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Cholitas (Entry 218.1C1110) May 04, 2021

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In which a poltitical revolution in Bolivia produces a new wave of visibility for the nation's hat-wearing indigenous women, and Ken wonders which communist dictators were cuddly. Certificate #16179.

Drywall (Entry 384.LV1442) Apr 29, 2021

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In which a new gypsum miracle product takes more than a century to replace lath-and-plaster walls in home construction, and John thinks lizards have ears. Certificate #35059.

America's Joan of Arc (Entry 040.2S1412) Apr 27, 2021

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In which a now-forgotten Quaker teenager becomes the most fiery and most famous woman orator of her time, and Ken has no idea if Norman Schwarzkopf is alive or dead. Certificate #44568.

The Bottle Conjuror (Entry 145.PS11983) Apr 22, 2021

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In which an aristocrat's private bet about gullible audiences leads to a 1749 theater riot, and John thinks Dick Cheney should have a podcast. Certificate #16793.

Mother Earth's Plantasia (Entry 810.1CH1633) Apr 20, 2021

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In which the Moog synthesizer and the "plant consciousness" movement of the 1970s produce a rare collector's item for lovers of weird music, and Ken refuses to buy his children reptiles. Certificate #27581.

The Tan Suit Controversy (Entry 1277.EZ3403) Apr 15, 2021

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In which the president wears beige to an August 2014 press conference, suddenly creating three or four new kinds of political discourse, each worse than the last. Certificate #35844.

Magic Eye (Entry 747.PR0425) Apr 13, 2021

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In which we trace two centuries of people being briefly interested in three-dimensional images, and John gets a bad case of "Intellivision thumb." Certificate #27012.

Rasputin (Entry 1031.MT2411) Apr 08, 2021

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In which a Siberian mystic gets so cozy with Russian royals that he ensures the success of the Bolshevik Revolution, and Ken wonders if he blinks the normal amount of times. Certificate #38899.

The Crash at Crush (Entry 292.ZP0110) Apr 06, 2021

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In which the American love affair with demolition-based entertainment is born near Waco, Texas in an explosion of iron and steam, and John believes some flight attendants are aliens. Certificate #34659.

Figwit (Entry 467.JE2402) Apr 01, 2021

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In which we follow the arc of nerd culture to the Council of Elrond where a certain kind of fan service is born, and Ken explains why people fight about Frodo and Jesus. Certificate #40170.

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