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Jul 15, 2020
I absolutely love this podcast. It always puts me in a great mood and it's really fun to listen and learn about all the different topics.
PMW
Jul 14, 2019
Very well produced, light, entertaining and full of interesting facts, plus possibly the coolest name for a podcaster. A really fun listen!
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Dumping out my purse (update on the podcast)
340
YBOF's gonna take a break for a month or two.
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Jul 19, 2022 |
Episode 200, part 2!
3242
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Jul 05, 2022 |
Episode 200!!!!
3056
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Jun 28, 2022 |
Big, Bold Burglaries (ep 199)
1972
How hard was it to steal the Mona Lisa? What does the word "ponzi" actually mean?
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Jun 21, 2022 |
Hidden Histories - Rosewood, Tulsa, Chicago (encore)
1761
(Chronic health problems sometime require an encore performance of a past episode.)
Hundreds dead, thousands homeless, entire communities wiped out, yet most of us have never heard of what happened in Rosewood 1923, Tulsa 1921, or Chicago 1919.
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Jun 14, 2022 |
Strange Currency (ep. 198)
2075
What do limestone, leather, plastic and mulberry tree bark have in common? They've all been used to make money, plus lots of other materials besides! Join me for a quick jaunt around the world and through history and we look at a fraction of the history of currency.
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Music: Kevin MacLeod, Steve Oxen
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Jun 07, 2022 |
Suspect Sustenance Stories (ep. 197)
2120
Who was General Tsao of chicken fame? Where do Danish pastries come from? Is pad Thai actually Thai food? All that and more in this patron-voted episode!
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May 31, 2022 |
Awfully Fond of You (ep. 196)
2020
How did rubber ducks go from lumps of rubber that didn't even float to a cheerful childhood staple? Let's look at where they came from, where they're going, and why they keep showing up at violent political protests.
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00:38 Bit of backstory
07:13 Bert's best buddy
10:25 Review, patrons, thanks!
12:00 Ducks for charity or science
17:58 Giant ducks, wild and domestic
20:16 Can You Hear The Duckies Sing?
22:45 THE Rubber Duck
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May 24, 2022 |
Dread Pirate Misinformation (ep 195)
1926
Finally, I get to the subtopic that launched not one but two episodes, the Gentleman Pirate Stede Bonnet, as well as the most interesting boring thing I could find and why science didn't get a handle on scurvy until nearly WWII.
(Apologies in advance because I was red-lining my mic throughout and I have no idea why -- I'd been doing VO jobs all day with no such issue.)
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01:03 Ye scurvy dog
08:27 Gratitude et al
11:30 The doldrums
15:49 Livestream for the Cure
17:46 The Gentleman Pirate, Stede Bonnet
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May 17, 2022 |
Yaarrrr Brain On Facts (ep. 194)
1896
What started as a need to tell the real story of "Gentleman Pirate" Stede Bonnet has turned into a myth vs history two-parter! I love when that happens. Hear about pirate pensions, the makeup of the mariners, and civil unions on the seven seas. Special thanks to Charlie and Jesse over the in Brainiac Breakroom for help with the title.
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Calm History Podcast
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May 10, 2022 |
D'oh! (no episode this week)
59
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May 03, 2022 |
We Can't Have Nice Things - Radio Contests (ep. 193)
2192
It's the return of our occasional series, We Can't Have Nice Things. This week, we look at radio contest and promotions that went badly wrong, often at the draft stage. Free nude wedding anyone?
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02:45 Radio Luxembourg's Ice Block Challenge
06:02 Bait & switch
10:12 Rules are rules
17:36 Review and news
20:40 No accounting for taste
22:15 Library of Chaos
27:27 Good, better, breast
30:08 Playing matchmaker
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Apr 26, 2022 |
Courthouse Rock (ep.192)
2234
Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear leather jackets with chains, long hair, and lots of eyeliner! Today we look at three times heavy metal musicians said "We're not gonna take it" and defended the freedom of speech, but were they "Breaking the Law" and just "Howl(ing) at the Moon"?
0:42 Twisted Sister vs Congress
17:07 Reviews and news
19:58 Ozzy Osbourne's Suicide Solution
26:20 Judas Priest, Better Than You
28:28 Subliminal back-masking
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Apr 19, 2022 |
Gregor MacGregor (ep. 190)
1110
People used to say "If you believe that, I have some swampland in Florida to sell you," but they really should have said, "I have some lovely acres in the Republic of Poyais you can buy, but you have to act now!" Presenting one of my favorite con artists ever, the man who declared himself prince of a South American country that didn't exist, Gregor MacGregor (yes, that's really his name).
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Remember back in episode 155, Hate to Burst your Bubble, we talked about, among other things, the Florida real estate boom and bust of the 1920s? It’s where we get the phrase, “if you believe that, I have some real estate in Florida to sell you.” 100 years before that, we could have been saying, “I have some acreage in Poyais to sell you.” Never been to Poyais? Trust me, it’s amazing. The weather is always perfect, sunny and warm. Located along the eastern coast of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras, the soil of Poyais is so fertile, you can get three harvests of corn a year. The trees are heavy with fruit and the forests teem with entrees in the form of game animals. If you look into the rivers, you’ll not only see water cleaner and more pure than you’ve ever seen in your life and more fish than you could hope to catch, but in the river bed, the sparkle of gold fills your eyes, not from flecks and dust, but nuggets as big as walnuts, just laying there, waiting for you to scoop them up. The only thing missing is settlers to develop and leverage its resources to the fullest. Wanna get your share? Better hurry; hundreds of people are investing all their savings in a piece of the perfect Poyais. All you have to do is [] to the Cazique or prince. Who is the prince of this equatorial new world paradise? A Scotsman named Gregor MacGregor.
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Apr 05, 2022 |
Fell on Black Days: Sunday (ep. 189)
2131
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There are four Sundays a month, but more than a dozen days we call "Black Sunday." Here are three -- two forces of nature and one parade of schadenfreude.
02:42 Black Blizzard
12:45 Bondi Beach
24:42 Disneyland
Quote reader: Vlado from It's Not Rocket Surgery
Promo: Remnant Stew
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Mar 29, 2022 |
Tax and Taxonomy (ep. 188)
2155
Who you gonna believe -- me or your lying eyes? Today we look at court cases where people try to avoid taxes by arguing that things aren't the things that they clearly are.
00:50 Tomato
08:18 Jaffa Cakes
17:48 Hydrox vs Oreo
37:40 X-Men
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Mar 22, 2022 |
It Stinks! (your sense of smell, ep. 187)
2074
Our Patrons have a nose for good topics, so today we
07:04 Smells and space
14:40 Ham-sniffer
21:17 It's the pits
30:48 Aromatherapy
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Music: Kevin MacLeod, and The Mini Vandals.
Sources:
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/premium-iberian-ham-sniffers-are-tired-from-sniffing-so-much-ham
https://www.rd.com/article/outer-space-smell/
https://www.gentside.co.uk/food/spains-ham-sniffers-prepare-for-a-hectic-season-sniffing-800-hams-daily_art8817.html
https://www.rd.com/article/outer-space-smell/
https://www.rd.com/list/foods-banned-space/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EBdhpSh7_I&ab_channel=Mashable
https://www.health.ny.gov/environmental/emergency/chemical_terrorism/cyanide_tech.htm
https://science.howstuffworks.com/nasas-sniffer-job.htm
https://theconversation.com/six-curious-facts-about-smell-128533
https://www.verywellmind.com/why-do-we-associate-memories-so-strongly-with-specific-smells-5203963
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/smell-disorders
https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/why-does-food-taste-bad-on-airplanes.html
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/sfa/aac/silver-snoopy-award
https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/smell-disorders#2
https://theplaidzebra.com/odour-tester-chocolate-taster-strange-careers-diverge-traditional-9-5/
https://www.communitynews.org/princetoninfo/coverstories/this-job-stinks-from-one-who-knows/article_66ce8eb0-7066-51be-8081-be9bcc24c8be.html
https://www.statista.com/topics/5174/essential-oils/
https://www.verywellmind.com/why-do-we-associate-memories-so-strongly-with-specific-smells-5203963
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-smelling-test-the-genetics-of-olfaction-2192370.html
https://www.petpoisonhelpline.com/blog/essential-oils-cats/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/expert-answers/aromatherapy/faq-20058566
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Mar 15, 2022 |
Witty, Wild Women (ep 186)
2465
Why did no one tell me about Moms Mabley?!! Hear about her and other 'living loud and proud' ladies (Dorothy Parker, Mae West, Tallulah Bankhead) on this International Women's Day.
01:00 Tallulah Bankhead
13:00 Mae West
23:00 Moms Mabley
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https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/204532%7C103917/Mae-West/#biography
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mae-West
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/52283/13-things-you-might-not-know-about-mae-west
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/04/this-day-in-history-mae-west-is-sentenced-to-10-days-in-prison-for-writing-directing-and-performing-in-the-broadway-play-sex/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tallulah-Bankhead
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/05/real-cruella-de-vil-tallulah-bankhead
https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/09/theater/theater-the-pain-behind-the-laughter-of-moms-mabley.html
https://dorothyparker.com/gallery/biography
https://bookshop.org/books/your-brain-on-facts-things-you-didn-t-know-things-you-thought-you-knew-and-things-you-never-knew-you-never-knew-trivia-quizzes-fun-fa/9781642502534?aid=14459&listref=books-based-on-podcasts
https://www.mamamia.com.au/tallulah-bankhead-cruella/
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Mar 08, 2022 |
Dying for Your Art (ep. 185)
1846
Voted on by our Patreon, we dive into the deadly side of sculpture, painting, ballet and more!
01:36 Blucifer
04:00 Get the lead out
10:00 Ballet blazes
20:45 Death by a thousand face
26:43 The Conqueror and the conquered
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https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/the-ballet-girls-who-burned-to-death/71244/
https://www.racked.com/2017/12/19/16710276/burning-dresses-history
https://www.oddee.com/item_99203.aspx
https://bookshop.org/books/your-brain-on-facts-things-you-didn-t-know-things-you-thought-you-knew-and-things-you-never-knew-you-never-knew-trivia-quizzes-fun-fa/9781642502534
https://www.armco.org.uk/asbestos-survey-news/asbestos-was-used-as-fake-snow-in-many-old-hollywood-movies/
https://www.grunge.com/267772/the-amazing-life-and-tragic-death-of-lon-chaney/
https://www.dogfordstudios.com/killer-art-art-that-has-actually-killed-people/
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/7-deadly-art-materials-to-watch-out-for-1081526
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/11/how-important-is-lead-poisoning-to-becoming-a-legendary-artist/281734/
https://noahchemicals.com/blog/the-toxic-histories-of-five-famous-pigments/
https://www.dogfordstudios.com/killer-art-art-that-has-actually-killed-people/
https://owlcation.com/stem/Cinnabar-A-Beautiful-But-Toxic-Mineral-Ore-and-Pigment
https://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/newsroom/blogs/its-snowing-asbestos-the-haunting-truth-about-the-white-christmas-killer-set-and-continued-imports-and-use/
https://www.cpr.org/2019/11/04/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-blucifer-the-demon-horse-of-dia
https://www.burlington-record.com/2021/06/11/blucifer-just-turned-13-but-the-family-of-the-artist-who-died-creating-it-would-prefer-you-dont-call-it-that/
https://www.livescience.com/64224-sculptor-unknowingly-poisons-herself-with-her-own-art.html
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Mar 01, 2022 |
Earth's Unsungest Heroes: Black Inventors, pt 4 (ep 184)
2190
Necessity is the mother of invention and these inventions had real mothers! Hear about Black female inventors, the tribulations of research, and a story I didn't expect to find and couldn't pass up.
01:00 L'histoire
06:36 Martha Jones's corn husker
07:55 Mary Jones de Leon's cooking apparatus
08:56 Judy Reed's dough kneader-roller
10:30 Sarah Goode's folding bed-desk
11:40 Sarah Boon's ironing board
17:15 Lyda Newman's hairbrush
19:33 Madam CJ Walker's Wonderful Hair-grower
22:03 Biddy Mason
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https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/mason-bridget-biddy-1818-1891/
https://la.curbed.com/2017/3/1/14756308/biddy-mason-california-black-history
https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/biddy-mason-memorial-park
https://alliesforracialjustice.org/shark-tank-in-the-1800s-black-women-reigned-in-household-inventions/
https://interestingengineering.com/black-inventors-the-complete-list-of-genius-black-american-african-american-inventors-scientists-and-engineers-with-their-revolutionary-inventions-that-changed-the-world-and-impacted-history-part-two
https://www.ipwatchdog.com/2021/02/08/revolutionizing-cooking-mary-jones-de-leon/id=129701/
https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/lyda-newman
https://interestingengineering.com/black-inventors-the-complete-list-of-genius-black-american-african-american-inventors-scientists-and-engineers-with-their-revolutionary-inventions-that-changed-the-world-and-impacted-history-part-two
https://laist.com/news/la-history/biddy-mason-free-forever-the-contentious-hearing-that-made-her-a-legend-los-angeles-black-history
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Feb 22, 2022 |
Earth's Unsung-est Heroes: Black Inventors, pt. 3 (ep. 183)
1686
Congrats to Hearts & Wheels, who won week 2 of #moxiemillion, by sharing the show to help it reach 1 million downloads this month!
Necessity is the mother of invention and who was in a more necessitous position than victims of the Atlantic slave trade? You may revolutionize industries, but good luck getting a patent.
00:47 Patents and law
06:40 Benjamin Bradley
09:10 Benjamin Montgomery
16:30 Thomas Jennings
23:15 Henry Boyd
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Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesilyan, Dan Henig.
Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/with-patents-or-without-black-inventors-reshaped-american-industry-180962201
https://atlantablackstar.com/2014/02/11/5-inventions-by-enslaved-black-men-blocked-by-us-patent-office/4/
https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-history-month-inventions-black-slaves-denied-patents/
https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2021/08/05/sarah-boone-inventor-ironing-board-and-first-black/
https://theconversation.com/americas-always-had-black-inventors-even-when-the-patent-system-explicitly-excluded-them-72619
https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-history-month-inventions-black-slaves-denied-patents/
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/reed-judy-w-c-1826
https://web.archive.org/web/20180802193123/https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/uspto-recognizes-inventive-women-during-womens-history-month
https://www.yesmagazine.org/health-happiness/2016/03/21/10-black-women-innovators-and-the-awesome-things-they-brought-us
https://www.nkytribune.com/2019/02/our-rich-history-henry-boyd-once-a-slave-became-a-prominent-african-american-furniture-maker/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/first-african-american-hold-patent-invented-dry-scouring-180971394/
https://blackinventor.com/benjamin-bradley/
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/goode-sarah-e-c-1855-1905/
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Feb 15, 2022 |
The African Queens (ep 182)
2129
Congrats to Richard Enriquez, who won week 1 of #moxiemillion, by sharing the show to help it reach 1 million downloads this month!
Cleopatra-schmeopatra! Hear the stories of three queens of Africa who should also be household names. Starring the clever queen Moremi, the fierce queen Amanirenas, and the terrifying queen Ranavalona.
Links to all the research resources are on the website.
3:06 Moremi of Ife
10:54 Amanirena of Kush
23:00 Ranavalona I of Madagascar
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https://www.pulse.ng/bi/lifestyle/7-most-powerful-african-queens-in-history-you-need-to-know/dwhncf5
https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/amanirenas
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/queen-amanirenas-the-story-of-the-white-nile-nubi-archeress/bALSN3WTK_YEJA
https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/Who-Was-the-One-Eyed-Queen-Who-Defeated-Caesar
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/amanirenas-the-brave-one-eyed-african-queen-who-led-an-army-against-the-romans-in-24bc
https://historyofyesterday.com/madagascars-mad-queen-that-you-ve-never-heard-of-25e27ebe121d
https://www.madamagazine.com/en/die-schreckensherrschaft-ranavalonas-i/
https://oldnaija.com/2019/11/06/moremi-ajasoro-history-of-the-brave-queen-of-ile-ife/
https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/queen-moremi-did-you-know-about-the-courageous-legend-whose-statue-is-the-tallest-in/hr4llg4
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/hausa-queen-amina-51267.php
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Feb 08, 2022 |
Gods and Monkeys (ep. 181)
2064
With half the world's continents being home to a panoply of monkey species, it's no wonder the people of Center & South America, Asia, and Africa hold monkeys in high esteems as mythological and religious figures. Hear about Hanuman, howlers, Hapi, and a helluva lot more (and yes, Sun Wukong, obviously).
Links to all the research resources are on the website.
04:45 Japan: Sarugami
09:57 Central/South America: howler monkey god
13:50 Africa: Gbekre Hapi, Babi
17:35 India: Hanuman
27:00 China: Sun Wukong
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Sources:
https://www.wilderutopia.com/environment/wildlife/howler-monkeys-among-the-maya-divine-patrons-to-the-artisans/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howler_monkey_gods
Hart, George (2005). The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (PDF) (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-415-34495-1.
http://africancreationenergy.blogspot.com/2015/12/african-monkey-gods.html
https://yokai.com/sarugami/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babi_(mythology)
https://symbolsage.com/sun-wukong-monkey-king/
https://symbolsage.com/three-wise-monkeys/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapi_(Son_of_Horus)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hanuman
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/monkeys-india-delhi-parliament-video-rhesus-macaques-government-offices-a8679151.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-monkeys/monkeys-run-amok-in-indias-corridors-of-power-idUSKBN1OA01R
https://mythopedia.com/topics/sun-wukong
https://www.vbtutor.net/Xiyouji/summary.htm
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-29175870
https://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/Kerkopes.html
http://www.hellenicaworld.com/Greece/Mythology/en/Cercopes.html
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Feb 01, 2022 |
Cons, Scams, and Flim-Flams with Pretend (ep. 180)
1955
Javier Leiva from Pretend did a podcast with me!!!!
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We teach each other about:
03:10 a pig in a poke
06:30 salting a mine
10:00 melon drop
14:50 vanity awards
21:55 Baltimore stock-broker
25:00 fake casting agents
Plus learn the three most interesting things about me!
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Jan 25, 2022 |
Voice Over The Moon, pt 2 (ep 179)
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How'd it go for the first BBC announcer with an accent? How much work can you get if you "make it" in voiceover? How much did the woman behind Siri make? And what's a pencil got to do with any of this? All this and more in part 2!
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00:25 RP and Wilfred Pickles (voiced by Simon Jackson)
04:26 The cast of Futurama work a lot!
08:17 Voiceover is easy! (right?)
11:30 #moxiemillion
12:30 Trying to find a job
13:55 Props and accessories
15:55 AI (even worse than the movie)
18:24 Bev Standing vs TikTok
20:50 sponsors: Sly Fox Trivia, Sambucol
23:06 Susan Bennett, the voice of Siri
27:53 It's in the game
Music: Kevin MacLeod, Track Tribe .
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Jan 18, 2022 |
Voice Over the Moon, vol. 1 (ep. 178)
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From a rogue radio operator, to Bugs Bunny, to the lady who recorded all the time and temperature message for the phone company, we look at some history and notable names in voicework (which is what I do for a living, hire me!)
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02:52 Jane Barbe, the voice on the telephone
04:58 Reginald Fessenden and the first voice transmission
07:46 early animations and Mel Blanc, the man of 1000 voices
13:34 Win prizes in the #moxiemillion challenge
15:45 why you never heard Snow White's voice again
18:10 "In a world....", Don LaFontaine and Redd Pepper
23:25 the Transatlantic accent and early tech
26:55 Received Pronunciation or BBC English
Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesliyan.
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Jan 11, 2022 |
Very New Year (ep. 177)
1091
Happy new year! Or is it? It depends on which calendar you're using.
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Jan 04, 2022 |
The Christmas Truce
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Happy holidays to all my beautiful Brainiacs! Enjoy this bonus mini episode on a bit of history that, while not obscure, should be better-known (and taken to heart) by more people -- the WWI Christmas Truce.
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Dec 24, 2021 |
Worst. Christmas Song. Ever. (ep. 176)
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Voted on by our Patreon, we look at the what, how, and for-gods-sake-why of some of those most hated holiday songs!
02:40 Banned songs
08:09 Wonderful Christmastime
10:45 Chipmunks Song
16:36 Little Drummer Boy (Peace on Earth)
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Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesliyan.
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Links to all the research resources are on the website.
Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/music/read/david-bowie-bing-crosby-and-the-story-of-the-strangest-christmas-duet-ever-1.5008343
https://theconversation.com/christmas-earworms-the-science-behind-our-love-hate-relationship-with-festive-songs-89268
https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/worst-christmas-songs-of-all-time/3/
https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/story-behind-the-christmas-song-paul-mccartneys-wonderful-christmastime/
https://www.songfacts.com/facts/paul-mccartney/wonderful-christmastime
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/637970/banned-christmas-songs-past
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chipmunk_Song_(Christmas_Don%27t_Be_Late)
http://www.christmassongs.net/chipmunks-christmas-song
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Bagdasarian
https://nowweknowem.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/david-sevilles-the-chipmunk-song-won-three-grammy-awards-today-in-1959-the-top-winner-at-the-inaugural-grammy-awards-now-we-know-em/
https://holidappy.com/holidays/History-of-Christmas-Carols-Little-Drummer-Boy
https://www.newsweek.com/story-behind-bowie-bings-unlikely-holiday-duet-sends-welcome-message-divided-times-opinion-1478295
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Dec 21, 2021 |
Take That to the Bank (ep. 175)
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Strategic reserves -- everything from Canadian maple syrup to seeds -- are intended to stabilize prices or to help us survive, in both the short and long term. So what are we keeping and why? (and what happens if someone steals it?!)
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Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesliyan.
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Links to all the research resources are on the website.
Sources:
https://listverse.com/2015/12/14/10-of-the-strangest-items-governments-are-stockpiling/
http://theweek.com/articles/454970/logic-behind-worlds-4-weirdest-strategic-reserves
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/12/20/why-maple-syrup-is-controlled-by-a-quebec-cartel/?utm_term=.8628802d4fe2
http://mentalfloss.com/article/87144/15-strategic-reserves-unusual-products
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_mountain
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-27/europeans-eat-into-butter-mountain-in-sign-high-prices-to-linger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omBxXzdBR2Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZ75XbG7YA
https://verdict.justia.com/2015/07/15/raisins-regulations-and-politics-in-the-supreme-court
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Raisin_Reserve
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/one-growers-grapes-of-wrath/2013/07/07/ebebcfd8-e380-11e2-80eb-3145e2994a55_story.html?utm_term=.74d6dccd2110
http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/industry-markets-and-trade/market-information-by-sector/horticulture/horticulture-sector-reports/statistical-overview-of-the-canadian-maple-industry-2015/?id=1475692913659
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-01-02/the-great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist
https://explorepartsunknown.com/quebec/canadas-maple-syrup-cartel-puts-the-squeeze-on-small-producers/
https://modernfarmer.com/2014/01/illustrated-account-great-maple-syrup-heist/
http://time.com/4760432/maple-syrup-heist-prison-fine/
http://www.ediblegeography.com/syrup-stockpiles-wine-lakes-butter-mountains-and-other-strategic-food-reserves/
http://www.ediblegeography.com/syrup-stockpiles-wine-lakes-butter-mountains-and-other-strategic-food-reserves/
https://www.ft.com/content/982ed0e4-8a1d-11e4-9b5f-00144feabdc0
https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b/guest_blog/posts/confeusion-a-quick-summary-of-the-eu-wine-reforms
http://mentalfloss.com/article/87144/15-strategic-reserves-unusual-products
https://listverse.com/2015/12/14/10-of-the-strangest-items-governments-are-stockpiling/
http://www.nww2m.com/2015/06/scitech-tuesday-when-the-rubber-meets-the-road/
https://insideecology.com/2018/01/12/the-frozen-ark-project-biobanking-endangered-animal-samples-for-conservation-and-research/
https://www.researchitaly.it/en/news/the-ice-memory-project-is-underway/#null
https://www.arctictoday.com/ice-cores-best-link-ancient-climates-scientists-racing-preserve-still-can/
https://www.rbth.com/blogs/2014/05/12/the_men_who_starved_to_death_to_save_the_worlds_seeds_35135
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2018/08/the-scientists-who-starved-to-death.html
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Dec 14, 2021 |
From Panto to Python (do-over, ep. 174)
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From music hall to Red Dwarf, pantomime to Absolutely Fabulous, we look at the history of British comedy, the names, shows, and historical events that made it what it is today.
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“The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” Thus begins Douglas Adams’ Restaurant at the End of the Universe, sequel to his culture touchstone The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. That’s the book that gave us the answer to life, the universe and everything, though not the question. Welcome to episode number 42, which I have decided to devote to [drumroll] the history of British comedy. That means we’re going to try to cram hundreds of years, thousands of performers, and a dozen mediums into a half-hour show. But don’t panic. My name’s Moxie and this is your brain on facts.
Sources:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/truth-behind-keep-calm-and-carry-on
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/feb/17/the-five-stages-of-british-gags-silliness-repression-anger-innuendo-fear
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goon_Show
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Wisdom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock%27s_Half_Hour
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/apr/17/gender.filmnews
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_the_Horne
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1011109/index.html
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Monty-Pythons-Flying-Circus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galton_and_Simpson
http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/fawltytowers/
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2014/06/history-brits-better-satire
https://www.britannica.com/art/music-hall-and-variety
https://www.biography.com/people/charlie-chaplin-9244327
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1107&context=ghj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U77CXPANrCc&list=PL9e1sByp65ixpMQlW9hpMMdomwSwGK9-Y
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Dec 07, 2021 |
This Land is Our Land (ep 173)
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In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, and it's been downhill for New World peoples ever since. Today we look at residential schools, the occupation of Alcatraz by Indians of All Tribes, the Oka crisis (aka the Mohawk resistance), and Sacheen Littlefeather's Oscar speech.
YBOF Book; Audiobook (basically everywhere but Audible); Merch!
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Music by Kevin MacLeod, Steve Oxen, David Fesliyan.
Links to all the research resources are on our website.
Sources:
https://www.history.com/news/how-boarding-schools-tried-to-kill-the-indian-through-assimilation
http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=airc_hist_boardingschools
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17645287
https://hairstylecamp.com/native-american-beard/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/03/i-promised-brando-i-would-not-touch-his-oscar-secret-life-sacheen-littlefeather
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/reflections-of-oka-stories-of-the-mohawk-standoff-25-years-later-1.3232368/sisters-recall-the-brutal-last-day-of-oka-crisis-1.3234550
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oka-crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOIdwcj2w8
https://www.history.com/news/native-american-activists-occupy-alcatraz-island-45-years-ago
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Dec 01, 2021 |
Best Served Loud (do-over, ep. 172))
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A microphone is a good enough platform for getting back at people, but an entire recording studio is even better. Popular music is littered with songs getting back at an ex lover, from Waylon Jennings to Taylor Swift, but a fair number of the tracks you know by heart are actually clap-backs to the people in the mixing booth or the record label offices.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod, Steve Oxen, David Fesliyan.
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Nov 24, 2021 |
Amazing Races (do-over, ep. 171)
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Quick, switch over to Vodacast to see the pictures I talk about in the episode!
From using a train in a car race to marathon doping with deadly poison, there's far more excitement in racing than simply declaring a winner.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod, Steve Oxen, David Fesliyan.
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Sources:
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/01/01/the-historic-new-york-to-paris-race-in-1908/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/
http://biologywriter.com/on-science/articles/pigeons/
https://owlcation.com/humanities/The-Toronto-Stork-Derby
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/paris-or-bust-the-great-new-york-to-paris-auto-race-of-1908-116784616/
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Nov 17, 2021 |
Secret Cities (do-over, ep 170)
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Quick, switch over to Vodacast to see the pictures I talk about in the episode!
We all lose things -- keys, wallets, patience -- but how do you lose an entire city? Hear the stories of three American towns built in a hurry but kept off the map, secure Soviet enclaves known by their post codes, ancient cities found by modern technology, and the ingenious engineering of underground dwellings.
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Source:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/laser-scans-reveal-maya-megalopolis-below-guatemalan-jungle.aspx
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/lost-city-cambodia-180958508/
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29245289
https://www.citylab.com/design/2018/05/inside-the-secret-cities-that-created-the-atomic-bomb/559601/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-build-secret-nuclear-city
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/may/03/off-the-map-the-secret-cities-behind-the-atom-bomb-manhattan-project
https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/soviet-closed-cities
https://metro.co.uk/2015/05/28/theres-a-whole-town-in-australia-that-lives-underground-5219091/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/proof/2016/09/coober-pedy-opal-mining/
https://www.outback-australia-travel-secrets.com/coober-pedy-underground-homes.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2005/12/14/burlington_nuclear_bunker_feature.shtml
https://theculturetrip.com/africa/south-africa/articles/a-lost-african-city-has-just-been-discovered-by-scientists/
https://www.historicmysteries.com/derinkuyu-underground-city-cappadocia/
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Nov 10, 2021 |
This Is (still) Halloween
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♪♫This is Halloween! This is Halloween!♫♪ Supporters on our Patreon and fans in our FB group chose the topics for today's episode (plus now there's a sub-reddit):
01:35 sorting Dracula fact from fiction
07:49 how horror stars got their stars
20:01 when did clowns become scary
23:29 the history behind zombies
28:38 movie monster fast facts!
Mentioned in the show:
Overly Sarcastic's Frankenstein run-down
Cutting Class podcast on Christopher Lee
Oh No! Lit Class on The Phantom
Who needs a costume when you could wear this?!
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Oct 26, 2021 |
Twins Remix (ep. 169)
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Twins, synchronicity, science, anomalies, and dark mysteries.
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Merch, book
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Oct 13, 2021 |
Shapeshifters (encore and personal update)
2557
From Irish selkies to Japanese kitsune, from Navajo skin-walkers to Ethiopian werehyenas, there doesn't seem to be a culture in the world that doesn't have at least one shape-shifter in its folklore or mythology.
Personal update:
Hey, so can we talk for a minute? Come sit by the fire while I dump out my purse. You might have noticed (you really couldn't have missed it), there hasn't been a lot of YBOF happening lately. The reason for that, as some of my longtime listeners know –I can't believe people have been listening this long– I have a chronic, idiopathic pulmonary condition. Idiopathic means we don't know what the hell it is. We being myself, three pulmonologists, two cardiologists, endocrinology, a full GI workup, even saw a Johns Hopkins doctor who had no idea what I was dealing with and stumping a Johns Hopkins doctor isn't as cool as it sounds. So it's kicked up again. It does this. It could last for an hour, a day, a week, or 6 weeks, like now. The trouble is, I do voice-overs for a living. The irony is not lost on me. And I got into voiceover after the onset of this mystery condition because it's what I want to do. And when covid hit it was goddamn jolly well time to get out of retail. So doing voiceover requires my lungs and then there's no lungs leftover for the podcast, and VO pays the bills.
For those who like things quantified, as I dom for the past week, for example, I've been able to record for about 2 minutes andt hen I need to stop for 5. I can repeat that cycle for up to 30 minutes, but then I have to lie down for 30 minutes at least. So work gets done really, really, really slowly. It's especially complicating because I just took on the largest job by word count that I've ever done. I'm not saying this to pity whore, get sympathy, get attention, fish for compliments or anything like that –I always feel so awkward when that reaction comes in. I just wanted you to know what's going on with the show, which means what's going on with my lungs. Because what's going on with my lungs is what's going on with the show.
What's the bottom line here for the podcast going forward?I'm not giving up on it – 160+ episodes in, I'm not going to bail now. I just can't always do it. I've also become increasingly reluctant to rerun the old episodes because I go back and listen,and I just can't stand the way they sound. It's probably much worse for me than normal people because my ears have become increasingly attuned to vocal and sound qualities.
So I will do my utmost to get new episodes made, but if there isn't one that week, it's not because I didn't want to. And I appreciate everyone sticking with me through this inconsistent schedule. I know it's not good for the algorithms and stuff like that, but I don't care about algorithms. I care about you enjoying the show. I am doing my best to take care of myself, but it's hard when you have these mercurial changing shifting symptoms and no continuity of care. I don't even know who to see at this point. So please be patient, stick with me spread the word on social media, whether you see me post or not. And hey, if you know a good diagnostician within say 3 hour drive of Richmond, Virginia to shoot me their number. We now return you to your regularly scheduled program already in progress.
Special guests: Worst Foot Forward
Pink river dolphins
Linfamy
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
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Oct 06, 2021 |
Banned Book Bundle, with Oh No! Lit Class
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Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Learn why parents objected to such diverse classics as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Ender's Game and which book is banned in the most countries. Will Shel Silverstein turn your kids into cannibals? Is a baby penguin spreading the "gay agenda"? We look at children, young adult, and LGBTQ books challenged or banned for silly reasons.
With special guest Megan Danger from Oh No! Lit Class podcast.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Links to all the research resources are on the website.
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Sep 28, 2021 |
Summer Not-busters (ep 168)
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For every Star Wars, there's a hundred middling films and outright flops. Plus, hear about movie so unlucky, they may actually have been cursed, in a sample of the Your Brain On Facts audiobook.
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Music by David Fesliyan and Kevin McLeod
Sources:
https://www.triviagenius.com/5-movies-that-lost-the-most-money/XtY_ghx5DQAG1g4j
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/643698/movies-that-bankrupted-studios
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86201/6-movies-ruined-their-studios
https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a843659/expensive-movie-flops-bombs-box-office-failure-justice-league/
https://chillopedia.com/15-movies-that-killed-careers/
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Sep 22, 2021 |
Typo Negative (ep. 167)
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The devil is in the details. This week, we look at how missing or inserted commas, forsaken hyphens, and flat-out typos have led to expensive chaos.
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Aug 24, 2021 |
Be a Sport (ep. 166)
1860
Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.
The Olympic games have come and gone, but what kind of games have gone before? Today we look at events removed from the Olympics, like pistol dueling and poodle grooming, plus the legit legend that was Jim Thorpe.
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Aug 17, 2021 |
Pow Wow and Chow Chow (ep 165)
1896
It's been quite a while since we got a review for the YBOF book. Can you take a sec and let us know what you thought?
Voted on by our Patreon supporters, today we're looking at people you've probably heard of but might not know that much about, the bakingest people in America, the Pennsylvania Dutch. Who are they? What's chow chow? How do you powwow, and why did it get a man murdered?
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Aug 10, 2021 |
Everybody Complains about the Weather (ep. 164)
2477
It's been quite a while since we got a review for the YBOF book. Can you take a sec and let us know what you thought?
"Everybody complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it." - Charles Dudley Warren
Except, sometimes, people do. Or at least they try. This week, we look at weather manipulation, cloud seeding, hail cannons, and whatever the hell "orgone" is.
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Jul 27, 2021 |
Project Pigeon and Acoustic Kitty (ep. 163)
1980
It's been quite a while since we got a review for the YBOF book. Can you take a sec and let us know what you thought?
People have been using animals, making war, and using animals to make war for a long time now. Think Hannibal’s elephants, Roman war horses, k9 units in Vietnam.
But for every example of animals being used successfully, there are any number plans, proposals, and projects that didn’t make it into the field.
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Jul 20, 2021 |
I Think That I Shall Never See (ep 162)
1728
It's another one of those episodes where I take a seemingly mundane topic and splash around in its unappreciated awesomeness. This time -- trees!
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Jul 13, 2021 |
Unsolved Poisonings (ep. 161)
1965
This week, YBOF is going true crime as we look at a pitiless poisoning, a terroristic tampering, and some killer coffee.
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Jul 06, 2021 |
Name, Rank, & VIN Number (ep. 160)
2000
Smoke the tires with me today as we take on a trio of patronymic car creators and their pride & joy projects that failed spectacularly.
*Yes, I know "VIN number" is redundant. Naming episodes can be trickier than you'd think.
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Jun 29, 2021 |
The Game of Life (and Death) (ep. 159)
2096
Voted on by our Patreon supporters, we look at a game where losers would be put to death (or was it the winners?) and some baseball players playing for their lives.
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Music by Kevin McLeod.
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Jun 22, 2021 |
Endlings, pt 2 - Animals (ep. 158)
2300
Another topic voted on by our Patreon supporters, and added to by our listener FB group, this one turned into a two-parter on 'the last of their kind.' If you haven't check out the People episode, please do!
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Guest quote readers: Mike from Genuine Chit Chat and Steve from Mancave.
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Music by Lyrical Piano, Kevin McLeod.
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Jun 16, 2021 |
Throw the first Stone(wall) Revisited (ep 157)
2219
Why is Pride Month in June? Did the Stonewall Riots start the gay rights movement? Did Marsha P Johnson really throw the first brick at Stonewall Inn? We answer all those questions and more as we revisit this pivotal moment in gay rights.
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Jun 08, 2021 |
Endlings, part 1 - People (ep 156)
1898
Another topic voted on by our Patreon supporters, and added to by our listener FB group, this one turned into a two-parter on 'the last of their kind' -- people first, animals next week.
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Music by Lyrical Piano, Kevin McLeod.
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Guest quote readers: Bill from With Confetti in our Hair, Dustin from Sandman Stories Presents, Z Hagen from Wasteland Active Radio, Jeff from Mt Rushmore podcast, Vlado from It's Not Rocket Surgery
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Jun 01, 2021 |
Hate to Burst Your Bubble (ep. 155)
2625
While the world goes mad for dogecoin and NFTs, we look at four times when a suddenly popular commodity drove an economic boom and bust, from tulips to trains, in the XL episode.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod.
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May 25, 2021 |
A Farewell to Armrests (ep. 154)
1835
As voted on by our Patreon, today we look at hostile architecture and guerilla gardening.
Guest quote readers: Jason from Memester of the Week, Dustin from Sandman Stories Presents, Najee from Weekly Cooldown, and Chris from This Week Today.
Today's sponsors: Highbrow Drivel; Follow Friday.
Music by Kevin MacLeod and Chris Haugen.
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May 18, 2021 |
My Name is Mud (encore), plus updates
2021
Updates on the Guinness world record and current troubles for some podcast listeners.
As voted on by our Patreon patrons, today we're talking about mud. This ubiquitous combination of water and dirt is useful to science, employed in health and beauty, a little-known component of professional sports, and even eaten.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod.
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May 11, 2021 |
Not a Colonel of Truth (ep. 153)
2373
What do PT Barnum's performer General Tom Thumb, Elvis's manager Colonel Tom Park, and wrestler turned cartoon character Sargent Slaughter have in common?
00:53 General Tom Thumb
08:58 Colonel Tom Parker
25:34 Sargent Slaughter
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Music by Kevin MacLeod.
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May 04, 2021 |
The Dose Makes The Poison (ep. 152)
2069
If a little is good, a lot must be better, right? You'd be surprised how many common, innocuous things in our world can actually kill you. Just when you thought it was safe to drink water.
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
Guest quote reader: Shawn from Ink & Ash, formerly Stories of Yore and Yours.
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Apr 27, 2021 |
I Fought the Law... (ep 151)
1845
True stories of people who educated themselves, to turn the law from a sword into a shield.
Guest quote readers: CJ from Been Through Some S***, Chris from This Week Today.
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
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Apr 21, 2021 |
Episode 150!
3948
With guest presenters, in approximate order of appearance:
Bunny Trails
A Star Wars podcast
Footnoting History
Grammar Girl
Reel Feels
Die-alougue
Gurus of Comedy
Lexitecture
Ignorance Was Bliss
Happily Ever Aftermath
Doomsday
Strange Animals
In the Doll World
MyhandleisJonathanBlade
Self Shoots from the Hip
Jackie Watches Stuff
Nerd Lab
Nutrition Diva
Ready, Set, Roll
Shame Pinata
Sleep Whispers
NocaNews
Quiz and Hers
This is Her Place
Savvy Psychologist
Useless Information
Ballsy History
Varmints
Worst Foot Forward
The Jury Room
Because Language
I Know Dino
The Curious Professor
Ink and Ash
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Apr 06, 2021 |
Founding Mothers of Sci-Fi (ep. 149)
1935
The meme that inspired the episode.
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
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Mar 30, 2021 |
Anana Bonanza (ep. 148)
1713
Alternative title - The P-pop Spectacular.
Whether you call it anana, pineapple, or King Pine, it's been a long, strange trip for this fascinating multi-fruit.
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
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Mar 23, 2021 |
ExcommuniCATion (ep. 147)
1935
Voted on by the supporters at patreon.com/yourbrainonfacts.
Whether its snails in your garden, homicidal hogs, or cats hunting on the Sabbath, sometimes, if you can't kick them out of your town, kick them out of your religion.
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
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Mar 16, 2021 |
Over, Under, Around, & Through (ep. 146)
2043
Staying home this past year has been rough, but it's got nothing on the lives of people who woke up to a wall running through the middle of their city. Hear some of their amazing escapes!
Guest quote readers: CJ from Been Through Some S***, Maddox from Break a Wish, Torey from Hutchinstruttin, and Aric from Play It By Ear.
The real hot air balloon
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Mar 09, 2021 |
That's Lore, Folks: Shape-shifters, with Worst Foot Forward
2259
From Irish selkies to Japanese kitsune, from Navajo skin-walkers to Ethiopian werehyenas, there doesn't seem to be a culture in the world that doesn't have at least one shape-shifter in its folklore or mythology.
Special guests: Worst Foot Forward
Pink river dolphins
Linfamy
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Mar 02, 2021 |
Scientific Serendipity
1891
Come up to the lab and see what's on the slab...cuz it's not what I was trying to make! But, you know what, we can make this work.
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
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Feb 23, 2021 |
Upcycle Spectacular #1
2080
What do you get when you mix baseball mud, a dead outlaw, drinking snacks, and a harrowing survival story? Today's episode!
Enjoy this clip show to pad out the schedule while I wait to hear back from the Guinness World Record people. More details inside!
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Feb 09, 2021 |
You Probably Think This Song Is About You (ep. 143)
2056
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
You can know a song by heart, by do you REALLY know where it comes from? Check out these strange and surprising origins of popular songs.
Mentioned in the show: Dan Rather with REM, literal video for Total Eclipse of the Heart
Guest quote readers: Bill from The Big Impact, Bill from The Slipshod Pod, Alex from USUK.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod, Dan Liebovitz, Steve Adams, Bobby Richards,
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Feb 02, 2021 |
Papa Had a Rolling Stone
2130
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
Voted on by our Patreon, we present an episode on weird things your body could be doing ... right now... and you don't even know about it!
Close-up of kidney stone
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Music by Kevin MacLeod,
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Jan 26, 2021 |
Distraction Data Dump 2 (ep. 141)
2828
We knew things weren't going to be quiet before the inauguration, but damn, man. Hence, I declare a revisit of Distraction Day. Here's an episode of some of the best bits that were originally on the Patreon (the greatest hits that weren't too weird, gross, or swear-y, anyway).
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Jan 19, 2021 |
Blue Plate Special (ep.140)
2325
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
A wise man once asked "Where is the blue food?" but that's burying the lead when it comes to food and color.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod, Freedom Trail Studio
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Jan 12, 2021 |
It's My Party (ep. 139)
2068
Didn't get what you wanted this holiday season? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
Baller balls, extravagant evenings, riotous receptions, and sinful shindigs, join us for a trip through some of history's greatest parties.
Guest voices: Shawn from Stories of Yore and Yours and Drew from Reel Feels.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod, Dyalla, Emily Sprague, Jesse Gallagher, SYBS, Joel Cummins.
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Jan 05, 2021 |
Greatest Hits - You Gonna Eat That?
1846
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One man's holiday feast is another man's traumatic experience. With special guests Where Does It Go?
Hear about kiviaq, hakarl, cheating for meat, molded salads, catepillar mushrooms, cazu marzu, and balut.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Dec 29, 2020 |
US vs UK Christmas
4620
What's a Christmas cracker? Why are there so many Hallmark movies? Join myself and Mike from Genuine ChitChat as we compare and contrast (and hold each other accountable for what our countries do for Christmas).
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Dec 24, 2020 |
Greatest Hits - The Jews Who Wrote Christmas
1982
You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, but did you know this song, and the poem it was based on, were both written by Jews? You won't believe how many classic Christmas songs were!
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Dec 24, 2020 |
Greatest Hits - Christmas Spirits and (and Other Monsters)
1718
You've probably heard about the Austrian Christmas demon Krampus, but what about Befana, the Italian Christmas witch? In what country do you need reservations for Xmas dinner at KFC? Where do people wish you happy holidays with a specific request for presents?
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Dec 23, 2020 |
The Years (plural) Without A Christmas (ep. 138)
2385
Having a Covid Christmas sucks, but we'll make it through. And hey, at least we're not making our turkey out of spam, and hanging decorations won't get you a $20,000 fine or sent away for "re-education."
Guest readers: Zack from Wasteland Active Radio; David from Don’t Assume; Paul from Varmints; Adam from Odd Dad Out; Bill from Big Impact Radio; Mike from Genuine Chitchat.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod, E's Jammy Jams, Aaron Kenny, MK2.
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Dec 22, 2020 |
Only 80's Kids Will Fear This (ep. 137)
2429
Got a clever kid in the family this holiday season? Get them a copy of the YBOF book!
Growing up in the 1980's made it seem like you would eventually burst into flame, be given free drugs, or be snatched by a stranger. The reality? Not so much.
Guest voices (in no particular order): Connor and Luke - No Highway Option ; Jake – Hearts Against Balance ; Chris – Play Comics
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Music by Kevin MacLeod, Audionautix, Chris Haugen, Unicorn Heads, Dan Lebowitz, Tabletop Audio.
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Dec 15, 2020 |
Big Brass Banned (ep. 136)
2506
Got a clever kid in the family this holiday season? Get them a copy of the YBOF book!
We all have music styles and instruments we don't like, but rarely are we in an actionable position to do anything about them, unlike the stories in today's episode.
01:00 Bagpipes
06:45 Glass armonica
15:15 Harmonium
22:11 Sax
31:21 Drums
34:20 Rehearsal room
Guest voices: (in no set order) Zach - Wasteland Active Radio; Matt - The Campaign; Andrew - 1999; Thomas - Physical Attraction; Drew - Misery Machine.
Mentioned: Nicholas Brother, This Exists
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Music by Kevin MacLeod (and several others)
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Dec 08, 2020 |
Do Not Adjust Your TV (Greatest Hits)
2020
Got your copy of the YBOF book?
The greatest hits of broadcast signal hijacking. Topics include: Cold War era, Southern Television (video), Zombies (video), Naughty fun, and Max Headroom (video).
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Dec 01, 2020 |
Thanks-myth-ing (ep. 135)
2417
"The Indians taught the pilgrims to farm and the pilgrims invited them to Thanksgiving, with cranberry and pumpkin pie." -every elementary school text book. Boy were we sold a bill of goods! Ferret fact from fiction in this episode voted on by our patrons.
Presidential voices by Old Nerds Drinking podcast.
Have you had a chance to review the YBOF book? I'm hoping we can average one a week.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod and Chris Haugen
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Nov 24, 2020 |
The Hills are Alive (ep. 134)
2294
...with ants! By popular demand, we scratch the very surface of the surprising and diverse world of the ant.
Talk to your fellow Brainiacs on FB or Reddit.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Nov 17, 2020 |
High Spirits (ep. 133)
2209
From Vietnamese snake wine to vodka made from milk, corn beer with spit in it and whisky made from pee, mankind will make liquor with or out of just about anything!
Talk to your fellow Brainiacs on FB or Reddit.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Nov 10, 2020 |
Distraction Day Data Dump (ep. 132)
3675
Today is the most stressful election day in the lives of many, so I declare it instead to be...Distraction Day. To that end, here's an extra-long episode of some of the best bits that were originally on the Patreon (the greatest hits that weren't too weird, gross, or swear-y, anyway).
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Nov 03, 2020 |
This is Halloween listener special (ep. 131)
2279
Have you had a chance to review the YBOF book? I'm hoping we can average one a week.
♪♫This is Halloween! This is Halloween!♫♪ Supporters on our Patreon and fans in our FB group chose the topics for today's episode:
01:35 sorting Dracula fact from fiction
07:49 how horror stars got their stars
20:01 when did clowns become scary
23:29 the history behind zombies
28:38 movie monster fast facts!
Mentioned in the show:
Overly Sarcastic's Frankenstein run-down
Cutting Class podcast on Christopher Lee
Oh No! Lit Class on The Phantom
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
Sponsor: Podcorn
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Oct 27, 2020 |
You Can Ring Nobel (ep. 130)
2445
Why do we give them, who gets one, and, more importantly, who doesn't?
Sponsors: Podcorn, Libysn (code: moxie), Pigeon (code: moxie)
Have you had a chance to review the YBOF book? Someone posted a bad review :( and I'd love to get the average back up.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Oct 20, 2020 |
Never Surrender, with Garbled Twistory (ep. 129)
2555
"Why didn't the slaves revolt?" They did. A lot. We just weren't taught about it. Here's a humble start at fixing that.
04:56 Stono Rebellion
11:35 New York plot
15:56 Black Seminole
22:45 Nat Turner - Garbled Twistory
27:40 German Coast Uprising
32:50 Occupation of Alcatraz
promo: Everything Everywhere
Did you get a chance to leave a review for the YBOF book? Someone just posted a bad review :( and I'd love to get the average back up.
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Oct 13, 2020 |
Earth, Wind & Stupidity (ep. 128)
2005
We just can't have nice things....like forests. Hear the stupid causes of some of modern history's most destructive wildfires and find out why putting out fires is actually making things worse.
Did you get a chance to leave a review for the YBOF book? Someone just posted a bad review :( and I'd love to get the average back up.
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Oct 06, 2020 |
Having the Last Word (ep. 127)
2049
From the profound to the prophetic, from the ironic to the ignominious, from founding fathers to TV stars, we look into the final utterances of the famous and infamous alike.
Did you get a chance to leave a review for the YBOF book? We're trying to get 100 reviews in the first year!
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Sep 29, 2020 |
It's the Little Things (ep. 126)
2095
Did you get a chance to leave a review for the YBOF book? We're trying to get 100 in the first year!
For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost.
Guest voice: Brandon Schexnayder of Southern Gothic
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Trouble With Tribals by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6621-trouble-with-tribals
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Sep 22, 2020 |
Been Caught Stealing (ep. 125)
1965
Did you get a chance to leave a review for the YBOF book?
00:45 Mona Lisa
06:50 Bob Ross
11:50 Rosalind Franklin
18:00 Charles Ponzi
24:50 R. Lee Ermy
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Sep 15, 2020 |
Revenge, Best Served Loud (ep. 124)
2034
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Heart
Queen
Pink Floyd
Mike Oldfield
Contractually obligated albums
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Sep 08, 2020 |
Never Be Royals (ep. 123)
2219
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Did Mel Brooks lie to us--is it really good to be the king?
Stagnant gene pools
Ignoble Deaths
British royal family ties
The Death of the Queen
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Sep 01, 2020 |
Ladies' First (ep. 122)
2040
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Victoria Woodhull
Margaret Ives Abbott
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
Dr. Rebecca Crumpler
Bessie Coleman
Annie Edson Taylor
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Aug 25, 2020 |
Firsties Denied (ep. 121)
1854
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00:30 moveable-type press
05:35 circumnavigation
solo Atlantic flight
telephone
lightbulb
Enigma
out and proud
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Aug 18, 2020 |
What's In A Scientific Name (ep. 120)
1708
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Anyone can name an animal after what it looks like, but why waste the chance to immortalize your favorite singer or make your personal vendetta part of science history?
Music by Kevin MacLeod and Table Top Audio.
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Aug 11, 2020 |
Shenanigans Again (ep. 119)
1636
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From rainbow parties to Spiritualism to two bands touring as a single band that doesn't exist, we take a look at some noteworthy hoaxes and false panics.
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Aug 04, 2020 |
Phenom-nom-nom -- Redux (ep 118)
1750
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Why do we dye raspberry-flavored things blue? Why does mint feel cold? How are Kit Kats like Soylent Green?
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Jul 28, 2020 |
The Great Escapes, with Life Death and Taxonomy (ep. 117)
2075
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From birds flying the coop, to snakes slipping away, to apes getting up to monkey business, hear about crafty critters making a break for it.
Special guest: Life, Death, and Taxonomy
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Jul 21, 2020 |
Fizz Fizz, with Fantastic History of Food (ep 116)
2251
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Refreshing treat or miracle cure to ensure a long, healthy, sexy life? You decide! (Psst, it's the first one.)
00:50 Carbonated water
03:45 Patent medicines
12:30 Moxie cola from Fantastic History of Food
18:23 Pepsi
21:06 Coke
27:05 7-Up and bipolar disorder
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Jul 14, 2020 |
Sisters Doing It For Themselves, with Herstory On The Rocks (ep. 115)
1820
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From protecting themselves to protecting endangered animals, women amassed are a formidable thing indeed.
00:44 Gulabi gang
07:10 Sun Ladies
11:20 Jergertroppen
16:00 Black Mambas by Herstory On The Rocks
20:30 Akashinga
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Jul 07, 2020 |
How Does Your Garden Grow, with Nooks and Crannies (ep. 114)
2055
00:50 History of the world
03:20 Hanging gardens of Babylon
05:48 Chinampas, by Nooks and Crannies
1:35 Victory gardens
19:03 Gardening while black
24:00 Cool examples
27:20 In space
Music by Kevin MacLeod and Audionautix
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Jun 30, 2020 |
Hidden Histories - Rosewood, Tulsa, Chicago, with The Conspirators (ep. 113)
1840
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Hundreds dead, thousands homeless, entire communities wiped out, yet most of us have never heard of what happened in Rosewood 1923, Tulsa 1921, or Chicago 1919.
02:50 Rosewood
10:23 Tulsa
19:00 The Conspirators podcast
23:10 Chicago
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Jun 23, 2020 |
Bitty Beasty Buddies, with Everything I Learned From Movies (ep. 112)
2005
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We're under attack by a virus, but what about all the microorganisms that make our food yummy, keep our bodies healthy, and help us reverse our damage to the planet?
01:35 Microbiome
07:00 Lacto-fermentation
10:45 Everything I Learned From Movies
13:50 Koalas and mosquitoes
19:45 Plastic and coral
25:23 Superfund sites
Promo: Genuine Chit-chat
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Jun 16, 2020 |
Greatest Hits: Black Sparrow and Buffalo Soldiers
1921
Since colonial times, African-Americans have fought in America’s wars. Black soldiers have put their lives on the line for a country that for centuries has enslaved, segregated, and discriminated against them. Until the Korean War, blacks served in segregated units under racist leadership and were often relegated to labor and service units. Despite the continuous discriminatory treatment that denied blacks full participation in America’s wars and military efforts, these brave men and women lived lives that deserved to be remembered.
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Jun 09, 2020 |
All By Myself, with Pontifacts podcast (ep. 111)
2135
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Sometimes you wanna go where nobody knows your name...because there's nobody there. But why?
01:00 Motivations
05:26 Christian hermits
Guest: Pontifacts
14:25 Ornamental hermits
19:35 Unboxing Day!
20:20 Science hermit
25:28 The North Pond Hermit
Promo: The Contrarians
Music by Kevin MacLeod and Tabletop Audio
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Jun 03, 2020 |
Blackout Tuesday
465
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Jun 02, 2020 |
To Plant A Seed, with Better Than Human (ep. 110)
2401
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Livestream 4 The Cure
We spit them out without a second thought, but seeds are as fascinating as they are important.
01:49 Size matters
07:35 Getting around (squirting cucumber video)
12:10 Guest: Better Than Human
19:39 Methuselah
23:30 Seed vaults
25:10 The seeds of Leningrad
Promo: 10ish
Music by Kevin MacLeod and Tabletop Audio
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May 26, 2020 |
Greatest Hits: Physician, Test Thyself
2015
If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself, even if it means inhaling strange gasses, being stung by wasps, or swallowing patient's bodily fluids.
Promo: 5 Minute Wine podcast
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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May 19, 2020 |
Against All Odds: Lone Survivor (ep. 109)
1966
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Livestream 4 The Cure
2:00 Ricky Megee
5:48 Jose Alvarenga
Trivia prizes from Fireside Games and Greenbrier Games.
12:53 Anna Bagenholm
Sic Parvis Magna
21:50 Juliane Koepcke
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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May 12, 2020 |
Best Care Anywhere (ep. 108)
2213
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Thank you to all of those who are literally risking their lives while people claim the virus isn't a real threat and demand to be allowed to get haircuts and go to the movies.
Susie King Taylor
Lucky 13
Build Face Shields
Music by Kevin MacLeod and Johnny Mandel.
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Apr 28, 2020 |
Marvelous Miss Miser, with I Have So Many Questions podcast (ep. 107)
2004
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Frugal is all well and good, but sometimes the people with the most money go to the most drastic extremes to keep every last bit of it.
01:30 John Elwes
04:25 Daniel Dancer
09:28 Hetty Green
16:23 Gratitude and Socializing
18:35 J. Paul Getty by I Have So Many Questions podcast
25:30 Edward Wedbush
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Apr 21, 2020 |
Bored? Games! (ep. 106)
2165
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Don't Risk getting the facts in your Cranium all Scrabbled up. (Are these puns getting played out? It seems a bit dicey.)
Promo - Deconstruction Workers
02:22 Ancient games - Irving Finkel and Tom Scott
11:30 Figuring out the rules
14:55 Gratitude and socializing
16:47 Go directly to jail
19:30 Monopoly
23:52 Cluedo
28:30 POW escape kits
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Apr 14, 2020 |
It's The End Of The World! (Again) (ep. 105)
2240
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01:40 Puritans and Mother Shipton
04:31 Popes
07:31 Planet Clarion
09:50 Community
12:00 Harriet Livermore
13:19 Prophet Hen of Leeds
16:34 Millerites
21:44 Listen, Rinse, Repeat; Reviews4Good, promo: Ghost Town
24:43 Heaven's Gate
29:11 Harold Camping
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Apr 07, 2020 |
Making Do (ep. 104)
2046
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While we're sheltering in place from the pandemic, we look at how people dealt with the intense shortages of the Great Depression and WWII.
02:05 Aunt Sammy
04:00 Eleanor Roosevelt
07:00 Sample menu
Emmymadeinjapan's Hard Times series
09:08 Foods still with us
12:26 Flour sack dresses
14:17 Gratitude and TRIVIA CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT
16:00 Promo - Jason & Mindy
16:48 US rationing
18:55 UK rationing
24:00 "Dig for Victory" and the British Restaurant
26:55 "Beauty is Your Duty"
29:00 Clothing rations
Music by Kevin MacLeod and the US Marine Band
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Mar 31, 2020 |
Food, Dubious Food (ep. 103)
2232
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Be a smart cookie and don't fall for these food-based urban legends and conspiracy theories. (Sorry for all the thumps. My new mic stand is not compatible with my wild gesticulations.)
00:05 Vocal Fries promo
01:54 McDonald's
07:41 New Coke, Monster, tap water
13:04 Kosher tax
14: 56 Gratitude
16:13 Now You've Seen It promo
17:00 KFC - four-legged chicken
21:08 Fondue
23:10 Sugar
27:33 Chipotle
Spider silk goats
31:50 Old wives tales
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Mar 24, 2020 |
Greatest Hits: Well-traveled Bodies
2122
Follow the stories of five people (an outlaw, a murderess, a nightclub dancer, a natural wonder, and a first lady) who covered a lot of ground... after they died.
01:58 Elmer McGurdy
07:24 Hazel Farris
11:48 Marie O'Day
16:55 Julia Pastrana
25:37 Eva Peron
Mentioned: Marie O'Day's Palace Car
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Mar 17, 2020 |
Around the World in 80 Birthdays (ep. 102)
2356
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It's birthday time for both the show and the host here at Your Brain On Facts, so let's go around the world to see how different people celebrate theirs.
01:55 Backstory
04:53 New World
09:46 Europe
16:35 India/Nepal
19:09 Africa
22:00 Gratitude
25:01 Asia
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Mar 10, 2020 |
To Your Health (Spa) (ep. 101)
1915
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We're having a spa day on Your Brain On Facts. For us, that means myth-disabusement and obscure facts, rather than facials and a mani-pedi.
1:30 History of the spa
07:50 The San
13:29 a recent review
18:00 Snake oil
20:50 Zzyzx
The MedLife Crisis video about how modern medicine has allowed, and even helped, alternative medicine, to thrive.
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Mar 03, 2020 |
100 Facts (and 24 special guests)!
2680
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Your Brain On Facts celebrates 100 episodes with 100+ facts.
Enthusiastic virtual high-fives of thanks to our guest presenters:
01:15 Bunny Trails
02:40 Footnoting History
03:56 Andy's Podcaster Podcasting Podcast
05:15 Strange Animals
07:02 Bring On The Weird
08:00 Pretend
09:09 Ignorance Was Bliss
10:45 Self Shoots the S***
12:39 Where Does It Go?
14:12 Human Circus
15:57 Varmints
17:32 Obscura
19:04 Patreon special offer
20:52 Exploress
22:10 Lexitecture
23:44 Irrationally Exuberant
26:01 Interrupted Tales
27:13 Presidencies Of The Unites States
28:23 Short Stories of Augie Peterson
29:58 Stories of Yore and Yours
32:03 A Podcast About Something
34:48 Anytown USA
35:43 Talk The Talk
37:11 Fresh Hell
38:47 Conspiracy Theoryology
Don't forget about the Patreon special offer!
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Feb 25, 2020 |
Earths Unsung-est Heroes - Black Inventors, pt 2 (ep. 99)
1650
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if you thought the men got swept under the rug, history has been even less kind to these innovative women.
1:15 Alice Parker
4:30 Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner
9:55 Gratitude
11:40 Dr. Shirley Jackson
16:10 Patreon special offer
17:50 Marie Van Brittan Brown
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Feb 18, 2020 |
Earth's Unsung-est Heroes: Black Inventors, pt. 1 (ep. 98)
1875
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Sure you know Edison, but do you know Latimer, Drew, West, or the other men of color who made the tech you use every day?
Lewis Latimer
James West
Gratitude
Garrett Morgan
Charles Drew
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Feb 11, 2020 |
Animal Mother(s) (ep. 97)
1992
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If you think animal mating habits get weird, wait until you hear about these gestations/incubations and births.
01:18 Gestation periods
03:45 Pregnant pauses
07:28 Got milk?
12:04 Male birth
15:11 Gratitude
18:41 Big mouths
23:08 Parthenogenesis
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Feb 04, 2020 |
Do Not Adjust Your Set (ep. 96)
2020
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The greatest hits of broadcast signal hijacking.
Cold War era
Southern Television (video)
Zombies (video)
Naughty fun
Gratitude
Max Headroom (video)
Recently
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Jan 28, 2020 |
Patent Schmatent (ep. 95)
1925
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While history is full of stolen ideas and missed opportunities, hear why some inventors *chose* not to profit from their ideas.
02:17 friction matches
04:56 polio vaccines
08:42 McNuggets
13:32 gratitude
15:35 LEDs
19:16 ballpoints
23:15 WWW
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Music by Kevin MacLeod , Audionautix, Jeremy Blake, and TrackTribe.
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Jan 21, 2020 |
My Name Is Mud (ep. 94)
1795
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As voted on by our Patreon patrons, today we're talking about mud. This ubiquitous combination of water and dirt is useful to science, employed in health and beauty, a little-known component of professional sports, and even eaten.
02:22 Haitian mud cookies
06:31 Southern white dirt
10:22 Mud worth more than gold
13:23 Gratitude
15:14 Baseball-rubbing
20:29 Tough Mudder
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Jan 14, 2020 |
New Year, New Everyone (ep. 93)
2020
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Music by Kevin MacLeod and Audionautix.
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Jan 07, 2020 |
The Jews Who Wrote Christmas (ep. 92)
2085
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You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, but did you know this song, and the poem it was based on, were both written by Jews? You won't believe how many classic Christmas songs were!
00:50 Why this topic?
02:31 A sample of examples
06:00 Irving Berlin and White Christmas
10:21 Heatwave songs
11:57 Xmas protest tune
13:41 Robert May and Rudolph
23:27 Gratitude
25:08 But why?
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Dec 23, 2019 |
Greatest Hits - Christmas Spirits (and monsters)
1923
You've probably heard about the Austrian Christmas demon Krampus, but what about Befana, the Italian Christmas witch? In what country do you need reservations for Xmas dinner at KFC? Where do people wish you happy holidays with a specific request for presents?
01:22 Christmas as a holiday
03:00 Holiday Punishers
05:32 Gryla and Sons
10:25 TV yule log
16:19 First we feast! and African traditions
21:18 Christmas in China
24:40 The other yule log
25:42 Yule Goat
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Dec 17, 2019 |
hiStory 2 (ep. 91)
1855
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Just because it's in all the history books, doesn't mean it's true.
00:50 Julius Caesar was namesake of the Caesarian section
08:00 Chastity belts
13:25 Iron Maidens
23: 00 Slaves built the pyramids
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Dec 10, 2019 |
Greatest Hits -- Read A Rainbow
1951
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From the Yellow Pages and Golden Book, to Mao's little red book, three different green books and more!
Music by Kevin MacLeod, Audionautix, and Rooster Teeth (I love you, please don't sue).
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Dec 03, 2019 |
You Gonna Eat That?, with Where Does It Go? podcast (ep. 90)
1815
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One man's holiday feast is another man's traumatic experience. With special guests Where Does It Go?
Kiviaq
Hakarl
Cheating for meat
Molded salads
Catepillar mushroom
Cazu marzu
Balut
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Nov 26, 2019 |
Conspiracy Truthies (ep. 89)
1698
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2:00 Car-makers and Big Oil killed electric street cars
05:00 The feds are watching me!
13:45 Mind control
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Nov 20, 2019 |
Greatest Hits: The Dogs (and Inventions) of War
2658
Flashing back to a two-parter on heroic animals, innovations from the field, and noteworthy bad-asses.
Topics include a pigeon who saved hundreds of lives, a crossbow for grenades and Jack Churchill, who went into WWI with a claymore and bagpipes, despite not being Scottish.
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Nov 12, 2019 |
Moral Panic! at the Disco (ep. 88)
2070
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What could be more wholesome than reading a book or riding your bike? It depends on who you ask. Many things that are commonplace today were the cause of moral panics, people believing they would bring about the downfall of society.
2:35 waltz, Charleston, turkey trot
9:17 bicycles
15:53 telephone
18:29 mail
21:50 novels
25:10 couches
26:45 forks
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Nov 05, 2019 |
The Devil Made Me Do It (ep. 87) with Ignorance Was Bliss
1829
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Special guest: Ignorance Was Bliss
When you run out of people to blame, blame the devil. Hear a few of the times people tried to use demonic possession as their 'get out of jail free' card.
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Oct 29, 2019 |
Freaks! (ep. 86)
1935
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"We told you we had living, breathing monstrosities. You laughed at them, yet but for the accident of birth, you might be even as they are! They did not ask to be brought into the world, but into the world they came." Thus begins a movie such as had never been seen before and hasn’t been seen since, Tod Browning’s “Freaks!”
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Oct 22, 2019 |
Twinsies, part 2 (ep. 85)
1721
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The conclusion of our twin episodes, wherein we look at conjoined and a parasitic twins.
1:15 science overview
3:45 separation surgery
06:03 Masha and Dasha
11:15 parasitic twins
14:15 fetus in fetu
18:25 Edward Mordrake
22:25 diprosopus
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Oct 15, 2019 |
Twinsies , part 1 (ep. 84)
1950
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The first of a pair of episodes about twins, synchronicity, science, and dark mysteries.
1:00 science overview
3:00 twin studies
08:30 twin language
19:35 June & Jennifer Gibbons
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Oct 08, 2019 |
Against All Odds - Military edition (ep. 83)
1795
Being hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned is no reason to give up the fight.
00:40 Jan Zizka
07:20 Gate Pa
15:50 Saraghari
21:20 Attack of the Dead Men
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Oct 01, 2019 |
Greatest Hits - Sigmund Freud was Full of S---
3480
The following podcast contains frank discussions of human sexuality and anatomy. Listener discretion is advised.
Sigmund Freud may be the father of psychoanalysis, but he got a LOT of stuff wrong.
Special guest extravaganza with Bunny Trails, Ignorance Was Bliss, Interesting Sex, and The Story Behind podcasts.
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Sep 17, 2019 |
Sold My Soul to the Company Store (ep. 82) with Cutting Class
1700
Think your boss is all up in your business? Imagine if he was also your landlord and social director.
What if you left work and went home, but you were still on company property?
With special guests, Cutting Class podcast! 3:00
08:05 Pullman, IL
14:20 Hershey, PA
17:25 shout-outs and thanks
19:05 Fordlandia, Brazil
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Sep 10, 2019 |
Some Pig (ep. 81)
1895
From Zuckerman's Famous Pig to a sow in the British Royal Navy, from a porker winning acting awards to pigs for president!
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Sep 05, 2019 |
Righteous Among The Nations (ep. 80)
1731
As voted on by our patrons, we look at three non-Europeans who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust of WWI--a Japanese Christian, an Indian Hindu, and a Moroccan Muslim--and were honored as Righteous Among The Nations.
Documentary
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Aug 27, 2019 |
Greatest Hits: This Means War?
1995
Mankind has waged war for many reasons: land, oil, a pretty face, a wooden bucket, you name it. How did a pig put the US and UK on the brink of war in Canada? Who declares hostility over watermelon? And what about the Golden Stool?
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Aug 20, 2019 |
Not Going Anywhere (ep. 79)
1645
Remember that time you were stuck in traffic for more than an hour? Imagine if that lasted a whole day. Or two. Or twelve! Today we look at a biblical traffic jam, ships stranded for years, and flight delays like you wouldn't believe.
00:56 Beijing 12-day jam
10:32 8 years in the Suez canal
17:29 Our no-fly list
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Aug 13, 2019 |
Greatest Hits: Meeting New Peoples
1864
In our instantly-connected world, there are entire groups of people you may never have heard of, whether they have never had contact with others or they live alongside the better known population. Learn about the Sami of Norway, Yali of New Guinea, Ladakhi of India, and more.
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Aug 06, 2019 |
Factstravaganza (ep. 78)
1900
From toothpaste & OJ to a cat mayor, from B batteries to solar sneezes, how many different topics can fit in one episode? Find out now!
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Music by Chris Haugen
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Jul 30, 2019 |
Boldly Go (ep. 77)
1515
Lat week, the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, we celebrated how we went to space, but how do we go in space?
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Jul 25, 2019 |
Never Work with Children or Animals, pt 2 (ep. 76)
1950
The triumphs and tragedies of the tiny tots of Tinseltown.
02:55 Judy Garland
06:35 Shirley Temple
14:17 Coogan's Law
21:12 Twilight Zone
25:25 Babies
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Jul 16, 2019 |
Never Work With Children Or Animals, part 1
2045
We've been filming animals as long as we've been filming ourselves, but what goes into making an animal a star and, more importantly, keeping them safe on the job?
00:45 first animal protagonist
01:57 Rin Tin Tin
06:10 Lassie
08:53 harrowing horses and protecting animals on set
24:11 Roar
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Jul 09, 2019 |
Feeling Salty (ep. 74)
1858
You want it, you need it, but if you get too much, it could kill you. Salt is so much more than just a seasoning; it has changed the course of human history!
03:00 your body and salt
05:55 drinking saltwater
11:10 paying Roman soldiers in salt
14:50 how salt makes food taste good
17:40 salt mining and a big booboo
24:33 zany alternatives to road salt
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Jul 02, 2019 |
For The Last Time... (ep. 73)
1800
Einstein didn't flunk math, people in Columbus's time didn't think the earth was flat, and lemmings don't fling themselves off cliffs.
Why is it the false facts spread so quickly and dig in so deep?
02:10 Everything you think you know about pirates
08:00 Ellis Island name changes
13:05 Sharks don't get cancer
20:50 Alpha wolves
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Jun 25, 2019 |
Science Fiction Redux (ep. 72)
2229
My father was a sci-fi fan of the old school. The man had the entire original Star Trek series on VHS, commercial free, and an Enterprise technical manual. So in his honor, a little late for Father's Day, we go back in time to look to the future as we dive into the wormhole of classic sci-fi. With segments voiced by Shaun Ennis, host of Stories of Yore and Yours.
You can find all the links used to research this episodes on our website, but here's the one you wanted, the pics of the skant uniform.
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Jun 18, 2019 |
How and Why Do Dogs Bark?
473
(Science With Savannah, Age 7 will be on the YBOF feed while we try to work out some technical problems with its feed.)
How do dogs bark? Do they have different barks for different reasons? Do wolves bark?
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Jun 16, 2019 |
We Can't Have Nice Things - Advertising edition (ep. 71)
1785
(the system ate my show notes)
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Jun 11, 2019 |
Science With Savannah, Age 7 (ep. 2)
422
(Science With Savannah, Age 7 will be on the YBOF feed while we try to work out some technical problems with its feed.)
Why is all this air moving? Are there different kinds of wind? What is equilibrium?
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Jun 08, 2019 |
Throw the First Stone(wall) (ep. 70)
1450
Why is Pride Month in June? Did Marsha P Johnson really throw the first brick at Stonewall Inn? Did the Stonewall Riots start the gay rights movement?
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Jun 04, 2019 |
Science With Savannah, Age 7 (ep. 1)
685
(Science With Savannah, Age 7 will be on the YBOF feed while we try to work out some technical problems with its feed.) How do fish breathe underwater and worms breath in the dirt? Do insects have lungs? Why are things in the air more harmful to birds than other animals? Which animals breathe through their butts?
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Jun 01, 2019 |
Mishmash Mashup (ep. 69)
1820
Here's a special trio of topics for your Tuesday (or whenever!):
Great Moments in Forgetting Your Mic Was On
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Childish Weapons of WWII
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May 28, 2019 |
Flashbacks and a Sneak Peek
1980
Post-op's been a bit rough, so to tide you over until the next proper episode, here are some fan-selected favorite clips as well as the first episode of our new show, Science with Savannah Age 7.
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May 21, 2019 |
Butter in the Bank 2 (ep. 68)
2036
In the first "Like Butter in the Bank," we talked about strategic reserves -- Canadian maple syrup, Chinese pork, Indian cotton, European butter, and American raisins -- intended to stabilize prices. Today we look at stockpiles designed to help us survive, in both the short and long term.
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May 14, 2019 |
A Girl and Her Camera (ep. 67)
1995
Some of the most iconic photos of the 20th century, from "Migrant Mother" during the Great Depression to "The Dying Marine" in Vietnam, were taken by women making their way in an industry that was not prepared for them.
Mentioned in the show:
Migrant Mother
Pics *of* Jessie Beals
Dickie Chapell's Last Rites
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May 07, 2019 |
We Built This City (ep. 66)
2034
There is something in modern man that makes him look at society and say “I could do this better, but smaller, and over there.” What does it take to build a utopia? No one knows yet, because they've all failed.
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Apr 30, 2019 |
A Thousand Lakes Under the Midnight Sun (ep. 65), with Conspiracy Theoryology
2011
This topic came from our monthly Patreon topic poll. It didn't win, but a patron was curious how I would make this topic interesting.
What do you know about Finland? ... That's what I thought! So sit back, close your eyes (unless you're driving) and fill your brain with fine Finnish facts.
Guest segment from Conspiracy Theoryology
Audio feedback from Bunny Trails podcast
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Apr 23, 2019 |
Bird-pocalypse (ep. 64)
1755
(Thanks to special guests Sophia and Matryoshka for jingling their collars in range of the mic.)
The havoc that human beings (and a cat named Tibbles) can wreak on native birds, in an episode that wasn't supposed to be all-bird, but here we are.
Podcast partner: The Short Stories of Augie Peterson
Mentioned: mustached kingfisher
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Apr 16, 2019 |
Well-traveled Bodies (ep. 63)
2175
Follow the stories of five people (an outlaw, a murderess, a nightclub dancer, a natural wonder, and a first lady) who covered a lot of ground... after they died.
Mentioned: Marie O'Day's Palace Car
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Apr 09, 2019 |
Heard But Not Seen (ep. 62)
2035
Voice acting is so much more than just cartoons; it’s documentary narration, GPS voices, smart speakers, and so much more. And if you can get in good, your career will be legendary, even if no one knows your name or what you look like.
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Apr 02, 2019 |
Earth's Unsung-est Heroes: medical edition (ep. 61)
2070
When you think of world-saving heroes, you think Superman, Captain America, Randy Quaid in Independence Day.
But there are real life people who have saved thousands, even millions of lives within living memory, and you’ve probably never even heard their names.
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Mar 26, 2019 |
Objection! (ep. 60)
1935
From Twinkies and PMS to sleepwalking and The Matrix, we look at brilliantly bizarre legal strategies people have tried and sometimes even succeeded with.
Mentioned: Abused Goddess photo campaign
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Mar 19, 2019 |
Career Critters
1725
From military dolphins to railroad monkeys, hear about some of the more surprising jobs that our cousins in the animal kingdom can do.
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Mar 12, 2019 |
We Can't Have Nice Things: Vandalism edition
2080
Welcome to the third installment of our infrequent series: We Can’t Have Nice Things. This time, we’re looking at people who, through ignorance or malice ruins something not theirs -- vandals. Their motives range from greed, to anger, to unchecked egomania. Some get caught, while others get away to screw things up somewhere else. If researching this script taught me anything, it’s that nothing is sacred to them, literally.
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Mar 05, 2019 |
Black Sparrow and Buffalo Soldiers
1770
Since colonial times, African-Americans have fought in America’s wars. Black soldiers have put their lives on the line for a country that for centuries has enslaved, segregated, and discriminated against them. Until the Korean War, blacks served in segregated units under racist leadership and were often relegated to labor and service units. Despite the continuous discriminatory treatment that denied blacks full participation in America’s wars and military efforts, these brave men and women lived lives that deserved to be remembered.
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Feb 26, 2019 |
Unkillable
2011
The human body can be a frail and fragile thing; we can be taken out by a small clump of our own cells. Then there are some bodies that seem to be made out of pure testicular fortitude.
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Feb 19, 2019 |
Roses Are Red
1790
We've all been through bad break-ups, but we should count ourselves lucky we were exiles, imprisoned or beheaded.
Special guest: Fan Theory World
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Feb 12, 2019 |
Amazing Races
1815
From using a train in a car race to marathon doping with deadly poison, there's far more excitement in racing than simply declaring a winner.
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Feb 05, 2019 |
We Can't Have Nice Things - Vandalism edition
2036
In the third installment of our sometimes-series We Can't Have Nice Things, we get back to basics and look at brazen acts of vandalism on natural wonders, works of art, and more.
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Feb 05, 2019 |
Physician, Test Thyself
2230
If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself, even if it means inhaling strange gasses, being stung by wasps, or swallowing patient's bodily fluids.
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Jan 29, 2019 |
More Cowbell (and Goat Bagpipe), with guest host Archivists Bet On Sexy Witches
1928
What is the oldest playable instrument we've found? How do you make music with lightning? From clacking rocks together to the magnificent Marble Machine, musical instruments are as varied as our imaginations.
Special guest, Elizabeth from Archivists Bet On Sexy Witches
Music by Kevin MacLeod
All music used remains property of its original owner and was used under the fair use doctrine for educational purposes.
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Jan 22, 2019 |
This Means War?
1920
Mankind has waged war for many reasons: land, oil, a pretty face, a wooden bucket, you name it. How did a pig put the US and UK on the brink of war in Canada? Who declares hostility over watermelon? And what about the Golden Stool?
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Jan 15, 2019 |
Sigmund Freud Was Full Of S***
3405
Sigmund Freud may be the father of psychoanalysis, but he got a LOT of stuff wrong.
Special guest extravaganza with Bunny Trails, Ignorance Was Bliss, Interesting Sex, and The Story Behind podcasts.
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Jan 08, 2019 |
It's A Small Plate After All
1905
7 billion people spread across 59 million square miles, but we all need to eat and we eat more things that are than same than different. Learn about pizza preference, drunk foods, and truly unique fare around the world.
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Music by Chris Haugen
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Jan 01, 2019 |
Christmas Spirit (and Monsters and Other Fun)
1965
You've probably heard about the Austrian Christmas demon Krampus, but what about Befana, the Italian Christmas witch? In what country do you need reservations for Xmas dinner at KFC? Where do people wish you happy holidays with a specific request for presents?
Promo: Soulstory podcast
Watch the Yule Goat.
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Dec 18, 2018 |
Meeting New Peoples
1870
In our instantly-connected world, there are entire groups of people you may never have heard of, whether they have never had contact with others or they live alongside the better known population. Learn about the Sami of Norway, Yali of New Guinea, Ladakhi of India, and more.
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Dec 11, 2018 |
Format War Veteran
2030
As long as we have had media on which to record our art, there have been competing formats. While more modern examples like Betamax vs VHS or Blu-ray vs HD DVD may leap to mind, format wars go back as far as the days of Thomas Edison and the first audio media, wax cylinders. We'll also look at 8-tracks, 16-2/3 RPM records, "self-destructing" DVD's, and a string of Sony failures.
Mentions: EngineerGuy
Music by Kevin MacLeod
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Dec 04, 2018 |
Baptism By...
1910
From naming ceremonies around the world and adult circumcisions, to unexpected disasters and baptising the dead whether they want it or not, we look at different ways people are made part of their faith or community.
Music by Kevin MacLeod and Tabletop Audio.
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Nov 27, 2018 |
Surprise Polyglot
2159
Think you don't speak French because you failed it in high school? Wouldn't know Hindi from Urdu? You actually speak them every day!
Mentions: NativLang, Marge Bruchac's letter
Music by Kevin MacLeod, and Chris Haugen.
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Nov 20, 2018 |
Read A Rainbow
1974
From the Yellow Pages and Golden Book, to Mao's little red book, three different green books and more!
Music by Kevin MacLeod, Audionautix, and Rooster Teeth (I love you, please don't sue).
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Nov 13, 2018 |
Panto to Python - a history of British Comedy
2253
From music hall to Red Dwarf, pantomime to Absolutely Fabulous, we look at the history of British comedy, the names, shows, and historical events that made it what it is today.
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Music: Kevin MacLeod and John Phillips Sousa.
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Nov 06, 2018 |
Cannibal! The Podcast, with Nature Vs Narcissism and Sketch Nerds
1932
There are many reasons why an individual or group would eat other people - religious rites, shows of strength, signs of respect, and of course desperation. Cannibalism can be split into four often overlapping categories: by choice, by necessity, endo-cannibalism (eating people within your group), and exo-cannibalism (eating people outside your group).
Special guests: Heather from Nature Vs Narcissism and Seth from Sketch Nerds.
Music: Kevin MacLeod and Tabletop Audio
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Oct 30, 2018 |
Words You Can't Say On TV Or Radio, with special guest JoChristie
1870
George Carlin wasn't wrong with his list of 7 dirty words you can't say, but he missed a whole lot. Everyday parts of our media and surprisingly innocuous things were banned from movies, TV, and radio for the better part of the twentieth century. Lucille Ball was pregnant on "I Love Lucy," but they weren't allowed to say the word 'pregnant.' Movies were forbidden from showing drugs, murder, silhouettes of nudity, "excessive kissing," and a lot more.
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Oct 23, 2018 |
Short-lived, Long-remembered, with Based On A True Story podcast
1695
There are some musicians that leave an enduring legacy through long and storied careers, like the Rolling Stones, who formed in 1962 and swear 2018 for be their final year touring, for real this time. There are actors who are iconic because they have been on our TV’s or the silver screen for decades, like Sean Connery, James Earl Jones, and our beloved Betty White. But by the same token, there are musicians, actors, and shows that are like a stone dropped in a pond -- their appearance was brief, but their ripples continue to this day.
With special guest, Dan LeFebvre from Based On A True Story podcast.
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Oct 16, 2018 |
Hispanic Heritage Month
2160
Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept 15 to Oct 15. Join us in celebrating cultural touchstones and famous people, as well as learning things like the distinction between Latino and Hispanic.
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Oct 09, 2018 |
Banned Books - Kids, YA, LGBTQ
1635
Will Shel Silverstein turn your kids into cannibals? Is a baby penguin spreading the "gay agenda"? We look at children, young adult, and LGBTQ books challenged or banned for silly reasons.
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Oct 02, 2018 |
Banned Books - The Classics, with Oh No! Lit Class podcast
2030
Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Banned Books Week was launched in 1982 in response to a sudden surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries. Learn why parents objected to such diverse classics as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Ender's Game and which book is banned in the most countries.
With special guest Megan Dangerous from Oh No! Lit Class podcast.
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Sep 25, 2018 |
Got Your Goat
2275
Goats are the internet’s second favorite animal, a ruminant quadruped that gives us milk, meat, fiber, and hilarious videos. Legend has it they also discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls, cataract surgery, and coffee. They can climb seemingly impossible heights and escape every kind of fence mankind has invented. They feature in the zodiac and the mythologies of most of the world.
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Sep 18, 2018 |
What's In A Nickname? City & State edition
2080
What’s in a name? That which we call a city by any other name would smell as sweet. Some nicknames are obvious. Denver, CO is the Mile High City because it’s precisely one mile above sea level. Dallas, Texas is The Big D; everything’s bigger in Texas. But which American city can also be called The Emerald City, which state is the Land of Lincoln and what’s a buckeye or a Sooner?
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Sep 11, 2018 |
You're How Young?!
2010
If you want to open an actual door to the past, you’ll have to do it without a doorknob. The patent for the a knob that turns to move a latch inside the door wasn't filed until 1878. Lots of things, from CPR to timezones to sliced bread, that seem like they've been around forever are actually quite young.
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Sep 04, 2018 |
Mixed Bags of History, with Dimly Lit podcast
2080
Genghis Kahn's empire killed 2/3 of Northern China, but people under his rule knew unrivaled gender equality and religious freedom. Mother Teresa gave aid to the poor, but also encouraged their suffering. Spiky cacti sometimes contain life-sustaining water, and even the most beautiful roses have thorns. We’re all some mix of good and bad.
Thanks to our special guests Dimly Lit podcast.
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Aug 28, 2018 |
Good Mourning To You. with Life in Stories podcast
1855
There is a literal world of funeral practices to choose from, from an Irish wake to Tibetan sky burial, from New Orleans Jazz funerals to Balinese ngaben cremation, from being buried in a car-shaped coffin in Ghana to burying the head of family with a funnel in their mouth in Nigeria, so you can give them palm wine during the funeral.
Thanks to our special guests from Life in Stories podcast.
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Aug 21, 2018 |
This Is Only A Test
1627
Tests are all around us. You probably took one the minute you were born. We look at tests named for the people who created them - Bechdel, Myers-Briggs, Apgar, and more.
01:25 Bechdel-Wallace
09:00 DuVernay
13:40 Myer-Briggs
18:10 Apgar
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Aug 14, 2018 |
Stolen Innocents
1800
Without getting into current politics, we can’t ignore the plight of children seized from parents of a particular group. And it’s not the first time either. A century ago, the American government took tens of thousands of children from Native families and placed them in boarding schools with strict assimilation practices. Their philosophy - kill the Indian to save the man....
01:00 Indian Schools
09:00 Australia's "stolen generations"
16:00 Ceausescu's orphans
20:15 the Dionne quintuplets
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Aug 07, 2018 |
Life After Death, with Dumb & Busted podcast
2049
Death doesn’t mean everything stop for you. There are lots of ways we can live on after shuffling off the mortal coil. From body parts taken from famous bodies, to cells that won't stop growing, to a taxidermied person on display in a museum, we look at bodies and body parts that don't let death slow them down.
Topics:
02:35 Henrietta Lacks
06:40 Operation Mincemeat
10:15 Abraham Lincoln
12:00 JFK
13:45 Albert Einstein
16:30 Joseph Haydn
17:20 Frederic Chopin
18:30 Napoleon
23:45 the Tswana warrior
Thanks to our special guests Dumb and Busted podcast.
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Jul 31, 2018 |
Swiss Army Wife, with Bunny Trails Podcast
1952
I’m pretty good at this wife business, but I can’t say that I would take over my husband’s public office after his death, re-edit his film to launch a genre-defining franchise, or kill an enemy general after he was over-run. However, there are a lot of women in history who would, and did, all those things and more.
From French pirates to Chilean warrior to American filmmakers, we look at women who earn the title "super wife."
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Jul 24, 2018 |
Ink and Pain: Tattoos, with Hobbit from GUI Podcasts
2190
“The body is a temple and it’s our job to decorate it." From tatau in Polynesia to Sailor Jerry to the oppressed class that gave rise to the Yakuza, we touch on some highlights from the history of tattoos.
Huge thanks to my guest presenter Mike "Hobbit" Bickett from Geeks Under the Influence Podcast network. Check out the episode of Smack My Pitch Up he let me do with him.
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Jul 17, 2018 |
Secret Cities
2157
We all lose things -- keys, wallets, patience -- but how do you lose an entire city? Hear the stories of three American towns built in a hurry but kept off the map, secure Soviet enclaves known by their post codes, ancient cities found by modern technology, and the ingenious engineering of underground dwellings.
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Jul 10, 2018 |
Foxtrot Alpha Charlie Tango Sierra, pt 2
1409
For Independence Day, we're doing a two-parter on heroic animals, innovations from the field, and noteworthy bad-asses.
Topics include a pigeon who saved hundreds of lives, a crossbow for grenades and Jack Churchill, who went into WWI with a claymore and bagpipes, despite not being Scottish.
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Jul 06, 2018 |
Foxtrot Alpha Charlie Tango Sierra pt 1
1425
For Independence Day, we're doing a two-parter on heroic animals, innovations from the field, and noteworthy bad-asses.
Topics include a pigeon who saved hundreds of lives, a crossbow for grenades and Jack Churchill, who went into WWI with a claymore and bagpipes, despite not being Scottish.
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Jul 03, 2018 |
We Can't Have Nice Things: Art & Antiquities Edition
2154
Ecce Homo was a fresco of Jesus Christ that had degraded significantly over time. No one asked the little old lady next door to help. She had no training, but how hard could it really be? Pretty damn hard, as it turns out. In place of the Renaissance-style face was now a smeary circle, wreathed in what looks like a marabou balaclava, with a nose like a folk-art sock doll, the crooked, misplaced eyes of a failed anime sketch, and a mouth like a lipstick smear left by a bass.
In the height of irony, many priceless works of art and antiquities have been destroyed by the people who were trying to preserve them. Modern art can be especially susceptible to accidental destruction by well-meaning parties. Some things were destroyed by unthinking or unfeeling people. Some relics were destroyed for the sake of money, even entire pyramids. Some things were destroyed by people who think they’re more important than, ya know, the history of the planet and its people.
But seeing is believing! You can find galleries of some of the examples here and here. All of the links used in our research are on the website.
Thanks to our super-fan Michael K for his review, support and today's topic.
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Jun 26, 2018 |
Science Fiction Double Feature, featuring Shaun Ennis of Stories of Yore and Yours
2290
My father was a sci-fi fan of the old school. The man had the entire original Star Trek series on VHS, commercial free, and an Enterprise technical manual. So in his honor, a little late for Father's Day, we go back in time to look to the future as we dive into the wormhole of classic sci-fi. With segments voiced by Shaun Ennis, host of Stories of Yore and Yours.
Topics include Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, HG Wells, Robert Chambers and cosmic horror, NOT H. P. Lovecraft, William Hodgson and dying earth, Richard Jeffries and the invention of post-apocalptia, Olaf Stapledon and the multi-verse, the origin of the word "robot," Hugo Gernsback's Amazing Stories, John Campbell's Astounding Stories, the first and the longest-running sci-fi TV show and where all the tapes went, and the OG of sci-fi... Star Trek!
You can find all the links used to research this episodes on our website, but here's the one you wanted, the pics of the skant uniform.
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Jun 19, 2018 |
Like Butter in the Bank
1820
A strategic reserve is a commodity held back by governments to stabilize prices or protect against shortage. Your mind may go immediately to the 35 million barrels or so of crude oil that the US has in storage, but there are all kinds of strategic reserves around the world. From cotton in China, to butter and wine in the EU, to the Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve, we talk about strange stockpiles (mostly food) and their effect on producers and consumers.
To read more about any of these topics, you can find all of the research resources on our website.
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Jun 12, 2018 |
The Last Word(s)
2010
We assign a great deal of significant to last words. We expect them to be deep and profound, the sort of thing you immortalize on a $3,000 headstone. We hope we’ll say something really clever when it’s our turn, and not “what’s this button do?” or “hold my beer.” But you may end up with last words like American author Henry David Thoreau, who simply said “moose...Indian.”
From the profound to the prophetic, from the ironic to the ignominious, from founding fathers to TV stars, we look into the final utterances of the famous and infamous alike.
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Jun 05, 2018 |
The Role of a Lifetime
1830
Some actors fall victim to typecasting, but others have a single character they can't disassociate themselves from. Sometimes that means always being cast as a character similar to the one they made famous or that made them famous, or not really being cast at all.
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May 29, 2018 |
Copy-wrong
1781
If a monkey takes a picture in the woods, can the monkey claim the copyright? Trademark and copyright laws can get pretty sticky. For the layperson, trademark, copyright and patent sound interchangeable. Find our who called dibs on phrases like "you're fired," "one more thing," and "let's play." Learn about cases where people tried to claim things they couldn't, only to get smacked down in court. If you work in advertising, stay tuned for a list of words and phrases that will cost you a lot of money.
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May 22, 2018 |
Mummy's Day
2355
In this episode, we cover the way people in Victorian Europe used (and abused) Egyptian mummies, whether or not mummies were burned for fuel, Catholic saints who do not decay, natural mummies preserved in ice, moss, and salt, child mummies of the Andes, and Buddhist monk mummifying themselves.
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May 15, 2018 |
Lunules and Tittles and Barms, Oh My!
1795
From the skin between your thumb and forefinger to the stringy things you have to pick off bananas, today's episode will teach you dozens of names for everyday items, even if you can't tell your natiform from your weenus.
Here are your new vocab words, in order of appearance:
acnestis
niddick
feat
glabella
caruncula
philtrum
weenus
rasceta
pericule
lunules
Morton's toe
minimus
Brannock device
hallux
throat
vamp
aglet
paresthesia
obdormition
dysania
armscyes
nurdle
wamble
borborygmus
crapulence
crepuscular rays
apricity
petrichor
chrysalism
pareidolia
natiform
phosphene
zarf
anecdoche
kenopsia
monachopsis
vellichor
joska
masticate
misophonia
vagitus
accumbation
scurryfunge
muntin
punt
agraffe
ulage
barm
cornicione
phloem bundle
druplets
anemoia
defenestrate
zugzwang
mondegreen
eggcorn
malaproprism
spoonerism
grawlix
agitron
octothorpe
intterobang
griffonage
jot
tittle
apthong
palindrome
semordnilap
contranym
lemniscate
obelus
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May 08, 2018 |
Steal (pretty) Big
1671
When you think of big heists, your mind probably goes to banks, jewelry, and fine art, or maybe a casino vault; carefully organized plans by people dressed in black turtlenecks with plenty of cool gadgets and close calls. What we remember as the daring heist of one of the world’s most famous paintings was really neither of those. The theft of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa wasn’t even noticed when it happened.
That story, plus a stolen art technique that made a man world famous, credit stolen for one of the most important discoveries in biology, the man who was namesake the pyramid scheme, and a stolen film role that launched a career.
Thanks for bearing with me through the rough audio quality lately. I've been studying and practicing and I think you'll notice real improvement starting this week.
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May 01, 2018 |
A Dish Best Served Loud
1784
A microphone is a good enough platform for getting back at people, but an entire recording studio is even better. Popular music is littered with songs getting back at an ex lover, from Waylon Jennings to Taylor Swift, but a fair number of the tracks you know by heart are actually clap-backs to the people in the mixing booth or the record label offices.
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Apr 24, 2018 |
We Can't Have Nice Things: Gamer edition
1665
From trolls and griefers, to crashing virtual funerals and spreading digital plagues, we look at online gamers ruining everyone else's fun in the first of our series We Can't Have Nice Things.
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Apr 17, 2018 |
For Want of a Nail
1849
Small things can have reverberating effects on history, both good and bad. In 1453, the great walled city of Constantinople, which had withstood sieges for 1,100 years, fell to the Ottomans...because someone left the door open.
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Apr 10, 2018 |
It's Good To Be The King
1988
Mel Brooks said it best, “It’s good to be the king.” There’s the seemingly limitless power and unspendable amounts of wealth. On the flip-side, though, there’s the back-stabbing, political intrigue, and of course, the inbreeding to deal with.
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Apr 03, 2018 |
Obligatory Holiday Episode: Easter & Passover
1694
Hop on down the bunny trail as we examine the origins of some beloved Easter traditions and teach the goyim a little about Pesach.
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Mar 27, 2018 |
You're How Old?!
1664
In the age of bigger, better, faster, more, it’s easy to default to thinking that we invented everything, that the complex things that make up our lives couldn’t have existed in the times we view as primitive. Oh, how wrong we are.
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Mar 20, 2018 |
First Ladies
1664
We dip our toes into the deep water of "the first woman to..." with pilots, daredevils, doctors, and athletes.
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Mar 13, 2018 |
Untold Devastation
1617
There exists a small deserted town, which has been seized by eminent domain and condemned by the state. Why would an entire town that once housed over a thousand residents be shuttered? Because the ground under their feet was on fire.
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Mar 06, 2018 |
hiStory
1784
Take, for example, George Washington’s youthful proclamation on the lumberjacking of his father’s cherry tree - “I cannot tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.” It’s one of the first presidential facts American children learn in elementary school. The trouble is, that story is a complete fabrication.
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Feb 27, 2018 |
Firsts That Weren't
1468
Gutenberg may have gotten all the press, but he wasn't the first to use movable type. Think you know the first video game or who was the first to fly across the Atlantic? Listen in and see!
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Feb 22, 2018 |
Phe-nom-nom-nom
1365
You say potato, I say a dangerous tuber that people will only eat in the face of actual starvation. You say tomato, I say a poison apple from the mysterious new world that’s killing the aristocracy.
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Feb 17, 2018 |
In the Name of Science
1245
From a lone example of a trilobite in Hunan, China named Han Solo to a butterfly pea flower reminiscent of a Georgia O'Keefe painting, called clitoria ternatea, the naming of species offers almost as much in the way of entertainment as it does scientific classification.
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Feb 14, 2018 |
Shenanigans (hoaxes and false panics)
1216
From rainbow parties to Spiritualism to two bands touring as a band they're not, we take a look at some noteworthy hoaxes and false panics.
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Feb 12, 2018 |
What is Your Brain On Facts?
45
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Feb 01, 2018 |