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The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Game

The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Game

Constant Wonder - Radio Archive, Episode 805 , Segment 3

Episode: Operation Operation (originally aired on April 28, 2020)

  • Dec 30, 2020 8:00 pm
  • 8:13 mins
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What has long been one of America’s favorite pastimes is not as innocent as it seems. The history of Monopoly is messy and fraught with deception and scandal. Guest: Mary Pilon, author, “The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal Behind the World's Favorite Board Game”

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When the Man Who Invented "Operation" Needs One

24 MINS

Tim Walsh, a toy historian and game inventor, tells the story of people banding together to help the inventor of the game "Operation" pay for an operation he couldn't afford due to bankruptcy.

Tim Walsh, a toy historian and game inventor, tells the story of people banding together to help the inventor of the game "Operation" pay for an operation he couldn't afford due to bankruptcy.

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Barely Believable Stories from the Annals of Medical History

21 MINS

Thomas Morris shares medical curiosities from history, such as how one doctor conducted an appendectomy on himself.

Thomas Morris shares medical curiosities from history, such as how one doctor conducted an appendectomy on himself.

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