Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Stalin for Time: The Story of the American Tumbleweed
Episode 231
Jeff and Anthony uncover the remarkable true story of that iconic symbol of the American west, the tumbleweed. Turns out, it was all a lie.
Get all …
10 years, 2 months ago
Occupy Octopi
Episode 230
A giant squid, rarely seen outside of deep waters, was filmed swimming near a pier in central Japan. Even crazier, a local dive shop owner decided t…
10 years, 2 months ago
What's Up Dog?
Episode 229
Melody Jackson, a computer scientist at Georgia Tech, has been outfitting service dogs with computerized vests, so that in an emergency they can find…
10 years, 2 months ago
On Core
Episode 228
This year, efforts will resume to drill deeper into the Earth than ever before. In fact, scientists believe this new effort, drilling from a ship at…
10 years, 2 months ago
Cluck Bait
Episode 227
To combat an epidemic of rabies spread by wild foxes, the Swiss government, from the late seventies through the early nineties, showered their countr…
10 years, 2 months ago
It's (Sort of) Your Funeral
Episode 226
South Korean companies think they've figured out how to help depressed employees: throw them into coffins and give them fake funerals. One of us love…
10 years, 3 months ago
New Pain Regained
Episode 225
A woman born incapable of feeling pain has been hurt for the first time, thanks to a drug normally prescribed for opioid overdoses. Jeff and Anthony…
10 years, 3 months ago
Ships of Lost Souls
Episode 224
Over the last 5 years, 283 wooden boats have washed up on the shores of Japan, full of decomposing human bodies. No one knows where they came from, …
10 years, 3 months ago
Urine Trouble Pal
Episode 223
The problem of splash-back at the urinal has been tackled by Researchers at Utah State University who have developed a new device that's being called…
10 years, 3 months ago
Designer Genes
Episode 222
The recent International Summit on Human Gene Editing brought scientists from around the worth together to debate the benefits and potential dangers …
10 years, 3 months ago