Episodes
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Episode 410: The Kalakala (Entry 681.2S1918)
November 11th, 2021 | 1 hr 14 mins
In which a burned-out ferry becomes an art deco American icon of the future and then a derelict eyesore, and Ken blames Seattle for the great San Francisco fire of 1906. Certificate #19361.
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Episode 409: The All-Americans Go to Japan (Entry 032.1K0728)
November 9th, 2021 | 59 mins 9 secs
In which a Tokyo newspaperman with big dreams lures Babe Ruth onto a pre-war baseball barnstorming tour, and John regrets that fancy lounges are mostly for drinking. Certificate #36360.
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Episode 408: Eternal September (Entry 428.1C1533)
November 4th, 2021 | 1 hr 13 mins
In which the 1993 back-to-school week that never ended kills an early outpost of the internet, and Ken annoys online Winnie-the-Pooh fans. Certificate #47957.
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Episode 407: Salmon Chaos (Entry 1098.LK0506)
November 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 18 mins
In which a viral craze inspires hundreds of young Taiwanese folks to put a fish in their names, and John hits a cement wall in his attempts to mate. Certificate #50920.
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Episode 406: Myers-Briggs (Entry 821.2T0223)
October 28th, 2021 | 1 hr 23 mins
In which two pioneering women and amateur Jungians devise a way to classify sixteen different types of human personality, and Ken explains his Star Trek slash fiction. Certificate #36282.
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Episode 405: Bloody Mose (Entry 134.EZ1106)
October 26th, 2021 | 1 hr 36 secs
In which America's first city for free black people rises from the salt marshes of Spanish Florida, and John regrets quoting a Monty Python sketch. Certificate #31305.
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Episode 404: Ramtha (Entry 1029.AC1616)
October 21st, 2021 | 1 hr 27 mins
In which the discovery of quantum mechanics leads inevitably to the reappearance of a 30,000-year-old warrior god from a lost continent, and Ken proposes missionaries for silverware. Certificate #27324.
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Episode 403: The Cahokia Mounds (Entry 173.IS2502)
October 19th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
In which a complex of massive earthworks in southern Illinois is assumed to have been built by Vikings, Hindus, or Welshmen, and John is fascinated by sexy voodoo. Certificate #34924.
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Episode 402: The Cheapside Hoard (Entry 210.MT0620)
October 14th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
In which a mysterious treasure is founded in a central London basement, and Ken has a question about the various beads and bangles of Aerosmith. Certificate #7089.
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Episode 401: Potsdam Giants (Entry 972.1S1704)
October 12th, 2021 | 59 mins 20 secs
In which the "soldier king" of Prussia recruits and kidnaps Europe's tallest men to serve as his grenadiers, and John admires "merry" people of every height. Certificate #10109.
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Episode 400: Merkins (Entry 777.1C1115)
October 7th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
In which we trace the surprisingly long and eventful history of body hair grooming, and Ken wonders if Brad Pitt will be hot forever. Certificate #33732.
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Episode 399: Laetrile (Entry 696.MK1618)
October 5th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
In which apricot pits are discovered to be a cause of cyanide toxicicity rather than a cure for cancer, and John wanders Europe under the protection of a United States Senator. Certificate #527.