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1375: "The Piri Reis Map"
Episode 1375
Interesting Things with JC #1375: "The Piri Reis Map" – A 16th-century map drawn on gazelle skin holds coastlines that match the known world...and one that shouldn’t exist. Its lines spark both histo…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
1374: "Dragon Man - A Face from the Human Past"
Episode 1374
Interesting Things with JC #1374: "Dragon Man - A Face from the Human Past" – Buried through war and secrecy, a massive human skull waited 85 years in a well before revealing the face of a lost peopl…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
1373: "Betelgeuse – The Unsteady Giant"
Episode 1373
Interesting Things with JC #1373: "Betelgeuse – The Unsteady Giant" – In 2019, one of the brightest stars in our sky seemed to falter. What followed was a cosmic mystery of dust, pulse, and an ending…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
1372: "James Lovell – Commander of Apollo 13"
Episode 1372
Interesting Things with JC #1372: "James Lovell – Commander of Apollo 13" – From launching homemade rockets in Milwaukee fields to leading a crippled spacecraft safely home, James Lovell’s life was a…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
1371: "Bookless Library"
Episode 1371
Interesting Things with JC #1371: "Bookless Library" – Shelves vanished. Screens replaced spines. For one city it was a bold leap into the future of reading.
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
1370: "Fly Fishing"
Episode 1370
Interesting Things with JC #1370: "Fly Fishing" – Mist rises, the line arcs, and history rides the cast. Two thousand years of craft aiming for one perfect break on the water.
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
1369: "Purple Heart Day"
Episode 1369
Interesting Things with JC #1369: "Purple Heart Day" – There’s no ceremony for being wounded in war. Just a medal, a memory, and the silence that follows. On August 7, we remember what it costs to co…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
1368: "The Truth About Glass"
Episode 1368
Interesting Things with JC #1368: "The Truth About Glass" – It doesn’t rust, it doesn’t rot, and it never loses strength. From Mesopotamian beads to fiber optics, discover why glass is one of the mos…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
1367: "Loni Anderson"
Episode 1367
Interesting Things with JC #1367: "Loni Anderson" – She wasn’t supposed to be famous. She was supposed to be Leilani. But from St. Paul to syndication royalty, Loni Anderson rewrote the script...and …
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
1366: "Today Is a Great Day!"
Episode 1366
Interesting Things with JC #1366: "Today Is a Great Day!" – What if saying it out loud could shift more than just your mood? The data, and the dopamine, might surprise you!
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago