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If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
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Short Stuff: Nero and His Fiddle
Today00:12:13Summary readyDid Nero play his fiddle while Rome burned during the Great Fire of 64 CE? Absolutely not. Find out how we know when Chuck and Josh bust a two thousand year-old myth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryBonnie and Clyde
Yesterday00:54:29Summary readyYou've probably seen the movie, but what else do you know about this legendary crime couple? Listen in to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummarySelects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2
4d ago00:43:04Summary readyAs the operation expands it also begins to unravel. Word starts to leak out of the illegal stuff the Reagan administration was up to, Congress and the press investigate and people start to point fingers. Spoiler alert – they all got off scot free. Find out how it all wraps up in part 2 of this classic story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummarySelects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 1
4d ago00:45:59Summary readyWhen Ronald Reagan was president, America got involved in some deeply shady stuff, not the least of which was the Iran-Contra scandal – a convoluted operation that managed to combine an illegal covert war in Nicaragua with secretly selling arms to Iran. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryReggae: Kingston’s Gift to the World
6d ago00:55:18Summary readyAlthough it was built atop some musical styles that came before, reggae is mostly its own thing. It evolved as local music in the Trenchtown neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica but after Bob Marley and the Wailers came along, it became a global phenomenon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Short Stuff: Phone Books
1w ago00:15:00Summary readyOnce upon a time there were these things called phone books. Inside you could find the phone number and address of just about everyone in your town. Can you imagine?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryBeans and Rice Feeds the World
1w ago00:43:05Summary readyTo call beans and rice a staple is to undersell the importance of beans and rice. Today we break down the ubiquity of this beloved food combo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummarySelects: How Peanut Butter Works
2w ago00:56:43Summary readyNo food is more all-American than peanut butter – 80 percent of homes in the country have a jar of it in the pantry right now. And while the rest of the world might find peanut butter peculiar, maybe even gross, the rest of the world is wrong. Enjoy a smooth ride through one of our top condiments in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
SummaryHow Russia Shapes What the World Thinks
2w ago00:43:15Summary readyOperation Doppelganger was a Russian propaganda project discovered in 2022, a minor part of the enormous, ongoing disinformation and chaos-sewing campaign Russia spreads across the world through social media. And some of your views may have come from it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Short Stuff: Shark Arm Murders
2w ago00:16:05Summary readyGet yer info on one of Australia’s great true crime cases he-re! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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