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Let's Go to Camp... David!

Camp David is awesome. But not all presidents have liked it. We'll dig into this historic property in today's episiode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2026-05-07

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Short Stuff: Why do kangaroos hop?

Kangaroos are the only marsupial to hop, which is pretty weird. We'll investigate why.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2026-05-06

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Boeing's Nosedive: The 737-MAX

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 tha...

2026-05-05

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Selects: Thrill to the Stunning Bicameral Mind Hypothesis

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 ...

2026-05-02

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How to Drink a Tree's Blood

Of course we're talking all about maple syrup today - the tapping, the processing, the eating. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2026-04-30

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Short Stuff: Wisdom Teeth

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...

2026-04-29

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Save the Whales!

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 ou...

2026-04-28

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Selects: How Fever Dreams Work

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 dream...

2026-04-25

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UNESCO World Heritage: Preserving the Best of Humanity

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 missi...

2026-04-23

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Short Stuff: Brown-Headed Cowbird

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 ...

2026-04-22

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Some Silly Inventions That Became Wildly Popular

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 ...

2026-04-21

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Selects: Sammy Davis Jr: National Treasure

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.

2026-04-18

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The Sewol Ferry Disaster

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 ins...

2026-04-16

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Short Stuff: Cherry Blossoms

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.

2026-04-15

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Are Generations Even a Thing?

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 p...

2026-04-14

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Selects: What is a Numbers Station?

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 ...

2026-04-11

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How Worker Co-ops Work

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.

2026-04-09

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Short Stuff: History of Spring Break

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 in...

2026-04-08

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Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made?

Jump in today to hear all about the disaster that was the movie ROAR. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

2026-04-07

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Selects: The Skinny on Lyme Disease

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...

2026-04-04

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