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Re-Release: The Ancient History of the Modern Olympics
Here we go! Happy Olympics 2026! Let's re-visit our episode where we went over how it started in Ancient Greece, & how it got to be a modern event!
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ep 235: Fallacies of logic - Second Order Thinking with Juan Carlos Pineiro
Episode 235
Today we have a guest!! Juan Carlos Pineiro - the creator of the Re:Mind Mental Model set (and also Taylor's husband) is here to walk us through thre…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Ep 234: 911 - From Switchboards to Text Messages, what's your emergency?
Episode 234
Let's talk the invention of 911 (that's 999 or 0118 999 881 999 119 725 3 if you're British). Did you know it wasn't full adopted in the US until the…
2 months ago
Ep 233: FBI files - Crypto scams, family annihilators, and Olympic cartels
Episode 233
Today (amongst Heated rivalry chatter), we're talking the FBI's most wanted! The list, which is more publicity than anything, was started by who else…
2 months, 1 week ago
Ep 232: We remember you! - Pluto (formerly the planet)
Episode 232
Let's talk about space!! We do have small panic attacks thinking about how Jupiter is huge and always raining. But, we're focusing on the little guy …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 231: Wash your hands! - Typhoid Mary
Episode 231
Hello and welcome to 2026! Let's start it out with the story of Mary Mallon, who spread Typhoid Fever around NYC in the early 1900s. For a while, Mar…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Re-Release - Ep 90 - Echoes of the Sky: Amelia Earhart's Enduring Influence
Let's end the year with a re-release of our girl Amelia!
Be brave.
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3 months ago
Ep 230: Turn the music up, or else! - The Axeman of New Orleans
Episode 230
What was the funnest day in American history?? For your consideration - here's the story of the Axeman of New Orelnes - maybe more than one person, m…
3 months, 1 week ago
Ep 229: The downfall of society - Black Friday
Episode 229
We love stuff, but the idea of going to a store for that stuff sounds insane. Today, Farz will talk through the history of Black Friday - why do we d…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 228: Pull a comb through your coal black hair - Zoot Suit Riots
Episode 228
Hey Pachuco! It's 1943, and we're in Downtown Los Angeles! LA's population has just grown exponentially - partly with people from Mexico brought into…
3 months, 3 weeks ago