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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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1442: "Albrecht Dürer"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/18

Interesting Things with JC #1442: "Albrecht Dürer" – He carved apocalypse from wood, measured beauty with calipers, and turned art into a science. What happens when precision becomes philosophy?

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00:01:33

1441: "A Simple Riddle 12"

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2025/10/17

Interesting Things with JC #1441: "A Simple Riddle 12" – What starts with a question, stalls for suspense, and ends with a smile? This riddle waits patiently for you to press pause… if you dare.

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00:05:45

1440: “Start of the Cuban Missile Crisis”

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2025/10/16

Interesting Things with JC #1440: “Start of the Cuban Missile Crisis” – A single flight over Cuba revealed the weapons that nearly ended the world. Thirteen days, two superpowers, one narrow escape from nuclear war. How reason and restraint kept humanity alive.

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00:02:23

1439: "Shenzhou 5 – China’s First Human Spaceflight"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/15

Interesting Things with JC #1439: "Shenzhou 5 – China’s First Human Spaceflight" – One man. One orbit. A nation’s arrival in space. Discover how a single rocket launched China into the spacefaring elite.

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00:05:06

1438: "Diane Keaton"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/14

Interesting Things with JC #1438: "Diane Keaton" – She turned down the spotlight, and still changed what it meant to be a leading lady. A life built on quiet defiance and stunning reinvention.

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00:02:36

1437: "The Silkworm"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/13

Interesting Things with JC #1437: "The Silkworm" – It starts small but spins big. A little worm gave the world silk, built trade routes, and still beats high-tech materials. Not bad for something that never makes it out alive.

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00:04:40

1422: "What the Garden Gives Back"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/28

Interesting Things with JC #1422: "What the Garden Gives Back" – Touch the soil, and something happens. Science now shows what generations already knew: dirt can calm your mind, steady your body, and heal your spirit. This episode, dedicated to Educator Kate, uncovers the hidden medicine waiting in the ground.

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00:03:21

1421: "Carbonated Soda"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/27

Interesting Things with JC #1421: "Carbonated Soda" – From 18th-century experiments with “fixed air” to the hiss of a modern can, soda has carried medicine, rivalry, and ritual into everyday life. The bubbles may vanish, but the story still fizzes.

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00:05:30

1420: "Vanta Black"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/26

Interesting Things with JC #1420: "Vanta Black" – It’s not just black, it’s the absence of shape itself. Discover the color that bends perception, ignites a feud, and vanishes light like a trapdoor in space.

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00:02:59

1419: "Stanislaw Petrow"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/25

Interesting Things with JC #1419: "Stanislaw Petrow" – One officer. Five false missiles. A moment that could have ended the world, and the judgment that saved it.

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1418: "What is Leucovorin?"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/24

Interesting Things with JC #1418: "What is Leucovorin?" – It’s not a cure. It’s a second chance. A small vial with no fame, leucovorin helps the body recover when medicine goes too far, and may help language return when words are lost.

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00:02:53

1417: "Dr. Green’s Light"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/23

Interesting Things with JC #1417: "Dr. Green’s Light" – What if curing cancer didn’t require cutting, poisoning, or burning? One physicist is turning light and gold into a revolution in care.

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00:02:55

1416: "Water on Mars"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/22

Interesting Things with JC #1416: "Water on Mars" – In 1999, light from a distant planet revealed something Earth-shaking: Mars once held oceans. The data was dry. The discovery was not.

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00:02:45

1415: "The 21st Night of September"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/21

Interesting Things with JC #1415: "The 21st Night of September" – A date, a dance floor, and a nonsense phrase that changed music forever. The story behind “ba-dee-ya” might just surprise you.

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00:02:29

1405: "Tropical Waves"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/12

Interesting Things with JC #1405: "Tropical Waves" – Before a hurricane has a name, it’s just a wrinkle in the wind. Some vanish. Some become history. It all starts with a wave.

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00:02:33

1404: "The Amateur Radio Operators of 9/11"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/11

Interesting Things with JC #1404: "The Amateur Radio Operators of 9/11" – When modern tech failed, the old-school gear stepped in. In the smoke and silence of 9/11, amateur radio operators kept the city connected, and saved lives.

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00:02:56

1403: "September 10th, 2001"

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2025/09/10

Interesting Things with JC #1403: "September 10th, 2001" – It was just another Monday. Political scandal, lost trillions, an assassination, and a quiet war abroad, all vanished the next morning. The last ordinary day.

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00:04:09

1402: "Keithroy Maynard"

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2025/09/09

Interesting Things with JC #1402: "Keithroy Maynard" – A firefighter. A father. A man who ran toward the danger when he didn’t have to. His life wasn’t only lost on 9/11, it was defined by the choices he made before it.

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00:03:51

1401: "Dorothy Dandridge"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/08

Interesting Things with JC #1401: "Dorothy Dandridge" – She broke barriers with elegance. An icon of talent, beauty, and courage, Dorothy Dandridge changed what was possible, on stage, on screen, and in history.

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00:02:41

1400: "The Blood Moon"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/09/07

Interesting Things with JC #1400: "The Blood Moon" – One night it’s just the Moon, next thing you know, it’s red as fire. Folks used to say it meant danger, even the end of days. Truth is, it still gives you chills.

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