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Every Now and Then: We Are History

Every Now and Then: We Are History

By: Brian Smith
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 Host Brian Keith Smith is the host of the podcast where history comes alive. From forgotten heroes, to unexpectd twists, "Every Now & Then is a retrospective look at memorable world & personal events from Brian Smith's unique personal perspective. Please join us as we discover the story behind the story, and discover the secrets that lie just below the surface of history's most iconic events. The echoes of yesterday are waiting to be heard.Brian Smith Social Sciences
Episodes
  • An Ohio State Tragedy: The Game Where the Cheering Suddenly Stopped

    An Ohio State Tragedy: The Game Where the Cheering Suddenly Stopped
    May 19 2025

    Host Brian Smith reveals the "story behind the story" of John Sigrist, a football players on the Ohio State Buckeyes at the turn of the twentienth century. On October 26, 1901, John Sigrist, who played center-rush, sustained a broken vertebrae in a game against Western Reserve. He died from his injuries two days later. He remains the only Ohio State player to have died from injuries sustained in a game.
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    19 mins
  • Juliane Koepcke: The Girl Who Fell from The Sky

    Juliane Koepcke: The Girl Who Fell from The Sky
    May 15 2025

    Host Brian Smith tells the harrowing tale of how Juliane Koepcke was flying over the Peruvian rainforest with her mother when her plane was hit by lightning. She survived a two-mile fall and found herself alone in the jungle, just 17. The Story Behind the Story of Juliane Koepcke is how she survived.

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    15 mins
  • Secretariat: The Heart of a Champion

    Secretariat: The Heart of a Champion
    May 10 2025

    Host Brian Smith discusses "The Story Behind The Story" of Ssecretariat", considered the greatest thoroughbed racehorse of the 20th Century. Secretariat was a legendary thoroughbred racehorse whose name reigns supreme in the history of racing. The stallion not only became the first horse in 25 years to win the Triple Crown in 1973, he did it in a way that left spectators breathless.
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    27 mins

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