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41: Jack O'Lantern and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown Oct 30, 2024

On this very spooky Halloween themed episode, we learn about the Irish origins of the Jack-o-Lantern and how Charles Schulz created another classic Peanuts holiday special. A listener email clues us into the Giant Atlantic Pumpkin Weigh Offs.

Episode Tabs:

The twisted transatlantic tale of American jack-o’-lanterns

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-twisted-transatlantic-tale-of-american-jack-o-lanterns

We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown! The Making of The Great Pumpkin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qu8_pwQKHE

Listener Tabs:

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/15985

http://www.bigpumpkins.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=205&gid=79

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40: Talking Heads, Robert Liston, and Battle of Santa Monica Bay Oct 23, 2024

This week we are joined by special guests Kaveh Rastegar and Kaveh Hoda as we learn about the contributions of Chris Frantz to the Talking Heads, an infamous surgery that killed 3 people, and how Santa Monica was once a standoff point between the mob and a future Supreme Court justice. A listener email explains the explosive properties of Chlorine tri-fluoride.

Episode Tabs:

Talking Heads’ Original Lineup on Stop Making Sense, Their Early Days, and the Future

https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/talking-heads-reunion-2023-stop-making-sense/

The fastest knife in the West End’: The history of one of London’s most famous surgeons Robert Liston

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7326303/The-history-one-Londons-famous-surgeons-amputate-leg-30-seconds.html

California's coastline used to be covered with 'sin ships'

https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/los-angeles-gambling-ships-history-mob-prohibition-19612830.php

Listener Tabs:

https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-you-time

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39: NYC Cow Tunnels and Staten Island Ferry Disaster Oct 16, 2024

This week we are in NYC for Comic Con and learn about the cow tunnels that once lied beneath the Javits Center and how Joseph Reginella was inspired to create a series of fake monuments throughout the Big Apple. A listener email explains how Nikola Jokic is the ultimate wife guy.

Episode Tabs:

The Lost Cow Tunnels of New York City

https://gizmodo.com/the-lost-cow-tunnels-of-new-york-city-1455215193

New York monument honors victims of giant octopus attack that never occurred

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/01/new-york-staten-island-ferry-octopus-attack-fake-monument

Listener Tabs:

https://heavy.com/sports/nba/denver-nuggets/nikola-jokic-wife-natalija-macesic/amp/

https://alaskapublic.org/2021/02/18/haines-woman-braves-outhouse-encounter-with-black-bear/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/06/26/bear-falls-through-skylight-eats-cupcakes/11397795/

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38: Magic Decks, Garden Hermits, and Skeleton Police Interrogator Oct 09, 2024

This week we are joined by special guest Kurosh Jozavi (@kujoprime) as we learn about Magic the Gathering Commander Decks, how wealthy British land owners used to populate their gardens with hermits, and a patent for a spooky police interrogation device. A listener email reveals the man who convinced Ghirardelli to set up chocolate shop in San Francisco.

Episode Tabs:

Rocco, the Iranian Street Chef

https://archidekt.com/decks/7553410/rocco_the_iranian_street_chef

Ornamental Hermits

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_hermit

The 1920s Lie Detector That Forced Suspected Criminals to Confess to a Skeleton

https://www.openculture.com/2023/05/the-1920s-lie-detector-that-forced-suspected-criminals-to-confess-to-a-skeleton.html

Listener Tabs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lick

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9o_Major

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37: Penny Arcade Sisters and Maple Syrup Heist Oct 02, 2024

This week we're joined by special guest host Alyssa Cooper as we learn how the Dennison sisters revolutionized England’s penny arcades and how barrel rollers in Québec pulled off the maple syrup heist of the century. A listener email explains how to best pass a kidney stone at Disneyland.

Episode Tabs:

Penny Arcades Would Be Nothing Without the Pioneering Dennison Sisters

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/penny-arcade-dennison-sisters

https://pennymachines.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=39092

Inside Quebec’s Great, Multi-Million-Dollar Maple-Syrup Heist

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/maple-syrup-heist

Listener Tabs:

https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/roller-coaster-kidney-stones/

https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-is-home-worst-taco-bell-location-us-report-says-take-gamble-you-wish

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36: Cordwainer Smith pt2 and The Lost Stuart Little Masterpiece Sep 25, 2024

This week we explore the short stories of Sci-Fi writer Cordwainer Smith and how a prop in the Stuart Little movie led to the rediscovery of a lost Hungarian masterpiece. A listener email explains how 9/11 ruined Disney World train tours forever.

Episode Tabs:

The Sci-Fi Writer who Invented Conspiracy Theory

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/science-fiction-conspiracy-theory-psyops/678195/

Stuart Little leads art historian to long-lost Hungarian masterpiece

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/27/stuart-little-art-historian-long-lost-hungarian-masterpiece

Listener Tabs:

https://www.medievalists.net/2023/06/bal-des-ardents/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heritage_railroads_in_the_United_States

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35: God's Rambo and Cordwainer Smith pt1 Sep 18, 2024

This week we learn about the insane lengths Helge Meyer went to help starving kids in the Yugoslav Wars and the CIA/ Chinese Nationalist Party ties of acclaimed SciFi writer Cordwainer Smith. A listener email explains why King Tut was particularly stiff when mummified.

Episode Tabs:

The Real Transporter – Helge Meyer And His Ghost Camaro

https://www.motorpunk.co.uk/carclub-18-30/the-cars/real-transporter-helge-meyer-ghost-camaro/

Throngs of Himself

https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2018/fall/cordwainer-smith-paul-linebarger/

Listener Tabs:

https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/music/how-frank-sinatra-s-song-my-way-triggered-filipino-karaoke-killings-a00304-20191017-lfrm?s=6mtp3t2nathbisrknnf5af8n6k

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/king-tutankhamun-was-mummified-with-an-erect-penis-to-quash-religious-revolution-9037709.html

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34: Icelandic Dracula and The Guano Islands Act Sep 11, 2024

This week we learn how Iceland got the wrong translation of Dracula and how America's thirst for guano led the government to enact an insane law in 1856. A listener email gives us the sweats.

Episode Tabs:

The Literary Mystery of the Icelandic Dracula by Valur Grettison

https://grapevine.is/mag/2022/05/09/the-literary-mystery-of-the-icelandic-dracula/

How Fertilizer Madness Sparked a Turd War and Turned Guano Into Gold

https://www.thedailyscoop.com/news/retail-business/how-fertilizer-madness-sparked-turd-war-and-turned-guano-gold

Listener Tabs:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/lindsay-hoyle-clement-attlee-house-of-commons-bengal-commons-b2580463.html

https://www.vox.com/even-better/24156471/whole-body-deodorants-lume-axe-sweat

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33: LA's Underground Lizard Tunnels and Hodges Meteorite Sep 04, 2024

This week we learn about the discovery of secret tunnels under Los Angeles built by ancient lizard people and how Ann Hodges was struck by a meteorite while napping. A listener email reveals the real life inspiration of Nacho Libre.

Episode Tabs:

The Underground Catacombs of L.A.'s Lizard People

https://lamag.com/news/citydig-the-underground-catacombs-of-las-lizard-people

For the Only Person Ever Hit by a Meteorite, the Real Trouble Began Later

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/only-person-ever-hit-meteorite-real-trouble-began-later-180961238/

Listener Tabs:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/al-ralph-capone-dairy-industry-milk-cheese

https://mymodernmet.com/fray-tormenta-nacho-libre/

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32: The year of 5 Roman Emperors and Colossal Squids Aug 28, 2024

On this very special episode we KEEP IT JOSIE by learning how Rome had 5 different emperors in the year 193 and what makes a colossal squid versus a giant squid. A listener email explains why southern Californians always use "the" when naming freeways.

Episode Tabs:

Year of the Five Emperors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Five_Emperors

Is This the First Recorded Footage of a Colossal Squid Living Freely?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/is-this-the-first-recorded-footage-of-a-colossal-squid-living-freely-180984482/

Listener Tabs:

https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/the-5-the-101-the-405-why-southern-californians-love-saying-the-before-freeway-numbers

https://nymag.com/movies/profiles/57863/

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31: Groom of the Stool, World's Oldest Cat, & Art in the Olympics Aug 21, 2024

This week we are joined by special guest Alex Brodt as we learn about the Groom of the Stool, how Rick Perry's cousin raised the world's oldest cat, and the brief period in time when Art was an Olympic sport. A listener email explains how luggage handlers are just like us.

Episode Tabs:

Groom of the Stool

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groom_of_the_Stool

How to Raise a 165-Year-Old Cat

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-raise-a-165-year-old-cat

Remember When the Olympics Used to Have an Art Competition? No?

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/07/remember-when-the-olympics-used-to-have-an-art-competition-no/260355/

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30: Alligator Joe and Australian Camels Aug 14, 2024

This week we learn about the insane story of Alligator Joe and how camels ended up in Australia. A listener email explored Mary Toft's strange birthing practices.

Episode Tabs:

When Kids Played With Alligators in Los Angeles

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alligator-farm-los-angeles-180957172/

The strange story of Australia’s wild camel

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180410-the-strange-story-of-australias-wild-camel

Listener Tabs:

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/aug2009.html

https://www.pcmag.com/news/firefox-power-user-keeps-7400-plus-browser-tabs-open-for-2-years

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29: Target Husk and Pompeian Graffiti Aug 07, 2024

This week we learn about the legendary Hollywood Target that took forever to get built and Pompeian graffiti. A listener email shows us the best dog who gets the most pats.

Episode Tabs:

The 'Target Husk' in Hollywood Opens at Last, 12 Years After Work Began

https://lamag.com/featured/hollywood-target-opens

What the Graffiti of Ancient Pompeii Teach Us About Our Modern Selves

https://blog.degruyter.com/graffiti-ancient-pompeii-teach-us-modern-selves/

Listener Tabs:

https://www.onemillionpats.com/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeplechase_(athletics)

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28: Skydiving Beavers and Cynthia the Gaba Girl Jul 31, 2024

This week we learn about skydiving beavers, WW2 bat bombs, and Cynthia the Gaba Girl. A listener email informs us of the communion wafer monopoly.

Episode Tabs:

Why 76 Beavers Were Forced to Skydive into the Idaho Wilderness in 1948

https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/why-76-beavers-were-forced-to-skydive-into-the-idaho-wilderness-in-1948/

Cynthia the Mannequin: A Curious Star Is Born

https://time.com/3877720/life-with-cynthia-the-world-famous-mannequin/

Listener Tabs:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muki_(mythology)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker_(folklore)

https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvaeyb/the-surprisingly-cutthroat-business-of-communion-crackers

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27: Comic-Con 2024 Special Jul 24, 2024

This week we're in San Diego for Comic-Con where we learn about the history of Cosplay and the world's greatest autograph collector, Joseph Mikulec. A listener email shows us a livestream of a real-life stream.

Episode Tabs:

Myrtle R Douglas: Mother of Convention Costuming

https://youtu.be/DasGQQkj-xY?si=VfZUtkyjqRuSZL23

The Man Who Walked Around the World, Collecting the Autographs of the Rich and Famous

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-man-who-walked-around-the-world-collecting-the-autographs-of-the-rich-and-famous-180979841/

Listener Tabs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldPride

https://visdeurbel.nl/

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26: Pig Butchering, Mohammad Khordadian, & the Tiffany Problem Jul 17, 2024

In this week's highly anticipated crossover episode, we are joined by House of Pod's Dr. Kaveh Hoda as we learn about Pig Butchering, famed Iranian dancer Mohammad Khordadian, and the Tiffany Problem. A listener email clues us into the existence of Bog Butter.

Episode Tabs:

Pig Butchering Scam

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scam

Keeping Up with the Khordadian

https://www.bidoun.org/articles/keeping-up-with-the-khordadian

Tiffany Problem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_Problem

Listener Tabs:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_body

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/25/eminem-was-interviewed-by-secret-service-about-threatening-trump-lyrics

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25: Kumitab!! (500 Open Stabs) Jul 10, 2024

In honor of reaching our 25th episode milestone, this week we host the ancient tournament of Kumitab! Join our battle royale as we pit some of our craziest tab subjects against one another including a lobotomized housewife, Richard Nixon, and the burning MacArthur overpass. A listener email informs illustrators to which patron saint they should pray.

Listener Tabs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titivillus

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24: The 1303 Crown Jewels Heist pt2 and Tanuki balls Jul 03, 2024

This week we conclude Richard of Pudlicott's 1303 heist of Edward Longshanks' crown jewels and learn about Meiji era political cartoons involving Tanuki balls. A listener email explains the beaverly origins of strawberry flavoring.

Episode Tabs:

1303 Heist PART II

https://www.forgottenbooks.com/en/download/ChaptersintheAdministrativeHistoryofMediaevalEngland_10193632.pdf

Testicular Tanuki Tales: Japanese Folk Humor for Children with a Ribald Satirical Twist

https://blogs.princeton.edu/cotsen/2017/09/tanuki/

Listener Tabs:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3m885/a-history-of-flavoring-food-with-beaver-butt-juice

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/08/17/four-weirdest-animals-on-the-planet/

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23: Taco Bell Paintings and the 1303 Crown Jewels Heist pt1 Jun 26, 2024

This week we learn about Mark T. Smith's iconic Taco Bell paintings and Richard of Pudlicott's plan to rob Edward Longshanks in 1303. A listener email explains how failing to learn the Persian language resulted in Europeans eating mummies for medicinal purposes.

Episode Tabs:

One of the most unusual heists in America seems to be unfolding at Taco Bell

https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/taco-bell-ebay-mark-smith-paintings-19464177.php

The One Where England’s Treasury War Robbed

https://medium.com/@madmedic11671/the-one-where-englands-treasury-war-robbed-9727181fc8b

Listener Tabs:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-eating-medical-cannibalism-gory-history

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoooooooo

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22: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 pt2 and Colonel Thomas Blood Jun 19, 2024

This week we conclude the story of the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and learn about crown jewel thief Colonel Thomas Blood. A listener email explains why ancient Greek statues always had tiny wieners.

Episode Tabs:

The Great Moon Hoax

https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoax

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/moon-shot-race-a-hoax-and-the-birth-of-fake-news

The Irish Man Who Stole the Crown Jewels

https://britishheritage.com/history/man-steals-crown-jewels

Listener Tabs:

https://www.dw.com/en/why-do-ancient-statues-have-such-small-penises/a-65151780

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_in_European_royalty

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21: 1904 Olympic Marathon and The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 pt1 Jun 12, 2024

This week we learn about the 1904 Olympic marathon and The Great Moon Hoax of 1835. A listener email teaches us how to dance with the devil.

Episode Tabs:

The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Ever

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/

Belief, Legend, and the Great Moon Hoax

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/08/the-great-moon-hoax/

Listener Tabs:

https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/c/82315/files/2022/09/DIGITAL-COPY-Dancing-with-Devils-Latin-American-Masks-Traditions.pdf

https://library.osu.edu/site/dancingwithdevils/

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20: Episode 20: The Flying Duxman Jun 05, 2024

This week we are joined by special guest Miles Greb (Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast) as we learn about Bloodsport's Frank Dux, Fata Morganas, and McGruff the Crime Dog. A listener email reveals a special item on an ancient Greek brothel menu.

Go see Kaveh in SF this weekend for his event on June 8th:

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Episode Tabs:

Frank Dux

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Dux

Fantastically Wrong: The Bizarre Mirages That Once Scared the Bejesus Out of Sailors

https://www.wired.com/2015/01/fantastically-wrong-fata-morgana/

McGruff The Crime Dog Has Been In Prison For A Decade

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/cltr/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-prison.html

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2015746/m1/

Listener Tabs:

https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/waterbed-history-rise-fall-255635

https://www.thecut.com/2018/07/lioness-on-cheese-grater-lysistrata-meaning.html

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19: Episode 19: Rose-Colored Overpasses May 29, 2024

This week we wrap up the MacArthur Maze debacle and learn about pioneering cartoonist Rose O'Neill. A listener email dives into the mysterious poisoning of a Chinese billionaire.

Episode Tabs:

Rebuilding The Maze p2

https://youtu.be/-TKjwblp1XI?si=pcAFthBY_vVzV0ss

Rose O’Neill : Artist and Suffragist

https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/rose-oneill

Listener Tabs:

https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/2012/08/03/found-in-the-collection-mr-coffee-nerves/

https://www.preview.ph/culture/3-body-problem-producer-poison-death-a5158-20240405

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18: Episode 18: Get in Loser We're Burning Bridges May 22, 2024

This week we learn about the renegade Anne Hutchinson and how the MacArthur Maze was reconstructed in record time after a fire. A listener email explains the sword-fighting roots of the Best Man.

Episode Tabs:

The Trial of Anne Hutchinson

https://www.famous-trials.com/hutchinson/2395-hutchinson-1637-account

Rebuilding The Maze

Listener Tabs:

https://fpmaine.com/news/a-brief-history-of-the-best-man/

https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-high-schools-complete-23-inning-2-day-marathon-baseball-game-020427000.html

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17: Episode 17: Twenty Thousand Legos Under the Sea May 15, 2024

This week we are joined by special guest Steven Ray Morris (My Favorite Murder, See Jurassic Right) as we learn about fake buildings, Sperm whale defense tactics, and Lego lost at sea. A listener email penetrates some myths about lobotomies.

Episode Tabs:

Fake Buildings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_building

Sperm whales survive surprise attack

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/sperm-whales-survive-surprise-orca-attack/103609696

Lego Lost at Sea

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whimsical-legos-are-still-washing-ashore-decades-after-they-were-lost-at-sea-180979580/

Listener Tabs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Hendrickson

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16: Episode 16: Pansexual Polycule of Tortles May 08, 2024

This week we learn about Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise and Air Force One petty theft. A listener email clarifies what the Grishaverse actually is.

Episode Tabs:

Jonathan the Tortoise

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-oldest-living-land-animal-a-tortoise-named-jonathan-turns-191-180983392/

The Real D.C. Crime Wave

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2024/03/28/the-real-d-c-crime-wave-00149591

Listener Tabs:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1kSMBcqUyd5Qk_Qj13siJD_NGD3tnnah8rPxd7L7J6bQ/htmlview

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Montferrand

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15: Episode 15: Racist Alien Time Capsules May 01, 2024

This week we learn about the 1976 Tehran UFO Incident and the father of the modern time capsule. A listener email fetes a disgusting historical figure.

Episode Tabs:

1976 Tehran UFO incident

http://www.iiaf.net/tehran-dogfight-incident/

The Crypt of Civilization

https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/crypt-of-civilization/

Listener Tabs:

https://en.m.wikinews.org/wiki/Man_takes_armoured_vehicle_on_rampage_through_Western_Sydney

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrare

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14: Episode 14: The Pat-Ant Wars Apr 24, 2024

This week we learn about horrific ant genuses and how the film industry was born out of everyone hating Thomas Edison. A listener email answers the age old question of "how long do pig orgasms last?"

Episode Tabs:

These ants decorate their homes with the heads of their enemies

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/ants-head-hunters-attack-trap-jaw-enemies-nests

Thomas Edison: The Unintentional Founder of Hollywood

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/03/thomas-edison-the-unintentional-founder-of-hollywood

Listener Tabs:

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/100659-longest-orgasm-in-mammals

https://nypost.com/2022/07/18/phrogging-hider-in-my-house-stranger-secretly-lived-with-us/

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13: Episode 13: Gruey Le Prince Apr 17, 2024

This week we learn about Louis Le Prince, the REAL inventor of the motion picture camera and the origins of the color Grue. A listener email inspires a high end horse jacket clothing line.

Episode Tabs:

Who Killed Louis Le Prince? On the forgotten father of film

https://harpers.org/archive/2022/04/who-killed-louis-le-prince-on-the-forgotten-father-of-film/

No one could describe the color blue until modern times

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-blue-and-how-do-we-see-color-2015-2

Listener Tabs:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/855685.Fly_Away_Home#CommunityReviews

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159116302192?via%3Dihub

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12: Episode 12: 1-800-HotLion Apr 10, 2024

This week we discuss Roar, one of the most unsafe movies ever made and the Nintendo Power Hotline. A listener email reveals all the animals in elected office.

Episode Tabs:

Hollywood's real Tiger King: Insane big cat movie Roar getting VOD rerelease

https://ew.com/movies/roar-movie-vod/

Inside The Nintendo Power Hotline

https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/02/22/inside-the-nintendo-power-hotline

Listener Tabs:

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/top-9-animals-elected-to-office-in-the-united-states/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/inside-the-new-york-public-librarys-last-secret-apartments

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11: Episode 11: A Michelin Man's Funeral Apr 03, 2024

This week we discuss the origins of the Michelin Man and a first hand account of Vikings from 922. A listener email answers the question of why we don't see Pandas in toilet paper ads.

Episode Tabs:

Allied Forces on D-Day Used a Popular Tourist Guide to Help Liberate France

https://www.military.com/history/allied-forces-d-day-used-popular-tourist-guide-help-liberate-france.html

“The Rus” (An Arab among the Vikings)

https://content.ucpress.edu/chapters/12938.ch01.pdf

Listener Tabs:

https://youtu.be/aQthclI55Rk?si=Bw8xdEs8K-Ikbb0j

https://youtu.be/4eJxAhhMiCk?si=xDb9O4IkpDOjEwrL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Alley_(TV_series)?wprov=sfti1

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10: Episode 10: A Hiker, a Mime, and a Shark Walk onto a Mountain Mar 27, 2024

This week we have our first ever special guest, 500 Tabs' very own editor and friend Alyssa Cooper! We discuss a mountain murder mystery, the importance of March 27th, and sharks on a golf course. A listener email taps into some of our most primal fears.

Episode Tabs:

Ghosts on the Glacier

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/09/world/americas/aconcagua-mountain-expedition-photos.html

The Wikipedia entry for the day of March 27

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_27

Six bull sharks inadvertently made their home on an Australian golf course. Then they vanished

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/18/sport/carbrook-bull-sharks-australia-golf-course-spt-spc-intl/index.html

Listener Tabs:

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/four-acre-spider-web_n_6095724

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9: Episode 9: Lobotomize Me, Horse Daddy Mar 20, 2024

This week we discuss insane mental health practices of the 1940s and the NBA's golden horse, Nikola Jokić. A listener email disgusts Kaveh.

Episode Tabs:

Mother’s Little Helper: Vintage Drug Ads

https://www.goretro.com/2014/08/mothers-little-helper-vintage-drug-ads.html

How Nikola Jokić Became The World’s Best Basketball Player

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/12/how-nikola-jokic-became-the-worlds-best-basketball-player

Listener Tabs:

https://www.everywhereist.com/2021/12/bros-restaurant-lecce-we-eat-at-the-worst-michelin-starred-restaurant-ever/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shave_%27Em_Dry

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8: Episode 8: Intermittent Werewolfing Mar 13, 2024

This week we discuss the trial of alleged werewolf Peter Stump and folk etymology. A listener email reveals how McDonalds tried to buy their way into fandom.

Episode Tabs:

Confessions of a Werewolf: The Trial of Peter Stump

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/a-german-werewolfs-confessions-horrified-1500s-europe

What the Folk?

https://daily.jstor.org/what-the-folk-the-charming-yet-totally-malappropriate-story-of-words/

Listener Tabs:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/17/has-an-old-soviet-mystery-at-last-been-solved

https://kotaku.com/mcdonalds-grimace-wiki-ad-happy-meal-fandom-history-1850552640

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7: Episode 7: The Panda Man Can (not leave the airport) Mar 06, 2024

This week we discuss people who live at airports and panda diplomacy. A listener email reveals how rabbits frankly don't give a damn.

Episode Tabs:

Terminal Dwellers

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_lived_in_airports

A Chinese cigarette tin launched D.C.’s 50-year love affair with pandas

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/03/16/pandas-china-nixon-dc/

Listener Tabs:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(film)

https://historianandrew.medium.com/how-bugs-bunny-and-clark-gable-created-false-belief-that-rabbits-like-eating-carrots-65d25059b7d0

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6: Episode 6: Every Dam Has Its Þ Feb 21, 2024

This week Kaveh concludes the Katamari style horrors of the Johnstown flood and Hannah shares how the Europeans had their own American Idol but for letters of the alphabet instead of singers. A listener email reveals if a childhood memory was in fact cake, and how it exploded.

Correction: the Phoenician alphabet comes after the Proto-Sinaitic script and before the Greek alphabet

Episode Tabs:

The Johnstown Flood pt. 2

https://www.geoinstitute.org/news/johnstown-flood-1889-catastrophe-civil-engineering-part-1

The Forgotten Letters of the English Alphabet

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31904/12-letters-didnt-make-alphabet

Listener Tabs:

https://www.teachertube.com/videos/physical-science-for-children-all-about-forces-and-gravity-349164

https://annehelen.substack.com/p/larping-your-job

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5: Episode 5: A Murder of Dams Feb 07, 2024

This week we return to Niʻihau for an insane adventure that followed the bombing of Pearl Harbor and learn about the Johnstown Flood and how dams are just like us and also like candy. A listener email finally puts the debate about white chocolate to rest.

Episode Tabs:

The Niihau Incident

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niihau_incident

This Dam Break Was One of the Worst Man Made Disasters in American History. It Could Have Been Prevented.

Listener Tabs:

https://askinosie.com/blogs/the-nib/is-white-chocolate-really-chocolate

https://annehelen.substack.com/p/larping-your-job

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4: Episode 4: Robinson Crucified Jan 24, 2024

This week we discuss a forbidden Hawaiian island and Jesus's definitely legitimate final resting place in northern Japan. Also a listener clues us into the little discussed Eternal Riverdale phenomenon.

Episode Tabs:

Ni’ihau Island

https://allthatsinteresting.com/niihau

The Little-Known Legend of Jesus in Japan

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-little-known-legend-of-jesus-in-japan-165354242/

Listener Tabs:

Halibut Crochet Pattern (U.S. National Park Service)nps.gov

https://www.netflix.com/title/80133311

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3: Episode 3: They Killed HODL Jan 10, 2024

On today's episode, third time’s the charm as we talk about liars and impostors from Victorian England to modern day crypto scammers. The centuries may change but the hustle never does.

Episode Tabs:

Crypto hedge fund CEO may not exist; probe finds no record of identity

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/crypto-hedge-fund-ceo-may-not-exist-probe-finds-no-record-of-identity/

Princess Caraboo

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Caraboo

Listener Tabs:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramada_Plaza_JFK_Hotel

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/podcasts/the-daily/the-year-of-taylor-swift.html

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2: Episode 2: Hot Whale Girls Jan 10, 2024

On this stomach-churning episode, we blast into the rotting, juicy worlds of Phossy Jaw and Exploding Whales.

Episode Tabs:

Phossy Jaw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phossy_jaw

How do you get rid of a beached whale before it explodes?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/17/how-do-you-get-rid-of-a-beached-whale-before-it-explodes

Listener Tabs:

https://punchdrink.com/articles/tiki-bar-design/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt_latrine_disaster

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1: Episode 1: Mozzarella Tunnels Jan 10, 2024

Our inaugural episode! Join us as we talk about the Mob’s influence on pizza and the addicting nature of Hobby Tunneling. Plus, some crabulous listener mail.

Episode Tabs:

How the Italian Mob Changed Pizza Forever

https://thedigestonline.com/dining/how-the-italian-mob-changed-pizza-forever/

Hobby Tunneling

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_tunneling

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergent_evolution

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