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Selects: Josh and Chuck's List of Horror Movies that Changed the Genre
Once in a while a movie comes along that's so forward-thinking it changes the way that horror is done. A new subgenre is spawned, new tropes are esta…
3 years, 10 months ago
How License Plates Work
The first tags were required just a few years after the firs cars debuted, as a way to catch jerks scaring horses and running down pedestrians. A cen…
3 years, 10 months ago
Short Stuff: Scratching
Listen in today as we salute turntablism, aka, record scratching.
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3 years, 10 months ago
Vinyl Records: Black Magic at Work
Despite reading all about how vinyl records are recorded and made, it's still a bit like black magic to us. Dive in and learn all about the coolest m…
3 years, 10 months ago
Selects: How Clowns Work
Jesters of some sort have been around since ancient Egypt and China. Our modern clown was invented around 1800 and ever since they have been getting …
3 years, 10 months ago
How The Rosenhan Experiment Worked
In 1973 a study was published in Science where psychologist David Rosenhan revealed he had duped hundreds of psychiatric workers by planting perfectl…
3 years, 10 months ago
Short Stuff: Curse Tablets
Curse tablets are exactly what you think - tablets with curses inscribed on them. But what were they used for, and when did people do this? Hit play …
3 years, 10 months ago
Vasectomies: Stop Being A Wimp
You can uncross your legs you big babies. Getting a vasectomy isn’t bad at all – recovery time is a breeze, pain is minimal, and you can consider it …
3 years, 10 months ago
Selects: How LSD Works
In 1943 Swiss chemist Albert Hofman discovered he'd created what may be the most potent hallucinogen known to humankind. Then he took a bike ride. Le…
3 years, 10 months ago
Sitcoms Part II
Listen in now for part II of our homage to sitcoms.
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3 years, 10 months ago