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The average person spends 20-25 minutes per day commuting to and from work - why not learn while getting there? Join Dave & Jay every Monday to learn about a few fascinating things that'll make you the most interesting person in the room.
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The Illegal Number | HAARP
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Earth Rise | State Names
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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(Ep. 203 Rebroadcast) What Happens to our Earliest Memories? | Operation Paul Bunyan
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Legacy for the Frisbee… and a Pringles can | Pop culture holidays
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Micronations | The shortest wars of all time
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Disaster on the Brain | The Formula for WD-40
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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The last payphones | Predicting the end of the world
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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The Wilhelm Scream | Are you dead yet?
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Can you Spontaneously Combust? | Giftcard Economics
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Why start the year on January 1st? | Not so great New Year's traditions
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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NORAD Santa Tracker | Talkboy Toy Craze
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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The Great Emu War | Presidential Pets
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Hey, that HS Mascot looks familiar | The 2025 Word of the Year
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Alternative Thanksgiving Food Facts | The History of Spam Mail
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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The black box | 40-hour work week
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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The burrito that changed the world | Tom Brady cloned his dog
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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(Ep. 178 Rebroadcast) The Closest Election Ever. | God Bless ... Canada? | Unstoppable Daylight Savings Time.
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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A Snooze Button is Always Nine Minutes | Why a Marathon is 26.2 Miles
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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That time the FBI investigated Louie Louie | The Mysterious Jeans Pocket
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Why a sandwich is called a sandwich | Why World Records Fall (or don't)
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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The Sinful History of the Fork | The Laugh Track
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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(Ep. 170 Rebroadcast) An Appreciation of Pigeons. | The Last Civil War Pension Check. | Dress for Success.
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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QWERTY | The End of Publishers Clearing House
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Decoding Pig Latin | Why we hate the sound of our own voices
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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When Sliced Bread Was Illegal | The Unsolvable CIA Puzzle
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Do Cars Run Out of Honk? | Olympic Art Medals
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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The Last Meal | The Truth about Left-Handed People
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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(Ep. 165 Rebroadcast) The Novelty Popcorn Bucket. | Even Gorillas Get Addicted to Screens. | The Man Who Sues Everyone
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Why Time Moves at Different Speeds | The Return of the Presidential Physical Fitness Test.
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Banana Bandits | The Verdict on Jury Duty
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Why we clap. | Uncrustables conquer the NFL.
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Golden Gamers | Operation Acoustic Kitty
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Time Zones. | How emojis became confusing.
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Based On a True Story | Seeing Red
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Where Does Vanilla Flavoring Come From? | Flash! Bang! ER!
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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The real history of basketball? Maybe. | Some Assembly Required (for Love)
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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What Happens to our Earliest Memories? | Operation Paul Bunyan
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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It’s OK. | Baby Names You Cannot Use.
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Who was selling the seashells by the seashore? | Where is Jaws?
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Show Announcement. | The Drama Behind School Lunches. | Lion King Video Game Conspiracy.
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May 26, 2025 |
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Why is Karaoke so popular? | Horse racing - all in the family. | Do animals have accents?
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May 12, 2025 |
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Crafting iPhone Alarms. | Can Water Expire? | Should You Be Nice to A.I.?
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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The Birth of the Peep | Curb Your Enthusiasm Saved a Life | David Dies in This One
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Dire Wolf Returns - is that a good thing? | Minecraft Explained | How A Goofy Movie became A Great Movie
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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The March Madness Multiplier Effect | Goosebumps is still going | The Other Burger King
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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The Passing of the Cereal Box Toy. | Ocracoke’s Dialect. | Finding Marco Polo.
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The Dance Dance Revolution | How Do Astronauts Bathe (or pee..) | The Rise, Fall, And Rise Again of Little Caesars
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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When The Preview Lies | (Drunken) Origins of NASCAR | The Most Expensive Typos
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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(Ep. 161 Rebroadcast) The Cost of Free Bread. | The Surgeon General turns his Attention towards … Pac-Man. | Starry Rebrand.
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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How long could you hold your breath? | When did storks start delivering babies? | We’ve got the skinny on Weight Watchers’ woes.
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Did a Mascot wreck Rax? | Who-o-o knows the Ghostwriters? | The Identity of Jack the Ripper
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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I’m going to Disney World! | Can you say “Super Bowl” in a Super Bowl ad? | The scratch-off lottery ticket effect.
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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New Place Sleep Woes. | Do Dogs Watch TV? | Will Pluto Ever Become a Planet Again?
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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The 15-year wait for a 24-hour event. | Crazy Celebrity Contracts. | Living Longer on a Budget.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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The Not-So-Great Wizard of Oz. | Guess Who: A Love Story. | Presidential Bible Usage.
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Decoding ZIP Codes. | Waffle House Alert System. | Popeye Goes Public.
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Nosferatu - the Movie that Would Not Die. | Can You Trademark a Smell? | Why New Year's Day is January 1st.
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Holiday Movie Formula. | Why We Kiss under Mistletoe. | Which State has the most Christmas Cheer?
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Don’t go to Court in the Afternoon. | When Banana doesn’t Taste like Banana. | The Lost Michael Jackson Tapes stay Lost.
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Helium’s Future is Up in the Air | Could We Ever Achieve Utopia? | Creepy Smuggler
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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(Ep. 133 Rebroadcast) On the Internet, no one knows you’re a dog. | Rotting Pumpkins. | Porta-Potties, Explained.
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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The Sideways Effect. | Rats Can Now Drive! | The Bannister Barrier.
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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40 Years of BookIt. | Who Owns Stonehenge? | A McFix for the McFlurry.
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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The Closest Election Ever. | God Bless ... Canada? | Unstoppable Daylight Savings Time.
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Silk Road = Evil Amazon. | Election Texts. | The Dr. (Pepper) Is In.
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Ring Finger. | The Magazine that is a Publishing Phenomenon. | Spirit of Halloween Comes to Town (again).
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Why is Election Day in November? | Pitt Bulls! | The Dangerous Sneeze.
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Lawyer Advertising Legalities. | Economics of Gift Cards. | Birth of the Chicken Tender.
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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(Ep. 132 Rebroadcast) Say, “Cheese!” | Halloween’s Classic Catchphrase. | That Creepy Michael Myers Mask.
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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The Nuclear Button. | Dogs in the Car. | Here Comes a Clown - Should You Run??
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Do Celebrity Endorsements Work? | When should you shower? | The Rise of Dog Moms.
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Presidential Term Limits | How to Win a Radio Contest | The Truth About Freshly Squeezed Florida Orange
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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An Appreciation of Pigeons. | The Last Civil War Pension Check. | Dress for Success.
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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(Ep. 125 Rebroadcast) The Real Mighty Ducks. | No white after Labor Day. | The Floating DVD Logo
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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We Won’t Be Getting a New Rudolph Movie Anytime Soon. | Bugs Are On the Menu. | The Legacy of the Princess Diana Beanie Baby.
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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The Big Heist. | How to Wash Your Clothes. | The Rise of Fantasy Football.
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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The Refuge Olympic Team. | Human Birds. | The Return of Dumb Phones.
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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The lifespan of a dollar bill. | Are Remote Workers Really Working? | Mighty Memories of the Morphin Power Rangers.
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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The Novelty Popcorn Bucket. | Even Gorillas Get Addicted to Screens. | The Man Who Sues Everyone
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Club 33. | Was Wendy’s Almost Dave’s Burger Barn? | Remembering Richard Simmons.
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Olympic Payday. | Another Other Kind of Golf. | Take that Cotton Swab out of your Ear!
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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The Rubik’s Cube Turns 50. | Grocery Store Psychology. | Regular Ol’ Olympians.
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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The Cost of Free Bread. | The Surgeon General turns his Attention towards … Pac-Man. | Starry Rebrand.
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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(Ep. 119 Rebroadcast) The Postal Service might misplace your mail. What if they misplace your grandpa? | Can adults really make new friends? | International etiquette can get pretty strange.
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Jaywalking: The Crime of Blame. | Thinking Like a Mosquito. | Crazy Times in the Vintage Toy Market.
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Who named Earth? | A century of counting calories. | Time Traveler Dinner Party
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The Trouble with Timeshares | Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe | Old Farmers Almanac
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Ranch: A Love Story. | Don’t Rile a Real-Life Stalker! | Is there Power of Persuasion in Political Signs?
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May 27, 2024 |
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(Ep. 136 Rebroadcast) The Museum of Failure. | Where Lost Luggage Goes. | (Un)limited Breadsticks.
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May 20, 2024 |
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The Myth of 98.6. | Meet Lady Liberty. | Pop Tart Wars.
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May 13, 2024 |
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Can we change time? | How often should you shower? | Where change goes.
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May 06, 2024 |
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The movie you will never see. | Smokey Bear. | Death and Peanuts.
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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One last name to rule them all. | A hit song in under 30 minutes. | The death of William Henry Harrison. Va
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Is there anything not (sung about) on the internet? | Eclipse dos and don’ts (for you and your dog.) | Can we actually get too much sleep?
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Was the Guillotine humane? | Chocolate Chip Ice Cream is Melting Away. | Why Chocolate Bunnies at Easter?
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Unlucky 13. | The Presidential Physical Fitness Test. | The Most Popular (and Obscure) Sport in America.
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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The real history of the Apple logo. | Turning the tables on telemarketers. | Would you delete your friends for a free cheeseburger? (Episode 118 Rebroadcast)
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Why do the British drive on the wrong side of the road? | The Caitlin Clark Effect. | Rat Hole.
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Willys Chocolate Experience. | Arkansa(w). | Can We Blame the Full Moon?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Archimedes’ Death Ray. | Where do Generic Brands come from? | The 50,000-Year-Old Bison Burger.
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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The Suspicious Sriracha Shortage Story | Jake from State Farm | It’s Already Leap Year Again
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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How the Puppy Bowl Became a Thing. | The Real Chef Boyardee. | Did We Finally Find Amelia Earhart?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Commute on Commuting. | Movies and War Machines. | The Economics of Taylor Swift.
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Flipping the Bird. | Is Double Dipping Completely Unacceptable? | The Worst Month for Birthdays.
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Hiring a real hitman is really hard. | Where did all the McDonald’s Play Places go? | Is flipping a coin really a 50/50 proposition?
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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How the Stanley tumbler became cool. | Killing the unkillable - a cockroach story. | Want a free Tootsie Roll Pop?
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Space Litter. | Mickey Mouse Enters Public Domain (kind of) | Earthworms Come to America.
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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The Holocaust Diary Experiment. | Whamageddon. | Wikipedia Wrapped.
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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The wild world of snack chip flavors. | News alert - cell phone reception isn’t great. | The new and (possibly) improved McDonald’s burger.
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Blowing out Birthday Candles. | The not-so-wide World of Dating Apps. | Why do Bad Kids get Coal from Santa?
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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The Museum of Failure. | Where Lost Luggage Goes. | (Un)limited Breadsticks.
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Christmas Creep. | The Turkey Pardon.
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Now & Then. | No Tip? It could cost you. | Hitler Money.
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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On the Internet, no one knows you’re a dog. | Rotting Pumpkins. | Porta-Potties, Explained.
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Say, “Cheese!” | Halloween’s Classic Catchphrase. | That Creepy Michael Myers Mask.
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Coca-Cola Didn’t Change its Price - for 7 decades. | Iceland Tries Not to Keep it in the Family. | Banksy (figuratively) Unmasked. Maybe.
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Who adds to the dictionary? | John and Jane Doe. | Will we ever add to Mt. Rushmore?
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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The Pizza Meter. | Loser Swag. | An Asteroid is Kind of Close to Us.
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Trick or Treat Age Limit? | The Cemetary Real Estate Market. | Hollywood Rarely Acts Its Age.
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Trucker Life. | The Most Popular Birthdays. | Spoiler Alert.
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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AI Jesus. | Magic Olympics. | Subtitles Are Hip.
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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The Real Mighty Ducks. | No white after Labor Day. | The Floating DVD Logo
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Airport Bathrooms. Ew! | A surprising addition to the Billionaires Club. | The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders.
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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The Birthday Effect (or Happy Death Day). | Missing Nuclear Weapons. | Venmo Knows Too Much.
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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The Accidental Success of the Cha Cha Slide. | Where have all the Lindas gone? | Sugar high - real or imagined?
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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The Bathroom is the new office. | The Shape of Our Heart. | More Dinosaurs.
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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The wealthiest man in the world. Jk. | NFTs Go Bust. | “It’s a-me!” How Super Mario came to be.
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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The Postal Service might misplace your mail. What if they misplace your grandpa? | Can adults really make new friends? | International etiquette can get pretty strange.
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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The real history of the Apple logo. | Turning the tables on telemarketers. | Would you delete your friends for a free cheeseburger?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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How to Fix Small Talk. | Aging Backwards. | Selling Fireworks.
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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The 10th President’s Grandson (is still alive). | The real challenge to climbing Mt. Everest. | Furby is back!
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Choking or non? The history of the lifesaver mint. | The truth about elevator close door buttons. | The San Diego Chicken.
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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The power of the secret ingredient. | Cheese run. | Esperanto: the (almost) universal language.
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Should we bury all powerlines? | Why you can’t pump your own gas in New Jersey. | There are concerts and then there are private concerts.
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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(Ep. 68 Rebroadcast) Benjamin Franklin - serial killer?! | Why don’t dollar coins work? | Prosopagnosia
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May 29, 2023 |
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The Polybius Game | Volume Wars | The Babushka Lady
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May 15, 2023 |
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The Bermuda Triangle. | Sleepwalking Crimes. | Happy Little Accidents.
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May 08, 2023 |
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The world's smallest movie. | The Microsoft Excel World Championship. | Is whistling a foreign language?
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May 01, 2023 |
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The world’s cheapest hotel room. | Are TV judges real judges? | The pay phone scam.
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Bohemian Grove | Where Does Weather Come From? | (Serial) Killer Love Letters
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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The cellphone turns 50 | The Tylenol Murders | Our collective password problem
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Where are all the waterbeds? | The history of calling shotgun. | What’s as famous as Beethoven’s music? Beethoven’s hair.
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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The magic of Disney was no match for the Alien Encounter. | If only our ketchup was green. | The story of post-credit scenes.
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Thomas Jefferson had a secret, and it’s not the one you think. | Why you can pee for free in the USA. | Monopoly pieces, explained. (Ep. 70 rebroadcast)
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Why are McD’s ice cream machines always broken? | Peeps Explained. | When product placement goes wrong.
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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The Emergency Goalie Rule. | The politics of donkeys & elephants. | Buy Nothing groups.
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Emojis explained. | The naked Nirvana baby grows up (and gets mad). | Resurrecting the dead for film.
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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The fun & dangerous Easy Bake Oven. | Advertising in Outer Space. | ELIZA - the OG chatbot.
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Even square dancing has a dark history. | The ads you didn’t see on the Super Bowl. | What are Savannah Bananas?
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The original Ponzi schemer. | AriZona Tea - 99 cents forever. | Chuck E. Cheese & the power of the floppy disc.
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Are event ticket sales a monopoly? | The ticking of the Doomsday Clock. | Where is Tom from MySpace?
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Why are eggs so expensive? | AI creates it - but who owns it? | The man who saved Nike
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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D.A.R.E. you to try and keep kids off of drugs | Hey Pepsi, where’s my jet? | Medieval Football
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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The Hollywood Life of P22 | Paris Syndrome | Baby Back Ribs & Pop Culture
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Why do we drop a ball on New Years Eve? | The unexpected story of Wordle. | Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work. (from the archives)
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Where did “The 12 Days of Christmas” come from? | Have you got what it takes to be a mall Santa? | The legendary WWI Christmas Truce.
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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The Crockpot: appliance of convenience or counter-top killer? | The rap on Spotify’s yearly wrapped release. | The worst decision in music history.
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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The luxury shoe store that wasn’t. | A fake website that attracts real criminals. | Ancient gladiators had to hydrate, too.
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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The most popular (and wealthy) kid in America | The unregulated market for breast milk | There when you need it: the Turkey Talk-Line. (Ep. 45 replay)
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Should you take off your shoes when you enter someone’s house? | How did Cowboys + Lions = Thanksgiving?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Why do we still observe Daylight Savings Time? | The power of the I Voted Sticker. | Heads I win - tails I win. The gambling secrets of Mattress Mack. (re-air w/ update)
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Cameras are everywhere. | Buying & selling a haunted house. | Fake it till you make it.
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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What we say about ourselves through Halloween costumes. | How we got the Jack O’ Lantern. | Spirits of Halloween is coming to town (from the archives)
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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What it takes to be in the Guinness Book of World Records | Stephen King’s own real-life suspense story | How do movies get their ratings? (Ep. 56 Rebroadcast)
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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The Candy Corn controversy. | The tragical tale of Siegfried & Roy. | The Video Game hack that may be hot air.
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Why people don’t hitchhike anymore. | It’s Pumpkin Spice Latte Season. Again. | You worry about hurricanes, we worry about hurricane sharks!
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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The chess cheating scandal. | We love and hate fish sticks. | Why that sticker on the back of the car says 26.2.
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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The MLB Hall of Shame Voting System. | 867-5309 is my actual phone number. | Reinventing legos.
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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The Taco Liberty Bell. | The man who beat the Price is Right. | Recreating Eden.
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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The Tunnel of Love - fact or fiction? | Who owns the moon? | The podcast that doesn’t just talk about murders, it solves them.
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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The Cobra Effect. | The staying power of Weird Al Yankovich. | Keep Calm & Carry On.
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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How many licks does it take? | War of Worlds Revisited. | The strange history of the rolling suitcase.
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Rock, paper, scissors, but seriously. | CD clubs and complicated subscriptions. | The World of Warcraft virtual pandemic.
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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The Internet Mob Comes for Cracker Barrel (again) | The Mysterious McRib | Do you need to wait after eating before you swim?
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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The most kissed girl in the world. | Ice cream in the shadow economy. | What’s for breakfast … and why?
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Tips on tipping. | We can't stop online shopping. | Someone actually owns the Happy Birthday song. Well, kinda.
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Genghis Khan - tyrant, conqueror, grandpa?! | What’s happening to Winnie the Pooh? | Media, Minions, and sharp-dressed men.
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Don’t mess with, or mess up, Texas. | Crypto Currency Fallout. | Not your Grandfather’s RadioShack.
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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The complicated history of coffee. | When old songs become new again. | What does it take to be an astronaut?
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Special Independence Day Episode
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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The art of pettiness. | Spinach’s debt to Popeye. | “My Pleasure” & the power of customer service.
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Thomas Jefferson had a secret, and it’s not the one you think. | Why you can pee for free in the USA. | Monopoly pieces, explained.
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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The Tragic Tale of Pets.com. | LOL Origins. | It’s Bananas: How comic books fell in love with gorillas.
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Benjamin Franklin - serial killer?! | Why don’t dollar coins work? | Prosopagnosia
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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JFK's brain is missing | The Amber Alert | Under the hood of Pimp My Ride (Ep. 50 replay)
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May 30, 2022 |
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Taxi Cab Companies vs. Uber | Wait. Paul McCartney is.. Dead? | Do online dating websites work?
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May 23, 2022 |
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The origin of the word Bluetooth | Heads I win - Tails I win. The gambling secrets of Mattress Mack. | Yasuke, the unlikely samurai
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May 16, 2022 |
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Video game movies are usually awful. Why? | The Salem Witch Trials revisited | The famous chef who had it all - including a secret
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May 09, 2022 |
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Inflation comes for the Tooth Fairy | The best kind of blacklist | Joey Chestnut is the G.O.A.T.
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May 02, 2022 |
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Thank you for NOT smoking | Big Foot lives | Why do we sleep?
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Hot dog! The Weinermobile Rolls On | The Real Reason Solitaire & Minesweeper Were On Every PC | Sinister Secrets of Prohibition
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Where do all the deer come from? | The tragically short life of the world’s tallest man | Flo. (You know who I mean!)
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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How the h*ck does censorship work? | The father of modern medicine’s love for - cocaine? | That time we almost nuked the moon
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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What’s a run into March Madness worth | “Please hold,” and then there’s that music. | How do Girl Scout Cookies take over the world every year?
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Metal detectors; not just for old guys at the beach | The most dangerous theme park in America | Livestrong tries to live again
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Pepsi - refreshing soft drink or 6th largest military in the world? Or.. both? | Why don’t U.S. Presidents grow facial hair anymore? | It’s no joke - it’s harder to get into Clown College than Harvard.
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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What it takes to be in the Guinness Book of World Records | Stephen King’s own real-life suspense story | How do movies get their ratings?
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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A thorough review of Amazon reviews | It’s in every scary movie, and it always works! | Art can change the world - here are films that did
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Face-to-face with a preserved serial killer | The strangest small town in America | The problem with quicksand is that there isn’t much of a problem
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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What’s in a (baby) name? | What you still don’t know about the Super Bowl | Linsanity, 10-years later
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Are claw machines as rigged as they seem | The surprising power of crossword puzzles | Peloton: from its best version to its worst
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Groundhogs Day | Dangers of sharenting | When Barry Bonds met his match
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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JFK's brain is missing | The Amber Alert | Under the hood of Pimp My Ride
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Ants that don’t age | AND1 is ready to insult your opponent again | Can you delete yourself from the internet?
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Dollar Tree - where everything is $1.25 | The man who invented a surgery - to save his own life | What’s it worth? Depends on if you already own it
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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The Beatles vs The Bay City Rollers. Wait, who? | The ongoing appeal of Dungeons & Dragons | Rude Man (Ep. 25 Replay)
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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The Heidi Bowl | Why New Year's resolutions don’t work | The best way to warm up a car on a cold morning
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Christmas & KFC | How the Grinch Bots made Christmas more expensive | Christmas song royalties
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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The most popular (and wealthy) kid in America | The unregulated market for breast milk | There when you need it: the Turkey Talk-Line.
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Taylors Version(s) | The non-secret secret of MrBeast Burger | The immortal Harry & Marv
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Stadium naming rights are super expensive. Can it really be worth the cost? | Can you live forever? Maybe. If you’re rich. | Here comes the Hallmark Christmas Movie Marathon.
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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LuLaRich and the world of multilevel marketing | The Dunk of Death | Heaven Tourism is big business
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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The A list: a real thing? | KidzBop won’t stop. | How long can you survive lost at sea?
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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KONY 2012 in 2021. | The power and skill of the casting director. | Your very own haunted doll?
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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What happens to your stuff when you return it | Resurrecting the dead. | Fingerboarding never left.
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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The man who refused to surrender | Jingles - good or bad but unquestionably effective | Spirit of Halloween is coming to town
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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E.T. phoned home. Reese’s phoned the bank. | Hollywood is calling … for your house? | Real penalties for theoretical crimes.
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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BING - the highly profitable afterthought | What lies within the Doomsday Vault?! | Abercrombie & Fitch and the art of survival
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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JC Penney and the fair & square debacle | The quibble with Quibi | Simulating … homelessness?
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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The short, tragic life of Clippy - the world’s most hated virtual assistant | Remember that crazy 90’s genie movie, Shazaam? No, actually you don’t. | The absurd history of HitClips
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Behind the scenes at Wikipedia | Where did those strange McDonalds characters go? | Got an extra billion? You could build a city.
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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The Famous Windows XP Wallpaper | Can I Buy a Superhero? | The Great Beanie Baby Bubble (Ep. 7 Rebroadcast)
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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A history of the Tamagotchi | The fake high school football team in some real trouble | Unlimited movies for $10 a month
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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The Rise & Fall of HQ Trivia | Fantasy Football is more popular than real football | The Happiest Guy in The World
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Our Future in Virtual Reality | The Unintentional Cult of Rae Dunn | Calvin Peeing Decal
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Is popping your knuckles bad for you? | Colonel Sanders was complicated | Humans are fast. How much faster are cats?
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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What does “a lifetime supply” really mean? | You just won a game show. Now what? | The textbook war of 1974.
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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How much is an Olympic medal actually worth? | Does it make sense to host the Olympics? | How do I become an Olympic athlete? (Hint: eat!)
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Can I still eat this? The reasoning behind food expiration dates | The mysterious disappearance of Richard Simmons | Napster and the cost of music
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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The Beatles vs The Bay City Rollers. Wait, who? | The ongoing appeal of Dungeons & Dragons | Rude Man
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Band in a bubble | Space Jam is back! Is that OK? | Selling fireworks
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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JAWS and a shark named Bruce | FarmVille: groundbreaking but annoying | The secret Airbnb crisis team
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Got Milk? | The worst video game of all-time | The complicated future of the Boy Scouts
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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When Apple assumed you loved U2 | The headlights are off; is it a gang initiation? | Money and TV syndication
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Delayed Gratification | The Brain of Phineas Gage | Lasting Money but Temporary Love
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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The Most Popular YouTube channel in the US is... | Why Skype when you can Zoom | Video Game Rehab
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Aliens aren’t just for weirdos anymore | Y2K. Was there ever really anything to fear? | The continuing appeal of Blockbuster Video
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May 31, 2021 |
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How dirty is our money? | 78+ kids and counting | What’s the worst contract in sports?
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May 24, 2021 |
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Imposter Syndrome | Do people actually tamper w/ Halloween candy? | Our confusing relationship with coffee K-Cups
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May 17, 2021 |
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More money = more happiness. Right? | The Duolingo Bird isn’t mad - he’s just disappointed | What do we fear more than death?
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May 10, 2021 |
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Facebook & Your Emotions: A Love/Hate Relationship | Where’s Waldo? | 2020 According to Google
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May 03, 2021 |
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Times Change for New York’s Annoying Street Performers | Have you Experienced the Bystander Effect? | Working Out in Jeans, or How to Disrupt an Industry.
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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People Keep Stealing Legos | The Rise & Fall of Steve & Barry's | Diamonds Really Are Forever (and expensive!).
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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March Sadness | The Mystery & History of the One-Hit Wonder | When Bugs Bunny Saved His Voice
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Speedrunning a game | You can hire someone to live your life | TOMS shoes sing the blues
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Tickling terror | People keep seeing something that’s not there | Fast food’s greatest marketing icon is a real clown show
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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$20 million in 2 seconds | I don’t know? Ask Jeeves! | We travel the Oregon Trail
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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The Famous Windows XP Wallpaper | Can I Buy a Superhero? | The Great Beanie Baby Bubble
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Meteorologists are always wrong, right? | Who is the main character on FRIENDS? | What happened to Goofy's wife?
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Pandemic ends = let spending begin! | The history (and future?) of the sitcom laugh track. | Context is king.
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Why are sports cards valuable again? | Everyone has started playing chess. | Champion to loser to Champion.
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Do we really need the penny? | The unmatched success of Jeopardy! | The Balloon Boy Hoax
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Three Identical Strangers | 1.1 Million Pokemon Hunters | Jumping the Shark
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Commute - The Podcast -- The Future of Christmas Trees | Who Owns the Titanic
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Feb 08, 2021 |