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(LIVE) New Coke (Entry 835.LK0538)
In which three well-meaning Atlanta executives accidentally announce their surrender in the cola wars, and Ken reads a letter. Certificate #38738.
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Pneumatic Tubes (Entry 955.JN0308)
In which mail, cash, trash, passengers, burgers, and cats are sent zipping through vast networks on puffs of compressed air, and John would like to b…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Management by Wandering Around (Entry 754.PS10740)
In which a Wyoming-educated economist gets big in Japan by inventing modern business theory, and Ken wants to be able to wince on a call. Certificate…
7 months ago
The Spirit of Australia (Entry 1203.PS7716)
In which an power tools salesman builds the world's fastest boat in his Sydney backyard and somehow survives the experience, and John thinks it's fun…
7 months, 1 week ago
Spam (Entry 1195.JB0607)
In which a Minnesota meat concern changes the face of world cuisine by passing their surplus pork shoulder off on hungry soldiers, and Ken imagines a…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The False Dmitrys (Entry 451.2K0428)
In which three or four pretenders decide to pass themselves off as a very convincingly killed Russian prince, and John realizes some jobs have drippi…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Laugh Tracks (Entry 704.EC0202)
In which a mystery of Nazi propaganda, once solved, powers television sitcoms for decades to come, and Ken wonders about the least talented part of a…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
The NATO Phonetic Alphabet (Entry 826.RV2213)
In which post-war science finally develops the perfect system for spelling things over radio and telephones, and John learns he has been misspelling …
8 months, 1 week ago
Muzak (Entry 820.1S1616)
In which a series of engineers, entrepreneurs, and classic TV producers discover that America wants gentle music piped into its public spaces, and Ke…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
We Now Conclude Our Broadcast Day (Entry 1422.PS0305)
In which television stations spend decades signing off every night after the national anthem, and John likes to keep a stiff upper lip during Mormon …
8 months, 3 weeks ago