What happens to abandoned mines?

What happens to abandoned mines?

Did you know there are as many as 500,000 abandoned mines in the US, but the federal government knows where only 30,000 of them are? Learn about these places go from money pit to death trap when mine companies simply walk away.

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Rolling Stone Magazine

Rolling Stone Magazine

Part celebration and part take down, this episode on Rolling Stone magazine dives into the highs and lows of one of America's iconic rags.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 Sep 202251min

Short Stuff: Mason-Dixon Line

Short Stuff: Mason-Dixon Line

The dividing line between the North and South is purely political. But the story of its creation is pretty interesting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 Aug 202212min

We Need More Sustainable Packaging, Like, Yesterday

We Need More Sustainable Packaging, Like, Yesterday

Since the advent of single-use plastics, we’ve become awash in waste. Barrels of petroleum are extracted, turned into plastics that contain products, which are then opened and the containers thrown away. It’s a bonehead process start to finish.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 Aug 202250min

Selects: Knife Throwing: Super Cool

Selects: Knife Throwing: Super Cool

Sure knives can cut through a steak or slash through jungle vines, but probably the coolest thing you can do with a knife is throw it. At a person mounted to a wooden wheel. Spinning around. While you’re blindfolded. Learn all about the impalement arts in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27 Aug 202241min

Kissing Cousins:  A History of Marrying Family

Kissing Cousins: A History of Marrying Family

Despite the overall creepiness of it, marrying family members is way more common than you might think, both historically and today. Ewwww!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

25 Aug 202249min

Short Stuff: Marrying Up

Short Stuff: Marrying Up

The idea of "marrying up" is as old as the hills, but things are, and have been, changing for quite a while. And this episode explains it all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

24 Aug 202213min

Introvert or Extravert: Which are you? (Probably both)

Introvert or Extravert: Which are you? (Probably both)

The world isn’t divided into cat people and dog people, or Beatles fans and Rolling Stones fans (or neither). What really divides us is introversion or extraversion, right? Turns out people just aren’t that binary and all of us are a little of both.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

23 Aug 202247min

Selects: How Gossip Works

Selects: How Gossip Works

You know what I heard? That Josh and Chuck hate each other and they're just faking being friends for the show. That's called gossip, folks and it can do serious damage. Learn all about it in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Aug 202236min

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