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Jeanne Calment (Entry 176.2C0416)1:14:05

5m ago1:14:05

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In which an indomitable woman from Provence defies actuaries by living to be 122 years old, shadowy Russian forces try to discredit her, and Ken predicts which Saturday Night Live cast members will be centenarians. Certificate #43762. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Jeanne Calment (Entry 176.2C0416)1:14:05

5m ago1:14:05

1:14:05

In which an indomitable woman from Provence defies actuaries by living to be 122 years old, shadowy Russian forces try to discredit her, and Ken predicts which Saturday Night Live cast members will be centenarians. Certificate #43762. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Anything Into Oil (Entry 056.EX3729)1:09:54

5d ago1:09:54

1:09:54

In which one tech company's fondest dream—to turn Butterball turkey offal into light crude oil—remains tantalizingly out of reach, and John and Ken worry about whether they're recycling waxed paper correctly. Certificate #26207. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Tippi Hedren's Fingernails (Entry 1311.DE2112)1:13:02

7d ago1:13:02

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In which a Hollywood ingenue survives her encounters with birds, angry lions, and creepy directors, and survives to become the godmother of one of America's great immigrant business empires. Certificate #28046. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Cheesesteak War (Entry 211.PR2306)1:11:53

11d ago1:11:53

1:11:53

In which a hot dog vendor and an anonymous cabbie invent one of the all-time great American foods, giving Philadelphians classic choices like "Whiz or provolone," "wit' onions or wit'out," and "xenophobia or not." Certificate #6594. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Geomagnetic Reversal (Entry 524.JB3709)55:20

14d ago55:20

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In which the Earth's magnetic field turns the North Pole into the South Pole every few hundred thousand years, and John and Ken discuss what effect this might have on the aurora borealis, ski-bum turtles, and North Dakota tourism. Certificate #41220. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Mike the Headless Chicken (Entry 787.MK0616)1:07:41

18d ago1:07:41

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In which one seemingly doomed Colorado rooster lucks into a kind of zombie Charlotte's Web scenario, and Ken and John disagree over whether a "meat puppet" is a kind of food. Certificate #21086. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Honest Dick (Entry 596.EX2208)1:10:46

21 days ago1:10:46

1:10:46

In which the most trusted man in the state of Kentucky disappears with tobacco sacks full of the state treasury, and John and Ken discover which prominent U.S. government official is almost always a Latina. Certificate #23421. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Freighthopping (Entry 500.AM0812)1:06:15

25d ago1:06:15

1:06:15

In which the American railroad provides a semi-legal travel network for millions of migrant laborers, and John explains how a sufficiently blond mustache on a young hobo can ward off evil. Certificate #14946. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Foreign Legion (Entry 490.2S1519)1:07:19

28d ago1:07:19

1:07:19

In which the French army accepts thousands of rogues and ne'er-do-wells from all over the world, giving them white helmets and a whole lot of wine, and Ken suggests a new method for reheating Hot Pockets. Certificate #36749. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Jacqueline Cochran (Entry 238.RV1214)1:10:47

1M ago1:10:47

1:10:47

In which one driven girl from the backwoods of Georgia changes the face of aviation, Ken roasts astronaut Scott Carpenter, and John skips class to judge an essay contest. Certificate #39584. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Bodies of Mount Everest (Entry 138.JE1316)59:19

1M ago59:19

59:19

In which travelers to one of the most dangerous places on earth leave so many casualties behind in the "Death Zone" that they literally become part of the map. Certificate #7505. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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(LIVE) Yngwie Malmsteen (Entry 753.JE1022)35:41

1M ago35:41

35:41

In which a skilled but self-absorbed Swedish musician leaves his homeland to become a guitar god, and John explains his theory about how neoclassicism ruined rock. Certificate #26394. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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(LIVE) Extremely Overdue Library Books (Entry 445.2T0413)43:05

1M ago43:05

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In which countless scofflaws, including George Washington, rack up hundreds of thousands of dollars in library fines, and Ken takes home a "spite book." Certificate #29342. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Flagpole Sitters (Entry 474.1S1013)1:13:48

2M ago1:13:48

1:13:48

In which Syrian ascetics and American steeplejacks alike enjoy the weirdest fad of all time, and Ken angers marathon runners. Certificate #45561. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Samantha Smith (Entry 1178.IS1106)1:09:41

2M ago1:09:41

1:09:41

In which a fifth-grader from Maine becomes a diplomatic sensation after writing a nervous letter to Moscow, and John remembers the only fan letter he ever wrote. Certificate #35519. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Twins of Benin (Entry 1353.GN2524)1:11:30

2M ago1:11:30

1:11:30

In which we learn that one very specific region of West Africa produces more twins than anywhere else on earth, which could be due to heredity, yams, or, in Ken's mind, a mysterious glowing meteorite. Certificate #29437. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Kilogram (Entry 686.DE2513)1:10:22

2M ago1:10:22

1:10:22

In which the dreams of the French Revolution are finally fulfilled by modern physicists eager to re-define science itself from scratch, which probably triggered the alien landing in May 2019. Certificate #37545. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Trucker Culture (Entry 1343.MT2514)1:06:17

2M ago1:06:17

1:06:17

In which a gas crisis and an early social media network conspire to make long-haul truck drivers national heroes, and Ken gives a big 10-4 to a heroic trucker named "Fuzzy." Certificate #25007. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Vice Versa (Entry 1393.EP0423)1:15:31

2M ago1:15:31

1:15:31

In which we read the Victorian novel that, a century later, would start an avalanche of body-swapping movie comedies, and John tries to debunk the blind prophet Tiresias. Certificate #30972. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Queen Victoria's Grandchildren (Entry 1020.IS1418)1:01:48

2M ago1:01:48

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In which we follow up on the forty-two offspring of the "grandmother of Europe," including the one who led Germany into World War I and the one who might have been Jack the Ripper. Certificate #26374. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech (Entry 305.RM1219)1:13:08

2M ago1:13:08

1:13:08

In which a revenge-crazed football coach runs up a 222-0 score against a squad of random law students and townies, and John explains why his go-to comedy move is dropping his pants. Certificate #26347. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Track 61 (Entry 1324.EZ0808)1:02:15

2M ago1:02:15

1:02:15

In which Franklin Roosevelt builds a secret, private train station under the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and John almost defects to East Germany in a gaily colored ski jacket. Certificate #33725. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Snowflakes (Entry 1181.PS14716)51:56

3M ago51:56

51:56

In which a Vermont farmer unveils to the world a natural beauty of crystalline perfection that's been hiding in plain sight, and Ken and John decide to slander Buzz Aldrin for some reason. Certificate #16919. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Turboencabulator (Entry 1348.IS2811)1:11:13

3M ago1:11:13

1:11:13

In which we study the spurving bearings and hydrocoptic marzlevanes of the made-up machine that brought technobabble to the masses, and John actually encourages Ken to talk about Star Trek for a change. Certificate #45305. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Thomas Nast (Entry 825.JB1534)1:12:11

3M ago1:12:11

1:12:11

In which one Gilded Age influencer puts Santa at the North Pole because he hates slavery so much and runs New York's most powerful man out of town on a rail because he hates the Irish so much. Certificate #33423. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Christmas Truce (Entry 220.LK0214)1:05:05

3M ago1:05:05

1:05:05

In which peace and holiday good will break out on the western front in 1914, partly due to the work of suffragettes, and it changes the tourism industry forever. Also, Ken defends fruitcake. Certificate #31405. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Telling the Bees (Entry 1285.PR2413)1:01:34

3M ago1:01:34

1:01:34

In which we explore one of the weirdest funeral superstitions of pagan Europe, and John explains why he likes to retell Aesop's Fables from the bad guys' point of view. Certificate #44411. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Patrick Nagel (Entry 823.SS0115)1:11:04

3M ago1:11:04

1:11:04

In which one artist redefines eroticism for the MTV generation, and John gets stuck with a very overpriced piece of Duran Duran memorabilia. Certificate #31513. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Robert Smalls (Entry 1176.DE2315)1:06:16

3M ago1:06:16

1:06:16

In which a South Carolina slave seizes a heavily armed Confederate ship and sails it to freedom and instant celebrity, whereas Ken doesn't even own a hatchet. Certificate #38760. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Marmorated Stink Bugs (Entry 761.LV1120)1:03:22

3M ago1:03:22

1:03:22

In which a hard-to-kill Asian insect arrives in America and discovers a delightful new predator-free life eating our produce, hiding behind our picture frames, and making everything smell like cilantro-infused sewage. Certificate #30979. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Ghost Forests (Entry 527.EZ1724)58:06

3M ago58:06

58:06

In which Ken accidentally goes on vacation to a long submerged, 2,000-year-old forest, and John explains the value he can add to a rugby game or campfire. Certificate #1751. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Scrappy Doo (Entry 1115.PP0302)1:12:51

4M ago1:12:51

1:12:51

In which 1970s and 1980s TV is overrun by an avalanche of orphans, runaways, and other wisecracking moppets, and John reveals that Oscar the Grouch is a witch in a "fursuit." Certificate #37500. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Qibla (Entry 1016.PS5517)1:17:50

4M ago1:17:50

1:17:50

In which the Islamic practice of facing Mecca in prayer becomes a thorny theological and geographical question, particularly for Muslims in Alaska, French Polynesia, or low-earth orbit. Certificate #2405. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Pumpkin Pie (Entry 1008.JH0406)1:08:59

4M ago1:08:59

1:08:59

In which we consider America's favorite gourd as a botanical mystery, a symbol of autumn, a Civil War flashpoint, an Illinois monoculture, a delivery vehicle for condensed milk, and an instrument of Starbucks-related misogyny and class warfare. Certificate #36525. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Deep-Fried Turkeys (Entry 325.JN0432)1:11:38

4M ago1:11:38

1:11:38

In which the Cajun cooking fad of the 1980s spawns a hazardous new holiday favorite, and Ken's wife flips us the bird. Certificate #30269. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Cagot (Entry 173.2K0527)51:33

4M ago51:33

51:33

In which a tiny French minority in the Pyrenees is shunned and hated for reasons no one can quite remember, and John pronounces the words "goose foot" more capably than Ken. Certificate #28287. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Jennens v. Jennens (Entry 671.NU2711)58:43

4M ago58:43

58:43

In which the notorious "Miser of Acton" forgets to sign his will, and for over a century thousands of people--including Ken's family--become convinced they are rightful heirs to his $300 million fortune. Certificate #23502. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Wild Man Fischer (Entry 472.GE1612)1:23:15

4M ago1:23:15

1:23:15

In which a troubled street performer becomes a beloved musician and helps found a landmark record label, Ken buys a booby-trapped painting, and John critiques the storytelling of celebrity children. Certificate #49895. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Doomsday Flight (Entry 372.AM0214)1:20:30

4M ago1:20:30

1:20:30

In which the U.S. government tries to ban a Rod Serling TV movie for inspiring too many mid-air extortions, all of which can be foiled by knowing the right trivia fact about Denver. Certificate #41961. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Albert Pierrepoint (Entry 938.ES0914)1:04:02

5 months ago1:04:02

1:04:02

In which a Lancashire grocer and pub landlord becomes the most skilled executioner of all time, and John explains the best part of being guillotined. Certificate #21776. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Bridey Murphy (Entry 818.JB1414)1:11:53

5 months ago1:11:53

1:11:53

In which a Colorado housewife and her tractor dealer friend jump-start the 1950s "reincarnation" fad, and Ken ponders whether or not he was "Endora" in a past life. Certificate #29314. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Letter J (Entry 714.1CH0910)46:31

5M ago46:31

46:31

In which a 16th-century jack-of-all-trades judiciously joins a jaunty new Johnny-come-lately to our jargon because he's just so jazzed about Jesus. Juxtaposed with John's jumbled jeremiads and Jennings's juvenile jokes. Certificate #23082. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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The Ballads of Ossian (Entry 094.PR2017)1:14:30

5M ago1:14:30

1:14:30

In which Thomas Jefferson, Napoleon, and Goethe go nuts about a best-selling blind Celtic bard who might not even exist, and John writes his first Tolkien fanfic. Certificate #28002 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Brown Sound (Entry 158.MT1517)58:27

5M ago58:27

58:27

In which military scientists, flush from their success annoying Manuel Noriega with Doors music, try to find that one elusive noise that will liquefy their enemies' bowels. Certificate #42964. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Second Sleep (Entry 1122.ZC0401)1:12:05

5M ago1:12:05

1:12:05

In which John and Ken learn that they share a "chronotype," but disagree over whether it's natural to spend an hour or two every night sitting naked in a chair. Certificate #38846. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Hollow Earth (Entry 593.JB2607)1:03:56

5M ago1:03:56

1:03:56

In which we ponder two questions: are we living on the inside of a concave sphere? Or is someone else down there, possibly with skimpy outfits and pet dinosaurs? Certificate #19429. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Pokemon Go (Entry 958.GE0702)1:20:09

5M ago1:20:09

1:20:09

In which the biggest media franchise and the biggest augmented reality game of all time cause us to consider Zionist trading cards, the allure of wooden boats, and the feng shui of construction workers. Certificate #41843. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers…

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Tsar Bomba (Entry 1345.MI0104)55:21

6M ago55:21

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In which the Soviet Union detonates the biggest bomb in human history, and Ken imagines Nikita Khrushchev as a pro wrestler and a Bond villain. Certificate #20568. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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The Blue Men of the Sahara (Entry 136.PS10704)1:14:49

6M ago1:14:49

1:14:49

In which we meet one of the last nomadic people on the planet and admire their dress code, and John identifies strongly with a camel that roars when loaded heavily. Certificate #42973 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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