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Short Stuff: The Javelina Sep 15, 2021

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Pigs, hogs, boars and javelinas. What's the difference? Tune in to find out.

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How Embalming Works Sep 14, 2021

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The Death Suite continues! In this installment, Josh and Chuck go over what it takes to preserve a human body using chemicals and whether that’s such a good thing to do as far as the environment is concerned.

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Selects: Southerners Aren't Lazy and Dumb, They Just Had Hookworm Sep 11, 2021

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There was a time when the lower classes of the American South were considered lazy and dimwitted, a stereotype that still somewhat survives today. But this stereotype was rooted in fact. Hookworms, it turns out, were sapping Southerners’ life force. Find out all about it in this classic episode.

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How the Magna Carta Worked Sep 09, 2021

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In 1215 at Runnymede (doo dah, doo dah) the nobles and the king agreed to end a rebellion against the power of the English throne. While the treaty that emerged contained all sorts of arcane Medieval details, it also contained the seeds of Western liberty and civil rights.

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Short Stuff: Chameleons Sep 08, 2021

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In today's short stuff, we bust a few myths about cute little chameleons.

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The Creepy Legacy of the Hotel Cecil Sep 07, 2021

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The Hotel Cecil in downtown Los Angeles has had no less than 16 unnatural deaths, from suicides to murders and everything in between. Listen in to the history of this decidedly creepy hotel.

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Selects: How Temper Tantrums Work Sep 04, 2021

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When your kid boils over in the grocery store, it can be tough to stay calm and ignore it, but that's precisely what experts prescribe parents do to deal with temper tantrums. Learn about the anatomy of a tantrum and the best way to deal in this classic episode.

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Criminal Records: No Thanks! Sep 02, 2021

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And you thought our crime and punishment suite was finished. Not yet it isn't! Not before we cover criminal records.

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Short Stuff: Handwashing vs Dishwashers Sep 01, 2021

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Josh and Chuck finally put to rest the age old debate over which is better – and learn a little about themselves along the way.

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How Trepanation Worked Aug 31, 2021

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One of the oldest medical procedures in human history is also one of the riskiest. For thousands of years humans carried a type of proto brain surgery where a hole would be cut into the skull. And they were pretty good at it too.

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