Podcast Episodes

Hiroo Onoda

Hirō "Hiroo" Onoda (小野田 寛郎 Onoda Hirō, 19 March 1922 – 16 January 2014) was an Imperial Japanese Army intelligence officer who fought in World War II…

7 years, 9 months ago

Fecal Microbiota Transplant

Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), also known as a stool transplant,[1] is the process of transplantation of fecal bacteria from a healthy individual…

7 years, 9 months ago

Code Duello

A code duello is a set of rules for a one-on-one combat, or duel.

Codes duello regulate dueling and thus help prevent vendettas between families and …

7 years, 10 months ago

Tulip Mania

A tulip, known as "the Viceroy" (viseroij), displayed in the 1637 Dutch catalog Verzameling van een Meenigte Tulipaanen. Its bulb was offered for …

7 years, 10 months ago

The Great Stink

The Great Stink was an event in central London in July and August 1858 during which the hot weather exacerbated the smell of untreated human waste an…

7 years, 10 months ago

Carl Tanzler [True Crime Special]

Carl Tanzler Tanzler in 1942 Born February 8, 1877
Dresden, German Empire Died July 3, 1952 (aged 75)
Pasco County, Florida, U.S. Occupa…

7 years, 10 months ago

Biosphere 2

Biosphere 2 is an American Earth system science research facility located in Oracle, Arizona. It has been owned by the University of Arizona since 20…

7 years, 10 months ago

Porn Habits

In this week's episode, Heath decides to pull an audible and not use a Wikipedia article at all, so that I have to improvise the description box. So.…

7 years, 11 months ago

Roy Sullivan

Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was a United States park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 …

7 years, 11 months ago

The Voyage of the James Caird

The voyage of the James Caird was a small-boat journey from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands to South Georgia in the southern Atlantic O…

7 years, 11 months ago