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If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
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Think tanks? More like stink tanks! We're kidding. Think tanks do valuable work, when they operate in a non-partisan way of course. Learn all about the history of these heady institutions in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you grew up in the 70s and 80s in America, you probably have the image of your tattered Guinness Book of Records. The book was ubiquitous then, but is still thriving today in despite the internet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mudlarking is a uniquely British hobby, though you can dig through river mud anywhere there's a river. But the Thames has the good stuff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Unit 731 was a secret group within the Japanese Army in WWII that committed unspeakable atrocities against humans in the name of scientific research. Listen with caution. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
No one - no one - likes to vomit, but there are some people who would prefer to die rather than vomit, people who spend their days worrying they will vomit at any moment and become so obsessed they curtail their lives to prevent it from happening. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In the exciting conclusion of our two-part episode on Hoover, we come in at the Cold War and end on a strange note.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: Hobo Signs

Short Stuff: Hobo Signs

2024-05-2216:504

By definition hobos are people who travel from town to town taking odd jobs as they go. But some towns are friendlier than others, and hobos developed a system of symbols they left one another to know what to expect from a town.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that J. Edgar Hoover was perhaps the most powerful American of the 20th century. By the time he established the FBI as America’s police force, presidents were afraid of him. Just exactly how did he get to be so puissant?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On Halloween 1938 young radio star Orson Welles scared the pants off of America with a fictional news bulletin claiming Martians had landed and were destroying the country. People across the nation ran wild with panic in the streets – or did they? Listen to this classic episode to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Silurian Hypothesis

The Silurian Hypothesis

2024-05-1656:045

The idea that we aren’t the first advanced civilization to live on Earth sounds like a fringe theory, but it raises a good question: How can we be so sure that a civilization didn’t arise and die on Earth so long ago that any trace of it has been erased?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: Zambonis!

Short Stuff: Zambonis!

2024-05-1515:142

Even the dullest hockey game is worth seeing when the Zamboni comes out to resurface the ice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Taking care of 12,000 tons of residential trash every day is a hard job. But how does that even work? Listen in to marvel at the NYC sanitation system.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Despite as much as one percent of the adult population having the condition, science doesn't actually know how stuttering works. The best it's come up with so far: there seems to be an issue between the physical process of speaking and the thought process that underlies it. Find out what science means by this in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sometimes you just have to turn it off for a while – all the thinking, and overthinking, analyzing, and figuring out. Sometimes it’s nice to just breathe through your mouth and talk about dumb things criminals do for an episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We all know the story of the Titanic and the tragedy of lives lost. So hey, let's talk about the survivors for a change!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Misophonia is a condition in which certain sounds trigger people in very negative ways that can really disrupt someone's life. Listen in today to learn all about this fairly recently recognized condition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As if being murdering SOBs weren’t enough, the Nazis were also thieving rats. During WWII, they stole billons in gold from countries they overran and moved it to Germany. But at the end of the war, only part of it was recovered. Where’s the rest? Find out the extent of our knowledge in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Atomic Clocks, Ahoy!

Atomic Clocks, Ahoy!

2024-05-0258:564

The only thing more complicated than an atomic clock is researching how they work and then figuring out how to explain it to other people. But believe us, they are fascinating. Even if you don’t care about clocks or atoms you’ll still like this episode.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is scary, but passes quickly. Learn exactly what's happening with all that today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Village People Episode

The Village People Episode

2024-04-3001:01:13

The Village People were a smash hit singing group that came and went in under two years. Then other people performed under that name for several decades. This is their story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 30th
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Lori C.

sure, they should get to eat reasonable stuff, but shouldn't folks on the outside get to eat the reasonably good stuff, too? sorry, but if prisoners are eating better than the rest of the general public, that's not right either. I can't help but wonder how many were eating on the outside; did it get better by going to prison ? and the argument about their Healthcare... stop. the general population gets crap Healthcare. at best, prisoners should be on the same plane as the general public.

May 22nd
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neuron

how I suppose to trust the information you've provided when you made a mistake about dopamine and parkinson desease? Parkinson symptoms are related to decreased dopamine, but you said it wrong

May 12th
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Pedant Vatel

When you say Nazi, you obviously mean the Nationalist Zionist forces of the IOF?

May 5th
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Chelsea Davis

mood rings are literally in every novelty shop I've been sitting by the register 🤣 definitely still a thing for kids

May 1st
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Kenneth Russo

This podcast should be required listening before any registered voter in the US heads to the polls in the November 2024 presidential election. Especially pay attention to the “cult of personality” part because it hits slot on with one of the candidates for president!

Apr 29th
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Dara Pat

Ireland didn't have a famine it had a mass kill off by starvation at the end of a barrel of a gun

Apr 28th
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Conor

apologising for calling men men and women women is a sign of just how desperate to be offended people are

Apr 25th
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Matt Bungarz

what's up with the children's podcast commercials????

Apr 21st
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Pedant Vatel

Free Palestine ✌🍉 from the river to the sea

Apr 19th
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Conor

i wonder why they removed the testosterone and estrogen episode?

Apr 8th
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Tammy Buchanan

I grew up born 1970 as an insecure girl surrounded by boys then men, struggling to be taken seriously as a smart pretty blonde valued mostly for my easiest and most easily exploited attributes. Schultz got Lucy more than most men of his age. I like her black hair and athletic ability. I had to mean it and sometimes be mean. Schultz had a daughter, hopefully whole, seldom but sometimes apologetic. Boy, I could saved some money at 10 cents a pop. Lucy helped me laugh at myself, love my brothers.

Mar 26th
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Mykl Anderson

does the amount of water cows drink actually matter, (as in the criticism of the consumption of steaks etc.)? Isn't it true that even if you don't kill the animal for food, it still drinks the same amount of water? Unless the WEF makes cows go extinct, the cow will continue to drink large amounts of water.

Mar 20th
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Mykl Anderson

By carefully watching people over the decades, I believe that a depopulation programme will be initiated. It only makes sense since everyone is so afraid of overpopulation, and the world economic forum is the driving force to create the new world order. I warned my kids in 2010 that you will not recognise the world in 2020 and that has passed. I have no illusions about what is going to take place. Pretty soon, Christ will be Hitler and blood will flow from catholics who won't bow to the emperor

Mar 20th
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GunsDontKill

Please don't talk about stuff that you have bias towards. You sound one-sided and silly.

Mar 19th
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interesting

Mar 16th
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Feb 28th
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