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Interesting Things with JC
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Interesting Things with JC is a new podcast mini series, with highlight on some of the more interesting historical stories, current events as well as under-told stories.
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1704: "Lincoln Wasn't the Only Target"
2w ago00:02:56Tap to summarizeInteresting Things with JC #1704: "Lincoln Wasn't the Only Target" – John Wilkes Booth killed President Abraham Lincoln while three other assassins moved against Vice President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State William H. Seward, and General Ulysses S. Grant in a coordinated attempt to cripple the United States government in a single night. On July 5, 1865, President Andrew Johnson signed the order confirming the convictions of the conspirators who tried to assassinate not only Abraham Lincoln, but also the vice president, secretary of state, and commanding general in a single coordinated plot.
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1703: "250 Years of the United States of America"
2w ago00:03:33Tap to summarizeInteresting Things with JC #1703: "250 Years of the United States of America" – On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration of Independence and ordered it printed across the colonies. That decision launched a nation that, over the next 250 years, fought for its independence, wrote the world's oldest written national constitution still in continuous use, defeated tyranny, reached the Moon, and reshaped human history.
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1702: "July 3rd, 1776 - The Message Had to Be Perfect"
2w ago00:03:09Tap to summarizeInteresting Things with JC #1702: "July 3rd, 1776 - The Message Had to Be Perfect" – Congress was rewriting Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence after the colonies had already voted for independence, removing entire passages and reshaping its language before a single copy could be printed until the document became a statement meant for the world instead of one man's argument.
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1701: "July 2, 1776 - The Day the Decision Was Made"
3w ago00:03:19Tap to summarizeInteresting Things with JC #1701: "July 2, 1776 - The Day the Decision Was Made" – Congress was already directing a war against Great Britain while still debating whether the colonies should become independent. On July 2, 1776, delegates voted to make independence official, then immediately turned to editing the Declaration that would explain a decision that had already been made.
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1700: "Patriotism"
3w ago00:02:33Tap to summarizeInteresting Things with JC #1700: "Patriotism" – Americans keep serving the same country while disagreeing over what patriotism requires, and the debate has lasted from the Revolution to the present without producing a single definition.
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1699: "Project Blue Book"
3w ago00:08:05Tap to summarizeInteresting Things with JC #1699: "Project Blue Book" – Air Force investigators keep collecting UFO reports as the unexplained cases refuse to disappear. Thousands receive ordinary explanations, but hundreds remain officially unidentified even after radar data, witness interviews, photographs, and scientific analysis are compared across seventeen years of investigation.
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1698: "Operation Mockingbird"
3w ago00:07:07Tap to summarizeInteresting Things with JC #1698: "Operation Mockingbird" – The CIA built relationships with journalists, funded publications, and treated information as a Cold War weapon, but the famous name "Operation Mockingbird" may not have been the official program most people believe it was. The documented history is remarkable, while the legend grew even larger.
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1697: "Operation Popeye"
3w ago00:06:10Tap to summarizeInteresting Things with JC #1697: "Operation Popeye" – American aircraft flew directly into monsoon clouds and released silver iodide to increase rainfall over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The goal wasn't to destroy roads with bombs but to keep them buried in mud long enough to slow military supplies, and the secret program continued for years before becoming public.
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1696: "David Clayton-Thomas"
3w ago00:05:18Tap to summarizeInteresting Things with JC #1696: "David Clayton-Thomas" – David Clayton-Thomas replaced Blood, Sweat & Tears' original singer just as the band's future was uncertain, and his gritty rhythm-and-blues voice transformed a brass-heavy rock experiment into one of the biggest albums of its era. Long after lineup changes and shifting musical trends, the same voice remained inseparable from songs that continue to define the band's legacy.
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1695: "The Berlin Airlift - Keeping a City Alive"
3w ago00:03:59Tap to summarizeInteresting Things with JC #1695: "The Berlin Airlift - Keeping a City Alive" – Cargo planes keep landing in a city sealed off by every road, rail line, and canal as thousands of tons of coal, food, and medicine arrive through three air corridors, with flights continuing every few minutes despite weather, accidents, and an expanding blockade.
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