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Roller Skating: Fun and Cool Nov 24, 2022

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The Victorians were the first to go bonkers for roller skating and since then the pastime has had bursts of popularity every few decades. Over the years skaters have come up with some amazing things to do on skates that go way beyond just going in circles.

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Short Stuff: Liquid Paper Nov 23, 2022

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Correction fluid goes by many names, but the OG was Liquid Paper. And it has a pretty cool origin story.

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Typewriters: Mechanical Brilliance Nov 22, 2022

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Chuck loves typewriters because he loves mechanical brilliance. Dive into the cool history of these amazing machines today.

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Selects: How Dark Money Works Nov 19, 2022

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Since the Supreme Court ruled in 2010 in the Citizens United case that political contributions are speech and should be protected, the floodgates of anonymous political contributions have opened. But does absolute funding corrupt absolutely? Find out in this classic episode.

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Did Shakespeare really write all that stuff? Nov 17, 2022

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The question of Shakespeare's authorship has been around since at least the mid-1800s. Is there anything to it? We'll dig in to this dense topic to find out.

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Short Stuff: Incomplete Yawns Nov 16, 2022

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Is there anything – anything – worse than a yawn you can’t finish? It’s hard to think of anything else and as your obsession with yawning like a normal human being grows it only becomes more difficult. Why? Why?!

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The Sordid History of Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties Nov 15, 2022

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When it comes to pre-wedding festivities, bachelor and bachelorette parties take the penis-shaped cake. Learn all about these sordid affairs today.

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Selects: Finders Keepers: Real Law Nov 12, 2022

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You know that heartbreak of the schoolyard – finders keepers, losers weepers? That’s actual law in a great many grown up places. Enter the murky legal world of finding something that belongs to someone else, from buried treasure to a misplaced ring. Learn all about it in this classic episode.

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How Owls Work Nov 10, 2022

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It’s time for another great animal episode and in this one we swoop into the world of owls – nature’s greatest silent predator who (hooo) also look very cute and intelligent. Not to mention they can turn their heads 270 degrees.

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Short Stuff: Dodleston Messages Nov 09, 2022

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It’s not everyday that a message from the 16th century appears on a computer from the 1980s, so when that happened it caught an English couple’s attention and launched a still-unresolved mystery - across tiiiiiiime!

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