• Short Stuff: Did Tippy Hedron start the Vietnamese manicure industry?
    May 13 2026

    Strange but true, actor Tippy Hedron kickstsarted the Vietnamese manicure industry in the United States in the 1970s. This is that story.

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    13 mins
  • Humanists, the Happy Heathens
    May 12 2026

    If you don’t believe in any kind of god or afterlife - or even that there’s a meaning to life – does that mean you’re doomed to a life of gloom and doom? Heck no!, say humanists. Their philosophical movement says you can make your own meaningful life.

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    50 mins
  • Selects: Can movies be cursed?
    May 9 2026

    First of all, movies can't be cursed because curses aren't real. However, that can't stop Josh and Chuck from taking a look at some movies throughout history that have had a disturbing number of bad things surrounding their production and release. Dive into the world of cursed movies in this very fun classic episode.

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    52 mins
  • Let's Go to Camp... David!
    May 7 2026

    Camp David is awesome. But not all presidents have liked it. We'll dig into this historic property in today's episiode.

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    44 mins
  • Short Stuff: Why do kangaroos hop?
    May 6 2026

    Kangaroos are the only marsupial to hop, which is pretty weird. We'll investigate why.

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    14 mins
  • Boeing's Nosedive: The 737-MAX
    May 5 2026

    Boeing used to be one of the most respected engineering firms in the world. Then it changed its focus from making great airplanes to increasing its stock value. The result was the 737-MAX, a plane that took the lives of 346 people in two avoidable crashes.

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    49 mins
  • Selects: Thrill to the Stunning Bicameral Mind Hypothesis
    May 2 2026

    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.

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    50 mins
  • How to Drink a Tree's Blood
    Apr 30 2026

    Of course we're talking all about maple syrup today - the tapping, the processing, the eating.

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    49 mins