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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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1562: "The Helios Laser"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/02/15

Interesting Things with JC #1562: "The Helios Laser" – A $4 million missile… or a beam of light. On the deck of USS Preble, the U.S. Navy flipped the cost of war with 60 kilowatts of focused energy traveling at the speed of light. For the first time, naval firepower depends on power generation, not ammunition.

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00:03:37

1561: "Saint Valentine"

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2026/02/14

Interesting Things with JC #1561: "Saint Valentine" – A third-century execution along a Roman road becomes a feast day, a medieval poem, and billions in modern commerce. Before romance, there was martyrdom. How did a man named Valentinus become the patron of love?

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00:02:59

1559: "What is Love?"

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2026/02/12

Interesting Things with JC #1559: "What is Love?" – That rush. That obsession. That can’t stop thinking about them feeling. Science says it is not magic. It is brain chemistry, attachment, and a bond built to last long after the fireworks fade.

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1555: "Project Nobska"

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2026/02/08

Interesting Things with JC #1555: "Project Nobska" – A 1956 Navy study at Woods Hole, near Nobska Lighthouse, concluded that nuclear submarines had made traditional anti-submarine warfare obsolete, shaping new undersea weapons and the future of nuclear deterrence.

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00:09:41

1554: “Radio Signals from Pluto”

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2026/02/07

Interesting Things with JC #1554: “Radio Signals from Pluto” - A spacecraft rushed past Pluto with no second chance. A fading signal passing through Pluto’s thin air revealed temperatures, pressure, and hidden layers beneath the ice. For a few minutes in 2015, physics lined up just right, and Pluto gave up details images never could.

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1552: "Milano Cortina"

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2026/02/05

Interesting Things with JC #1552: "Milano Cortina" – Can the Olympics survive without billion-dollar stadiums? Italy’s 2026 Winter Games test a radical return to terrain over transformation.

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00:02:45

1551: “Birthplace of the Winter Olympics – Chamonix...

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2026/02/04

Interesting Things with JC #1551: “Birthplace of the Winter Olympics – Chamonix 1924 to Beijing 2022” - On February 4, 1924, winter sports quietly stepped onto the world stage in Chamonix, France. Ninety eight years later, on the same date, the Winter Olympics opened in Beijing. This episode traces how a small experiment became a global event.

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00:02:53

1550: “Hákarl”

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2026/02/03

Interesting Things with JC #1550: “Hákarl” - This food smells like poison because it used to be. Hákarl is fermented Greenland shark, made edible through chemistry, time, and desperation. This episode explains how Icelanders turned something toxic into survival.

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1549: "February 2, 1876: Start of the MLB"

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2026/02/02

Interesting Things with JC #1549: "February 2, 1876: Start of the MLB" – Baseball wasn’t born on a field. It was rescued in a hotel. A broken league, a bold plan, and one winter meeting that saved the game.

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00:05:19

1548: "Sly Dunbar"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/02/01

Interesting Things with JC #1548: "Sly Dunbar" – He approached music as a responsibility. By holding time steady and sessions together, he became one of the most trusted figures in Jamaican recording history. This episode reflects on a working life defined by discipline, clarity, and trust.

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00:06:18

1547: "John Archibald Wheeler and the Words That...

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2026/01/31

Interesting Things with JC #1547: "John Archibald Wheeler and the Words That Shaped the Universe" – He didn’t just explore the universe. He named it. Black holes, wormholes, quantum foam. The words he gave us changed what we could see.

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00:03:44

1545: "The Eltanin Antenna"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/29

Interesting Things with JC #1545: "The Eltanin Antenna" – In 1964, a deep-sea camera caught something standing straight up on the ocean floor. Not floating. Not drifting. Just... there. What it turned out to be still surprises people today.

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00:02:16

1544: "Vivipary"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/28

Interesting Things with JC #1544: "Vivipary" – In places where waiting means failure, some seeds skip the pause. A story of tropical tides, living strategies, and survival that starts midair.

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00:04:59

1543: "John Deere and the Problem of Plowing Blind"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/27

Interesting Things with JC #1543: "John Deere and the Problem of Plowing Blind" – A whiteout turned the highway invisible. But Moe Mohamed’s plow kept moving, guided by a system built for cornfields, not roads.

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00:00:48

1542: "Simple Riddle 14"

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2026/01/26

Interesting Things with JC #1542: "Simple Riddle 14" – The riddle is back. It sounds easy. Most people answer too fast. Take a breath, think it through, and see if you can solve it before the reveal.

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00:03:30

1541: "Taipei 101"

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2026/01/25

Interesting Things with JC #1541: "Taipei 101" – It rises straight up, built to sway, not resist. In a city shaped by wind and earthquakes, this tower was designed to move, bend, and endure. A story about strength that comes from knowing when to yield.

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00:02:42

1540: "Choosing to Receive"

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2026/01/24

Interesting Things with JC #1540: "Choosing to Receive" – A simple question...do you want the ball now or later? The answer actually unlocks the hidden tempo game inside football. Let's check out how coaches manipulate momentum starting at the coin toss.

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00:02:18

1539: "Soviet Volga Transmitters"

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2026/01/23

Interesting Things with JC #1539: "Soviet Volga Transmitters" – They weren’t just towers...they were weapons. Buzzing across continents. Whispering secrets. And some of them never turned off.

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00:02:39

1533: "What Is Returned – The Story of Thomas...

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2026/01/17

Interesting Things with JC #1533: "What Is Returned – The Story of Thomas Westerhaus" – One man stepped in when no one else could. He thought that moment was behind him...until life flipped, and something unexpected came back.

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00:02:25

1532: "Wasabi or Horseradish?"

Interesting Things with JC ·

2026/01/16

Interesting Things with JC #1532: "Wasabi or Horseradish?" – That green stuff next to your sushi? It’s not wasabi. It just looks the part. The real thing is rare, pricey, and totally different. You’ll taste the truth.

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