Episode 1
Aired May 4, 2017
Godspeed John Glenn, Canine Convict and Brace for Landing
Examining a dangerous mission into outer space; a dog accused of murder; a pilot has a heroic plan during an emergency over the Pacific.
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Aired Jan 5, 2017
Swamp People, Walkie-Talkie Heist and Grant's Writing Water
Don Wildman examines an enigmatic canoe that unlocked the origins of a lost civilization, a miracle drug used by a Civil War hero in his last battle, and a bust involved in a supernatural game of chess.
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Episode 1
Aired Sep 16, 2016
Miracle on the Hudson, For the Love of Lady Liberty and Dawn of the Synth
The Miracle on the Hudson River; uncovering the origin of a legendary statue; a musical invention that struck a major chord.
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Episode 1
Aired Nov 4, 2016
Fish Rain, Oil Heir Snare and Cousteau and the Aqua-Lung
A fish species that was part of an unusual storm, the kidnapping of an oil baron's grandson and an underwater oxygen tank that was the early version of SCUBA.
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Episode 1
Aired Mar 2, 2017
The Goliath Bone, Money to Burn and Self-Serve Superstore
Don Wildman inspects a mysterious prehistoric bone, investigates an incendiary war plot to help defend America and unearths the origins of a strategy that revolutionized the shopping industry.
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Episode 2
Aired Nov 10, 2016
Limbo for Love, Vampire's Grave and the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican
Investigating a risky ride fueled by love; exploring a town plagued by the undead; uncovering one of the biggest rescue operations of World War II.
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Episode 2
Aired Mar 9, 2017
Evel Spirit, Dawn of the Diaper and Cliff Palace
Don Wildman examines a hot-air balloon used in the first Atlantic crossing by balloon, a ceramic jar used to hold a creepy medical cure and a mission patch tied to a space travel first.
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Episode 2
Aired May 11, 2017
Legally Haunted, Demise of the Dodo and Jersey Kaboom
A house for sale comes with three ghosts; the maligned reputation of an extinct bird; during World War I, a mysterious explosion takes places at a munitions factory.
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Episode 2
Aired Sep 23, 2016
Kidnapped Filmmaker, Pinky's Freedom Ring and The Checkered Game of Life
An action figure connected to a North Korean kidnapping; a gold ring as a symbol of freedom; a 19th-century board game.
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Episode 2
Aired Jan 12, 2017
Cupid's Bullet, the Man Who Fooled Houdini and Snail Telegraph
Don Wildman examines a war-time surgery that was truly life or death, a magician that challenged the legendary Harry Houdini, and a race to discover wireless communication that lead to a slimy invention.
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Episode 3
Aired Nov 11, 2016
Blowing Up the House, the Beast of Bray Road and the Invention of Penicillin
One of the most challenging bombing cases in FBI history, a mythical beast stalking a small town and an artful scientist who accidentally uncovered a revolutionary medicine.
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Episode 3
Aired Mar 9, 2017
Zip-Lining to Freedom, Maid Turned Spy and Jimmy Carter's UFO
Don Wildman investigates an outrageous escape over an iconic wall, an unsung Civil War hero, and a president caught up in a mysterious close encounter.
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Episode 3
Aired Sep 29, 2016
The Spy That Saved Washington, The Monster in the Egg and Hatfields and McCoys
A British plot to assassinate George Washington; the bizarre trial of a rooster that hatched an egg; a musical invention.
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Episode 3
Aired Jan 19, 2017
The First Super Computer, Flying Under Fire and Dighton Rock
Don Wildman examines a boulder covered in strange carvings, which could turn American history on its head; a sword belonging to an explorer accused of treason; and the marble bust of a great leader who tried to untangle an ancient puzzle.
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Episode 4
Aired Mar 16, 2017
Fake Breaking News, Rescue Napoleon and Ernest Bravery
Don Wildman examines a patriotic pigeon that saved hundreds of lives during World War II, a clever conman who took advantage of a governmental gaffe and the uncle who inspired one of America's most iconic figures.
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Episode 4
Aired Jan 26, 2017
King Neptune, Friday Night Bank Robber and Karluk's Last Voyage
Don Wildman examines a patriotic pig that helped fund World War II, a man's trek to rescue his crew during a brutal Arctic expedition, and two activists who risked their lives to take down a superpower and save the whales.
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Episode 4
Aired Sep 30, 2016
Kensington Runestone, Smile! You're Being Hijacked and Harriet the Spy
A strange stone tablet; a model plane connected to a hijacking; a revolver that belonged to the first American woman to lead an armed expedition into war.
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Episode 4
Aired Nov 17, 2016
Lancelot the Unicorn and More
The origins of a mythical unicorn at a popular circus; the case of a missing U.S. politician; an attack by one of the most deadly creatures on the planet.
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Episode 5
Aired Mar 16, 2017
Smokey's on Fire, Hot Hunk Lands in Small Town and Napoleon's Sick Day
Don Wildman tells the story of a harness worn by a real-life Smokey the Bear, investigates the remnants of a space mass that landed in Wisconsin and uncovers the shocking truth behind Napoleon's downfall with an ornate saddle.
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Episode 5
Aired Feb 2, 2017
Jap Herron, Hidden Rockwell and Ticket to Fly
Don Wildman examines a novel supposedly written by the ghost of a legendary author, a painting that isn't quite what it seems and a replica of the plane that flew in the first commercial airline flight.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 17, 2016
Buried Alive, Who Really Invented the Telephone and Hoover Saves Belgium
One of the greatest mysteries of ancient history; the truth behind the invention of the telephone; the determination of a former president to save millions from starvation.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 6, 2016
Boston Marathon Cheat, Beast of Bodmin and the Naked President
One of the most audacious hoaxes in sports history; the preserved remains of a terrifying beast; a watch linked to a presidential scandal.
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Episode 6
Aired Mar 23, 2017
Pony Express, Churchill's Misadventure and First Ambulance Corps
Don Wildman examines a leather saddle cover that changed the way America communicated across the Wild West, a newspaper article that saved a famous politician from financial ruin and a horse cart that saved countless lives during the Civil War.
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Episode 6
Aired Dec 1, 2016
Great Snake Hunt, Minneapolis Svengali and Swimming With Sharks
A species of Asian cobra invade a small town in Missouri; a carriage that was the site of a bizarre murder; a wealthy daredevil swims with sharks to prove that they are harmless.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 7, 2016
Death of the Ice Cream Blonde, Finding Nessie and World's Worst Opera Singer
The mysterious death of a Hollywood star; Scotland's Loch Ness Monster; a tone-deaf diva who took stage at Carnegie Hall.
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Episode 6
Aired Feb 2, 2017
Clever Hans, Bertha Benz And Civil War Counterfeiter
Don Wildman inspects a book about a four-legged mathematician, examines the birth of the automobile and investigates a mysterious underground corkscrew.
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Episode 7
Aired Feb 9, 2017
Amityville Haunting, Ghost Army and Fugitive Golfer
Don Wildman examines a piece of a controversial haunted house, a ghost army that saved World War II and a golfer with a mysterious past.
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Episode 7
Aired Dec 1, 2016
The Man Who Sold a Million Rocks, Party That Started a War and the Umbrella Man
A story about a man who turned rocks into a gold mine; a royal suit of armor; the truth behind one of the most enduring mysteries in American history.
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Episode 7
Aired Oct 13, 2016
Man on Wire, Bigger is Better and Filipino Follies
The greatest high-wire stunt in history; Thomas Jefferson actions to preserve America's reputation; one of the most bizarre hoaxes the world has ever seen.
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Episode 7
Aired Mar 23, 2017
Demon Potato, Boozy Ballot and Ouija Believe It
Don Wildman inspects a seemingly possessed potato, examines an old chair connected to an intoxicating chapter in the life of George Washington and investigates the surprising origins of the world's most famous paranormal communication device.
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Episode 8
Aired Feb 9, 2017
Terra Cotta Warriors, The Queen Of Parachuting And Polish Soldier Bear
Don Wildman investigates the origins of China's famous terra-cotta warriors, examines the incredible heights one mother will go to for her child, and uncovers the little-known story of a bear who helped defeat the Nazis.
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Episode 8
Aired Oct 14, 2016
Hedy Lamarr's Escape, the Kray Twins and Maco Light
A controversial film reel that sparked jealously; a set of brass knuckles; a 19th century lantern connected to a mysterious tale.
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Episode 8
Aired Dec 8, 2016
Metal Winners, the Big Con and Operation Babylift
A Noel Prize winner's risky experiment in the face of Nazis; a creative sting operation; a lifesaving airlift out of Vietnam.
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Episode 8
Aired Mar 30, 2017
Riding Thunder, Warm Springs and Catcher Spy
Don Wildman examines a F8 Crusader jet that was at the center of a death-defying plummet to Earth, a specially outfitted convertible designed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a commemorative coin linked to a baseball player turned spy.
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Episode 9
Aired Mar 30, 2017
Wallenda Walks, Crazy Taxi And Rest In Peat
Don Wildman examines a piece of cable used by a legendary aerialist during a high-wire walk, a French taxi that helped defeat the Germans during World War I and a piece of bone from a mysterious mass burial discovered in a Florida bog.
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Episode 9
Aired Oct 20, 2016
Prehistoric Mystery Meat, The Invention of TP and Antony and Cleopatra
The truth behind a culinary caper that stunned the world; a toilet that inspired a taboo-busting invention; a sculpture behind the most tragic love story of all time.
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Episode 9
Aired Feb 16, 2017
Judy the POW Dog, Presidential Suite and Sticky Business
Don Wildman examines a dog collar belonging to the only canine POW from World War II, a pen and inkwell connected to a poisonous political plot and an innovative solution to an accidental discovery.
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Episode 9
Aired Dec 8, 2016
Chain of Fools, Rocket Boys and the Cowboys That Saved Britain
An iron link from the American Revolution in a formidable fraud; a small plane that launches into space; a green oil pump.
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Episode 10
Aired Oct 21, 2016
Big Eyes, Magnetic Girl and the Half-Safe
A painting in the center of a scandal; a 19th century medallion connected to a young girl with magnetic powers; a blunderbuss that recalls an infamous pirate.
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Episode 10
Aired Feb 16, 2017
Mutually Assured Missteps, First Train Robbery And Declaration Discovered
Don Wildman inspects a fighter jet from the Cold War, examines a 1860s replica steam locomotive and investigates a rare print of the Declaration of Independence.
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Episode 10
Aired Apr 6, 2017
Making Michigan, Log Jammin and the Race That Changed the World
Don Wildman investigates the contested birth of a mighty state, an epic battle between mankind and Mother Nature and a race that changed the world.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 15, 2016
Michelangelo the Forger, Finders Keepers and Brownie Wise and the Wonderbowl
A statue created by the world's best-known art forger; a mysterious cache of buried gold coins; a woman whose sales techniques made Tupperware a household name.
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Episode 11
Aired Feb 23, 2017
Operation Mincemeat and More
Don Wildman examines an enigmatic oar used in an unreal World War II deception, a gold nugget that helped set off the gold rush and a fossil belonging to one of history's strangest creatures.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 15, 2016
Titanic Violin, Wicked Fungus and the Greatest Bar Bet
An aged instrument's epic history; uncovering the roots of the Salem Witch Trials; examining a plane linked to a man who would stop at nothing to win a bet.
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Episode 11
Aired Apr 13, 2017
Saving the Eiffel Tower
Don Wildman examines a commemorative coin from the opening of the Eiffel Tower, a saddle used by a retired outlaw who died under mysterious circumstances and a training capsule used by the Mercury astronauts during the early days of space travel.
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Episode 11
Aired Oct 27, 2016
White House Water, Queen of the Mist and the Real Holy Grail
A string of mysterious deaths in the White House; a woman takes a pioneering plunge; an ancient chalice that could be the Holy Grail.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 22, 2016
One Small Keystroke, Daring Dr. Dan And The Real Batman
Don Wildman investigates a near disaster in outer space; a man who soars through the sky; a doctor who changed the world.
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Episode 12
Aired Oct 28, 2016
Tonya vs. Nancy, Shrimpy Sonar and Dumbarton Dogs
A scorecard connected to a legendary figure skating rivalry; an underwater microphone; a skill of an animal behind a decades old curse.
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Episode 12
Aired Apr 20, 2017
Hughes Hoax and More
Don Wildman investigates a twisted tell-all about the world's most elusive billionaire; an explosive rodent infestation that helped America beat the Nazis; a conman's bogus ball game that was brought down by his own teammates.
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Episode 12
Aired Feb 23, 2017
Indestructible Jack and More
Don Wildman tells the story of a brave soldier who was willing to sacrifice it all, investigates a daring rescue from the depths of hell and uncovers how one crafty woman launched a deliciously unique artistic career.
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Episode 13
Aired Apr 27, 2017
The Girl Who Fell To Earth, The Real Ghostbusters And Eclipsed By Columbus
Don Wildman explores the story of a young girl who survived a fall from a damaged aircraft, a battle between the great Harry Houdini and spiritualists, and a lunar event that saved Christopher Columbus.
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Episode 13
Aired Nov 3, 2016
When Twain Met Sawyer, the Guardian Angels and Army of the Dead
The unknown story behind a literary legend, the inspiring tale behind a group of rookie heroes and an army of Roman ghosts.
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Episode 13
Aired Mar 2, 2017
Reckless, Thousand Island Dressing and the Tornado
Don Wildman examines a hero horse who risked her life, a culinary mystery about a popular salad dressing and an Olympic runner's battle with polio.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 30, 2016
North Pole Expedition, Iceberg Fleet and the Minnesota Iceman
Icy stories behind an eccentric expedition to the North Pole, a frozen feat of nautical engineering and the cosmic conundrum surrounding an incredible icicle.
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