Podcast Episodes

Smile

They say that smiling requires fewer muscles than frowning, so why not smile? That doesn’t seem to be true, or at least unproven, and there is lots m…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Selects: 911 Is Not a Joke

Josh and Chuck delve into the world of 911 in this classic episode.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Three Mile Island

The disaster at Three Mile Island thankfully did not cost any lives directly, but the notion that it didn't harm people is very much up in the air. L…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

Short Stuff: 1955 Le Mans Disaster

In 1955, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance motor race took a very dark turn when a terrible accident on the track continued into the crowd.

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

The Tragic Life of Vincent Van Gogh

Van Gogh lived a troubled life and did not garner attention as a painter until after his death by suicide. Today we dive into this complicated journe…

4 months ago

Selects: Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff?

The question of Shakespeare's authorship has been around since at least the mid-1800s. Is there anything to it? In this classic episode, we dig in to…

4 months ago

Howard Hughes in Las Vegas

From 1968 to 1972 Howard Hughes holed up in a suite in the Desert Inn casino in Las Vegas. Addicted to morphine and living on candy bars and milk, he…

4 months ago

Short Stuff: Knuckle Cracking

Does knuckle cracking give you arthritis? It doesn't appear to. But that doesn't mean it's harmless.

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4 months ago

The Story of Starvation Heights

There are quacks and then there is Linda Hazzard. Not only did she starve her patients to death, but she took their family fortunes as she did it. Th…

4 months ago

Selects: How Flight Attendants Work

Flight attendants have come a long way. From having to put up with rampant sexism, to the current incarnation as your first line of defense in case o…

4 months, 1 week ago