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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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1389: "Krakatoa"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/27

Interesting Things with JC #1389: "Krakatoa" – In 1883, a single island roared so loud it was heard 3,000 miles away. Krakatoa tore the Earth, shook the seas, and painted the skies blood red. One day when the whole world felt it.

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00:01:52

1388: "How are Fossils Made?"

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2025/08/26

Interesting Things with JC #1388: "How are Fossils Made?" – Out of billions of living things, only a rare few survive as stone memories of the past. From vanished bones to insects in amber, fossils reveal life’s fragile gamble against time and chance. This episode was inspired by DR Igo

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00:02:15

1387: "Northwest Mountain Rose Apples"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/25

Interesting Things with JC #1387: "Northwest Mountain Rose Apples" – On the outside, ordinary. Inside, shocking crimson. A fruit that ties ancient Kazakh forests to modern Northwest valleys, carrying beauty, health, and rarity in every bite.

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00:02:04

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

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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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