The War of 1812: America's Most Pointless War?
Ever wondered how a war can end a full month before its biggest, bloodiest battle even happens? Welcome to the War of 1812 — history's most confusing "second war for independence." Jaron and Tim go...
29 Syys 55min
Trustor | The Man Who Bought a Company With Its Own Money
What if you could buy an entire company without spending a single dollar of your own money — by using the company's own cash to pay for itself? Ever wondered if you could buy a company using that c...
22 Syys 1h 6min
Prospera | Rich People Trying to Takeover Honduras
What if a billionaire could just... buy a chunk of an island, wall it off, and write his own laws? No pesky government, no red tape, no rules. Ever wondered what happens when a Nobel Prize-winning ...
15 Syys 1h 13min
Benjaman Kyle | This Man Forgot His Own Name For 11 Years
What if the only way to escape a mob hit was to erase yourself completely — no name, no memory, no identity — and hope the government would hand you a fresh start? For one man, that gamble became a de...
8 Syys 1h 10min
Mint Cakes | This Item Almost Destroyed Runescape
Ever heard of a mint cake? Not the candy — the digital dessert that triggered one of the wildest speculative financial bubbles in gaming history. This week Jaron and Tim go deep — like 99 Fletching...
1 Syys 58min
John Hanke | The Video Game That Was Secretly Mapping Your World
What if the summer you spent chasing Pikachu in the park was actually you volunteering to build a global military mapping system? Yeah. That happened. Ever wondered where Google Earth actually came...
25 Elo 56min
Percy Fawcett | Did They Just Find the City of Gold?
What happened to the legendary explorer Percy Fawcett? We dive into the disappearance of the man who obsessed over the mysterious Lost City of Z. In this episode, we unpack the fascinating life and...
18 Elo 52min
