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Selects: How Droughts Work
6 augustus 2022 · 52 min
Droughts can be an inevitable feature of a local climate or a catastrophic result of human meddling. In this classic episode, learn the ins and outs of droughts including the American mother of them all, the Dust Bowl. Lees meer
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Thrill to the Stunning Bicameral Mind Hypothesis
4 augustus 2022 · 50 min
Psychologist Julian Jaynes came up with a stunning hypothesis in 1976, that human consciousness only developed in the last 3000 years. And he seemed to have proof in ancient texts. Scholars have been picking it apart ever since and today we join the club. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Divorcing Your Parents
3 augustus 2022 · 12 min
It really happens! But most people call it emancipation of a minor. Either way, there's some interesting legal stuff in here. Lees meer
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Silly String: Disaster in a Can
2 augustus 2022 · 39 min
It's been a while since we tackled a classic toy, so here we go with all you ever wanted to know about Silly String. Lees meer
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Selects: Some Movies That Changed Filmmaking
30 juli 2022 · 57 min
An estimated 50,000 films were made worldwide in 2009 alone. Many are surely clunkers, but in this episode Chuck and Josh talk about the ones that emerged throughout cinema history to change the course of all movies that followed. Get your popcorn and lean back while you enjoy this classic episode. Lees meer
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How Menstruation Works
28 juli 2022 · 58 min
Two dudes talking about menstruation? You bet! And there’s no way you could be any more nervous to listen than we were to record it. But give it a listen, we think you’ll find it enlightening – whether you menstruate or not. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: The Mars Rock with Signs of Life?
27 juli 2022 · 15 min
In 1996, real-deal NASA scientists announced they had discovered signs of ancient microbial life in a rock that had broken off Mars and landed on Antarctica. The news set off a controversy still going today. Do we already have proof of alien life? Lees meer
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Where Did Human Intelligence Come From?
26 juli 2022 · 46 min
We humans are smart, to be sure, but if we’re so smart then how come we can’t figure how we got so smart in the first place? Think about that! We sure did and we go over some theories in this super interesting episode. Lees meer
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Selects: What's the misery index?
23 juli 2022 · 45 min
Economists love their data because somewhere in the numbers lies the answer to the ills of the country. They also love to frame data in a way people can relate to. Such is the case with the famous "misery index." Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Googie: The Architecture of the Space Age
21 juli 2022 · 56 min
You may not have heard of it, but you’ve definitely seen it before – 50s buildings with bright, loud colors, roofs at crazy angles, and space-age shapes like starbursts. It turns out that Googie architecture is as fun to look at as it is to say. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Death from Astral Projection
20 juli 2022 · 16 min
In 1975, yoga enthusiast Robert Antoszczyk retired to his room in a group house in Ann Arbor, MI to try a meditation technique that would allow him to astrally project his spirit. He died, never coming out of his meditative state. What happened? Lees meer
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Supernovae: Best Around, Case Closed
19 juli 2022 · 42 min
Face it, supernovae are the most interesting phenomena in the universe. Black holes are cool, but did you know they sprout from a supernova? What could be cooler than a star exploding so powerfully, the flash it creates shines for months after? Lees meer
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Selects: What Happens When the Government Thinks You're Dead?
16 juli 2022 · 39 min
It’s bad enough when the government knows you’re alive – there are taxes to pay, laws to be followed, all sorts of boring and unpleasant things. But each year, thousands of Americans find out life is far, far worse when the government thinks you are dead. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Why Bowling is Awesome
14 juli 2022 · 1 uur
Bowling is awesome. It just is. And if you don't think so, maybe take a listen to today's episode. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Catatumbo Lightning
13 juli 2022 · 11 min
Catatumbo lightning is one of nature's most amazing displays of showiness, with strikes occurring 28 times per minute for nine hours a day, 300 days a year. So take cover and take a listen. Lees meer
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Mangroves: Nature's Best Tree?
12 juli 2022 · 44 min
Mangroves are incredible survivors and adapters. They're also amazing at lessening the impact of tropical storms and climate change. And heck, they're cool looking. So jump into the brackish waters and have a listen. Lees meer
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Selects: How Ayahuasca Works
9 juli 2022 · 45 min
One day in the Amazon Basin, a shaman put together a plant containing DMT with a vine that allows the body to absorb DMT. The combination, a foul-tasting, wildly hallucinogenic brew called ayahuasca, has changed cultures throughout the Americas. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Maya Civilization
7 juli 2022 · 54 min
After inspiration from Chuck's recent trip to the Yucatan, the fellas dive into the Maya Civilization. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Alligator Gar
6 juli 2022 · 11 min
The alligator gar is one scary looking fish. Learn all about these monsters in today's episode. Lees meer
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How Ultraprocessed Foods Work
5 juli 2022 · 57 min
Ultraprocessed is a new term for junk food, but it means much more than that – it’s also a cautionary tale for the way we’re supposed to cook and eat, using real food and sitting down with friends and family. But who has the time and money to do that? Lees meer
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Selects: How Freak Shows Worked
2 juli 2022 · 49 min
Not too long ago, people would pay money to gawk and stare at a performer with a physical disformity. They were called freak shows and they began in large part thanks to P.T. Barnum, whose circus we still enjoy today. Sounds awful, but some of these performers became rich folks as a result. Exploitive? You decide, after taking in this classic episode. Lees meer
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A Dispassionate Review of Roe v Wade
30 juni 2022 · 1 uur
Given the landmark undoing of Roe v Wade, Chuck and Josh lay out all the relevant facts of the 1973 case. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: What did we use before infant formula?
29 juni 2022 · 13 min
There's an infant formula shortage. But infant formula is relatively new. So what did we do before it was perfected? Listen in and learn already! Lees meer
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How Alien Contact Might Work
28 juni 2022 · 50 min
If we ever found evidence of intelligent alien life (or they found us) what would we say? Who would say it for us? These seemingly silly questions are vitally important depending on your view. Lees meer
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Selects: Chiggers: The Phantom Menace
25 juni 2022 · 33 min
Chiggers are tiny little mites capable of making your life miserable. Worse than mosquitoes? Maybe. But they aren't insects - mites are actually part of the arachnid family and behave a little like ticks. Learn all about these nearly invisible pests in this classic episode. Lees meer
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What's up with bariatric surgery?
23 juni 2022 · 48 min
Bariatric surgery can also be called weight loss surgery. Some people think it's a highly underused tool to fight obesity. Others think it's a shortcut. We discuss all the ins and outs in this week's episode. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Do Fish Get Thirsty?
22 juni 2022 · 12 min
One of the greatest questions we’ve ever heard, answered (in a roundabout way). Lees meer
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The Appalachian Trail: A Heckuva Hike
21 juni 2022 · 51 min
A few short years after the hiking trails from Maine to Georgia were connected into the world’s longest hiking-only footpath, a WWII vet walked the whole thing in one go. He kicked off a challenge that’s still taken on by thousands of people each year. Lees meer
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Selects: How Steadicams Work
18 juni 2022 · 35 min
There have been many inventions that have advanced filmmaking, but maybe none as important as the steadicam. Invented in the mid-70s, it literally changed the way movie making happened, and made the impossible possible. Learn about the fascinating history behind this amazing technology, in this classic episode. Lees meer
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What were the IRA hunger strikes?
16 juni 2022 · 50 min
In the early 1980s, imprisoned IRA members went on a prolonged hunger strike, leading to the death of ten men. This is their story. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: HR8 Gun Legislation
15 juni 2022 · 15 min
Today we dive into HR8, a gun bill supported by 90% of Americans that will likely never get through the Senate. Lees meer
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How Wind Works
14 juni 2022 · 43 min
Beloved egghead Buckminster Fuller said the wind doesn’t blow, it sucks. And he was pretty much right, depending on your perspective. Find out how everything from the hurricane to summer breeze makes life on Earth possible. Lees meer
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Selects: How Drowning Works
11 juni 2022 · 52 min
Hundreds of thousands of people drown around the world every year, and yet it can be easily prevented and is widely misunderstood – like how you can officially drown but live to tell the tale, or how you can drown but die days later. Learn all about it in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The 4-minute Mile: Greatest Sports Story?
9 juni 2022 · 50 min
Nobody thought the 4-minute mile was humanly possible, until it was. The story of how it happened is remarkable. So sit back and take a listen. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Cleveland’s Infamous 10-Cent Beer Night
8 juni 2022 · 14 min
In 1974, the Cleveland (then Indians) baseball club held an unlimited 10 cent beer promotion to attract fans to the game. An actual riot broke out. Lees meer
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How Freedom of the Press Works
7 juni 2022 · 49 min
Countries around the world – capitalist democracies to communist unitary states – guarantee a free press in their constitutions. It turns out, though, that there is a galaxy of methods for subverting a free press. Find out why that matters in this episode. Lees meer
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Selects: How Satanism Works
4 juni 2022 · 53 min
Satanism may be the most misunderstood "religion" in the world. Part of that is because there are, and have been, many offshoots of Satanism, from The Church of Satan to The Satanic Temple. One thing is sure though, none of them are filled with evil humans who perform ritual blood sacrifice and worship a cloven-hoofed devil. Learn all about Satanism in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Kidney Donation: You Could Be A Saint!
2 juni 2022 · 47 min
Kidneys are one of the few organs that you can donate while you’re alive. And the vast majority of donors experience no complications and their remaining kidney functions just fine. Yet thousands of people die each year waiting for a donated kidney. Why? Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Happy Foods!
1 juni 2022 · 14 min
Some foods make you happy. But they aren't necessarily comfort foods. You know what they call that? SCIENCE! Lees meer
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The Scintillating World of Interest Rates
31 mei 2022 · 45 min
When the Fed raises interest rates a half point, the world market reacts. But why does this tiny percentage make such a difference? Listen and learn! Lees meer
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Selects: Waterbeds: The Sexiest Bed?
28 mei 2022 · 39 min
Waterbeds came and went pretty quickly in the United States, but despite their marketing as sex beds, they were actually invented to deliver a great night's sleep. Learn all about these super 70's beds in this classic episode. Lees meer
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The Myth of Absinthe
26 mei 2022 · 50 min
Absinthe makes you hallucinate and possibly even have a seizure, right? Nope. It's all a part of the myth of absinthe, which is really just a bitter tasting liquor with a bad reputation. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Do people move in predictable directions?
25 mei 2022 · 13 min
Depending on where you are in the world, you either have an instinct to go left or right when entering a place. Learn all about this today. Lees meer
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Cats: Invasive Species?
24 mei 2022 · 46 min
Josh and Chuck wade into dangerous waters with the debate over just how destructive cats are for local ecosystems (turns out it’s pretty bad) and some ideas on what to do about that (you may not want to know). Tune in and tense up! Lees meer
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Selects: The Disappearance of the Yuba County Five
21 mei 2022 · 50 min
In 1978, five friends set out for home from a basketball game. The next day, their car was discovered in a lonely mountain road. The next spring, their bodies began to turn up. What happened that night remains a mystery to this day. Explore what we know with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode. Lees meer
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What's in a surname?
19 mei 2022 · 43 min
Surnames are way more interesting that you think, trust us. Just hit play and prepare to be wowed. Lees meer
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Short Stuff: Artificial Banana Flavor
18 mei 2022 · 13 min
In the Watermelon episode, Chuck and Josh stumbled into a bit of little-known history about why artificial banana flavor doesn’t taste like bananas. Turns out it does; it just tastes like a banana you’ve probably never eaten. Lees meer
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Squirrels, Ahoy!
17 mei 2022 · 52 min
Squirrels are rodents, sure, but they’re rodents with personalities the size of Las Vegas and Detroit put together. Get to know your bushy-tailed (and sometimes not so bushy) neighbors who live interesting hidden lives right out in the open. Lees meer
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Selects: How Lizzie Borden Worked
14 mei 2022 · 43 min
Everybody knows how many whacks Lizzie Borden gave her mother and father with that axe, but there is plenty about the infamous double homicide that remains unresolved, like who actually did it. Travel into the mystery of Lizzie Borden in this classic episode. Lees meer
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Rhinoplasty, aka Nose Jobs
12 mei 2022 · 58 min
Nose jobs have been around a lot longer than you think. And the process is pretty interesting. Tune in for all things rhinoplasty. Lees meer
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