Episodios

  • The Great Big Yarn of Mel's Hole
    Jul 15 2025

    One of the most bizarre stories to emerge from the cult radio show Coast to Coast AM – and that’s really saying something – isn’t about UFOs or bigfoot, but a mysterious hole in the ground with some very unusual properties. Top that, History Channel!

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    49 m
  • Selects: Child Labor: Not Funny
    Jul 12 2025

    Child labor is no laughing matter. Even though we've taken care of it in the USA (mostly), it's still an issue around the globe. Listen to this classic episode and learn!

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    53 m
  • Sixdegrees.com: A Social Media Origin Story
    Jul 10 2025

    Before Facebook and MySpace, before even Friendster, there was SixDegrees. Dive in today to learn about the first social media site, that was a few years too early.

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    43 m
  • Short Stuff: 8 Track Cartridges
    Jul 9 2025

    8 tracks were during vinyl, but preceded cassettes. Why? So people could listen to their music on the go. Check out this antiquated medium today.

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    14 m
  • Sherlock Holmes: The Man, The Myth
    Jul 8 2025

    Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most famous fictional character in the world, and for good reason. More than a hundred years on, Arthur Conan Doyle’s 60 Holmes stories are still in print and he is the most portrayed human literary character in history.

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    52 m
  • Selects: How Coelacanths Work
    Jul 5 2025

    Coelacanths are incredibly interesting as far as fish go. For one, they were thought to have gone the way of the dinosaur, along with the dinosaur. They also give birth to live fish and tend to dwell more than 800 feet below the ocean's surface. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. Learn all about these fascinating creatures in this classic episode.

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    40 m
  • What was the purpose of USAID?
    Jul 3 2025

    USAID has saved tens of millions of lives across the globe since its inception. But those days are over. Learn all about this soon-to-be-gone program.

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    40 m
  • Short Stuff: BM Radio
    Jul 2 2025

    There was a time – a glorious time – when you could turn the dial in any city in the US and hear popular songs rearranged to be the most pleasant version of themselves. This was the Beautiful Music format and we are spiritually poorer for having lost it.

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    16 m