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History is full of moments that are shocking, hilarious, tragic, inspiring… and almost impossible to believe.
A Point In Time takes you inside one extraordinary moment from the past each episode — the disasters that changed nations, the split-second decisions that altered history, the unbelievable coincidences, forgotten heroes and astonishing human stories behind the headlines.
From chaos and catastrophe to triumph and survival, this is history at its most gripping, emotional and unpredictable.
No dry lectures. No endless dates. Just incredible true stories from history.
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S1E9 A Point In Time - Elvis, Nixon, and the Badge He Wanted
A Point In Time - The Night Elvis Walked Into the White HouseDecember 21, 1970: Elvis Presley arrived unannounced asking Richard Nixon to make him a federal anti-drug agent, creating one of the…
S1E8 A Point In Time - When Niagara Went Quiet
A Point In Time - When Niagara Went QuietOn March 31, 1848, an ice jam upstream caused Niagara Falls to go eerily silent, revealing exposed riverbed and sparking a wave of astonishment. This episode…
S1E7 A Point In Time - How Victor Lustig Sold the Eiffel Tower for Scrap
The Man Who Sold the Eiffel TowerIn 1925 Paris, Victor Lustig spotted a perfect opening: a famous landmark seen by some as an expensive nuisance. This episode unpacks how he used forged authority,…
S1E6 A Point In Time - Vesna Vulović and the Fall From 10,160 Metres
A Point In Time - Vesna Vulović and the Fall From 10,160 MetresA routine Yugoslav Airlines flight turned into one of aviation’s most astonishing disasters when JAT Flight 367 broke apart over…
S1E5 A Point In Time - Australia’s Great Emu War
The Great Emu WarIn 1932, the Australian military declared war on emus.And lost.This episode dives into the bizarre 1932 campaign in Western Australia, where soldiers were sent to protect farmland…
S1E4 A Point In Time - The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs
The Man Who Survived Two Atomic BombsIn August 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi left home on a routine work trip and stepped into the heart of two cataclysms. He is the only person officially recognised as…
S1E3 A Point In Time - The Dancing Plague of 1518
The Dancing Plague of 1518In the summer of 1518, a woman in Strasbourg stepped into the street and started to dance—and couldn’t stop. Within weeks, hundreds were thrashing, leaping and collapsing…
S1E2 A Point in Time - London’s Great Beer Flood of 1814
London, 17 October 1814. In the overcrowded slum district of St Giles, a quiet Monday evening turns catastrophic when an enormous porter vat at Meux & Company’s Horse Shoe Brewery suddenly…
S1E1 A Point in Time - The Great Molasses Flood
In this debut episode of our podcast A Point in Time, we dive into one of history’s strangest true disasters: the Great Molasses Flood of 1919 in Boston. Yes, an actual tsunami of sticky syrup tore…
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A Point In Time has published 9 episodes since May 2026, covering topics in History, Society & Culture.
A Point In Time is currently highly active with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 12m.
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