The Thread
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsExplore history's interlocking lives and events. Turn back the clock, one story at a time. Discover how various strands are woven together to create a historic figure, a big idea or an unthinkable tragedy. From OZY Media. History. Unwound.
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Introducing The Future of X: Mobility
September 20, 2021 20:30 - 3 minutes - 3.63 MBEverybody loves to move. How we choose to move will determine what life looks like for the next generation. OZY’s hit podcast franchise The Future of X is back, and this season we’re investigating the future of mobility with our friends at Ford. The future of mobility has the potential to electrify our imagination, sustain our planet and connect us like never before. If you want to see how we can get there, then get in and buckle up. It’s going to be a wild ride. Learn more about your ad-c...
Introducing The Future of X: Farming
July 26, 2021 01:26 - 3 minutes - 3.15 MBEver look down at your plate of food and wonder where the ingredients came from? OZY’s hit podcast franchise The Future of X is back, and this season we’re investigating The Future of Farming with our friends at Vital Farms. Each episode will take a look at the all-important field of farming, from how data will revolutionize farming to the impact of Big Agriculture. Plus, explore the possible solutions to food insecurity and climate change, such as regenerative agriculture. Ready to dig in? ...
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre, Part 3
June 10, 2021 15:35 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBAfter the horrific violence of Election Day, 1920, in Ocoee, Florida, hundreds of Black families fled the town, never to return. White farmers took ownership of their lands. And the crimes of the mobs of white vigilantes - lynching, murders, arson, theft - were covered up for almost a century. Until now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre, Part 2
June 10, 2021 15:35 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBBefore the presidential election of 1920, the Klan marched through Florida to warn Black citizens not to vote. Newspapers across the state issued the same warning. When a prominent Black resident, Mose Norman, tried to cast his vote in the town of Ocoee, a mob of white vigilantes descended on the community. They exacted a terrible vengeance, starting with the family of a local Black leader, July Perry. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio....
Special Series: The Election Day Massacre, Part 1
June 10, 2021 15:33 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBThe worst incident of election violence in American history happened a century ago on Election Day, 1920 in the town of Ocoee, Florida. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: 'The Food That Built America'
February 04, 2021 18:47 - 4 minutes - 4.19 MBSean is back with a brand new show. The Food That Built America, a new podcast from OZY and The HISTORY® Channel based on the hit documentary series from The HISTORY® Channel, tells the extraordinary true stories of industry titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, the Kellogg brothers and Ray Kroc, who revolutionized the food industry and transformed American life and culture in the process. Click here to subscribe now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-food-that-built-america/id155...
The Election Day Massacre: 3 Part Special Series Promo
November 07, 2020 21:41 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBA new OZY miniseries about the worst day of election violence in American history. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: 'California Love'
August 22, 2020 10:00 - 3 minutesTupac and Dr. Dre’s “California Love” is more than just a song. To many, it is a sense of affection and loyalty to California and is the inspiration behind this show. Join host and New York Times writer Walter Thompson-Hernández as he takes us through his personal journey back to his hometown of Los Angeles. Part autobiography, part reportage, this show is a richly sound-designed audio tour that takes us into the homes of communities that are touchstones to Walter’s life. Learn more about yo...
Introducing: 'The Carlos Watson Show Podcast'
August 04, 2020 10:00 - 56 secondsIn one of the most tumultuous years in generations, listen to the voices you need to hear to make sense of it all. Hosted by Carlos Watson. Episodes are available now in the iHeart Radio App or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
REPLAY: ‘I Will Be Heard'
July 01, 2020 18:30 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBIn light of the unfolding situation and unrest across America—and the debate about the use and effectiveness of non-violent and violent means of protest—we thought it would be a good time to re-run a prior season of The Thread that touched on this very issue and how it has played out previously in history. ‘I Will Be Heard' William Lloyd Garrison, one of the leading figures of the early abolitionist movement in America, was a major influence on Leo Tolstoy. Garrison believed in using “mora...
REPLAY: The Transformation of Leo Tolstoy
June 23, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBIn light of the unfolding situation and unrest across America—and the debate about the use and effectiveness of non-violent and violent means of protest—we thought it would be a good time to re-run a prior season of The Thread that touched on this very issue and how it has played out previously in history. The Transformation of Leo Tolstoy Just before his death in 1910, the Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy struck up a correspondence with a young lawyer in South Africa named Mohandas Gandhi, on...
REPLAY: Turning Enemies Into Friends
June 17, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBIn light of the unfolding situation and unrest across America—and the debate about the use and effectiveness of non-violent and violent means of protest—we thought it would be a good time to re-run a prior season of The Thread that touched on this very issue and how it has played out previously in history. Turning Enemies Into Friends The Indian lawyer and activist Mohandas Gandhi was the first leader to take up the age-old doctrines of love and nonviolence and transform them into tools of...
REPLAY: An Angelic Troublemaker
June 09, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBIn light of the unfolding situation and unrest across America—and the debate about the use and effectiveness of non-violent and violent means of protest—we thought it would be a good time to re-run a prior season of The Thread that touched on this very issue and how it has played out previously in history. An Angelic Troublemaker The seasoned activist and Quaker Bayard Rustin was King’s mentor in nonviolence and the organizing genius behind the March on Washington in 1963. Many felt that ...
REPLAY: The Pride and The Power
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIn light of the unfolding situation and unrest across America—and the debate about the use and effectiveness of non-violent and violent means of protest—we thought it would be a good time to re-run a prior season of The Thread that touched on this very issue and how it has played out previously in history. The Pride and The Power Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated after leading the most influential protest movement in American history. King revolutionized the use of ...
Flashback: Episode 5 "High Hitler" (Sneak Peek)
June 01, 2020 22:27 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBFrom the minds behind The Thread, Flashback is a series of stories of unintended consequences, disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. Find out how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong, or prove unexpectedly magnificent. Click here to subscribe now: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Flashback: Episode 4 "The Jordan Effect" (Sneak Peek)
June 01, 2020 22:26 - 10 minutes - 10 MBFrom the minds behind The Thread, Flashback is a series of stories of unintended consequences, disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. Find out how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong, or prove unexpectedly magnificent. Click here to subscribe now: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Flashback: Episode 3 "AC/DC" (Sneak Peek)
June 01, 2020 22:26 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBFrom the minds behind The Thread, Flashback is a series of stories of unintended consequences, disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. Find out how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong, or prove unexpectedly magnificent. Click here to subscribe now: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Flashback: Episode 2 "Holy Smokes" (Sneak Peek)
June 01, 2020 22:25 - 13 minutes - 12 MBFrom the minds behind The Thread, Flashback is a series of stories of unintended consequences, disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. Find out how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong, or prove unexpectedly magnificent. Click here to subscribe now: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Flashback: Episode 1 "McVeigh’s Mentor" (Sneak Peek)
June 01, 2020 22:25 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBEnjoy a preview of our first episode of Flashback. From the minds behind The Thread, Flashback is a series of stories of unintended consequences, disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. Find out how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong, or prove unexpectedly magnificent. Click here to subscribe now: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omny...
(Extended Trailer) Flashback: Isaac Newton’s ‘Year of Wonders’
June 01, 2020 22:25 - 5 minutes - 4.73 MBEach of us handles social distancing in our own way. Some are doing virtual yoga classes. Others are turning to art. And then there are those truly rare birds... like Sir Issac Newton. He once turned his time in quarantine into an opportunity to change the way we understand the world around us. Learn about history’s unintended consequences on Flashback, a new podcast from OZY and iHeart Radio Podcast Network. Find out how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong or prove unexpectedl...
Introducing: Flashback
June 01, 2020 22:24 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBSean's back with a brand new show. Flashback is a series of stories of unintended consequences, disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. Find out how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong, or prove unexpectedly magnificent. Click here to subscribe now: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
(Sneak Peek) Flashback: Episode 1 "McVeigh’s Mentor"
May 06, 2020 07:00 - 12 minutesEnjoy a preview of our first episode of Flashback. From the minds behind The Thread, Flashback is a series of stories of unintended consequences, disastrous turning points, dangerous ideas, crazy coincidences, unsung heroes and forgotten villains. Find out how some of the best-laid plans can go horribly wrong, or prove unexpectedly magnificent. Click here to subscribe now: https://megaphone.link/HSW9425294283 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
S E1: Introducing: The Future of X
November 20, 2019 08:00 - 11 minutesYou’re about to listen to a preview of The Future of X, a new podcast from OZY, in which you’ll meet host Fay Schlesinger and fast-forward 50 years to explore the industries and domains that will shape our world, and some of the dreamers doing the shaping. Last season, The Future of X tackled healthcare. This time they are exploring the workplace. The new season includes interviews with Adam Grant, Simon Sinek, Keisha Howard, David Price, Liselotte Lyngsø, Tiffany Shlain and more. It...
S5E1: Bonus Episode: The Forgotten Giant of Women’s Basketball
July 25, 2019 22:00 - 10 minutesNera White dominated her sport for 15 years, and even beat the Soviets at the height of the Cold War. But you’ve probably never heard of the Michael Jordan of women’s basketball.
Bonus Episode: The Forgotten Giant of Women’s Basketball
July 25, 2019 22:00 - 10 minutes - 9.19 MBNera White dominated her sport for 15 years, and even beat the Soviets at the height of the Cold War. But you’ve probably never heard of the Michael Jordan of women’s basketball. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S E1: Bonus Episode: The Forgotten Giant of Women’s Basketball
July 25, 2019 22:00 - 10 minutes - 9.16 MBNera White dominated her sport for 15 years, and even beat the Soviets at the height of the Cold War. But you’ve probably never heard of the Michael Jordan of women’s basketball.
S5E7: Bonus Episode: The Forgotten Giant of Women’s Basketball
July 25, 2019 22:00 - 12 minutesNera White dominated her sport for 15 years, and even beat the Soviets at the height of the Cold War. But you’ve probably never heard of the Michael Jordan of women’s basketball. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Successful But Not Equal
July 09, 2019 07:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThanks to Title IX and the trailblazing women behind it, the U.S. has now dominated women’s soccer for almost three decades. The national team has won four Olympic gold medals, and now four World Cups. But, even in 2019, female athletes in America are far from equal to their male counterparts, and the members of the national team are not treated the same as their male peers – not even close. In this episode, we talk to everyone from historians to players, including current team members Alex ...
S5E6: Successful But Not Equal
July 09, 2019 07:00 - 35 minutesThanks to Title IX and the trailblazing women behind it, the U.S. has now dominated women’s soccer for almost three decades. The national team has won four Olympic gold medals, and now four World Cups. But, even in 2019, female athletes in America are far from equal to their male counterparts, and the members of the national team are not treated the same as their male peers – not even close. In this episode, we talk to everyone from historians to players, including current team members Alex M...
S5E5: The Civil Rights Pioneer That History Forgot
July 03, 2019 09:30 - 34 minutesThe Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray was a pioneering civil rights attorney and a co-founder of the National Organization for Women. She helped draw attention to the dual costs of racism and sexism and was instrumental in making sure that the push for women’s rights, including Title IX, built on the successes of the civil rights movement. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
The Civil Rights Pioneer That History Forgot
July 03, 2019 09:30 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBThe Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray was a pioneering civil rights attorney and a co-founder of the National Organization for Women. She helped draw attention to the dual costs of racism and sexism and was instrumental in making sure that the push for women’s rights, including Title IX, built on the successes of the civil rights movement. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Too Strong for a Woman
June 26, 2019 09:30 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBAfter learning she had not been considered for any of the teaching openings in her college department and that she came on “too strong for a woman,” Bernice “Bunny” Sandler went home and cried. Then she showed just how strong a woman she was. Sandler’s remarkable behind-the-scenes efforts proved instrumental to the passage of Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in higher education. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio....
S5E4: Too Strong for a Woman
June 26, 2019 09:30 - 30 minutesAfter learning she had not been considered for any of the teaching openings in her college department and that she came on “too strong for a woman,” Bernice “Bunny” Sandler went home and cried. Then she showed just how strong a woman she was. Sandler’s remarkable behind-the-scenes efforts proved instrumental to the passage of Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in higher education. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
These Are the Bodies
June 19, 2019 09:30 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBMore than 23 years before Brandi Chastain took off her jersey, the women of the Yale women's crew team were taking off more than theirs. In March 1976, 19 members of the Yale women's crew team stripped naked in a college athletic director’s office to protest the team’s lack of shower facilities and changed the way that female athletes are treated on college campuses. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S5E3: These Are the Bodies
June 19, 2019 09:30 - 31 minutesMore than 23 years before Brandi Chastain took off her jersey, the women of the Yale women's crew team were taking off more than theirs. In March 1976, 19 members of the Yale women's crew team stripped naked in a college athletic director’s office to protest the team’s lack of shower facilities and changed the way that female athletes are treated on college campuses. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
A Team of Their Own
June 12, 2019 09:30 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBIn the summer of 1985, the first U.S. women’s national soccer team made their debut in Italy. The ragtag group, cobbled together in less than a week and with a shoestring budget, little time to practice, and hand-me-down uniforms, struggled to keep up with their international competition. But their perseverance and their love of the game laid the groundwork for the winning team culture that fueled the championship teams of the 1990s. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpo...
S5E2: A Team of Their Own
June 12, 2019 09:30 - 26 minutesIn the summer of 1985, the first U.S. women’s national soccer team made their debut in Italy. The ragtag group, cobbled together in less than a week and with a shoestring budget, little time to practice, and hand-me-down uniforms, struggled to keep up with their international competition. But their perseverance and their love of the game laid the groundwork for the winning team culture that fueled the championship teams of the 1990s. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpod...
S5E1: Ours to Win
June 05, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutesWhen Brandi Chastain ripped off her jersey after scoring the winning penalty kick in the 1999 Women's World Cup Final, her iconic celebration marked the arrival of women’s soccer, both on the global sports stage and in the public imagination. With “The '99ers,” as the team is known, America had assembled a talented group of women and given them an unprecedented opportunity to succeed. But it was an opportunity that did not come easily… or happen overnight. Learn more about your ad-choices a...
Ours to Win
June 05, 2019 09:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBWhen Brandi Chastain ripped off her jersey after scoring the winning penalty kick in the 1999 Women's World Cup Final, her iconic celebration marked the arrival of women’s soccer, both on the global sports stage and in the public imagination. With “The '99ers,” as the team is known, America had assembled a talented group of women and given them an unprecedented opportunity to succeed. But it was an opportunity that did not come easily… or happen overnight. Learn more about your ad-choices ...
Season Five Trailer: Let Us Play
June 03, 2019 23:00 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MBWhen Brandi Chastain ripped off her jersey after scoring the winning penalty in the 1999 Women's World Cup Final, her now iconic goal celebration marked the arrival of women’s soccer, both on the global sports stage and in the public imagination. In "Let Us Play," the latest season of The Thread, we tell the hidden story behind the greatest women’s team in American sports history. We show how Chastain’s celebration originated decades earlier and how the '99ers stood on the shoulders of a ser...
S5E1: Season Five Trailer: Let Us Play
June 03, 2019 23:00 - 3 minutesWhen Brandi Chastain ripped off her jersey after scoring the winning penalty in the 1999 Women's World Cup Final, her now iconic goal celebration marked the arrival of women’s soccer, both on the global sports stage and in the public imagination. In "Let Us Play," the latest season of The Thread, we tell the hidden story behind the greatest women’s team in American sports history. We show how Chastain’s celebration originated decades earlier and how the '99ers stood on the shoulders ...
S E1: Introducing Business Wars - McDonald’s vs Burger King
May 15, 2019 07:00 - 4 minutes - 3.9 MBIt’s 1948, McDonald’s was unlike any burger joint seen before—a carhop-free eatery with lightning fast service, and low prices. But McDonald’s proprietors aren’t dreaming as big as the entrepreneurs traveling to California to see their groundbreaking restaurant. And for would-be burger king Keith Cramer and milkshake machine salesman Ray Kroc, that’s a golden opportunity. You can hear their story on Wondery’s Business Wars. Listen to the rest of this episode today by visiting wo...
S4E7: Bonus Episode: A Tale of Two Killers
April 24, 2019 07:00 - 15 minutesWhat is it about The Catcher in the Rye that prompted two of the world’s most infamous assassination attempts? In Season 4 of The Thread we saw how the acquittal of President Ronald Reagan’s attempted assassin John Hinckley Jr. on grounds of insanity helped change the landscape of American criminal law. But Hinckley’s story also connects with Season 1 of The Thread and another early 1980s murder by a deranged 25-year-old. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Bonus Episode: A Tale of Two Killers
April 24, 2019 07:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBWhat is it about The Catcher in the Rye that prompted two of the world’s most infamous assassination attempts? In Season 4 of The Thread we saw how the acquittal of President Ronald Reagan’s attempted assassin John Hinckley Jr. on grounds of insanity helped change the landscape of American criminal law. But Hinckley’s story also connects with Season 1 of The Thread and another early 1980s murder by a deranged 25-year-old. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork...
An Insane Defense?
April 17, 2019 07:00 - 33 minutes - 31 MBThe 2015 conviction of Aurora gunman James Holmes really begins almost two centuries earlier in England, with the attempted assassination of the king. This episode explores how the insanity defense challenges lawyers, judges and juries in their pursuit of justice, and how it speaks to things that all of us hold dear, such as moral responsibility, free will and even our own sanity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
S4E6: An Insane Defense?
April 17, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutesThe 2015 conviction of Aurora gunman James Holmes really begins almost two centuries earlier in England, with the attempted assassination of the king. This episode explores how the insanity defense challenges lawyers, judges and juries in their pursuit of justice, and how it speaks to things that all of us hold dear, such as moral responsibility, free will and even our own sanity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
S4E5: [FIXED] A Star-Spangled Murder
April 10, 2019 16:30 - 35 minutes---Note from OZY-- Hi everyone, Thread team here. Thank you for listening! We fixed the error but — due to the nature of auto-download for subscribers — unfortunately, the only way to correct it on your device is to DELETE the old file from your device and RE-DOWNLOAD the new file. Thanks again! -- Francis Scott Key, the pro-slavery lawyer and amateur poet who penned “The Star-Spangled Banner” after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry 200 years ago, was famously inspired by the...
[FIXED] A Star-Spangled Murder
April 10, 2019 16:30 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MB---Note from OZY-- Hi everyone, Thread team here. Thank you for listening! We fixed the error but — due to the nature of auto-download for subscribers — unfortunately, the only way to correct it on your device is to DELETE the old file from your device and RE-DOWNLOAD the new file. Thanks again! -- Francis Scott Key, the pro-slavery lawyer and amateur poet who penned “The Star-Spangled Banner” after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry 200 years ago, was famously inspired by ...
America's Pet Murderer
April 03, 2019 07:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBIt was a grand time to be a rich New Yorker. The wealthy architect Stanford White was responsible for designing several iconic public, institutional and religious buildings in the city in a decadent beaux arts “American Renaissance” style, including the original Madison Square Garden, which he owned. White, more than any other man, was responsible for the look of what was quickly becoming the wealthiest city on Earth. This week, we tell the story of the murder of Stanford White. White’s kill...
S4E4: America's Pet Murderer
April 03, 2019 07:00 - 40 minutesIt was a grand time to be a rich New Yorker. The wealthy architect Stanford White was responsible for designing several iconic public, institutional and religious buildings in the city in a decadent beaux arts “American Renaissance” style, including the original Madison Square Garden, which he owned. White, more than any other man, was responsible for the look of what was quickly becoming the wealthiest city on Earth. This week, we tell the story of the murder of Stanford White. White’s kille...