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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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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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Episodes
Selects: What Were the BONE WARS?
8/30/2025
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.
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Duration:00:53:04
What are Blue Zones?
8/28/2025
Blue zones are areas where people supposedly have more 100+ year-olds than average. But is it all based on faulty records?
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Duration:00:46:04
Short Stuff: 1561 Celestial Event
8/27/2025
An amazing case of an early modern mass sighting of UFOs came in Nuremberg, Germany in 1561. Except it wasn’t that at all.
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Duration:00:10:39
The History of Orthodontics
8/26/2025
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!
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Duration:00:43:36
Selects: The Flannen Isles Mystery
8/23/2025
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.
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Duration:00:50:07
Private Equity: Your Ears Will Bleed
8/21/2025
Private equity is a business operation where companies are bought and run at their leanest to maximize returns for a handful of investors. It can be a lifeline for a flailing company or run it into the ground. Either way, PE firms make out like bandits.
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Duration:00:46:42
Short Stuff: The Lost (?) Continent of Lemuria
8/20/2025
Why aren't there lemurs in Africa? That question created a whole theory about a lost continent. Turns out it's not true.
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Duration:00:11:05
The Unsolved Murder of Hall and Mills
8/19/2025
In 1922, a pastor and his mistress were murdered in New Jersey. Nobody was ever convicted of the crime even though it seems clear who did it.
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Duration:00:51:01
Selects: How Rape Kits Work
8/16/2025
Rape kits are simple forensic evidence collection kits used when someone is sexually assaulted. But the story is deeper than this. Learn all about rape kits, the sad backlog problem, and what you can do to help, in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:50:44
Heavy Metal Pt II
8/14/2025
In part two of Heavy Metal Week Josh and Chuck break down how specialized heavy metal music has become, talk about some of the great album covers, look at how metal hits the brain, and explain the sad death of guitar great Randy Rhoads.
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Duration:00:52:03
Short Stuff: Devil Horns
8/13/2025
Metal fans have many ways to express themselves, but none are as metal as throwing the devil horns. But who did it first?
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Duration:00:13:35
Heavy Metal Pt I
8/12/2025
Some of the most talented musicians in the world play heavy metal, some of the hardest-hitting music ever made. In this episode Chuck and Josh wade into the history of the genre, and try to get to the bottom of where the name came from.
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Duration:00:55:42
Selects: The Disappearance of Flight MH370, Part II
8/9/2025
In the absence of an official explanation of why flight MH 370 disappeared in 2014, conjecture and conspiracy theories have filled the vacuum. Find out the current state of things in this classic episode.
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Duration:00:42:15
Selects: The Disappearance of Flight MH370, Part I
8/9/2025
In 2014, a Boeing 777 airliner disappeared. Despite two full years of searching an area of ocean covering more than 120,000 square kilometers, it has never been found. It is the only unexplained missing vessel in modern aviation history. Listen to this classic episode and find out more about what exactly happened.
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Duration:00:41:10
Who's Up For A Circular Economy
8/7/2025
What if we could take all the trash and waste we generate every year – gigatons worth – and used it again as raw materials. What we would have is a closed circle, one where we have everything we need without taking anything else from nature.
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Duration:00:54:01
Short Stuff: Marianne Bachmeier: Vigilante Mother
8/6/2025
Marianne Bachmeier committed a shocking act of violence in court in Germany in 1981 to avenge the murder of her young daughter. Many people understood.
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Duration:00:10:30
The Iconic, Complicated VW Beetle
8/5/2025
The VW Beetle is the best selling car of all time. The story behind its creation is a bit complicated though.
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Duration:00:52:26
Selects: Is birth order important?
8/2/2025
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Duration:00:51:59
Child Prodigies: Better to Burn Out Than Fade Away
7/31/2025
Child prodigies are unique in that they achieve adult levels of achievement, but do not typically excel in adulthood. Why? Who knows.
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Duration:00:46:03
Short Stuff: Bliss Point
7/30/2025
The food we eat – especially the junk food – is a highly engineered technical marvel that’s designed to make you want nothing other than more! more! more! Learn about how food scientists make that possible by hijacking our brains.
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Duration:00:14:45