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Ep 136 - Cave of Doom: John Jones & Nutty Putty Cave
Episode 136
Let's talk about one of the worst ways to die... there are chances you've seen this graphic of how John Jones was stuck in Nutty Putty Cave... but di…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep 135 - Useless Harbinger of Death?: The Appendix
Episode 135
While reading the children's classic "Madeline," Taylor's kids asked her what an appendix is, and she had no idea. No longer classified as a vestigia…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep 134 - Bad Presidents: #29 - Warren G. Harding & The Teapot Dome Scandal
Episode 134
Let's talk about more bad US presidents! This week, we talked about our 29th, Warren G. Harding. A Republican who was subtly pushed into running by t…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep 133 - Revenge: The PayPal Mafia - Part 3
Episode 133
In our final PayPal episode, we talk about the delicious ways you can enact revenge on people if you are a billionaire. Whether it's totally shutting…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep 132 - Swimming in the Sub-Basement: The Great Chicago Flood of 1992
Episode 132
Today, we go back down below the city of Chicago to talk about the Great Flood (Leak?) of 1992. Did you know that in the 1890s, construction started …
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep 131 - Titans of Tech: The PayPal Mafia - Part 2
Episode 131
In Part 2 of our PayPal series, we dig into the men who built it and the things that they built next. We'll talk about what a Venture Capitalist is a…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep 130 - Come One, Come All!: The Hammond Circus Train Wreck
Episode 130
Today, we explore Circuses of the early 1900s - a not-great-for-animals menagerie of tricks and oddities. Benjamin Wallace was one of the greats out …
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep 129 - Mother of Sparrows: The Vengeance of Saint Olga of Kiev
Episode 129
In this real-life Game of Thrones episode, Taylor talks about Princess Olga of Kiev. A widow, a mother, ruler of the Kievan Rus, and eventually a Sai…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep 128 - Cash, Check, or COD?: The PayPal Mafia - Part 1
Episode 128
We are technically old enough to remember when you couldn't send money or pay for things online, but it feels like it was centuries ago! This week, F…
1 year, 11 months ago
Ep 127 - Suffering for Salvation: The Complicated Legacy of Mother Teresa
Episode 127
Listen, Farz knew that Taylor was going to yell about this, and she did. Life is hard and if you have the means and opportunity to help people you to…
1 year, 11 months ago