47: The 47 Society and Ol' Rip the Horned Toad
This week we learn about how an offline meme of the number 47 made its way into Star Trek and how a hibernating lizard named Ol' Rip caught the attention of President Calvin Coolidge himself. A listen...
11 Joulu 20241h 15min
46: Vavilov & Lysenko pt2 and Zeno Brothers
This week we learn how the battle between Nikolai Vavilov and Trofim Lysenko reached its crescendo when the Nazis came for the Russian seed vault and how the Zeno Brothers claimed to have "discovered"...
4 Joulu 20241h 39min
45: Phantom Islands and Vavilov & Lysenko pt1
This week we learn about how cartographers used to just make up stuff for fun and how Nikolai Vavilov's dream of ending famine with the world's largest seed vault put him at direct odds with soviet da...
27 Marras 20241h 36min
44: Ten Cent Beer Night and Bog Snorkeling
This week we're all about sports as we learn how a Ten Cent Beer Night promotion led to one of the MLB's most infamous games and the curious Welsh tradition of competitive Bog Snorkeling. A listener e...
20 Marras 20241h 12min
43: Milicent Patrick and Casa Sanchez Tattoos
This week we learn about the life of Milicent Patrick, a pioneering artist in Hollywood who designed the Creature From the Black Lagoon and Casa Sanchez's notorious tacos-for-tattoos deal in San Franc...
13 Marras 20241h 38min
42: Notorious Victoria Woodhull and 80s Cartoon Deregulation
On this extra patriotic election themed episode we learn about Victoria Woodhull, the first woman who ran for president in 1872 and how Ronald Reagan's decision to deregulate children's programming pa...
6 Marras 20241h 41min
41: Jack O'Lantern and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
On this very spooky Halloween themed episode, we learn about the Irish origins of the Jack-o-Lantern and how Charles Schulz created another classic Peanuts holiday special. A listener email clues us i...
30 Loka 20241h 27min
40: Talking Heads, Robert Liston, and Battle of Santa Monica Bay
This week we are joined by special guests Kaveh Rastegar and Kaveh Hoda as we learn about the contributions of Chris Frantz to the Talking Heads, an infamous surgery that killed 3 people, and how Sant...
23 Loka 20241h 48min
