Episode 4: Cigarettes in America

07/06/19 • 37 min

A Very Broad History of Werewolves and Other Things

For a century tobacco companies have worked with advertisers to mislead the public and infuse habitual smoking into American culture. This episode looks at the history of how an open conspiracy led to a global epidemic of preventable cancer.

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Episode 3: Seger, Triumphant

Episode Three straddles the line between history and personal opinion as we explore the expansive career of the great American musician Bob Seger. We discuss his history and impact and I gush about one song in particular and manage to get the name of it wrong anyway. Check it out!

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Episode 5: Rats vs Squirrels

Let’s take a look at these rodents in history. Both species live among humans, and both have carried fleas infected with bubonic plague. Yet the United States has treated these creatures very differently. Is it the tail?