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Jane Fonda’s Workout, Part 1: Jane and Leni (Encore)
In 1982, the Jane Fonda Workout became the best-selling home video of all time. Over decades, it and its 22 follow ups would spawn a fitness empire, …
1 year, 1 month ago
How to Hunt a Mammoth, and Other Experiments in Archaeology
Experimental archeology is, simply put, archeology that involves running experiments. Where traditional archaeologists may study, research, analyze, …
1 year, 1 month ago
How to Hunt a Mammoth, and Other Experiments in Archaeology
Episode 115
Experimental archeology is, simply put, archeology that involves running experiments. Where traditional archaeologists may study, research, analyze, …
1 year, 1 month ago
The Bad-Mouthing of British Teeth
Episode 114
From The Simpsons’ Big Book of British Smiles to Austin Powers’ ochre-tinged grin, American culture can’t stop bad-mouthing English teeth. But why? A…
1 year, 2 months ago
Mailbag: Drug Names, Cow Abductions, and the “Ass-Intensifier”
In this episode we’re opening our mailbag to answer three fascinating questions from our listeners. How did “ass,” a word for donkeys and butts, beco…
1 year, 2 months ago
Mailbag: Drug Names, Cow Abductions, and the “Ass-Intensifier”
Episode 113
In this episode we’re opening our mailbag to answer three fascinating questions from our listeners. How did “ass,” a word for donkeys and butts, beco…
1 year, 2 months ago
Introducing The Sporkful | Is Your Recipe Lying To You?
If you look at any list of best-selling cookbooks, certain words come up over and over again: quick, easy, fast, effortless. But is it actually possi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Introducing The Sporkful | Is Your Recipe Lying To You?
Episode 112
If you look at any list of best-selling cookbooks, certain words come up over and over again: quick, easy, fast, effortless. But is it actually possi…
1 year, 2 months ago
The White Noise Boom
White noise has a very precise technical definition, but people use the term loosely, to describe all sorts of washes of sound—synthetic hums, or nat…
1 year, 3 months ago
The White Noise Boom
Episode 111
White noise has a very precise technical definition, but people use the term loosely, to describe all sorts of washes of sound—synthetic hums, or nat…
1 year, 3 months ago