On December 31, 1975 half of the Mahoney family -- a prominent doctor, his wife and their 15-year old son -- were gunned down in their rural Massachusetts home while quietly ringing in the New Year. The murders sparked deep fear in the small

Teaser: New Year's Eve, 1975

Dec 31st, 2015 1m 59s

Coming soon: the story behind a vicious New England murder, a grueling investigation, and a new life after tragedy.

The World's Strongest Woman

Oct 18th, 2015 25m 36s

Janae Marie Kroczaleski was born Matthew Raymond Kroczaleski. Known as “Kroc” in the weightlifting world, she eventually became one of the strongest people in ever.In 2009, Kroc set a world record by squatting 1003 pounds, bench pressing 738

The Day Competitive Eating Was Transformed

Sep 27th, 2015 22m 35s

In 2001, an unknown Japanese eater named Takeru Kobayashi transformed the sport of competitive eating.The revolution took place on July 4th at the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest. Up until that day, the highest total at the competition had be

Lance Armstrong's Troubles Are Not Over

Aug 4th, 2015 21m 18s

In 2013, Lance Armstrong sat down next to Oprah in Austin, Texas and finally admitted to using banned substances over his career. Since that interview, Armstrong hasn't just lost the public's trust -- he lost many of his closest friends, mill

The Global Cooling Myth, 40 Years Later

Jul 15th, 2015 16m 37s

Forty years ago, on April 28th, 1975, Newsweek magazine published an article that created one of the most pervasive scientific myths in modern history.It was a one-page story, buried in the middle of the magazine. But it became the most widel

The Evolution of Viral Blogging

Jun 27th, 2015 31m 55s

Neetzan Zimmerman is one of the most successful “engineers” of viral content on the web. In 2008, he started a Tumblr called The Daily What, one of the early websites focused on aggregating viral stories. Neetzan didn’t have a background in j

The Legacy of the US Stimulus Package

Jun 17th, 2015 18m 40s

Since its inception, Republicans have labeled the stimulus package a complete failure. But we no longer have political posturing as a way to gauge performance.Today, we have 6 years of experience and data. And economists are in agreement that

Inside the Downfall of Blackberry

Jun 11th, 2015 29m 20s

How does a company with 50 percent of the cellular phone market drop down to 1 percent in five years? This week, we'll explore the implosion of Blackberry, the iconic phone maker that has quickly become irrelevant in the consumer smart phone ma

A Preview of Post Script

Jun 5th, 2015 2m 41s

Here's a preview of our upcoming episodes. We’ll be dropping our first shows in late June. So subscribe to us on iTunes and SoundCloud. You can also follow us on Twitter and Tumblr at PostScriptAudio.

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