Podcast Episodes

Q Anon: When Wild Conspiracy Went (sort of) Mainstream

Q Anon believes many things, including that Tom Hanks is a Satan-worshipping, child-eating pedophile. Yeah. We'll just leave our "drop" right here fo…

1 year, 7 months ago

Selects: Porcupines: Little Stabby Cutie Pies

We love animals. A lot. Especially underrated ones like the darling porcupine. Listen in to this classic episode to learn all about these stabby litt…

1 year, 7 months ago

Kudzu: The Vine That Just Won't Stop

If you're from the American South, then kudzu is something that cannot be avoided. But how did this invasive species get here and why does it love to…

1 year, 7 months ago

Short Stuff: Redacted!

The process of redacting sensitive information is long and storied. But are there even any rules that apply to when and how it's done? 

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1 year, 7 months ago

The Anarchist Cookbook: Funny but Dangerous

You might have owned the Anarchist Cookbook once, but you probably didn’t use it to turn a shotgun into a grenade launcher or build a bomb. Unfortuna…

1 year, 7 months ago

Selects: How Paramedics Work

Paramedics are not EMTs. Or fire fighters. Or cops. But they do ride around in ambulances (and drive) to help to save lives. It's a stressful job and…

1 year, 7 months ago

Swatches!

The story of the Swatch is super cool and one of the great retail successes. Listen in today to find out just why a country known for the finest craf…

1 year, 7 months ago

Short Stuff: Mystery of the Sarah Jo

In another chapter of our continuing mysteries of the sea theme, we deliver a truly baffling mystery involving a ship that was lost and found, which …

1 year, 7 months ago

Gobekli Tepe

Gobekli Tepe is a profoundly ancient spiritual site that shouldn’t exist, according to conventional wisdom. The massive site of columns and pictogram…

1 year, 7 months ago

Selects: How the Escape from Alcatraz Worked

In 1962, three ordinary criminals transcended into folk heroes when they crawled out of their cells in Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary took to the wate…

1 year, 7 months ago