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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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00:08:42

1381: "Terence Stamp"

Interesting Things with JC ·

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"

Interesting Things with JC ·

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"

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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"

Interesting Things with JC ·

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"

Interesting Things with JC ·

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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00:04:08

1366: "Today Is a Great Day!”

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/05

Interesting Things with JC #1366: "Today Is a Great Day!" – What if saying it out loud could shift more than just your mood? The data, and the dopamine, might surprise you!

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00:05:38

1365: "Heterochromia"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/04

Interesting Things with JC #1365: "Heterochromia" – One eye blue. The other, brown. Or green. Or gray. A rare twist of genetics leaves behind a quiet visual dissonance... and a beautiful biological mystery.

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00:05:35

1364: "What is the Cryospheric Process?"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/03

Interesting Things with JC #1364: "What is the Cryospheric Process?" – Frozen water isn’t just waiting...it’s working. From cracking glaciers to thawing ground, the cryosphere is Earth’s quiet engine of motion. What happens when it shifts?

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00:02:49

1363: "Does the Past Still Exist?"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/02

Interesting Things with JC #1363: "Does the Past Still Exist?" – Einstein called time an illusion. Quantum theory muddies it. But memory…memory makes it real. What if the past isn’t gone, just waiting?

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00:02:36

1362: "The Man Who Betrayed Washington"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/08/01

Interesting Things with JC #1362: "The Man Who Betrayed Washington" – He was once a war hero...wounded, decorated, and trusted by Washington. But ambition turned to treason, and one name became the costliest betrayal in American history.

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00:04:49

1359: "The Runit Dome"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/29

Interesting Things with JC #1359: "The Runit Dome" – In the middle of the Pacific, a concrete dome holds the aftermath of 43 nuclear blasts. But it was never built to last. And the ocean is rising.

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00:09:29

1357: "Hulk Hogan"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/27

Interesting Things with JC #1357: "Hulk Hogan" – He slammed giants, wore red and gold, and called you brother. But behind the legend was Terry Bollea. Loyal, flawed, and full of heart.

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00:08:08

1356: "Chuck Mangione"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/07/26

Interesting Things with JC #1356: "Chuck Mangione" – Before jazz was cool, Chuck Mangione made it human. From Grammy stages to hometown gyms, his flugelhorn spoke in feeling, not fame. He didn’t just play music. He gave it a voice you could carry with you.

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