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Back to Search57. Strippers
Episode 57
Performing at a strip club can be lucrative, but it requires financial and psychological savvy — and an eye for social trends. Zachary Crockett takes…
1 year, 7 months ago
56. Snake Venom
Episode 56
Why does treating a venomous snake bite cost as much as a house? Zachary Crockett slithers over to North Carolina to find out.
SOURCES:Steve Anderson…
1 year, 8 months ago
55. Direct-to-Consumer Mattresses
Episode 55
Online companies promised to bring transparency to the mattress-buying experience. Did that work out? Zachary Crockett takes a look under the sheets.…
1 year, 8 months ago
54. Ghostwriters
Episode 54
Channeling the voices of celebrities can be a lucrative career — one that requires empathy and discretion as well as literary chops. Zachary Crockett…
1 year, 8 months ago
53. Food Trucks
Episode 53
How did mobile kitchens become popular with hipster gourmands? And just how much money can a popular truck make from a lunch shift? Zachary Crocket d…
1 year, 8 months ago
52. Little League
Episode 52
Youth baseball — long a widely accessible American pastime — has become overrun by $10,000-per-year, for-profit travel leagues. Zachary Crockett peer…
1 year, 8 months ago
51. Wine Corks
Episode 51
Why do we use a specific kind of tree-bark tissue to seal up 70 percent of wine bottles? Zachary Crockett takes a sniff and gives the waiter a nod.
S…
1 year, 9 months ago
50. Self-Checkout
Episode 50
Grocery stores have turned shoppers into cashiers. Zachary Crockett runs two bags of chips and a Gatorade over the scanner.
SOURCES:Sara Alloy, exper…
1 year, 9 months ago
Carnival Games (Replay)
Episode 13
Does anyone ever win the giant teddy bear? Zachary Crockett steps right up.
SOURCES:Matthew Gryczan, retired journalist and engineer.Elliot Simmons, …
1 year, 9 months ago
49. Weather Forecasts
Episode 49
With industries relying on them and profits to be made, weather forecasts are more precise and more popular than ever. But there are clouds on the ho…
1 year, 9 months ago