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We Can't Have Nice Things: Vandalism edition Mar 05, 2019

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Welcome to the third installment of our infrequent series: We Can’t Have Nice Things. This time, we’re looking at people who, through ignorance or malice ruins something not theirs -- vandals. Their motives range from greed, to anger, to unchecked egomania. Some get caught, while others get away to screw things up somewhere else. If researching this script taught me anything, it’s that nothing is sacred to them, literally.

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Black Sparrow and Buffalo Soldiers Feb 26, 2019

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Since colonial times, African-Americans have fought in America’s wars. Black soldiers have put their lives on the line for a country that for centuries has enslaved, segregated, and discriminated against them. Until the Korean War, blacks served in segregated units under racist leadership and were often relegated to labor and service units. Despite the continuous discriminatory treatment that denied blacks full participation in America’s wars and military efforts, these brave men and women lived lives that deserved to be remembered.

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Unkillable Feb 19, 2019

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The human body can be a frail and fragile thing; we can be taken out by a small clump of our own cells. Then there are some bodies that seem to be made out of pure testicular fortitude.

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Roses Are Red Feb 12, 2019

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We've all been through bad break-ups, but we should count ourselves lucky we were exiles, imprisoned or beheaded.

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We Can't Have Nice Things - Vandalism edition Feb 05, 2019

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In the third installment of our sometimes-series We Can't Have Nice Things, we get back to basics and look at brazen acts of vandalism on natural wonders, works of art, and more.

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Amazing Races Feb 05, 2019

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From using a train in a car race to marathon doping with deadly poison, there's far more excitement in racing than simply declaring a winner.

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Physician, Test Thyself Jan 29, 2019

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If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself, even if it means inhaling strange gasses, being stung by wasps, or swallowing patient's bodily fluids.

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More Cowbell (and Goat Bagpipe), with guest host Archivists Bet On Sexy Witches Jan 22, 2019

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What is the oldest playable instrument we've found? How do you make music with lightning? From clacking rocks together to the magnificent Marble Machine, musical instruments are as varied as our imaginations.

Special guest, Elizabeth from Archivists Bet On Sexy Witches

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This Means War? Jan 15, 2019

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Mankind has waged war for many reasons: land, oil, a pretty face, a wooden bucket, you name it. How did a pig put the US and UK on the brink of war in Canada? Who declares hostility over watermelon? And what about the Golden Stool?

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Sigmund Freud Was Full Of S*** Jan 08, 2019

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Sigmund Freud may be the father of psychoanalysis, but he got a LOT of stuff wrong.

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