A brand-new podcast from the Noiser network. Join domestic historian Ruth Goodman as she explores the remarkable, often epic, tales behind everyday objects.
This taster episode is all about the fridge.
In Ancient Persia, ingenious ice houses refrigerate food in one of the hottest deserts on earth. Bronze Age sites on Orkney reveal the secrets of early cold storage systems. A well-known sea captain becomes the face of a frozen food brand, with a little help from the Inuit of northern Canada. And cooling technology becomes a matter of life and death when US President James A. Garfield is shot…
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Dangling off a Granite Cliff: Teenager Runs for Help
Fishing Trip Nightmare: Dragged Under in the Coral Sea
Desert Rescue: Blazing Sun, Twist of Fate
Dash to the Summit: Avalanche Approaching…
Tomb of Ice: 40-Foot Plunge Into a Crevasse
Sinking Cruise Ship: Unlikely Heroes (Part 2 of 2)
Sinking Cruise Ship: Launch the Lifeboats (Part 1 of 2)
Boulder Crush: Tumbling Down a Snowfield
Marooned on an Island: Watch Out for Dragons…
Ultrarunning Accident: One False Step…
Lost in the Forest: Two Weeks Off-Trail
Dilemma on Mont Blanc: Friendship or Survival?
Plane Crash in the High Sierras
Deep Sea Diver: Miracle on the Seabed
Himalaya Rock Fall: Look Out Below…
Arctic Adventure: Showdown on the Tundra
Man Overboard: No Land in Sight
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