From SNAFU: The Arctic Whodunnit of Charles Francis Hall (with Jad Abumrad)
From SNAFU: The Arctic Whodunnit of Charles Francis Hall (with Jad Abumrad)  
Podcast: Murder on the Towpath with Soledad O’Brien
Published On: Thu Apr 30 2026
Description: HI, Murder on the Towpath listeners! We wanted to share an episode from SNAFU with Ed Helms that we thought you might enjoy.  Jad Abumrad is the definition of inquisitive. As the creator of hit shows RadioLab and Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, Jad has the innate ability to calculate idionsyncrasies, question the peculiar, and posit grand deductions. Perfect for this week's Murder Mystery of a SNAFU. Ed leads Jad on a tangled journey to the Arctic, where late 19th Century explorer Charles Francis Hall fell fatally ill. Was it the unforgiving tundra, or was there something more sinister afoot? Don your detective deerstalker alongside Jad as he tries to unravel this week's SNAFU WHODUNNIT!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.