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Back to Search“Sugar Does What?!” (A Dash of Info)
Episode 83
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Sugar makes coffee sweeter and cookies better—but that’s just the beginning. In this episode, we uncover the surprisingly strange thi…
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Excited Delirium: When a Label Becomes the Explanation
Episode 177
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What happens when a medical term becomes part of a death investigation? In this episode, we trace the controversial history of “excit…
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Mud Volcanos
Episode 176
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What happens when the Earth erupts without lava? In this episode of Info On The Go, we explore the bizarre world of mud volcanoes—whe…
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Root Beer (A Dash of Info)
Episode 82
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What’s really behind the unique flavor of root beer?
From early herbal drinks made with roots and spices to Charles Hires and the ris…
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Wreckers: The Dark Trade of Stealing From Shipwrecks
Episode 175
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Wreckers: The Dark Trade of Stealing From Shipwrecks
For centuries, shipwrecks brought more than tragedy to the world’s coastlines—the…
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The Strange History of Nutmeg
Episode 174
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Nutmeg may seem like an ordinary kitchen spice, but its history is anything but ordinary. From the tiny Banda Islands of Indonesia to…
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Lice Happens (A Dash of Info)
Episode 81
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Head lice may be tiny, but they’ve caused panic for centuries! In this episode, we uncover the surprising history of lice, how they …
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The Ides of March Part II
Episode 173
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The Ides of March — Part 2: The Assassination
The plot is ready. The conspirators are waiting. And Julius Caesar is walking into the S…
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The Ides of March Part I
Episode 172
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The Ides of March — Part 1: The Rise of Caesar
How did Julius Caesar go from ambitious Roman politician to the most powerful man in th…
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America’s Vulnerable Power Grid ( A Dash of Info)
Episode 80
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We depend on electricity for almost everything—but how vulnerable is the system keeping the lights on? From the 2013 Metcalf substat…
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