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Short Stuff: Killing a Dead Body

September 17, 2025 0:14:00 3.06 MB ( 10.4 MB less) Downloads: 0

If you try to kill someone who was already dead is that a bad thing? Yeah? How bad?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What was the Four Pests Campaign?

September 16, 2025 0:38:39 7.96 MB ( 29.18 MB less) Downloads: 0

Say one thing about Mao's communist China, they could kill some sparrows. Learn why and how in today's episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: What's the deal with subpoenas?

September 13, 2025 0:51:57 11.41 MB ( 38.49 MB less) Downloads: 0

Subpoenas are all the rage. But what do they even mean if someone can just ignore it? Learn this and a lot more in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You’re So Good At Conversation!

September 11, 2025 0:49:48 9.24 MB ( 38.59 MB less) Downloads: 0

It’s an understated miracle that humans can get across ideas to one another by saying things out loud. We’re strangely good at not constantly talking over each other, interrupting one another, and correcting misunderstandings. All just by conversing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: North Sentinel Island

September 10, 2025 0:11:32 2.57 MB ( 8.53 MB less) Downloads: 0

One of the last uncontacted people in the world live in the Bay of Bengal and they have made it clear they don’t want you to visit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Man with the Golden Arm

September 09, 2025 0:32:16 6.72 MB ( 24.29 MB less) Downloads: 0

Aussie James Harrison gave blood close to 1,200 times over a 60 year period and saved 2.5 million babies in the process. That makes him a hero. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: Noise Pollution: Arrrgh!

September 06, 2025 0:52:28 10.08 MB ( 40.32 MB less) Downloads: 0

If you’ve ever found your blood pressure rising because some guy down the street doesn’t know how to keep the trigger on a leaf blower pulled all the way, then you’ve experienced noise pollution. Not only is it annoying, it turns out it’s deadly too! Learn all about it in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

America’s Militarized Police

September 04, 2025 0:47:46 9.85 MB ( 36.03 MB less) Downloads: 0

In the 1960s, America took stock of itself when scores of low-income cities broke out in riots. It found that racism was at the root of many social problems. Instead of addressing the underlying issues, the country decided instead to militarize the police.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: The Mpemba Effect

September 03, 2025 0:13:47 2.67 MB ( 10.58 MB less) Downloads: 0

Why does water seem to freeze faster when it starts out warmer?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Dolphins Work!

September 02, 2025 0:53:04 10.55 MB ( 40.42 MB less) Downloads: 0

E-e-e-eek! E-e-e-eek, we say! Adding to the tradition of our wonderful animal episodes we contribute this amazing installment on one of the all-time great sea creatures, the dolphin! Attach a sponge to your rostrum and dive in with Josh and Chuck!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: What Were the BONE WARS?

August 30, 2025 0:53:04 10.23 MB ( 40.75 MB less) Downloads: 0

A pair of old timey fossil hunters had a rootin’ tootin’ rivalry that spilled from academic journals into the American Wild West - where fossils were dynamited and employees turned double agent. Learn about the two-fisted origins of American paleontology in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are Blue Zones?

August 28, 2025 0:46:04 44.25 MB Downloads: 0

Blue zones are areas where people supposedly have more 100+ year-olds than average. But is it all based on faulty records?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: 1561 Celestial Event

August 27, 2025 0:10:39 10.25 MB Downloads: 0

An amazing case of an early modern mass sighting of UFOs came in Nuremberg, Germany in 1561. Except it wasn’t that at all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The History of Orthodontics

August 26, 2025 0:43:36 41.9 MB Downloads: 0

Crooked teeth have always been a thing, but it took us a long time to do something about it. Learn about the twisted history of orthodontics today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: The Flannen Isles Mystery

August 23, 2025 0:50:07 48.15 MB Downloads: 0

In December 1900 three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from a deserted island in Scotland. To this day no one knows exactly what happened to them. Find out all about this strange situation in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.