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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
The 1993 Waco Siege
One of the darkest days in the history of American law enforcement came on April 19, 1993, when the FBI’s 51-day siege of the Branch Davidian religio…
4 months, 1 week ago
Short Stuff: All about BPAs
Are BPAs safe? Of course not. Does the FDA care? Of course not. Learn all about what and why today.
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Eels Alive!
Eels are pretty much objectively unsettling. They’re not quite fish (although they are) and if they’re snakes, they’re messed up snakes (they aren’t)…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Did Mallory Make it to the Top of Everest First?
George Mallory was a member of the first three European expeditions to Everest, world’s tallest mountain. He wanted to summit it so badly, he gave hi…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Hindenburg Disaster
Hard to believe we haven't covered this one yet, but here we are. Why did the Hindenburg crash and burn? We still don't really know.
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4 months, 2 weeks ago
Short Stuff: Did Tippy Hedron start the Vietnamese manicure industry?
Strange but true, actor Tippy Hedron kickstsarted the Vietnamese manicure industry in the United States in the 1970s. This is that story.
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4 months, 3 weeks ago
Humanists, the Happy Heathens
If you don’t believe in any kind of god or afterlife - or even that there’s a meaning to life – does that mean you’re doomed to a life of gloom and d…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Selects: Can movies be cursed?
First of all, movies can't be cursed because curses aren't real. However, that can't stop Josh and Chuck from taking a look at some movies throughout…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Let's Go to Camp... David!
Camp David is awesome. But not all presidents have liked it. We'll dig into this historic property in today's episiode.
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4 months, 3 weeks ago