An Ingenious, Unscrupulous, and Offensive Advertiser

In our first episode, we discuss the life of outlaw Richard Darling aka Rattlesnake Dick. While never reaching the same notoriety as criminals such as Butch Cassidy or Jesse James, Dick found his niche as a terror to the settlers of eastern Nevada as a thief, murderer, carouser, serial divorcee, an…

Countess Ida von Claussen was a rich, eccentric heiress who was able to turn 15 minutes of fame into decades of press coverage. In this episode, we discuss Ida's life as it's presented through the papers during the early 20th century. Visit www.lostthreads.org for photos and links from today's epis…

While today they're often seen as a nuisance within cities, pigeons were once one of man's best friends. In today's episode, we discuss the role that domesticated pigeons have played in the lives of humans over millennia. To see pictures of our feathered friends and more, visit our website at www.l…

Sony hasn't always been the electronics powerhouse that it is today. In this episode, we discuss the founders of Sony, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, and how they started the company Sony with nothing but a few stolen tools and some ingenuity. For more information and to see photos from today's epis…