.

Recent Episodes
  • Within Reach: You Deserve to Feel Good with Reena Ruparelia
    Sep 5, 2024 – 34:01
  • Introducing: Very Special Episodes
    Feb 1, 2024 – 02:52
  • Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 3.
    Nov 19, 2020 – 28:47
  • Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 2.
    Nov 7, 2020 – 22:29
  • Special Series: The Election Day Massacre. Part 1.
    Nov 2, 2020 – 25:29
  • Bonus Episode 9: The Surgery That Sparked the Iran-Contra Scandal
    Oct 7, 2020 – 08:26
  • Bonus Episode 8: How a Haircut Changed Music History
    Sep 9, 2020 – 12:15
  • Bonus Episode 7: Grace Kelly’s Fateful Trip to Cannes
    Aug 26, 2020 – 09:57
  • Bonus Episode 6: The Fatal Pitch That Changed Baseball History
    Aug 12, 2020 – 06:49
  • Bonus Episode 5: The Freak Bicycle Accident Behind a Children’s Classic
    Aug 5, 2020 – 06:49
  • Bonus Episode 4: The Drunk Cop Who Brought Down a President
    Jul 29, 2020 – 06:20
  • Bonus Episode 3: The Newspaper Error That Sparked the Nobel Prize
    Jul 22, 2020 – 06:05
  • Bonus Episode 2: Your Unintended Consequences
    Jul 14, 2020 – 06:21
  • Bonus Episode 1: The Hockey Injury That Launched Air Travel
    Jul 7, 2020 – 09:30
  • FB 110: A Hollywood Ending: How One Inventor’s Mysterious Disappearance Changed the American Film Industry
    Jul 1, 2020 – 30:27
  • FB 109: A Libertarian House on the Prairie: How a Children’s Classic Inspired a Modern Political Movement
    Jun 24, 2020 – 35:20
  • FB 108: Matchmakers: How a Dangerous Discovery Ignited the Labor Movement
    Jun 17, 2020 – 30:32
  • FB 107: A Tale of Two Pests: How Gypsy Moths and Kudzu Took Over America
    Jun 10, 2020 – 36:09
  • FB 106: An ‘Uncommonly Silly’ Law: How One Man’s Crusade Against Obscenity Resulted in Abortion Rights
    Jun 3, 2020 – 34:50
  • FB 105: High Hitler: How a Meth-Peddling Doctor Changed the Course of World War II
    May 27, 2020 – 34:50
  • FB 104: The Jordan Effect: How a Baseball Strike Saved Basketball
    May 20, 2020 – 42:34
  • FB 103: AC/DC: How Air Conditioning Changed the Landscape of American Politics
    May 13, 2020 – 30:03
  • FB 102: Holy Smokes: How the YMCA Helped Launch the Tobacco Black Market
    May 6, 2020 – 31:46
  • FB 101: McVeigh’s Mentor: How Henry Ford Inspired the Oklahoma City Bombing
    May 6, 2020 – 45:06
  • (Extended Trailer) Flashback: Isaac Newton’s ‘Year of Wonders’
    Apr 22, 2020 – 05:07
  • Introducing: Flashback
    Apr 6, 2020 – 03:45
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