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Four Horsemen – Famine Dec 31, 2012

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"Famine" is part 2 in our Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse series. We discuss the Russian Famine of 1601, The Irish Potato Famine, the Holodomor, the Great Leap Forward, and more. Plus: what does it feel like to starve to death? Double plus: the 'famine food' pop quiz. Triple plus: which is the lesser of two evils, being inflicted with famine or pestilence? Music: "Everybody Eats When They Come To My House" by Cab Calloway Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlbsKQs1RVc#t=566s

Bad Books Dec 24, 2012

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We tried to bind this episode in human flesh but the MP3 codec's lossiness kept causing it cancer. This episode, Toren, Joe, and Kevin talk about Dr. Spock's bibliographic death-toll, anti-Jewish hoax The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, the copycat-inspiring The Collector and many more caustic tomes. Music: "Epilogue: Some Things Man Was Not Meant To Know" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93id9Wn9Xok

Pestilence Dec 17, 2012

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In part one of our four part series on the Horsemen of the Apocalypse we discuss various gods of pestilence, plague amulets, pest houses, plague doctors, and of course news and pop culture. Music: "When the Saints Go Marching In" Fats Domino Charity O' the week: Doctors Without Borders Images

Improvised Weapons Dec 10, 2012

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Violence expert Lisa Gemino returns to discuss shivs, French nails, Millwall bricks, donkey jawbones, thrown animals, petrol bombs and many other improvised weapons. Plus news and pop culture. Music: "Holiday Fun" by Richard Myhill Images Links The Art of the Shiv Like this Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuU60r7VT30 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewFE4ymvn1o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC1d7dw24Gg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0ScNLt2zNc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-XYPJ3_YAY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLquz4Iz-30 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSGwz7xTmM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFnmq5PPScA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRBwvIX7Sao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhvRQGq5g3s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iELKMNjZx9o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCNqKrX1sx8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAvRbWQ_Izg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy43iZCPeLI

Motor Vehicle Accidents Dec 03, 2012

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Allan Newell brings his firefighter expertise to discussions on notable car wrecks, risk compensation, the car industry's built-in-hazards, the Mont Blanc tunnel fire, El Camino de la Muerte, collection fuel from crashed tankers, and what to expect when rescue responders have to cut you out of your crumpled Volkswagen. Plus: car crashes in movies. Music: "Blame the Accident" by The Invasives. Used with permission. Visit www.invasives.ca 'n' The Invasives on Facebook Charity of the Week: MADD Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGPoaBVYMp8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3XBWDlCtns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9ucKunaSSQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzfSLgWkTlY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_akwHYMdbsM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pyoAf2xhkU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yaU8ySrK7Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COiR_gZEGIE

Journalism, Part 2 of 2 Nov 26, 2012

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Steven M. Schwartz is back for the second part of our caustic look at Journalism. "Shrieking harpy" Nancy Grace, terrorist victim Daniel Pearl, Janet Cook, sock-puppets, Network, Transmetropolitan and more! Music: "It Ain't Right" by Artie Shaw Images Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWPY7b35vF4

Journalism, Part 1 of 2 Nov 19, 2012

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Honest-to-goodness journalist Steven M. Schwartz joins Kevin, Joe, and Toren to talk about the caustic side of news gathering. We discuss bad journalists (who spy on people and tamper with evidence) and when bad things happen to good journalists. We had so much stuff we had to split it into two episodes! Music: "Dies ist Unverschamtheit" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Charity: Reporters Without Borders Images

Rhinoceros Nov 12, 2012

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All things rhinoceros including poaching, attacks on people, woolly rhinos and Operation: Crash. Plus pop culture and the Lesser of Two Evils: being attacked by a rhino or by 99 cats? Music: "Action Stations" by David Lindup Charity: http://www.rhinos.org/ really needs our help ASAP! Images Links Historyonics Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fT3dQNTPwQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4FChkrZ6kU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p-COGPLibE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh2iyPmucFk

Followups 10 Nov 05, 2012

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We got requests for a more gross and offensive follow up episode, and we delivered. Pop culture artist Chris Woods joins us to talk about female genital mutilation in Swedish art, green Klu Klux Klan uniforms, Darth Vader four-ways, virgin boy eggs, pink slime, Russian space guns, and how faulty understanding of statistics led to a mother drinking herself to death. Plus: which is The Lesser of Two Evils, swallowing a couple dozen magnets or being a nuclear diver? Music: "All That Meat and No Potatoes" by Fats Waller Charity: V-Day Images Links http://www.indiegogo.com/sandstorm Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCK6zvWEN_Q

Ghosts Oct 29, 2012

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In today's episode, Toren, Joe, and Kevin are joined by Chris "Stewie" Stewart for a look at the spiritual remains of the dearly departed: Ghosts! We talk about The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall, Puzzlingly Terrified Ghost Hunters, and Peter Jackson's first big effects movie and more! OoOOoOOOOooOOOOoOoooOOOOOoooOOOOOooooOOoOOoOOOOOOoOOoOOOOooOOOOoOooOooOOOooOoo OOOooOooooOoooOoooOooOOoOoOooOOoOoOooOoooOOOoOOOOo! Music: "Space Ghosts" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images Links Quirky Mind Stuff -- Richard Wiseman's Blog What's The Harm - Ghosts Rachel's Miracle Videos http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE_C1FXRo20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RryZV8NK9-Q

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