Podcast Episodes

Short Stuff: Pie-In-The-Face Gag

Throwing a pie in someone’s face was groundbreaking comedy once upon a time.

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3 years ago

Insomnia: Why you can't sleep

Insomnia is rough stuff. Listen in and learn all about why you can't fall asleep and what you can do about that.

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3 years ago

Selects: How Police Lineups Work

Police lineups are something most people have never had any firsthand experience with. What you see on TV and in movies isn't so far off though. Lear…

3 years ago

How PCP Works

There is probably no drug more mythologized than PCP. It drives users insane and has the unfortunate side effect of bestowing superhuman strength thu…

3 years, 1 month ago

Short Stuff: Père-Lachaise Cemetery

The most famous cemetery in Paris has some of the most famous people in the world buried there. And it's quite lovely.

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3 years, 1 month ago

Birth Order: So nice, we did it twice

This is a very special episode, the first one we've ever fully recorded a second time and decided to release. Why? Because it's good and a little dif…

3 years, 1 month ago

Selects: How Bats Work

They are creepy, sure, but they are also useful, cute and in great danger of extinction. Get a new lease on life from a new view of bats in this clas…

3 years, 1 month ago

James Beard: Food Legend

James Beard is well-known now for the annual awards named in his honor. But he used to be the most famous chef in America, and set the standard for w…

3 years, 1 month ago

Short Stuff: Hollywood Sign

The Hollywood sign is an iconic landmark that started out as a real estate billboard. Can you believe it?

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3 years, 1 month ago

How Trucking Works

If truckers suddenly vanished the global economy would come to a grinding halt in a couple days. But as important as they are these highway heroes (m…

3 years, 1 month ago