Listener Mail: Breaking Physics? Firefighters and PFAs, Superfund Sites and Baseball.

Listener Mail: Breaking Physics? Firefighters and PFAs, Superfund Sites and Baseball.

Secret Soup Can hips the guys to the newest 'Big If True' -- aka alleged -- breakthrough in alternative propulsion. Matt the Firefighter shares a widely-unacknowledged danger of fighting fires. GP Scootch prompts a conversation about Superfund sites. Rob provides a mission-critical update on the continuing adventures of a certain humble farmer. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.

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What was the Ludlow Massacre? Chapter Two: Conspiracy, Disaster, and Aftermath

What was the Ludlow Massacre? Chapter Two: Conspiracy, Disaster, and Aftermath

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What was the Ludlow Massacre? Chapter One: The Colorado Coal Rush

What was the Ludlow Massacre? Chapter One: The Colorado Coal Rush

Unions and governments have always had a complicated, at-times antagonistic and violent relationship. In the first evening of this week's special two-part series, Ben, Matt and Noel explore a terrifyi...

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CLASSIC: Did John Astor steal Captain Kidd's treasure?

CLASSIC: Did John Astor steal Captain Kidd's treasure?

German immigrant John Jacob Astor was the first multimillionaire in the United States, and his descendants would go on to play prominent roles in the country's history -- but how exactly did he get th...

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Strange News: Potato/Blood Space Bricks, The Waffle House Index, Taxing Hostages, APD Investigator Shot

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Answering a question... someone must have asked, scientists confirmed potatoes are better than human blood when it comes to building space bricks. The IRS may require hostages to pay back taxes unless...

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As you hear tonight's episode, Leonard Peltier has been imprisoned for the better part of half a century, convicted of murdering two FBI Special Agents -- crimes that he and countless supporters argue...

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Listener Mail: State Militias, Fentanyl, Microplastics, and More

Listener Mail: State Militias, Fentanyl, Microplastics, and More

Lisa breaks down some of the issues surrounding the fentanyl epidemic. Chef Ben talks microplastics. After encountering a bizarre question at jury duty, Anonymous Owl asks to learn more about state mi...

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It's true: multiple world governments have, at one point or another, experimented with the possibility of psychic powers. These investigations were always considered controversial... but the possibili...

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CLASSIC: Is there really a hidden pyramid in Alaska?

CLASSIC: Is there really a hidden pyramid in Alaska?

When most people think of pyramids, we imagine the pyramids of Egypt -- but they're by no means the only example of this ancient architecture. In this Classic episode, Ben, Matt and Noel explore more ...

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