Hosted by Ryan Socash · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 401 episodes
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IT’S HISTORY is a ride through history – join us in discovering the world’s most important eras, the minds that changed everything, and the most important inventions of our time through weekly tales of Urban Decay.This podcast is distributed and operated by Video Brothers Music.
Ryan Socash hosts IT’S HISTORY, a history show with 401 episodes published.
Long before Route 66 captured the American imagination, another road did something far more ambitious: it connected the country. The Lincoln Highway, completed in 1913, was the United States’ first true transcontinental
Show notesAt the center of Los Angeles International Airport stands a monument to a future that never arrived: the Theme Building. Designed during the golden Jet Age by architects William Pereira and Charles Luckman, this flying s
Show notesJust off the coast of Staten Island lies a forgotten island that once played a surprising role in global history. Shooters Island started as a Revolutionary War spy base and evolved into a powerful shipyard, launching ve
Show notesBefore skyscrapers and sirens, Chicago had only one way to fight fire: ringing a church bell. In this episode, we uncover how that simple sound evolved into one of the most advanced fire alarm systems of the 19th century
Show notesIn our original episode on Mar-a-Lago, we explored the estate’s over-the-top history and iconic design—but we left out one incredibly important feature. After hearing from many of you, I realized there was a surprising p
Show notesBefore New York built its legendary subway system, an inventor quietly constructed a different kind of underground transit—powered not by electricity, but by air. In 1870, Alfred Ely Beach opened the Beach Pneumatic Tran
Show notesIt’s the largest low-rise office building on Earth—and one of the most secretive. With more floor space than the Empire State Building and 17 miles of corridors, the Pentagon is the center of U.S. military command—but th
Show notesBefore pressure valves and digital controls, American cities relied on a forgotten form of infrastructure: the standpipe. These towering vertical tubes stabilized water pressure across growing metropolises—but almost all
Show notesWhat happens when a prison becomes more famous after it closes? The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield was once a state-of-the-art facility meant to rehabilitate young offenders. But over time, its towering gothic archi
Show notesRockefeller Center is one of New York’s most iconic landmarks—but it was never supposed to exist. Originally planned as a new home for the Metropolitan Opera, the project collapsed before it even began. The stock market
Show notesI had an amazing time in Slovakia, and I’d like to sincerely thank everyone I met on the journey — your hospitality, history, and humor truly made this trip unforgettable. I even tried bryndzové halušky (and yes, I loved
Show notesOnce a cornerstone of Ontario’s power grid, the Hearn Generating Station loomed over Toronto’s waterfront, silently shaping the city’s growth. At its peak, it supplied 10% of the province’s electricity—fueling industry,
Show notesDeep in the scorching Arizona desert, where summer temperatures soared past 145°F (62°C), stood Tent City Jail—one of the most infamous and controversial prisons in U.S. history. Built in 1993 under Sheriff Joe Arpaio, t
Show notesLos Angeles is a city built on hills, but some roads here defy all logic — and physics. Today, we’re visiting one of LA’s steepest streets, where the pavement cracks, buses tilt, and gravity wins. Why was this road ever
Show notesBefore Elon Musk launched rockets toward Mars, he quietly transformed an entire American town. This is the forgotten story of Boca Chica, Texas—once a sleepy coastal village, now the foundation of SpaceX’s most ambitious
Show notesWhat if the fate of American independence hinged on a rocky island in the Hudson River? Constitution Island—just across from West Point—was once the site of a chaotic military experiment that nearly cost the Continental
Show notesIn Oslo, Norway, a cluster of concrete silos once stored grain for the city’s food supply. But when the grain stopped flowing, the silos were given a surprising second life — as student housing. Known as the Siloen, thes
Show notesThere’s a 550-foot skyscraper in Lower Manhattan with no windows, no logos, and no obvious purpose. Officially, it was built in the 1970s as a telecom switching hub—but behind its Brutalist facade lies a deeper, darker s
Show notesMiles off the Chicago shoreline, strange round structures rise from Lake Michigan. Most people think they’re lighthouses—but they’re not. These are Chicago’s water cribs: massive, abandoned intake towers once connected t
Show notesIn a dramatic decision that sparked national debate, New York City voted to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from City Hall — a figure who helped write the Declaration of Independence. But why was this founding father
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