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TechList: Famous April Fool's Tech Pranks Mar 20, 2020

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On April 1, pranks run wild in the tech sector. In this podcast from HowStuffWorks, the TechStuff guys tickle your funny bone with a list of famous April Fool's tech pranks.

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TechList: The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow Mar 20, 2020

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On October 1, 1982, EPCOT Center opened at Walt Disney World. But that Epcot wasn't the same thing as Walt Disney's initial vision. We look into the history of a futuristic community.

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TechList: Tron: He Fights For the Users Mar 20, 2020

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Steven Lisberger, writer and director of the 1982 film Tron, joins the show to talk about the tech of making the film and the mythology of Tron itself.

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TechList: The Tech of Stranger Things Mar 20, 2020

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Jess Royal and John Hilton drop what they're doing on Stranger Things to come by the studio and talk about what their jobs require. From Christmas lights to the upside down, we learn about what it takes to make a show work.

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TechList: An Interview with the Creators of Homestar Runner Mar 20, 2020

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The creators of Homestar Runner hop on TechStuff to talk about their pioneering work in web series production and how StrongBad is going to catch up on that huge email backlog.

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FunStuff Playlist 06: Did Pirates Really Talk Like That? Mar 20, 2020

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One guy is responsible for what we think pirates sounded like. Learn how actor Robert Newton changed the world in this episode of BrainStuff.

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FunStuff Playlist 10: Will the Paper of the Future Be Made of Poop? Mar 20, 2020

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It might sound gross, but it's eco-friendly: Paper is made from plant pulp. Animals that eat plants excrete plant pulp. Learn why some scientists have high hopes for poo-pyrus in this episode of BrainStuff.

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FunStuff Playlist 03: Do Dogs Use Facial Expressions to 'Talk' to Us? Mar 20, 2020

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It seems that dogs make more expressive faces when humans are watching. Are they trying to communicate? Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff.

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Offbeat History: Lisztomania Mar 20, 2020

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In 2015, we talked about Franz Liszt, who was a pianist, a composer and a conductor, and basically the first rock star who drove fans into fits of swooning and screaming. Some fans even stole the detritus of his life (unfinished coffee, broken piano strings) to carry with them.

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FunStuff Playlist 05: Why Do We Sing in the Shower? Mar 20, 2020

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It's somewhere between tempting and inevitable to break into song in the shower. But why? Learn about the psychology and physiology of shower singing in this episode of BrainStuff.

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