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Episode 1. JFK Impersonator Vaughn: Starting in late 1962, an American comedian found himself in a brief and rapturous period of astounding fame. Across the country, thousands tuned into their radio and television sets to hear Vaughn Meader’s iconic impersonation.

Episode 2. Sitcom Deaths and Disappearances: Characters on sitcoms aren’t supposed to die. So when they do, it’s never less than weird. Mo examines some of the most infamous sitcom deaths and disappearances with Henry Winkler, Sandy Duncan and Alan Sepinwall.

Episode 3. The Forgotten Forerunners: The stories of three remarkable people who changed history – but whose names you’ve probably never heard. Before Rosa Parks, there was Elizabeth Jennings. Before Jackie Robinson, there was Moses Fleetwood Walker. And then there’s Lois Weber, the woman who ruled Hollywood 100 years ago.

Episode 4. Audrey Hepburn: There were other stars as big as Audrey Hepburn, some even bigger. So why is it that more than 25 years after her death her image still captivates us and her name trends regularly on social media? Mo explores why the attachment to Audrey is still so personal for so many people.

Episode 5. Sammy Davis Jr: From the age of three, Sammy Davis, Jr. did it all better than anyone else – singing, dancing, acting, even gun spinning. Mo talks to friends and family about what drove him to keep performing, even after the horrific accident that nearly ended his life. Carol Burnett, Chita Rivera, Kim Novak, and Dionne Warwick are featured.

Episode 6. Neanderthals: Mo welcomes his friend Michael Ian Black – comedian, author, podcaster, and, as it turns out, Neanderthal (we’ll explain). Mo talks to Michael and the world’s leading researchers about why our extinct human cousins have gotten such a bad rap. Mo also talks to the guy who played Cha-ka on 70s kids show Land of the Lost.

Episode 7. Chang and Eng: Many of us have seen pictures of the original “Siamese Twins” Chang and Eng. But their story is so much more than a medical case study. Mo travels to Mount Airy, North Carolina – the inspiration for Andy Griffith’s Mayberry and the real life home of these conjoined twins – to join the many descendants of Chang and Eng for their annual family reunion.

Episode 8. Death of a Tree: The poisoning of Auburn University’s famed oak trees by University of Alabama fan Harvey Updyke made national news. Mo explores the legendary rivalry between these two college football powerhouses and the line between fandom and fanaticism.

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More about Mo Rocca

Emmy winner Mo Rocca is a correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and a frequent panelist on NPR’s hit weekly quiz show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

Rocca spent four seasons as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. He also created and hosted Cooking Channel show My Grandmother’s Ravioli, in which he learned to cook from grandparents across America.

He began his career in TV as a writer and producer for the Emmy and Peabody Award–winning PBS children’s series Wishbone. Currently, he hosts The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation Saturday mornings on CBS.

On stage, Rocca starred on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and as Doody in the Southeast Asian tour of the musical Grease.

Rocca is the author of All the Presidents’ Pets, a historical novel about White House pets and their role in presidential decision-making.