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Rope, yeah ROPE!
20 augustus 2026 · 44 min
Rope is one of the unsung heroes of the world of inventions. Think about it. Then let us tell you about it. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Did a shipwreck double the size of the United States?
19 augustus 2026 · 12 min
Did a shipwreck double the size of the United States? Sort of. Listen in to find out what the heck that means. Lees meer
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Isn't It Ironic, Dontcha Think?
18 augustus 2026 · 49 min
Irony is one of those things that you know when you see it, but it’s almost impossible to define. Well, that’s not quite right – there are a ton of definitions for irony but none of them quite capture it fully. Want to know what irony is? So do we! Lees meer
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Selects: The Manhattan Grid
15 augustus 2026 · 48 min
Ever wanted to know more about how the Manhattan grid was made? Well this is your chance. Find out all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Who was Robert Maxwell?
13 augustus 2026 · 47 min
Robert Maxwell was a lot of things, publisher, mogul, spy, politician, crook. But was he murdered when he fell from his yacht? Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Nero and His Fiddle
12 augustus 2026 · 12 min
Did Nero play his fiddle while Rome burned during the Great Fire of 64 CE? Absolutely not. Find out how we know when Chuck and Josh bust a two thousand year-old myth. Lees meer
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Bonnie and Clyde
11 augustus 2026 · 54 min
You've probably seen the movie, but what else do you know about this legendary crime couple? Listen in to find out. Lees meer
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Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2
8 augustus 2026 · 43 min
As the operation expands it also begins to unravel. Word starts to leak out of the illegal stuff the Reagan administration was up to, Congress and the press investigate and people start to point fingers. Spoiler alert – they all got off scot free. Find out how it all wraps up in part 2 of this classic story. Lees meer
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Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 1
8 augustus 2026 · 46 min
When Ronald Reagan was president, America got involved in some deeply shady stuff, not the least of which was the Iran-Contra scandal – a convoluted operation that managed to combine an illegal covert war in Nicaragua with secretly selling arms to Iran. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Reggae: Kingston’s Gift to the World
6 augustus 2026 · 55 min
Although it was built atop some musical styles that came before, reggae is mostly its own thing. It evolved as local music in the Trenchtown neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica but after Bob Marley and the Wailers came along, it became a global phenomenon. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Phone Books
5 augustus 2026 · 15 min
Once upon a time there were these things called phone books. Inside you could find the phone number and address of just about everyone in your town. Can you imagine? Lees meer
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Beans and Rice Feeds the World
4 augustus 2026 · 43 min
To call beans and rice a staple is to undersell the importance of beans and rice. Today we break down the ubiquity of this beloved food combo. Lees meer
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Selects: How Peanut Butter Works
1 augustus 2026 · 57 min
No food is more all-American than peanut butter – 80 percent of homes in the country have a jar of it in the pantry right now. And while the rest of the world might find peanut butter peculiar, maybe even gross, the rest of the world is wrong. Enjoy a smooth ride through one of our top condiments in this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Russia Shapes What the World Thinks
30 juli 2026 · 43 min
Operation Doppelganger was a Russian propaganda project discovered in 2022, a minor part of the enormous, ongoing disinformation and chaos-sewing campaign Russia spreads across the world through social media. And some of your views may have come from it. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Shark Arm Murders
29 juli 2026 · 16 min
Get yer info on one of Australia’s great true crime cases he-re! Lees meer
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The Beloved Judy Blume
28 juli 2026 · 45 min
Judy Blume is more than an author. She's a legend in teen literature for her frank and honest portrayals of adolescence. Today we pay tribute to her. Lees meer
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Selects: Plant Migration
25 juli 2026 · 46 min
Climate change is having sweeping effects on our climate and this is changing the world, not just for humans and other animals, but plants too. Will the Earth’s flora manage to find safe refuge in time? Josh and Chuck run down the odds in this classic episode. Lees meer
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What's the deal with Swiss neutrality?
23 juli 2026 · 48 min
We all know Switzerland is neutral. But why? Listen in and you might learn something. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Sardines!
22 juli 2026 · 12 min
Josh implored Chuck to try sardines. Did he? Listen in to find out. Lees meer
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The Tobacco Master Settlement: That Time We Got Em
21 juli 2026 · 47 min
By the 1990s, cigarette makers had been hooking and killing off their customers for about a century. And they’d gotten good at both as well as covering up their harms. In 1994 they were still denying cigarettes were addictive. Then, the 50 Attorneys General of the US rode into town to take them on. Lees meer
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Selects: The Soul Train Episode
18 juli 2026 · 47 min
In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV show, Sooooooooul Train. Lees meer
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White Boy Rick
16 juli 2026 · 49 min
Would you believe that Detroit’s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 16 year-old white kid who supplied all the coke? No? Well, that’s not quite true, so okay. The actual story is even more nutso than that. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The Voice of God
15 juli 2026 · 15 min
Today we salute the great Don LaFontaine, aka The Voice of God in movie and TV trailers. Lees meer
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You Are Not Alone With Postpartum Depression
14 juli 2026 · 46 min
Most new moms get the baby blues soon after giving birth. Postpartum depression is something much different - the symptoms are similar, but their intensity can have sweeping effects on mom, baby, and the whole family. Fortunately, it’s highly treatable but the catch is moms usually have to ask for help. Lees meer
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Selects: The First Road Trip
11 juli 2026 · 50 min
Back when cars were a brand new thing, before people even knew they'd stick around, two men and a dog drove from San Francisco to New York. This classic episode has their story. Lees meer
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Best First Lady
9 juli 2026 · 47 min
Eleanor Roosevelt was something else. We can't get into it here, but just wait until you listen to this episode. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Great Britain
8 juli 2026 · 13 min
Now that it’s been 250 years since America split from England, we figure enough time has passed that we can finally learn the difference between the UK, Great Britain, and the British Isles. Lees meer
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Kola: The World’s Deepest Hole
7 juli 2026 · 46 min
During the Cold War all eyes were on the Space Race between the US and USSR. But there was another, overlooked race too and it went in the opposite direction. Lees meer
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Selects: Chopsticks > Forks
4 juli 2026 · 51 min
In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh sit and converse on the simple, elegant chopstick. Lees meer
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Alaska Earthquake of 1964
2 juli 2026 · 37 min
When a 9.2 quake shoook Alaska in 1964 it was the 2nd largest earthquake ever recorded. This is that story. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Toronto Clown Riot
1 juli 2026 · 12 min
Those are three words you probably never thought you’d see together. And the true story is just as interesting as it sounds. Lees meer
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The Hillsborough Disaster
30 juni 2026 · 46 min
When a crush of football fans killed 97 people in England in 1989, police and officials engaged in a massive cover-up to blame it on drunken fans. Today we tell that story. Lees meer
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Selects: How Enron Fooled the World
27 juni 2026 · 1 uur
Until 2007, the largest single corporate bankruptcy was Enron, a $67 billion energy trading company. Its decline was breathtaking, and while it’s a fascinating story of corporate malfeasance and greed, it’s also about the lives of ruined workers. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Freetown Christiania
25 juni 2026 · 37 min
The sort of commune of Freetown Christiania in Denmark may not be what it used to be, but it's still true to many of its original values. Learn all about this unique neighborhood today. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Why does it feel good to be scared?
24 juni 2026 · 12 min
Fear is different than being scared, most notably because fear is generally a negative thing and being scared can cause an enjoyable thrill. We'll get into the difference in today's episode. Lees meer
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Some Interesting Curses
23 juni 2026 · 48 min
Even though curses aren’t real – and we go to great pains to make that clear – they are pretty interesting, especially ones you haven’t heard of before. So we dug deep and found some of the curses that don’t always hog the spotlight for this fun episode. Lees meer
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Selects: Birthmarks: Probably Not the Mark of the Devil
20 juni 2026 · 50 min
It’s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since humanity began, and between then and now we’ve come up with some wacky, even dangerous, explanations for them – even a few that survive still today. Learn all about them in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Chaos Theory Changed the Universe
19 juni 2026 · 55 min
Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinism, the idea that with accurate enough measurements any aspect of the universe could be predicted. But the universe, it turns out, is not so tidy. Lees meer
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Global Warming Works
19 juni 2026 · 1 uur
It's a confusing part of climate change when it seems winter is as cold as ever, but as global temperatures creep ever so slightly higher, a cascade of catastrophic events will almost surely follow. The ball is in humanity's court. Lees meer
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How X-Rays Work
19 juni 2026 · 39 min
Like many huge discoveries, X-rays were accidentally stumbled upon. That serendipity led to a medical breakthrough still in use today. Learn about how X-rays are created and why they make such delightful images of our bones. Lees meer
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: Elastics: Where God and Science Smooch
19 juni 2026 · 52 min
You could be forgiven for thinking the story behind elastics was boring. You’d still be wrong, though. The story of what’s holding up your underwear is a global drama, replete with war, industrial espionage, colonialism, destitute inventors – everything! Lees meer
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: Can Nuclear Fusion Reactors Save The World?
19 juni 2026 · 44 min
The world's energy consumption is ruining the planet but for decades physicists have been working on what could solve the world's energy and climate change woes for centuries to come - nuclear fusion. Learn about building stars on Earth in this episode. Lees meer
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Occam's Razor Works
19 juni 2026 · 40 min
You know the rule that says the simplest explanation is probably the correct one? That’s called a razor and it’s meant to guide logic. But over time it’s become a broadsword used to disprove opposing arguments. Learn how to spot a faux skeptic in this episode. Lees meer
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: Things We Believed Before the Scientific Method
19 juni 2026 · 1 uur
It’s easy to think of people in the distant past as kinda dumb for believing things like that mice could spontaneously generate from old grain. But if you look a little deeper, you’ll find there was a sensibility to the odd beliefs that came before science. Lees meer
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How Big Bang Theory Works, with Neil deGrasse Tyson
19 juni 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
There are a number of theories for how the universe evolved but none are more widely accepted than the Big Bang theory. Learn about the mind-boggling details of the early universe and hear Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson talk about what it will take for us to know its origins. Lees meer
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: How the Scientific Method Works
19 juni 2026 · 44 min
It evolved over centuries to become the gold standard for conducting scientific inquiry. Yet many people - including some scientists - don't fully understand it. Learn about the basis of how we explore our world in this episode. Lees meer
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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: Legs! Legs! Legs! (The Periodic Table)
19 juni 2026 · 47 min
If you’ve ever wanted to listen to two totally untrained, non-chemists who are fully unqualified to explain how the periodic table works nervously explain how the periodic table works, then this episode is for you. Chemistry majors, be warned. Lees meer
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M*A*S*H: The Story of the 4077th
18 juni 2026 · 56 min
Chuck loved M*A*S*H. Josh didn't. Listen in as they fight to the death. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Does singing make you happy?
17 juni 2026 · 12 min
Does singing make you happy? Yes, yes it does. Lees meer
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Did 24-Hour Cable News Kill America?
16 juni 2026 · 54 min
You can make a pretty good case that the rise of opinion “news” and filter bubbles on cable tv created the current cultural and political schism that plagues American society. How did it start? Where did it come from? And what the heck can we do about it? Lees meer
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