Podcast Episodes

Selects: The Flannen Isles Mystery

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 situatio…

Published on 12 hours ago

Private Equity: Your Ears Will Bleed

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 t…

Published on 2 days, 12 hours ago

Short Stuff: The Lost (?) Continent of Lemuria

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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Published on 3 days, 12 hours ago

The Unsolved Murder of Hall and Mills

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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Published on 4 days, 10 hours ago

Selects: How Rape Kits Work

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…

Published on 1 week ago

Heavy Metal Pt II

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 sa…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Short Stuff: Devil Horns

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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Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Heavy Metal Pt I

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 th…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Selects: The Disappearance of Flight MH370, Part II

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 epi…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Selects: The Disappearance of Flight MH370, Part I

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 miss…

Published on 2 weeks ago