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If you"ve ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

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11:15

Short Stuff: The Shortest War

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2025/06/18

How long was the shortest war in human history? Under an hour. Hard to believe? Not when you hear the story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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43:00

The Fencing Of The Commons

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2025/06/17

When England privatized its commons – lands that by custom belonged to all English to work and support themselves for centuries – it began the modern era, industrialization, wage labor, industrialization, or all of those things and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:17

Selects: The Kitty Genovese Story

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2025/06/14

Most people have heard of the story of Kitty Genovese. She was murdered near her apartment in 1964 and her neighbors didn't do much to help. It caused a nationwide outcry, but the story has often been misrepresented. In this classic episode, we set the record straight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

42:22

Anacondas: Not Like in the Movie

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2025/06/12

Are anacondas big? For sure. Are they able to crush and consume a human? Maybe, but thankfully they don't really do that. Don't believe everything you see in the movies.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

10:30

Short Stuff: Andrew Jackson's Inauguration

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2025/06/11

Wild stories about a crazy party after Andrew Jackson's inauguration have been around since the weeks after it went down. But how wild was it really?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

46:31

How Styrofoam Works

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2025/06/10

All those to-go cups and food containers aren’t actually Styrofoam but those cups and Styrofoam are both forms of foam polystyrene, one of the rare materials that isn’t biodegradable. Which is a problem, because we make – and throw away – so much of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

48:10

Selects: How Dementia Works

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2025/06/07

The number of people suffering from dementia is expected to explode in the coming decades and, in a pleasant surprise, countries around the world are taking steps to plan for the increase in friendly, caring ways. Find out all about this devastating disease and what's being done to prepare in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

54:56

Impression Management

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2025/06/05

We all in some way care about what other people think of us. At our core we all have a fear of saying something dumb or embarrassing ourselves somehow. One sociological theory says that our effort to prevent those embarrassments is the basis of society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

11:21

Short Stuff: Can You Not Have A Name?

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2025/06/04

Is it legal to live without a name? Is it even possible? Find out today in this episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

48:51

Pagans, Neo-Pagans, Wiccans – Let’s Sort It Out!

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2025/06/03

Paganism was the set of original ancient religions around the world. They all had plenty of gods, loved nature, sometimes sacrificed things, and so on. Then the Big Three religions came along and took over. But today paganism has come roaring back!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

45:55

Selects: Yeti: The Asian Bigfoot

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2025/05/31

We've covered Nessie and Bigfoot, so why not tackle the Yeti? Listen to this classic episode and hear Josh and Chuck cover what used to be known as the Abominable Snowman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

49:30

The Rosenbergs

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2025/05/29

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for espionage in 1953. Whether or not they were both guilty remains unclear, though most historians believe that at least Ethel was innocent. Learn all about this historical stain in today's episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

12:39

Short Stuff: Genetic Mutations

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2025/05/28

All sorts of exotic and often terrible stuff runs through our heads when we think of genetic mutations, but the vast majority of them are caught before they happen thanks to the crack teams replicating our DNA in our cells.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

47:39

The Group of Seven

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2025/05/27

Today Chuck and Josh celebrate Canada and their art through the lens of the Group of Seven.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

43:27

Selects: How Publicists Work

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2025/05/24

Some people call them flacks. Other people call them liars. But if you're in the public eye and suddenly have an image problem, you'll call them your best friend. Learn all about them in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

45:56

Popcorn: Who doesn't love it?

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2025/05/22

We love popcorn and suspect that most people do too. But do you know why it even pops? Or if it's healthy?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

14:43

Short Stuff: William A. Mitchell: Food Inventor

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2025/05/21

William A. Mitchell invented some iconic snack foods and candies. Learn all about him today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

49:36

Faking Your Own Death: We All Do It, But Why?

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2025/05/20

Face it, when things get desperate we all consider faking our death as an easy way out. But what they don’t tell you in school is that it’s much harder than it looks, it’s way less glamorous, and you have to pull it off perfectly to not get caught.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

41:26

Selects: Night Trap: The Video Game Failure that...

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2025/05/17

In the early 90s a video game was released that changed the industry, despite poor sales and bad game play. That game was Night Trap. In this classic episode Chuck and Josh present that story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

en-US

43:57

The Cliffs Notes on Cliffs Notes

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2025/05/15

When a man named Cliff packaged book summaries in yellow and black booklets he changed the way kids learned. But was he just creating a cheat code?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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