Podcast Episodes

Selects: The Collar Bomb Heist

The collar bomb heist is the crime caper that keeps on giving. Every time the story seemed like it was figured out, another layer appeared. Tune in t…

1 year, 8 months ago

D'oh! Operation Flagship

Operation Flagship was undertaken at a time when the U.S. Marshals performed their jobs with a lot of flair. What other agency would throw a football…

1 year, 8 months ago

Short Stuff: Yakhchāls - Ancient Fridges

If you lived in ancient Persia, you could do a lot worse in trying to cool things down than by building a yakhchāl. Today we break down how the early…

1 year, 8 months ago

The History of Refrigeration

Keeping things cold with electricity changed the world as we know it. In more ways than you might expect. 

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1 year, 8 months ago

Selects: Robber Barons!

The robber barons were not a group of evil super villains. OR WERE THEY? Learn all about these titans of industry from the Gilded Age in this classic…

1 year, 8 months ago

The Tragedy of the Commons

Since it was introduced in the 60s, the Tragedy of the Commons, the idea that humans will inevitably ruin any resource we all share, has had sweeping…

1 year, 8 months ago

Short Stuff: The Death of Charles Morgan

One of the lesser-known cases of American true crime is also a very sad one. Meet Charles Morgan, a man who got in over his head with organized crime…

1 year, 8 months ago

The Catacombs of Paris

Beneath Paris lies the bones of more than 6 million people. And you can walk among them for 31 euros. These are the Paris catacombs. 

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1 year, 8 months ago

Selects: How Itching Works

It was only in the last few decades that science became aware that itches aren't just low-level pain. And in that time, the mystery of how we itch an…

1 year, 8 months ago

10ish Instances of People Doing Things Out Of Spite

You want payback don’t you? Sure, we all do. We all want it so bad. So bad. Sometimes people do things to get payback against someone who’s wronged t…

1 year, 8 months ago