An Ice-Cold Case

Radiolab

WNYC Studios

Natural Sciences, History, Documentary, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 44.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2013

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Scientists' obsession with one particular man - and with the tiny scraps of evidence left in the wake of his death - gives us a surprisingly intimate peek into the life of someone who should've been lost to the ages.

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0:00.0	Wait, you're listening.
0:02.6	Okay.
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0:06.5	All right.
0:08.0	You're listening to Radio Lab.
0:10.9	Radio Lab.
0:11.5	Shorts.
0:13.0	From W. N. Y.
0:15.3	C.
0:16.2	See?
0:16.5	Yes.
0:18.0	And NPR.
0:20.1	Hello there. This is Jim Dixon speaking. Hello, Dr. Dixon, my name is Soren. Soren. Yeah, I'm the producer for today. You'll actually be talking to our host, Jad. He's on his way over to the studios right now, so. That's good. All right, so let's just start the story here. This is a bit of tape we've had for a while. It's just kind of fun. It'll lead into the story in a second.
0:39.3	Hello, Dr. Dixon. Hello there, Jad. Hi, how are you? I'm very well, thank you. I'm always pleased to talk about my delightful obsession that I've had for more than 10 years.
0:50.3	It led to my marriage to a French lady. I'm not joking. How does the marriage to the French lady factor in?
0:56.7	Ah, well, we met on email.
1:00.5	Huh.
1:01.6	It's a bit like you've got mail, you know, the Hollywood film.
1:05.8	Well, I mean, my wife was, my wife is sitting beside me and she's making signals.
1:12.7	What is it you're saying, dear?
1:13.8	About this tone in the church.
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