Podcast Episodes

Jane Goodall: All Good

There aren’t too many people walking around today who get a pass from the entire world for anything remotely negative they do or say. That’s just how…

1 year, 10 months ago

Selects: How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Work, Part II

In this classic episode, we finish revisiting our 2017 tour of the best sights of the ancient world when we get deep into the history of a lighthouse…

1 year, 10 months ago

Salute to Women Inventors

Women inventors have always had a tough time, for obvious reasons. So we're here today to pay tribute to those who persevered in the face of the laws…

1 year, 10 months ago

Short Stuff: POW Olympics

While it sounds like something out of a movie, some POWs in WWII really held an Olympics. And it happened more than once. 

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1 year, 10 months ago

How Dopamine Works

Dopamine is perhaps the most talked-about, most misunderstood biochemical in our bodies. It’s linked to not only addiction and depravity, but also fo…

1 year, 10 months ago

Selects: How Restaurant Health Inspections Work

If you've ever worked in a restaurant, you know the feeling that occurs when the health inspector pays a visit. While nerve wracking, it's the best i…

1 year, 11 months ago

EXTRA! EXTRA! The Newsboy Strike Episode!

When paperboys stopped delivering a couple of very big newspapers in 1899 it was a big deal. Big enough that the two biggest publishers in the world …

1 year, 11 months ago

Short Stuff: James Dean's Car

The story of what happened to the car that James Dean crashed.

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1 year, 11 months ago

Whistling!

Whistling is pretty cool when you think about it because it can mean many things, from simple happy tunes to legit communication. Learn all about thi…

1 year, 11 months ago

Selects: How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Work, Part I

Long before slide rulers and pocket protectors, civilizations across the world used their noggins to build some impressive structures. Almost all hav…

1 year, 11 months ago