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Africa’s Nerd Holocaust Feb 08, 2022

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We dive into the history of Africa’s most brutal dictator, Macías Nguema. From banning glasses and murdering statisticians to a holiday-themed massacre, this guy does it all.

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The Media Has Always Sucked With Guest Producer Jack Mandaville Jan 31, 2022

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Everyone hates the modern media, but when did the modern American media actually form? The invention of cable news? The Yellow Journalism of the late 19th Century? The answer is much older, and it’s all Mexico’s fault. (Sort of. Not really at all, actually.)

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Snitches Get Meathooks Jan 25, 2022

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This week we're talking Lufthansa heist and the dirtbags that inspired the movie "Goodfellas."

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Did The UNABOMBER Have A Point? Jan 18, 2022

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No, he did not.
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Too German To Live Jan 11, 2022

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Anti-German sentiment was at an all-time, absolutely bananas high during World War 1. Unfortunately for German immigrant Robert Prager, a local coal mining union used that as an excuse to lynch him just outside St. Louis, Missouri in 1918.

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Did Socrates Even Lift? Jan 04, 2022

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New year, new you. We talk about the history of the most common resolution that generations of people fail each year: physical fitness. From Vikings lifting ship masts to Ancient Greek wrestlers fireman carrying full grown bulls up hills, exercising has always been a never ending journey to personal disappointment.

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Make Christmas Great Again Dec 21, 2021

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We go over the best Christmas traditions that have been lost to history including pets gaining the ability to speak human languages at midnight on Christmas Eve, Icelandic trolls who have a thirst for bones, and a Christmas party king called “The Lord of Misrule” who can command all partygoers to get as drunk as he or she desires.

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Creepy Christmas Tradition Origins Dec 14, 2021

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From Santa getting his start by paying off prostitutes to Krampus’ weird foot situation and a cat in Iceland that eats kids for being too poor, Christmas traditions have some troubling origins(Carolers most of all).
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Music: No Poors Allowed Dec 07, 2021

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The guys cover how audio recordings have changed throughout time, and how the man keeps trying to keep us from stealing tunes.

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The Gods Must Be Horny Nov 30, 2021

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In honor of the Christmas season we break down the most famous virgin births in history from Jesus in the Quran to ancient Egyptian miracle births and multiple babies — including one in the Bible — who popped out of their moms as fully developed men.

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