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30 episodes
Selects: The Manhattan Grid
Aug 15, 2026 · 48 min
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.
Who was Robert Maxwell?
Aug 13, 2026 · 47 min
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.
Short Stuff: Nero and His Fiddle
Aug 12, 2026 · 12 min
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.
Bonnie and Clyde
Aug 11, 2026 · 54 min
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.
Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2
Aug 8, 2026 · 43 min
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.
Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 1
Aug 8, 2026 · 46 min
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.
Reggae: Kingston’s Gift to the World
Aug 6, 2026 · 55 min
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.
Short Stuff: Phone Books
Aug 5, 2026 · 15 min
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.
Beans and Rice Feeds the World
Aug 4, 2026 · 43 min
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.
Selects: How Peanut Butter Works
Aug 1, 2026 · 57 min
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.
How Russia Shapes What the World Thinks
Jul 30, 2026 · 43 min
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.
Short Stuff: Shark Arm Murders
Jul 29, 2026 · 16 min
Get yer info on one of Australia’s great true crime cases he-re! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Beloved Judy Blume
Jul 28, 2026 · 45 min
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.
Selects: Plant Migration
Jul 25, 2026 · 46 min
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.
What's the deal with Swiss neutrality?
Jul 23, 2026 · 48 min
We all know Switzerland is neutral. But why? Listen in and you might learn something. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: Sardines!
Jul 22, 2026 · 12 min
Josh implored Chuck to try sardines. Did he? Listen in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tobacco Master Settlement: That Time We Got Em
Jul 21, 2026 · 47 min
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.
Selects: The Soul Train Episode
Jul 18, 2026 · 47 min
In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV show, Sooooooooul Train. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
White Boy Rick
Jul 16, 2026 · 49 min
Would you believe that Detroit’s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 16 year-old white kid who supplied all the coke? No? Well, that’s not quite true, so okay. The actual story is even more nutso than that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: The Voice of God
Jul 15, 2026 · 15 min
Today we salute the great Don LaFontaine, aka The Voice of God in movie and TV trailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You Are Not Alone With Postpartum Depression
Jul 14, 2026 · 46 min
Most new moms get the baby blues soon after giving birth. Postpartum depression is something much different - the symptoms are similar, but their intensity can have sweeping effects on mom, baby, and the whole family. Fortunately, it’s highly treatable but the catch is moms usually have to ask for help. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Selects: The First Road Trip
Jul 11, 2026 · 50 min
Back when cars were a brand new thing, before people even knew they'd stick around, two men and a dog drove from San Francisco to New York. This classic episode has their story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Best First Lady
Jul 9, 2026 · 47 min
Eleanor Roosevelt was something else. We can't get into it here, but just wait until you listen to this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: Great Britain
Jul 8, 2026 · 13 min
Now that it’s been 250 years since America split from England, we figure enough time has passed that we can finally learn the difference between the UK, Great Britain, and the British Isles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kola: The World’s Deepest Hole
Jul 7, 2026 · 46 min
During the Cold War all eyes were on the Space Race between the US and USSR. But there was another, overlooked race too and it went in the opposite direction. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Selects: Chopsticks > Forks
Jul 4, 2026 · 51 min
In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh sit and converse on the simple, elegant chopstick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Alaska Earthquake of 1964
Jul 2, 2026 · 37 min
When a 9.2 quake shoook Alaska in 1964 it was the 2nd largest earthquake ever recorded. This is that story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: Toronto Clown Riot
Jul 1, 2026 · 12 min
Those are three words you probably never thought you’d see together. And the true story is just as interesting as it sounds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Hillsborough Disaster
Jun 30, 2026 · 46 min
When a crush of football fans killed 97 people in England in 1989, police and officials engaged in a massive cover-up to blame it on drunken fans. Today we tell that story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Selects: How Enron Fooled the World
Jun 27, 2026 · 1 hr
Until 2007, the largest single corporate bankruptcy was Enron, a $67 billion energy trading company. Its decline was breathtaking, and while it’s a fascinating story of corporate malfeasance and greed, it’s also about the lives of ruined workers. Learn all about it in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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