Isabella Stewart Gardner and the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Robbery. (Book and Music Information)

The books used to compose this podcast included:

“Mrs. Jack,” by Louise Hall-Tharp

“Master Thieves,” by Stephen Kurkjian

“The Gardner Heist,” by Ulrich Boser

The music used during the podcast included:

Episode one and two intro: “Good Gig in the Clouds,” by Joel Cummins

Episode one and two outro: “Luna Misteriosa,” by Luna Cantina

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Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Part One)

IN 1911, an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, re-discovered the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, helping to popularize this site, which today is one of the seven modern wonders of the world.

Hiram Bingham, at Harvard, with wife Alfreda
Church built on the former site of the Coricancha, Cuzco, Peru
Francisco Pizarro
Capture of Atahualpa by Pizarro at Cajamarca
Execution of Atahualpa by Pizarro, Cajamarca
Sacsayhuaman fortress ruins, Cuzco
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Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Part Two)

IN 1911, an American explorer, Hiram Bingham, re-discovered the Incan ruins at Machu Picchu, helping to popularize this site, which today is one of the seven modern wonders of the world.

Hiram Bingham, 1912
Machu Pichu, Hayna Picchu in the background
Machu Picchu, photographed by Hiram Bingham
Hiram Bingham, Air Corps during WWI
Bingham, US Senator
Bingham with other members of President’s Coolidge’s committee on Aviation .
Hiram Bingham Grave, Arlington National Cemetery
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Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones and the Lost City of Machu Picchu (Book and Music Information)

The books used to compose this podcast included:”

“Cradle of Gold,” by Christopher Heaney and

“The Last Days of the Incas,” by Kim MacQuarrie

The music included in this podcast was for the part one intro and part two outro, “Floating Home,” by Brian Bolger and for the part one outro and part two intro, “Bossa Sonsa,” by Quincas Moreira

 

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Charles Lindbergh, His Triumph and Tragedy (Part One)

The triumph, tragedy and bizarre secrets of one of the 20th century’s most prominent figures.

Charles with his father.
Lindbergh as Air Cadet
Anne Morrow, as a young girl
Lindbergh, with The Spirit of St. Louis
The Spirit of St. Louis at the Smithsonian
Lindbergh and his plane, mobbed at Croyden, England, 1927
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The former Lindbergh Estate in Hopewell, New Jersey, now a state facility for juvenile youth
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr.
The Lindbergh baby, cover of Time.
Wanted poster, after the child’s kidnapping
With Goering in Germany, 1936
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Charles Lindbergh, His Triumph and Tragedy (Part Two)

The triumph, tragedy and bizarre secrets of one of the 20th century’s most prominent figures.

Bruno Richard Hauptmann
John Condon on the witness stand
Lindbergh on the witness stand.
Gasoline can which contained ransom cash, found in Hauptmann’s garage
Norman Schwarzkopf, Sr., New Jersey State Police, father of subsequent Desert Storm commander.
Lindbergh in the Pacific, 1944
Charles and Anne Lindbergh, with JFK
Lindbergh, later in life, in the Philippines.
Lindbergh grave, Kipahalu, Maui, Hawaii
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Charles Lindbergh, His Triumph and Tragedy (Book and Music Information)

The books used to compose this podcast included:

“Loss of Eden,” by Joyce Milton

“The Flight,” by Dan Hampton

“Forward From Here,” by Reeve Lindbergh

The intro music in part one and outro music in part two is: “Helium,” by Track Tribe.

The outro music in part one and intro music in part two is: “No Indication,” by Track Tribe.

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Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Part One)

In 1963, two British criminals masterminded the robbery of 2.6 million pounds in cash from a Royal Mail Train, an amount worth 45 million pounds today. The robbery and its aftermath caused a nationwide sensation.

Bruce Reynolds
Gordon Goody
Recent photo, Sears Crossing
Bridge #127, Bridego Bridge
Ronnie Biggs, mug shot
Ronnie Biggs, Bruce Reynolds and their sons
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Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Part Two)

In 1963, two British criminals masterminded the robbery of 2.6 million pounds in cash from a Royal Mail Train, an amount worth 45 million pounds today. The robbery and its aftermath caused a nationwide sensation.

Detective Tommy Butler
Leatherslade Farm
Judge Edmund Davies, entering court
Plaque at Crewe railroad station commemorating Jack Mills and David Whitby
Charmain Biggs, in later years
Gordon Goody, later years
Grave of Bruce Reynolds, sculpted by his son Nick, Highgate Cemetery
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Bruce Reynolds, Gordon Goody and the Great British Train Robbery of 1963 (Book and Music Information)

The books used to compose this podcast included:

“The Great Train Robbery: Crime of the Century,” by Nick Russell-Pavier and Stewart Richards, and,

“The Great Train Robbery: Fiftieth Anniversary,” by Bruce Reynolds and Ronnie Biggs

Music used in this podcast included:

Part One intro, Part Two outro: “Too Late Now,” by Go By Ocean/Ryan McCaffery

Part One outro and Part Two intro: “Los Encinos,” by Quinoas Moreira

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