How Trepanation Worked
One of the oldest medical procedures in human history is also one of the riskiest. For thousands of years humans carried a type of proto brain surgery where a hole would be cut into the skull. And the...
31 Elo 202150min
Selects: Composting: Nature's Most Interesting Process
You may think composting is just a bunch of old banana peels rotting away into dirt but, friend, you're not looking closely enough. Inside that compost pile is a microcosmic universe doing some magica...
28 Elo 202151min
Les Paul & Leo Fender Part II
Today we continue the story of Les Paul and Leo Fender, inventors, innovators and rivals. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
26 Elo 202147min
Short Stuff: Jackalope
Jackalopes aren’t real, right? Wouldn’t you like to know, city slicker. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25 Elo 202113min
Les Paul & Leo Fender Part I
The story of Les Paul and Leo Fender defines rock and roll music. Listen in to part one of the tale of these two musical rivals. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork....
24 Elo 202143min
Selects: How Pet Psychics Work
In the early 21st century a trend of people who claim to be able to telepathically and clairvoyantly communicate with animals has grown. Today, the concept of visiting a pet psychic to find a lost pet...
21 Elo 202136min
Y2K: Much Ado About Something
Y2K was a special time when we all thought nothing bad would really happen at the stroke of midnight, but secretly worried the world would end. Turns out the mitigation efforts worked and we hardly no...
19 Elo 202143min
Short Stuff: 5 Lazarus Species
Lazarus species were thought to be gone, but had something else in mind. Today we talk about 5 of them. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/list...
18 Elo 202113min
