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Selects: Thrill to the Stunning Bicameral Mind Hypothesis
May 2, 2026·50:20
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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 in this classic episode we join the club. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to Drink a Tree's Blood
Apr 30, 2026·49:07
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Of course we're talking all about maple syrup today - the tapping, the processing, the eating. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Wisdom Teeth
Apr 29, 2026·13:36
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By all rights there should be three sets of molars in your mouth. But it turns out that our skulls aren't really set up to accommodate that many anymore. Exactly why depends on who you ask. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Save the Whales!
Apr 28, 2026·44:18
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In the 1970s, conservation groups around the world rose up to protect dwindling whale populations, some on the verge of extinction. They all worked under the same banner: Save the Whales! It turned out to be one of the most successful campaigns ever. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: How Fever Dreams Work
Apr 25, 2026·35:17
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Fever dreams can be unsettling experiences. These ramped up nightmares are vivid, detailed and only happen when the human body experiences a fever. What is it about the combination of fevers and dreams that make these night terrors so hellish? Learn all that and more in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UNESCO World Heritage: Preserving the Best of Humanity
Apr 23, 2026·41:48
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Humanity's created a lot of neat things over the eons and starting in the 1940s, the UN created an agency focused on preserving those things for the whole world and future people. But that mission is in danger of becoming only about branding and money. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Brown-Headed Cowbird
Apr 22, 2026·11:50
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There's a kind of bird that lots of people think is a real jerk. And it kind of is. But in the brown-headed cowbird's defense, it's just evolved that way. Find out why it has such a bad reputation among bird lovers in this Short Stuff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some Silly Inventions That Became Wildly Popular
Apr 21, 2026·42:54
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Once in a while someone comes up with a solution for a problem we didn't know we had, and maybe even a problem that didn't even exist. Even more rarely, the stars align just right so that some crackpot invention captures everyone's imagination. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: Sammy Davis Jr: National Treasure
Apr 18, 2026·56:24
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In this classic episode Josh and Chuck sit down and detail the complicated life of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sewol Ferry Disaster
Apr 16, 2026·45:30
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In 2014 a ferry carrying hundreds of South Korean high school students on a field trip sunk, killing almost everyone on board. Hauntingly, their deaths were fully avoidable: everyone from the dock inspector to the Coast Guard to the president failed them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Cherry Blossoms
Apr 15, 2026·12:57
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The Japanese Cherry Blossom is a sight to behold. But how did they get to Washington D.C.? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are Generations Even a Thing?
Apr 14, 2026·49:02
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We all love to tour our generation's superiority, but who decides where the split occurs and what to name it? And is this even a thing or just an arbitrary division? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: What is a Numbers Station?
Apr 11, 2026·38:19
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If you think secretly coded messages sent via short wave radio is Cold War relic, think again. In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh are here to dispel that myth, along with many others relating to numbers stations, including why they might still be operational. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Worker Co-ops Works
Apr 9, 2026·44:37
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The worker co-op has a rich tradition and can work a variety of ways. Join us as we dig into the nuts and bolts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: History of Spring Break
Apr 8, 2026·14:58
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If you think Spring Break started with northern college kids heading to Florida to party, you'd be correct. But there's slightly more to it than that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made?
Apr 7, 2026·41:38
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Jump in today to hear all about the disaster that was the movie ROAR. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: The Skinny on Lyme Disease
Apr 4, 2026·48:02
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If you live in the Northeastern U.S. then you may know someone who has had Lyme disease. But it's spreading all over the country and parts of the world. Learn all about this tick-borne disease in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Colorado River Compact
Apr 2, 2026·36:41
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Deciding how to share water is pretty important stuff when there isn't much of it around. Today we dive into the Colorado River Compact. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Simple Spelling Movement
Apr 1, 2026·12:51
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Pretty much everyone agrees that English is a chaotic language. There are nutso rules of grammar and spelling other languages don't have. More than once, movements have emerged to simplify English and each time they were beaten back with a vengeance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Middle Class: Canary in the Gold Mine
Mar 31, 2026·52:54
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Lots of nations gauge the health of their country by how the middle class is doing. There's just one issue with that - no one can say exactly what defines the middle class. But even when you take a guess, it seems like the health isn't so good these days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: The Disappearance of Lars Mittank
Mar 28, 2026·43:13
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In 2014, a young German man walked into an airport in Bulgaria with a flight booked, then suddenly ran out leaving all his posessions behind, never to be heard from again. This classic episode tells the story of Lars Mittank. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malcom X
Mar 26, 2026·55:34
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Malcolm X was one of the most revered, feared leaders of the civil rights movement. In contrast to Martin Luther King, Jr., X advocated black self-reliance and separateness in American society and that equal rights should obtained by any means necessary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Kentucky Meat Shower
Mar 25, 2026·11:12
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In 1876 it rained meat out of the clear blue sky on a homestead in Bath County, Kentucky. While the mystery of what happened will never be solved, the best explanation makes the story even weirder than it seems. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The History of Fire
Mar 24, 2026·37:22
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The first fires came from lightning strikes. After that, no one is super sure when we started controlling it and then later, starting our own. But it's sure fun to speculate! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gin
Mar 21, 2026·49:20
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If there's one thing we've learned about Chuck over the years it's that he loves his gin. And he loves it even more now that understands it. Pour yourself a martini and cozy up to the classic gin-cast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
