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What Americans Ate When There Were No Food Laws

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02/13/24 • 47 min

There was a brief period in America’s history – after people left the farm to work in the city and before the government started regulating it – when there was a total, lawless free-for-all in the food industry. Things were bad. Really, really bad.

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Short Stuff: Christmas Lights

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12/20/23 • 13 min

Just three years after the lightbulb was invented a compadre of Thomas Edison thought to use them to decorate his Christmas tree. It set off a sensation that’s gotten more popular each year since.

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Havana Syndrome: ¿Qué Diablos?

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04/06/21 • 41 min

In 2016, diplomats at the American embassy in Cuba began suffering weird neurological symptoms after hearing strange noises. Some say it was a sonic attack using a secret weapon, but the Havana Syndrome remains a baffling scientific mystery to this day.

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The History of Las Vegas

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02/01/24 • 49 min

How did the sleepy Nevada town of Las Vegas become LAS VEGAS? Well, we'll let you know over the course of about 45 minutes.

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Farmer's Almanac: Literature to Poop To

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08/22/23 • 48 min

The Farmer's Almanac has a long rich history that is more than just moon phases and long-term weather patterns. Tune in to learn all about it.

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Native American Reservations

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09/07/23 • 52 min

Today we dive into the history and current state of Native American reservations. This serves as a nice follow-up to the Trail of Tears double-ep from 2017.

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J. Edgar Hoover: Evil G-Man Pt. 1

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05/21/24 • 40 min

It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that J. Edgar Hoover was perhaps the most powerful American of the 20th century. By the time he established the FBI as America’s police force, presidents were afraid of him. Just exactly how did he get to be so puissant?

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The Myth of Absinthe

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05/26/22 • 50 min

Absinthe makes you hallucinate and possibly even have a seizure, right? Nope. It's all a part of the myth of absinthe, which is really just a bitter tasting liquor with a bad reputation.

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Selects: How Limousines Work

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05/15/21 • 36 min

The first limousines weren’t even cars! Learn all about the history of limousines, how they’re made and some of the most creative and expensive amenities you can find inside them in this classic episode with Josh and Chuck.

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