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1335: "The Housefly That Didn't Drown"
Episode 1335
Interesting Things with JC #1335: "The Housefly That Didn't Drown" - A housefly slips beneath the surface. No drama, just biology...fine hairs, a bit of wax, and a bubble of air. It's not designed to…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
1334: "1775: When Independence Became Inevitable"
Episode 1334
Interesting Things with JC #1334: "1775: When Independence Became Inevitable" – Before Congress. Before declarations. Before armies. In the early light of April 19, a shot was fired and with it, a n…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
1333: "Why Doesn't South America Have Hurricanes?"
Episode 1333
Interesting Things with JC #1333: "Why Doesn't South America Have Hurricanes?" – The water’s warm. The ocean’s the same. But hurricanes almost never hit South America. There’s a reason for that, and …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
1332: "The Fighter Mafia"
Episode 1332
Interesting Things with JC #1332: "The Fighter Mafia" – Inspired by listener Chris Woodul, we revisit a secret rebellion inside the Air Force. They weren’t antiwar. They were protruth. Their fight? M…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
1331: "The Sheep That Stopped the Bite"
Episode 1331
Interesting Things with JC #1331: "The Sheep That Stopped the Bite" – When venom struck and hospitals were too far, one animal quietly changed the odds. It didn’t bite back. It built the cure.
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
1330: "The General Who Gave Reform Its Rank"
Episode 1330
Interesting Things with JC #1330: "The General Who Gave Reform Its Rank" – He was shot down, captured, and held for 2,488 days. But when Charles G. Boyd returned, he didn’t seek revenge, he reimagine…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
1329: "The Queen of Vacations – Beverly D'Angelo"
Episode 1329
Interesting Things with JC #1329: "The Queen of Vacations – Beverly D'Angelo" - She didn’t crash the car, but she held the story together. For 32 years, Beverly D’Angelo anchored one of comedy’s mos…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
1328: "The Year Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, and Freud Were Neighbors"
Episode 1328
Interesting Things with JC #1328: "The Year Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, and Freud Were Neighbors" – Vienna, 1913: four men, two miles apart. Before the war. Before the world changed.
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
1327: "The Impossible Coin Flip"
Episode 1327
Interesting Things with JC #1327: "The Impossible Coin Flip" – You’re blindfolded, facing 100 coins. Ten are heads-up. Your task? Split them into two piles with equal heads...without knowing which is…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
1326: "Patent No. 5,255,452: Michael Jackson’s Secret to the Lean"
Episode 1326
Interesting Things with JC #1326: "Patent No. 5,255,452: Michael Jackson’s Secret to the Lean" – He leaned forward at 45 degrees in front of 40,000 people and didn’t fall. The trick wasn’t just in th…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago