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Interesting Things with JC

Interesting Things with JC is a new podcast mini series, with highlight on some of the more interesting historical stories, current events as well as under-told stories.

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1378: "The Brazilian Current"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/16

Interesting Things with JC #1378: "The Brazilian Current" – It moves just one mile an hour, but it carries more than 50 Amazon Rivers. When warm meets cold, the ocean stirs. So does the planet.

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00:02:39

1376: "Explosive Pancake Batter"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/14

Interesting Things with JC #1376: "Explosive Pancake Batter" – A squeeze bottle. A kitchen. A bang. What looked like a gunshot was actually breakfast science under pressure...literally.

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00:01:27

1361: "The Metric Crescent Wrench"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/31

Interesting Things with JC #1361: "The Metric Crescent Wrench" – Long before torque specs, there was legend. A vanished tool from 1743. The truth slips… one adjustment at a time.

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00:06:22

1360: "Invisible Ink"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/30

Interesting Things with JC #1360: "Invisible Ink" – It wasn’t magic. It was chemistry. Messages hidden in sweat, milk, even matchbooks...when speaking could mean death, science spoke instead.

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00:03:47

1358: "George ‘Fiji’ Veikoso"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/28

Interesting Things with JC #1358: "George ‘Fiji’ Veikoso" – He built a sound that crossed oceans and refused to erase where it came from. A voice for islanders, a legacy for everyone.

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00:06:45

1354: "John Michael 'Ozzy' Osbourne"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/24

Interesting Things with JC #1354: "John Michael 'Ozzy' Osbourne" – He didn’t invent heavy metal, but he gave it a soul. From a Birmingham slum to global icon, Ozzy's voice was pain, prayer, and power.

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00:04:53

1353: "Interglacial Period"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/23

Interesting Things with JC #1353: "Interglacial Period" – We’re not at the end of an ice age. We’re in a brief warm pause. From orbit to solar cycles, Earth’s climate has rules, and we may be breaking them.

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00:03:25

1352: "The Soto Dolmen in Trigueros, Spain"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/22

Interesting Things with JC #1352: "The Soto Dolmen in Trigueros, Spain" – Hidden beneath an earthen mound lies a solar-aligned tomb older than Stonehenge, carved with symbols that still whisper across 5,000 years.

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00:03:33

1351: "Mitochondria"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/21

Interesting Things with JC #1351: "Mitochondria" – They power your body, track your ancestry, and may even hold the secrets to aging. These microscopic engines have a story 2 billion years in the making.

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00:07:41

1349: "Connie Francis"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/19

Interesting Things with JC #1349: "Connie Francis" – She gave her voice to others, and sometimes to nations. From ghost-singer to Cold War subversive, her story was never just about fame. It was about survival.

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00:04:47

1348: "Ozempic Venom"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/18

Interesting Things with JC #1348: "Ozempic Venom" – Before it became a billion-dollar weight loss drug, it was just spit from a venomous lizard. This is the unlikely journey from desert predator to medical marvel.

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00:07:20

1347: "Kola Superdeep Borehole"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/17

Interesting Things with JC #1347: "Kola Superdeep Borehole" – They weren't looking for oil. Or hell. Just answers. What Soviet scientists found beneath the crust changed our view of Earth forever...and nearly broke their drill.

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00:03:44

1346: "Napoleon's Rabbit Hunt Gone Wrong!"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/16

Interesting Things with JC #1346: "Napoleon's Rabbit Hunt Gone Wrong!" – He defeated Europe’s armies...but not a swarm of bunnies. A celebration turned stampede reveals the absurdity hiding behind power.

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00:04:24

1345: "Flash Floods"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/15

Interesting Things with JC #1345: "Flash Floods" – A few hours of rain. A 30-foot wall of water. How does that happen, and how do you survive it? This is not just weather. It's terrain. It's physics. It's personal.

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00:06:53

1344: "The SnackWrap Guy of Hendersonville"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/14

Interesting Things with JC #1344: "The SnackWrap Guy of Hendersonville" – One man, one missing menu item, and a TikTok campaign that turned craving into comeback. What started in a drive-thru became something no one expected.

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00:03:49

1343: "The Cochno Stone"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/13

Interesting Things with JC #1343: "The Cochno Stone" – Buried beneath a quiet hill in Scotland lies a prehistoric mystery: a massive carved stone etched by hands we’ll never meet, speaking a language we still don’t understand.

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00:01:58

1340: "Ellesmere Island in Canada"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/10

Interesting Things with JC #1340: "Ellesmere Island in Canada" – Where frost bites the wind and ancient landscapes refuse to blink, Ellesmere is more than remote, it's myth made real.

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00:02:30

1339: "Zoroastrianism"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/09

Interesting Things with JC #1339: "Zoroastrianism" – Before angels had wings and Satan had a name, there was a battle between light and darkness. This ancient faith shaped empires, and echoes through ours.

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00:02:06

1338: "Don't Skip Lunch"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/08

Interesting Things with JC #1338: "Don't Skip Lunch" – It’s just lunch, until it isn’t. One skipped meal can change more than your mood. It can change what you do, what you decide… even who you become.

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00:02:57

1337: "Tamerlane"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/07

Interesting Things with JC #1337: "Tamerlane" – He moved like a shadow, ruled with fire. From pyramids of skulls to Persian mosaics, the story of Timur is one of terror, and legacy.

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