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Earth's Unsung-est Heroes: Black Inventors, pt. 1 (ep. 98) Feb 11, 2020

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Sure you know Edison, but do you know Latimer, Drew, West, or the other men of color who made the tech you use every day?

Lewis Latimer

James West

Gratitude

Garrett Morgan

Charles Drew

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Animal Mother(s) (ep. 97) Feb 04, 2020

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If you think animal mating habits get weird, wait until you hear about these gestations/incubations and births.

01:18 Gestation periods

03:45 Pregnant pauses

07:28 Got milk?

12:04 Male birth

15:11 Gratitude

18:41 Big mouths

23:08 Parthenogenesis

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Do Not Adjust Your Set (ep. 96) Jan 28, 2020

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The greatest hits of broadcast signal hijacking.

Cold War era

Southern Television (video)

Zombies (video)

Naughty fun

Gratitude

Max Headroom (video)

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Patent Schmatent (ep. 95) Jan 21, 2020

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While history is full of stolen ideas and missed opportunities, hear why some inventors *chose* not to profit from their ideas.

02:17 friction matches

04:56 polio vaccines

08:42 McNuggets

13:32 gratitude

15:35 LEDs

19:16 ballpoints

23:15 WWW

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My Name Is Mud (ep. 94) Jan 14, 2020

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As voted on by our Patreon patrons, today we're talking about mud. This ubiquitous combination of water and dirt is useful to science, employed in health and beauty, a little-known component of professional sports, and even eaten.

02:22 Haitian mud cookies

06:31 Southern white dirt

10:22 Mud worth more than gold

13:23 Gratitude

15:14 Baseball-rubbing

20:29 Tough Mudder

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New Year, New Everyone (ep. 93) Jan 07, 2020

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The Jews Who Wrote Christmas (ep. 92) Dec 23, 2019

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You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, but did you know this song, and the poem it was based on, were both written by Jews? You won't believe how many classic Christmas songs were!

00:50 Why this topic?

02:31 A sample of examples

06:00 Irving Berlin and White Christmas

10:21 Heatwave songs

11:57 Xmas protest tune

13:41 Robert May and Rudolph

23:27 Gratitude

25:08 But why?

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Greatest Hits - Christmas Spirits (and monsters) Dec 17, 2019

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You've probably heard about the Austrian Christmas demon Krampus, but what about Befana, the Italian Christmas witch? In what country do you need reservations for Xmas dinner at KFC? Where do people wish you happy holidays with a specific request for presents?

01:22 Christmas as a holiday

03:00 Holiday Punishers

05:32 Gryla and Sons

10:25 TV yule log

16:19 First we feast! and African traditions

21:18 Christmas in China

24:40 The other yule log

25:42 Yule Goat

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