Flashback: History's Unintended Consequences

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Episodes: 25

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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.

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