Episodes
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Episode 50: Spanish Fly (Entry 1195.SS0713)
May 17th, 2018 | 54 mins 3 secs
In which a poison made from dried beetles becomes a schoolyard legend as an alleged aphrodisiac, foreshadowing our modern age of creepy predator celebrities and erectile dysfunction infomercials. Certificate #31327.
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Episode 49: The Moon Illusion (Entry 806.JB3126)
May 15th, 2018 | 52 mins 30 secs
In which we learn why the moon looks so much larger at the horizon, whether your fingernails can out-race Portugal, and whether Ken or John has the better Axl Rose impression. Certificate #18042.
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Episode 48: Tylenol Murders (Entry 1354.IS2915)
May 10th, 2018 | 1 hr 2 mins
In which John runs down the disturbing history of product tampering, from Bromo-Seltzer to baby food, and listeners are strongly discouraged from committing murder. Certificate #27765.
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Episode 47: William Rufus King (Entry 688.LK1734)
May 8th, 2018 | 55 mins 55 secs
In which a U.S. vice-president spends his entire six-week term dying in Cuba, and Ken reads some fun, flirty letters from future president James Buchanan. Certificate #39087.
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Episode 46: Backyard Blast Furnaces (Entry 091.EZ2220)
May 3rd, 2018 | 56 mins 18 secs
In which John explains why it's a bad idea to smelt iron on your deck or patio, a seemingly obvious life tip that seems to have escaped Chairman Mao. Certificate #30148.
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Episode 45: The Washington Generals (Entry 1411.HE1212)
May 1st, 2018 | 56 mins 25 secs
In which we celebrate a basketball team that never gets to celebrate, because they've lost to their rivals 17,000 times. Certificate #46102.
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Episode 44: Checkerboarding (Entry 210.NU2653)
April 26th, 2018 | 45 mins 24 secs
In which the U.S. government pixelates the American West with land grants to railroads. Certificate #6798.
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Episode 43: Bir Tawil (Entry 126.EZ2010)
April 24th, 2018 | 50 mins 1 sec
In which Ken confesses that he might have caused a land grab in the middle of the Nubian Desert. Certificate #50204.
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Episode 42: Hypercolor (Entry 611.GE3703)
April 19th, 2018 | 53 mins 3 secs
In which we revisit 1991's briefest, brightest fashion fad, and John ponders what to do with our nation's biggest problem: awkward middle-schoolers. Certificate #26275.
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Episode 41: The Angels of Mons (Entry 047.PS9111)
April 17th, 2018 | 54 mins 31 secs
In which an unsuccessful horror writer accidentally rewrites the history of the Western Front, and Ken is clearly annoyed at having to learn the history of the Western Front. Certificate #21873.
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Episode 40: Canadian Floating Feet (Entry 178.RV2013)
April 12th, 2018 | 34 mins 6 secs
In which sneakers keep washing onto the beaches of British Columbia with the feet of mystery people still inside, may God rest their soles. Certificate #27174.
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Episode 39: Vending Machines (Entry 1387.DE0228)
April 10th, 2018 | 49 mins 59 secs
In which Ken runs down the list of everything that could ever be bought by putting coins in slots, from religious awe to banned books to pancake mix. Certificate #16697.