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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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1537: "Heavy Whipping Cream”

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/21

Interesting Things with JC #1537: "Heavy Whipping Cream" – It started as milk fat floating to the top...and wound up as the backbone of béarnaise, biscuits, and every holiday pie. The red carton has a backstory.

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00:02:13

1536: "Getting Stuck on the Highway in a Blizzard"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/20

Interesting Things with JC #1536: "Getting Stuck on the Highway in a Blizzard" – You’re just trying to get home…then the sky vanishes. No road, no help, just cold. What happens next isn’t in any manual. It’s in the people beside you.

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00:02:57

1535: "Why We Remember - MLK Day"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/19

Interesting Things with JC #1535: "Why We Remember - MLK Day" – Martin Luther King Jr. Day did not emerge automatically after his death. It followed fifteen years of congressional debate, failed votes, and sustained public discussion over how the nation would commemorate his legacy.

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00:04:00

1534: "The Henry Plant Museum"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/18

Interesting Things with JC #1534: "The Henry Plant Museum" – A railroad tycoon built a palace not to house guests, but to sell the journey itself. Silver domes, electric lights, and ambition turned Florida into an idea you could ride toward. Sometimes the destination is just proof the plan worked.

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00:02:23

1530: "What Is Boom Bap?"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/14

Interesting Things with JC #1530: "What Is Boom Bap?" - Before lyrics. Before hooks. Before you even know if you like the song, the beat already has you moving. Boom bap is hip hop at its simplest and strongest, just kick, snare, and space, and it still hits today.

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00:03:00

1528: "Metacognition"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/12

Interesting Things with JC #1528: "Metacognition" – Most people think. Very few notice how they think. This episode looks at why that gap quietly decides who learns, who stalls, and who fools themselves.

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00:04:57

1526: "Radio Swan"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/10

Interesting Things with JC #1526: "Radio Swan" – A friendly radio voice drifted across the Caribbean, hiding a covert mission meant to shape a revolution. From pop music to coded signals, this is the story of how sound became a weapon.

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00:06:30

1525: "The Trial of Joan of Arc"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/09

Interesting Things with JC #1525: "The Trial of Joan of Arc" – She had no lawyer. She couldn’t read. But she faced over 130 men and answered every question. Her words would outlive her fire.

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00:03:57

1524: "Ratification of the 11th Amendment (1798)"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/08

Interesting Things with JC #1524: "Ratification of the 11th Amendment (1798)" – A guy from South Carolina sued Georgia and nearly blew up the Constitution. What came next? A fast-track amendment that pulled federal courts back in line.

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00:03:00

1523: "Manganese"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/07

Interesting Things with JC #1523: "Manganese" – It hides in nuts and leafy greens, works inside your bones and brain, and shapes desire itself. This unsung mineral is doing more than you think.

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00:05:35

1522: "Project Echo"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/06

Interesting Things with JC #1522: "Project Echo" – In 1960, a huge silver balloon crossed the night sky, reflecting human voices without ever hearing them. This episode traces the moment a simple idea bent the future of communication and accidentally tuned into the birth of the universe.

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00:07:.31

1521: “Itzhak Bentov and Consciousness”

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/05

Interesting Things with JC #1521: “Itzhak Bentov and Consciousness” — He escaped the Holocaust, rewrote heart medicine without a degree, then aimed his mechanical mind at the deepest problem of all: how consciousness works when the system finally locks into place.

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00:02:12

1520: "What is a Surge Wrasse Fish?"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/04

Interesting Things with JC #1519: "What Is a Surge Wrasse Fish?" – Some animals wait for calm. This one is built for chaos. Living where waves never stop pushing back, the surge wrasse survives by timing the ocean itself and thriving where most creatures can’t.

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00:04:53

1517: "Austin’s Coffee Crafters"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/01

Interesting Things with JC #1517: "Austin’s Coffee Crafters" – In Ripon, a coffee shop became more than a café, it became a promise. What happens when that promise is passed on? And to whom?

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00:03:00

1511: "Faith No More – Midlife Crisis"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/12/26

Interesting Things with JC #1511: "Faith No More – Midlife Crisis" – By the time “Midlife Crisis” hit the radio, Faith No More had already survived success. This wasn’t a song about age or fame…it was about what happens when attention replaces meaning, and a band decides it won’t play along.

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00:02:01

1506: "Eating the Top Tier of the Wedding Cake”

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/12/21

Interesting Things with JC #1506: "Eating the Top Tier of the Wedding Cake" – Saving the cake wasn’t romantic at first. It was practical, hopeful, and rooted in an uncertain future. What we taste now is really a measure of time.

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00:02:59

1505: "Misheard Lyrics"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/12/20

Interesting Things with JC #1505: "Misheard Lyrics" – Your brain does not hear what singers sing. It hears what it expects. From “kiss the sky” to “kiss this guy,” this episode explores why the wrong words feel so right, and why you can never unhear them.

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00:02:49

1500: "James Brown - Inmate 155413"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/12/15

Interesting Things with JC #1500: "James Brown - Inmate 155413" – On December 15, 1988, the Godfather of Soul woke up as a prisoner, not a performer. This is the moment when unmatched influence collided with consequence, and fame offered no shield.

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00:05:46

1499: "Dance Hall Days"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/12/14

Interesting Things with JC #1499: "Dance Hall Days" – Before the neon, before the synths, there were floors that creaked and shoes that scuffed. This one hit track holds more ghosts than glitter.

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00:07:06

1496: "The Mysterious Death of Sam Cooke"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/12/11

Interesting Things with JC #1496: "The Mysterious Death of Sam Cooke" – A man who mastered control of his music lost it in a single night. Conflicting accounts, missing evidence, and a silence in the timeline keep the questions alive.

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