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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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1398: "American Paint Horse"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/05

Interesting Things with JC #1398: "American Paint Horse" – Paint horses stood out on the open plains. From Spanish explorers to Comanche warriors to modern ranchers, their bold coats and strong build made them unforgettable.

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00:02:35

1397: "What is a Florida Ounce?"

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2025/09/04

Interesting Things with JC #1397: "What is a Florida Ounce?" – “Fl oz” doesn’t stand for Florida. Once everyday knowledge, now a mystery hiding on labels and measuring cups...

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1396: "An Animal Lying on the Side of the Road...

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/03

Interesting Things with JC #1396: "An Animal Lying on the Side of the Road Probably Isn’t Sick or Napping" – A deer in the ditch with stiff legs isn’t snoozing. Roadside naps aren’t real.

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00:08:02

1395: "September 2nd - The Beginning and the End"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/02

Interesting Things with JC #1395: "September 2nd - The Beginning and the End" – From the invasion of Poland to the peace aboard the USS Missouri, this episode traces the terrifying symmetry of a world at war, and what it left behind.

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00:05:22

1394: "The Great Barrington UFO Encounter of 1969"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/01

Interesting Things with JC #1394: "The Great Barrington UFO Encounter of 1969" – One peaceful night in 1969, the skies over western Massachusetts lit up, and so did the phone lines. What followed became one of America’s most credible UFO cases.

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1393: "Mary Ann Nichols: The First Victim of Jack the...

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2025/08/31

Interesting Things with JC #1393: "Mary Ann Nichols: The First Victim of Jack the Ripper" – A foggy street. A missing four pennies. A discovery that shook Victorian London and ignited a legend. But behind the mystery is a woman whose name demands to be remembered.

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00:02:48

1391: "Sauerkraut Balls"

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2025/08/29

Interesting Things with JC #1391: "Sauerkraut Balls" – A fried ball of sauerkraut and pork became more than food, it became identity. From Akron cookbooks to Oktoberfest halls, this Ohio snack carries the weight of immigrant tradition inside its crisp golden shell.

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00:03:52

1383: "Hawaii, the 50th Star"

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2025/08/21

Interesting Things with JC #1383: "Hawaii, the 50th Star" – Bells rang, fireworks lit the night, and a new star joined the flag. Hawaii’s statehood wasn’t just politics, it was belonging.

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00:08:42

1381: "Terence Stamp"

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2025/08/19

Interesting Things with JC #1381: "Terence Stamp" – From the shadow of the Blitz to the heights of cinema, he carried presence like a weapon. Few actors could command silence, power, and myth across six decades. This is the story of a gaze that never let go.

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00:02:11

1380: "The Battery that Refuses to Die"

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2025/08/18

Interesting Things with JC #1380: "The Battery that Refuses to Die" – At Oxford, a mysterious battery has powered two bells for nearly 185 years. Unopened, unexplained, and still ringing. How can something built in 1840 outlast our smartest tech?

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00:02:54

1377: "Explosive Pancake Batter of WWII"

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2025/08/15

Interesting Things with JC #1377: "Explosive Pancake Batter of WWII" – It looked like breakfast…but it packed a punch strong enough to derail a train. How wartime spies turned flour into firepower...right under the enemy’s nose. This Episode was inspired by Dr. Igo.

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00:02:48

1375: "The Piri Reis Map"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/13

Interesting Things with JC #1375: "The Piri Reis Map" – A 16th-century map drawn on gazelle skin holds coastlines that match the known world...and one that shouldn’t exist. Its lines spark both historical clarity and centuries of debate.

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00:02:58

1374: "Dragon Man - A Face from the Human Past"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/12

Interesting Things with JC #1374: "Dragon Man - A Face from the Human Past" – Buried through war and secrecy, a massive human skull waited 85 years in a well before revealing the face of a lost people…survivors whose story still runs in our blood.

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00:02:52

1373: "Betelgeuse – The Unsteady Giant"

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2025/08/11

Interesting Things with JC #1373: "Betelgeuse – The Unsteady Giant" – In 2019, one of the brightest stars in our sky seemed to falter. What followed was a cosmic mystery of dust, pulse, and an ending still on its way.

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00:06:16

1372: "James Lovell - Commander of Apollo 13"

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2025/08/10

Interesting Things with JC #1372: "James Lovell – Commander of Apollo 13" – From launching homemade rockets in Milwaukee fields to leading a crippled spacecraft safely home, James Lovell’s life was a flight plan written in courage. His steady hand turned near-certain disaster into one of history’s greatest rescues.

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00:03:55

1371: "Bookless Library"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/09

Interesting Things with JC #1371: "Bookless Library" – Shelves vanished. Screens replaced spines. For one city it was a bold leap into the future of reading.

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00:04:34

1370: "Fly Fishing"

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2025/08/08

Interesting Things with JC #1370: "Fly Fishing" – Mist rises, the line arcs, and history rides the cast. Two thousand years of craft aiming for one perfect break on the water.

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00:06:27

1369: "Purple Heart Day"

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2025/08/07

Interesting Things with JC #1369: "Purple Heart Day" – There’s no ceremony for being wounded in war. Just a medal, a memory, and the silence that follows. On August 7, we remember what it costs to come home, and who didn’t.

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00:05:00

1368: "The Truth About Glass"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/06

Interesting Things with JC #1368: "The Truth About Glass" – It doesn’t rust, it doesn’t rot, and it never loses strength. From Mesopotamian beads to fiber optics, discover why glass is one of the most perfect materials we’ve ever made.

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00:05:20

1367: "Loni Anderson"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/05

Interesting Things with JC #1367: "Loni Anderson" – She wasn’t supposed to be famous. She was supposed to be Leilani. But from St. Paul to syndication royalty, Loni Anderson rewrote the script...and the stereotype.

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