When Fort Knox was built in the 1930s to house America’s gold supply, it was billed as an impenetrable, impregnable, don’t-even-think-of-trying vault. But as the world has moved further away from gold, the stockpile’s lost a bit of its luster. Learn all about it in this classic episode.

Short Stuff: Did a shipwreck double the size of the United States?
11:46

Isn't It Ironic, Dontcha Think?
49:17

Selects: The Manhattan Grid
47:31