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Human Sacrifice Aug 29, 2011

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Our Human Sacrifice episode features vikings, Aztecs, Incans, Olmec sacrifical bogs, the Peruvian temple of doom, the Decapitator god, Egyptian & viking burial rites, Mound 72, the torso in the Thames, General Butt Naked, human sacrifice in the Bible plus other items to turn your stomach! Music: "The Chosen One" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Movies Wicker Man (2006) Joe: 2/10 Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom Kevin: 5/10 Toren: 6/10 Joe: 6/10 Apocalypto Joe: 6/10 The Mummy Kevin: 6/10 Toren 4/10 Joe: 6/10 Heavy Metal Kevin: 5/10 Toren: 7/10 Joe: 5/10 Dragonslayer Toren 7.5/10 Joe: 7/10 Conan The Destroyer Kevin: 4/10 Toren 3/10 Clash of the Titans (1981) Kevin: 7/10 Toren: 4/10 Joe: 5/10 Clash of the Titans (2010) Kevin: 5/10 Toren: 5/10 King Kong (1933) Kevin: 6/10 Toren: 8/10 King Kong (1976) Toren: 7/10 Joe: 5/10 King Kong (2005) Kevin: 8/10 Toren: 7/10 Joe: 6/10 Joe VS The Volcano Kevin: 5/10 Joe: 6/10

Robespierre Aug 22, 2011

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This week Caustic Soda returns to "Evil Men In History" with a discussion of Maximilien Robespierre, source of the French Revolution's "Reign of Terror"! Music: "Unstoppable" by The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets Images

P.O.W. Camps Aug 15, 2011

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Horsetrack Hooligans' Jordan Pratt joins us to talk about P.O.W. Camps from the Civil War to Guantanamo Bay. MUSIC: Roy Rogers "Don't Fence Me In" Images Movies The Great Escape Kevin: 7/10 Joe: 6/10 Jordan: 7/10 Toren: 7/10 Victory Jordan: 4/10 Empire of the Sun Kevin: 8/10 Jordan: 8/10 Joe: 7/10 Deerhunter Kevin: 9/10 Jordan: 9/10 Toren: 6/10 Joe: 7/10 Rescue Dawn Kevin: 7/10 Toren: 6/10 Stalag 17 Kevin: 8/10 Toren: 8/10 Bridge on the River Kwai Kevin: 7/10 Jordan: 8/10 Toren: 8/10

Tobacco Aug 08, 2011

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First hand, second hand and third hand smoke, tobacco enemas and medicinal use of smoke, plus all the usual detrimental health effects of tobacco, not the least of which is giant exploding cigarettes in Thailand. Music: "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke" Tex Williams Images Videos Destroyed in Seconds - Exploding Cigarette Links Chris Woods' Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Movies Thank You For Smoking Toren: 7/10 Kevin: 8/10 Joe: 8/10 Smoke Kevin: 7/10 The Insider Toren: 8/10 Kevin: 6/10 Joe: 7/10 X-Files Toren: 6/10 Kevin: 6/10 Joe: 6/10

Submarines Aug 01, 2011

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Toren, Kevin, and Joe once again welcome Chris Woods for a look at submarines, from the early days of the man-powered Turtle to the nuclear powered Nautilus. German wolf-packs, blue-on-blue engagement, emergency blows, and -- we kid you not -- submarine-launched bombers carrying medieval biological warfare! Music: "Beyond the Sea" by Bobby Darin Images

Near Earth Objects Jul 25, 2011

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Fraser Cain of Universe Today and Astronomy Cast joins Toren, Joe and Kevin to talk about meteors, comets and asteroids including the Torino Impact Hazard Scale, the Tunguska blast, the Chicxulub impact event and the Dawn Mission to not one but two asteroids. Also news, films, pop culture, and some German kid who may or may not have been hit by a meteorite. Music: "Caravan" by Gordon Jenkins Images Links Astronomy Cast Universe Today Gerrit Blank's alleged meteorite injury Dawn Mission Videos Movies Armageddon Toren: 4/10 Kevin: 2/10 Joe: 5/10 Fraser: 2/10 Empire Strikes Back Toren: 10/10 Kevin: 9/10 Joe: 9/10 Fraser: 9/10 Deep Impact Kevin: 4/10 Creepshow Toren: 5/10 Kevin: 5/10 Fraser: 5/10 Day of the Triffids (1962) Toren: 6/10 Fraser: 5/10 Meteor Man Toren: 3/10 The Blob Toren: 4/10 Kevin: 2/10 Joe: 4/10 Fraser: 4/10 Night of the Comet: Toren: 5/10 Joe: 6/10

Tuberculosis Jul 18, 2011

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Tuberculosis! It's not just for lungs any more! Almost Dr. Jenna Capyk joins Joe, Toren, and Kevin to talk about the disease infecting one-third of the world's population. Learn why those infected with TB were once thought to be vampires, why the hunchback of Notre Dame may have had TB, and more! Music: You Leave Me Breathless by Mildred Baily Images Links That's Science! - Almost Dr. Jenna's blog! List of tuberculosis victims

Electricity Jul 11, 2011

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Shock talk with special guest Derek Mack. We discuss the different kinds of burns and bodily harm caused by electricity, the war of the currents, macroshock vs microshock, electric eels, plus the usual news & pop culture. Note: "Lightning" and "Electric Chair" will be covered in subsequent episodes. Music: "I'm Beginning to See the Light" by The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald Images Videos Movies The Prestige Toren: 7/10 Kevin: 8/10 Joe: 7/10 The Running Man Toren: 4/10 Kevin: 6/10 Joe: 5/10 Shocker Kevin: 3/10 Frankenstein Kevin: 1/10 Ernest Goes to Jail Kevin: 6/10

Rats Jul 04, 2011

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Scurrying, skittering, and scampering into your ears, it's the Caustic Soda rats episode! Toren, Joe, and Kevin look at the brown rat and black rat. Infanticide, rat-based murder and torture, and the "Ratamari Damacy" gruesomeness of "Rat Kings", and rat-baiting! Music: "Muskrat Ramble" by Louis Armstrong and Bing Crosby. Images Videos Movies Willard (Remake) Toren: 5/10 Ratatouille Joe: 8/10 Toren: 8/10 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Joe: 7/10 Kevin: 7/10 Toren: 7/10 The Princess Bride Joe: 10/10 Kevin: 9/10 Toren: 10/10 The Secret of NIMH Kevin: 7/10 Toren: 7/10 The Sweet Hereafter Kevin: 10/10 Toren: 7/10

Assassinations Jun 27, 2011

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Politically motivated murders! Hashshashin, Julius Caesar, Abraham Lincoln, the failed assassination of Teddy Roosevelt, the assassination that started World War I and more! Music: "When That Man is Dead and Gone" by Glenn Miller Images Links JFK Reloaded - Review and Download. Movies Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford Kevin: 8/10 Toren: 7/10 Joe: 7/10 Taxi Driver Kevin: 9/10 Toren: 8/10 Joe: 9/10 Dead Zone Kevin: 7/10 Toren: 7/10 The Baker Toren: 7/10 Bourne Identity Kevin: 8/10 Toren: 8/10 Joe: 8/10 The Terminator Kevin: 8/10 Toren: 8/10 Joe: 9/10 Mars Attacks! Kevin: 7/10 Toren: 6/10 Joe: 6/10 In The Line Of Fire Kevin: 7/10 Valkyrie Kevin: 5/10 Inglourious Basterds Kevin: 9/10 Toren: 7/10 Joe: 10/10 Milk Kevin: 7/10 Joe: 6/10 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Toren: 6/10 Joe: 6/10 Manchurian Candidate (1962) Kevin: 8/10 Toren: 7/10 Manchurian Candidate (2004) Toren: 7/10

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