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The 1977 Women's Conference That Changed America
9 april 2024 · 50 min
The 70s were the decade of the woman in the US. America finally was coming around to the understanding women and men are equals and the government sponsored a conference to advance women’s rights. The opposition that arose changed the fabric of America. Lees meer
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Selects: All the Gold In Fort Knox: Meh
6 april 2024 · 52 min
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. Lees meer
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The Everglades: Wowee
4 april 2024 · 54 min
One of America’s most important ecosystems takes up more than half the state of Florida. It’s a river of grass, a cactus desert, and a saltwater bay all rolled into one. And there are alligators and crocodiles. And that’s just the beginning. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Knock on Wood
3 april 2024 · 11 min
What's the deal with knocking on wood? It's an action one takes to ensure good luck. Which doesn't exist. Yet we do it. Humans are funny that way. Lees meer
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Greedflation Is Real
2 april 2024 · 56 min
One of the things we rely on is for the companies who make the stuff we need to not stick it to us, the customer. But it’s become painfully clear that’s just what happened during the pandemic and that it’s still happening today. What can we do about it? Lees meer
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Selects: Who is The Man of the Hole?
30 maart 2024 · 38 min
In 2018, there's a man from a lost tribe still living deep in the jungles of Brazil who has been all alone since the mid 1990s. He's referred to as the Man of the Hole, and has had no face-to-face with modern humans. Who is he? We'll answer that question as best we can in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Pulitzer Prize: A major award!
28 maart 2024 · 49 min
It doesn't get much bigger than the Pulitzer Prize if you're a journalist. Or a novelist. Or really any kind of writer. They even give them to podcasts now. We're not holding our breath. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre
27 maart 2024 · 11 min
The strange thing about the story of the Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre is that it didn't happen. Yet the story lives on. Lees meer
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Love Canal: Even Dirtier Than It Sounds
26 maart 2024 · 47 min
A man with an unfulfilled vision left a huge gash in the ground near Niagara Falls. Then a chemical company came along and filled it with toxic waste. Then people came along and built homes and an elementary school on top of it. Then things went badly. Lees meer
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Selects: MOVE: Or When the Philly Police Dropped a Bomb on a Residential Neighborhood
23 maart 2024 · 52 min
Believe it or not, in 1985 the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto a residential building in an African-American neighborhood. The fact that this story isn't more widely known says it all. Listen and learn about MOVE in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Peanuts (the comic) Part II
21 maart 2024 · 45 min
Today is part II of our tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Mariko Aoki Phenomenon
20 maart 2024 · 12 min
Ten percent of people – in Japan at least – get the urge to poop when they visit bookstores. But it wasn’t until a courageous woman stepped up and became the voice of the phenomenon now named after her that they realized they were part of a movement. Lees meer
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Peanuts (the comic) Part I
19 maart 2024 · 45 min
Today we pay tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture. Listen in to hear us gush about Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Lees meer
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Selects: How Dyslexia Works
16 maart 2024 · 43 min
For a learning disability that everyone seems to know about, dyslexia is maybe the most commonly misunderstood and controversial cognitive difficulty there is. Some people think it’s a gift, some people think it doesn’t even exist. Learn more in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Alien Abduction Phenomenon of the Mid-20th Century
14 maart 2024 · 51 min
It started with New Hampshire couple Betty and Barney Hill, who learned under hypnosis they’d been abducted and examined by aliens in 1962. Since then, possibly millions of people in the US alone came to believe they followed in the Hills’ footsteps. Why? Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Skittles and TIO2
13 maart 2024 · 12 min
There’s an ingredient in Skittles and lots of other food that Dunkin Donuts stopped using it in their powdered donuts. Skittles said they were phasing it out too back in 2016 but still haven’t and now the lawsuits flow like The Spice. Lees meer
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Leave Brutalism Alone!
12 maart 2024 · 49 min
The most reviled, hated, despised, no-good, low down, dirty rotten architectural style of all time is actually just the most misunderstood. Learn about this unfairly treated architectural movement and why it’s awesome. Learn to love brutalism. Lees meer
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Selects: The Science of Break-Ups
9 maart 2024 · 51 min
Breaking up is hard to do. Your brain might even think you're getting over a cocaine addiction. Learn all about the science behind break-ups in this classic episode! Lees meer
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The Smiley, Stubborn Llama
7 maart 2024 · 41 min
Llamas are pretty great. They smile! They also spit and if they feel overworked will just lay down. There's a lot to admire there. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Roly Poly...Bugs?
6 maart 2024 · 11 min
Roly Poly bugs go by many names. They look like tiny armadillos. They're great for your garden. And they're crustaceans. Yeah, you read that right. Lees meer
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Multitasking: Working slower with worse results
5 maart 2024 · 46 min
Multitasking isn't really possible, because of the way the human brain works. We know you think you're getting more done, but you're really working slower and with worse results than working sequentially. We promise. Lees meer
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Selects: The Case of Sacco and Vanzetti
2 maart 2024 · 56 min
The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, two anarchists accused of murder, was one of the first "crimes of the century." But did they do it? To this day there is speculation that they did not. Learn all about this famous case in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Wireless Electricity: When Can We Unplug Our TVs?
29 februari 2024 · 47 min
You know all of those cords and cables and wires that we use to connect our stuff to the electrical grid so they’ll, you know, work? Imagine a day when energy flies through the air like wifi, utterly cord-free. Well, imagine no more! That day is coming! Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Smudging: Not just for hippies
28 februari 2024 · 14 min
Smudging is the process of wafting around the smoke of burning white sage. What is it good for? Listen in and find out. Lees meer
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Haile Selassie: Statesman, Colonizer, God?
27 februari 2024 · 57 min
If you grew up outside of Africa, you might know Haile Selassie’s name from reggae music - the man who ruled Ethiopia is considered a god in Jamaica. In Ethiopia opinions are more varied. Lees meer
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Selects: How Zero Population Growth Works
24 februari 2024 · 52 min
In 1968, Paul Erlich published The Population Bomb, predicting coming famine and mass death. Erlich's predictions didn't pan out but his ideas launched a debate still raging today. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Story of the Nuclear Boy Scout
22 februari 2024 · 41 min
David Hahn was a kid who was really into science. So much that he built a nuclear reactor in his mother's potting shed. And it worked. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Benin Bronzes
21 februari 2024 · 15 min
One of the world’s cultural treasure troves were created in West Africa. But for over a century they’ve been held in museums outside of Africa. In fact, an estimated 95 percent of Africa’s cultural heritage is kept in museums overseas. Lees meer
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Ray and Charles Eames: More than Chairs
20 februari 2024 · 57 min
Charles and Ray Eames were superstar designers who dreamed up some of the most iconic pieces of furniture ever made. And they did much more than that. Lees meer
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Selects: Geodesic Domes: The Wave of the Future That Wasn't
17 februari 2024 · 50 min
Sometimes a good idea doesn’t pan out in real life. Take Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome: It requires less energy to heat and cool, it’s cheap, and it’s durable enough to withstand a hurricane – but it’s also godawful ugly and that was its undoing. Learn more with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Like, here's the episode on "like"
15 februari 2024 · 39 min
Like is a very divisive word. Purists think it's like, a filler word born in the 80s that's like, destroying the English language. Turns out none of these are like, true. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The Original Snake Oil Salesman
14 februari 2024 · 11 min
There’s a great origin story behind snake oil salesmen, and it has to do with just one guy who singlehandedly gave it a bad name. Lees meer
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What Americans Ate When There Were No Food Laws
13 februari 2024 · 48 min
There was a brief period in America’s history – after people left the farm to work in the city and before the government started regulating it – when there was a total, lawless free-for-all in the food industry. Things were bad. Really, really bad. Lees meer
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Selects: The Unabomber: Misguided to say the least
10 februari 2024 · 45 min
The Unabomber was one of the most notorious and longest lasting cases in the history of the FBI. Just because the manifesto reads like he was a fortune teller doesn't make his actions any less deplorable. Learn all about this fascinating case in this classic episode. Lees meer
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What's the Pygmalion Effect?
8 februari 2024 · 47 min
Do teachers and managers give special treatment to those who they're told have great academic or professional promise? Does this create a self-fulfilling prophecy, regardless of the truth? That's just part of the fascinating Pygmalion Effect. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: School Bus Yellow
7 februari 2024 · 12 min
Why are all school buses the same color? Because one man made it so. This is that story. Lees meer
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Clue(do): Third Best Board Game Ever
6 februari 2024 · 49 min
Whether you know it as Clue or Cluedo, the whodunnit mystery board game is one of the best of all time. Learn all about the history behind the game’s development, and strategies on how to crush your fellow players as soundly as Chuck’s wife crushes him. Lees meer
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Selects: How Disgust Works
3 februari 2024 · 55 min
Disgust is an odd thing. It makes sense that we would feel a sense of revulsion at the thought of putting rotten meat in our mouths – that’s pure evolution. But why would we feel the same emotion at the thought of weird sex or from hearing a racist rant? Find out more in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The History of Las Vegas
1 februari 2024 · 50 min
How did the sleepy Nevada town of Las Vegas become LAS VEGAS? Well, we'll let you know over the course of about 45 minutes. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Wainscoting: When Half a Wall is Enough
31 januari 2024 · 12 min
Wainscoting is a beloved and time-tested decorative way to spruce up your walls. But what is it anyway? Listen in to find out. Lees meer
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The Harrowing Story of the North Hollywood Shootout
30 januari 2024 · 52 min
Tune in today to listen to the story of when North Hollywood became a war zone after a brazen bank robbery. Lees meer
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Selects: A List Of Games You Would Surely Lose to a Computer
27 januari 2024 · 56 min
We live in a time where computers can beat the best humans in the world at chess, checkers, poker and video games. But these games are really just demonstrations of how intelligent our machines are growing. They’re growing more intelligent by the hour. This classic episode features a special guest, Tech Stuff's Jonathan Strickland. Lees meer
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Esperanto: Tre Mojosa
25 januari 2024 · 48 min
One thing you could do is create your own language. Some people do and for lots of different reasons. LL Zamenhof created Esperanto to try to bring about world peace. It worked, but on a less-than-global scale. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Hot Cold Plunge
24 januari 2024 · 14 min
Jumping into a cold pool after a long sauna or hot tub can be pretty great. Saunas have proven health benefits like lowering blood pressure; cold plunges are shown to reduce inflammation. Why not combine them? A bunch of safety reasons, bucko, that’s why. Lees meer
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The Strange Unsolved Murder of Ken McElroy
23 januari 2024 · 46 min
The murder of Ken McElroy comes off like a story from a cheap paperback book you’d get to read on a plane. But this is a true crime story, set in Missouri in the early 80s. And boy does it pack a punch. Lees meer
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Selects: Is yogurt a miracle food?
20 januari 2024 · 46 min
Yogurt has been touted as a health food, but is it? Maybe. If you eat it every day. We get into the rich and creamy history of this supposed miracle food in today's episode. Get an earful of the stuff in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Jonestown
18 januari 2024 · 58 min
We all know what happened at Jonestown, but who was Jim Jones before the tragedy at the People's Temple? Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Frozen Dead Guy
17 januari 2024 · 13 min
Back in 1994, Nederland, Colorado found out it had a resident it hadn’t accounted for. Lees meer
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Dry Cleaning: Not Really Dry(!)
16 januari 2024 · 52 min
Dry cleaning is one of those things that we’re all familiar with but don’t actually know much about. That will hold true no more! Learn about all the ins and outs of the dry cleaning biz, some of its toxic secrets, and some spot removal tips too! Lees meer
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Selects: History's Greatest Traitors
13 januari 2024 · 44 min
The annals of history hold a special place for people who have carried out treachery and betrayed their own. Thousands of years later, their names are still synonymous with being a scoundrel around the world. From Marcus Brutus to Vidkun Quisling and more, in this classic episode Josh and Chuck examine some of the bigger turncoats to live -- and exonerate others. Lees meer
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