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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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00:02:04

1386: "Water Can Boil and Freeze at the Same Time"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/24

Interesting Things with JC #1386: "Water Can Boil and Freeze at the Same Time" – Fire and ice at once? At the triple point, water boils, freezes, and steams in a single breath. It's a scientific paradox that defies expectation.

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00:06:21

1385: "Judge Frank Caprio"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/23

Interesting Things with JC #1385: "Judge Frank Caprio" – From the son of an immigrant fruit seller to America’s “nicest judge,” Frank Caprio carried justice with compassion. His legacy lives not in verdicts, but in the lives he touched.

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00:02:59

1384: "Does Black Paint Make Metal Hotter"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/22

Interesting Things with JC #1384: "Does Black Paint Make Metal Hotter" – A black bumper scorches, a white one simmers. Behind that burn lies the physics of light, heat, and a 160-year-old discovery that still shapes everything from cars to spacecraft.

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00:02:51

1382: "Lazy Pierogi"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/20

Interesting Things with JC #1382: "Lazy Pierogi" – A shortcut that still tastes like tradition. From church basements to kitchen tables, this humble dish carries comfort, memories, and grit in every bite.

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00:04:15

1379: "The Tunnel That Never Thaws"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/17

Interesting Things with JC #1379: "The Tunnel That Never Thaws" – Carved into ancient permafrost, this frozen tunnel holds more than ice, it holds time. From mammoth hair to volcanic ash, it’s a living archive beneath Alaska’s surface.

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00:02:41

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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