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Ep 163: Deep Blue Something - Tom & Eileen Lonergan
Episode 163
This is one to sit out if you are scared of the ocean! Today, Farz tells the story behind 'Open Water' and how Tom & Eileen Lonergan went diving at t…
1 year, 6 months ago
BONUS: Real Life Stories - Getting the Polio Vaccine with Taylor's Dad, Mark!
Co-Host Taylor interviews her dad, Mark, who was born in 1953! We talk DDT trucks, the Polio Vaccine, and what it was like to just not have to worry …
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep 162: Sugar Cubes for the Masses - The Polio Vaccine
Episode 162
Hello 2025! Let's start talking about all the work that went into the Polio vaccine & our current mostly polio-free world! From an endemic disease th…
1 year, 6 months ago
See you next year!
Thank you for an amazing 2024! We are taking a short break and will see you next year!!
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1 year, 7 months ago
Ep 161: Flight to Oblivion - The Lockerbie Bombing
Episode 161
Finish up the year with us by talking about the Christmastime tragedy of the Lockerbie bombing. We'll talk about the PanAm flight, where it started, …
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep 160: Santa's history + Real life Reindeer Games
Episode 160
Happy & Merry! Today, let's talk about Santa, old St. Nick, Father Christmas, etc. Then a quick true crime story from the heyday of bank robberies - …
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep 159: The Cazique of Nothing - Gregor MacGregor
Episode 159
Are you looking for a great opportunity in the new world???? Can we introduce you to the beautiful country of Poyias? It's on the coast of South Amer…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep 158: Frostbite and Forceps - Self Surgery in Antarctica
Episode 158
What do you do if you are in the coldest, most remote place on earth and you need to have surgery? You probably hope to hell that you brought a docto…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep 157: Beheading the Myths - The Tower of London
Episode 157
Today, we go back across the pond to talk about the Tower of London - not technically a tower if you're looking for something tall, more of a complex…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep 156: We chased waterfalls - Niagara Falls
Episode 156
Today we travel to Niagara Falls! We will talk about who lived there first, who came next, and what the falls have meant to America and Canada for th…
1 year, 8 months ago