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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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  • August 20 · 43 min

    Rope, yeah ROPE!

    Rope is one of the unsung heroes of the world of inventions. Think about it. Then let us tell you about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 18 · 49 min

    Isn't It Ironic, Dontcha Think?

    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! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 15 · 47 min

    Selects: The Manhattan Grid

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 13 · 46 min

    Who was Robert Maxwell?

    Robert Maxwell was a lot of things, publisher, mogul, spy, politician, crook. But was he murdered when he fell from his yacht? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 12 · 12 min

    Short Stuff: Nero and His Fiddle

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 11 · 54 min

    Bonnie and Clyde

    You've probably seen the movie, but what else do you know about this legendary crime couple? Listen in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 8 · 43 min

    Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 8 · 45 min

    Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 1

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 6 · 55 min

    Reggae: Kingston’s Gift to the World

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 5 · 15 min

    Short Stuff: Phone Books

    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? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 4 · 43 min

    Beans and Rice Feeds the World

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • August 1 · 56 min

    Selects: How Peanut Butter Works

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • July 30 · 43 min

    How Russia Shapes What the World Thinks

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • July 29 · 16 min

    Short Stuff: Shark Arm Murders

    Get yer info on one of Australia’s great true crime cases he-re! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • July 28 · 44 min

    The Beloved Judy Blume

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • July 25 · 45 min

    Selects: Plant Migration

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • July 23 · 47 min

    What's the deal with Swiss neutrality?

    We all know Switzerland is neutral. But why? Listen in and you might learn something. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • July 22 · 12 min

    Short Stuff: Sardines!

    Josh implored Chuck to try sardines. Did he? Listen in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  • July 21 · 46 min

    The Tobacco Master Settlement: That Time We Got Em

    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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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