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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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1476: "Do Dogs Sweat?"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/11/21

Interesting Things with JC #1476: "Do Dogs Sweat?" – You sweat. Your dog pants. But why? And what’s with those damp paw prints? A closer look at how dogs handle heat, when sweating just isn’t an option.

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00:02:22

1474: "Do Hard Things"

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2025/11/19

Interesting Things with JC #1474: "Do Hard Things" – When you face one tough task, the mind shifts from threat to control. Hard work shrinks imagined problems and restores the world to its real size.

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00:02:59

1473: "Can a Thought Move Faster than Light?"

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2025/11/18

Interesting Things with JC #1473: "Can a Thought Move Faster than Light?" – When nerve signals crawl at human speeds yet decisions feel instant, the mystery isn’t distance but design.

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00:04:15

1472: "Rumi and Poetry"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/11/17

Interesting Things with JC #1472: "Rumi and Poetry" – Rumi’s days ran the same for years until a stranger showed up and challenged everything he thought he understood. Then the man disappeared, and the fallout pushed Rumi into writing that still grips readers centuries later.

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00:04:50

1470: "Forbidden City, Beijing"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/11/15

Interesting Things with JC #1470: "Forbidden City, Beijing" – A palace built in fourteen years with quake-flexing timber, golden bricks that rang underfoot, and a cosmic axis meant to bind an emperor to the stars. Step inside and you find a city engineered to survive fire, war, and anyone who dared to cross its gates.

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00:02:55

1469: "Subjectivity and Judging"

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2025/11/14

Interesting Things with JC #1469: "Subjectivity and Judging" – From courtroom rulings to puppet shows, we’re not as rational as we think. What shapes our gut reactions, and can we ever judge fairly?

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00:04:12

1468: "The Hobbit of Flores"

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2025/11/13

Interesting Things with JC #1468: "The Hobbit of Flores" – A skull the size of two hands rewrites what endurance looks like. On an island no one could reach without crossing open sea, a small human lineage held on far longer than it should have, and left questions modern science still can’t answer.

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00:02:41

1467: "History of the Electricians Wire Stretcher"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/11/12

Interesting Things with JC #1467: "History of the Electricians Wire Stretcher" – A lost Roman tool. A Da Vinci sketch. A telegraph miracle. Across centuries, one device keeps reappearing... when wires come up short.

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00:02:45

1466: "What is a Veteran?"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/11/11

Interesting Things with JC #1466: "What is a Veteran?" – From ancient Rome to today’s armed forces, the word “veteran” has carried centuries of honor. What does it really mean to serve, to return, and to keep faith long after the battle ends?

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00:04:50

1465: "250 Years of the Marine Corps"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/11/10

Interesting Things with JC #1465: "250 Years of the Marine Corps" – Forged in a tavern, tested in war. From Tripoli to Iwo Jima to Kabul, the U.S. Marines built 250 years of elite grit where precision meets chaos.

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00:03:46

1464: "NCO vs Officer"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/11/09

Interesting Things with JC #1464: "NCO vs Officer" – Two ranks, one mission. Officers chart the course; NCOs make it real. Where strategy meets grit and every Marine is a Rifleman first.

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00:02:59

1458: "How a Wardrobe Malfunction Invented the Modern...

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/11/03

Interesting Things with JC #1458: "How a Wardrobe Malfunction Invented the Modern Bra" – A ruined dress, two handkerchiefs, and a flash of frustration led to one of fashion’s most quietly radical inventions. What started in a mirror reshaped the world.

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00:02:03

1448: "Fall Foliage"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/24

Interesting Things with JC #1448: "Fall Foliage" – The forests turn to fire each autumn, but behind that color lies an interesting secret, one the trees have been keeping all year. This episode was inspired by a dear friend of the podcast and lover of NY Islanders, Dr. Igo.

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00:02:19

1447: "The Invention That Rewired the World"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/23

Interesting Things with JC #1447: "The Invention That Rewired the World" – A ring of iron. Two coils. And a spark that crossed space. From a flicker in 1831 to the highways of the future, Faraday's experiment never stopped moving.

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00:03:46

1446: "Transmitting Electricity Through the Air"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/22

Interesting Things with JC #1446: "Transmitting Electricity Through the Air" – A century ago, Nikola Tesla dared to electrify the sky. Today, his once-abandoned dream flickers back to life, lighting the path between science and imagination.

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00:04:43

1445: "Ace Frehley"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/21

Interesting Things with JC #1445: "Ace Frehley" – From a Bronx basement to arenas blazing with smoke and sound, Ace Frehley turned guitar solos into starlight. The Spaceman’s story isn’t just rock history, it’s proof that identity can roar louder than fame.

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00:03:38

1444: "The Plane Crash that Changed Music Forever"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/20

Interesting Things with JC #1444: "The Plane Crash that Changed Music Forever" – A night of music turned into history when a flight carrying Lynyrd Skynyrd fell from the sky.

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00:03:24

1436: "Quantum Entanglement – Spooky Action at a...

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/12

Interesting Things with JC #1436: "Quantum Entanglement – Spooky Action at a Distance" – Einstein called it “spooky action at a distance.” Two particles, light-years apart, moving in perfect sync. Physics says it’s real. The universe says everything might be connected.

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00:02:15

1435: “The Tiny Sausages of Nuremberg”

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/11

Interesting Things with JC #1435: “The Tiny Sausages of Nuremberg” – In a city once scarred by war, the first thing to return was the smoke from the grill. Nuremberg’s tiny sausages still tell the story of survival, pride, and the taste of home.

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00:02:56

1434: "Thelonious Monk and the Shape of Modern Jazz"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2025/10/10

Interesting Things with JC #1434: "Thelonious Monk and the Shape of Modern Jazz" – He didn’t chase the beat; he bent it. From gospel roots to Harlem’s late nights, Thelonious Monk shaped jazz by refusing to sound like anyone else, and changed how music thinks.

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