The Pulitzer Prize: A major award!
It doesn't get much bigger than the Pulitzer Prize if you're a journalist. Or a novelist. Or...
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The Pulitzer Prize: A major award!
It doesn't get much bigger than the Pulitzer Prize if you're a journalist. Or a novelist. Or...
56:11
Henry Martyn Robert’s Rules of Order
Henry Martyn Robert was connected to multiple historical events, but his most lasting legacy is...
50:58
Short Stuff: Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre
The strange thing about the story of the Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre is that it didn't...
13:44
Love Canal: Even Dirtier Than It Sounds
A man with an unfulfilled vision left a huge gash in the ground near Niagara Falls. Then a...
54:40
The Inventive Mind of Margaret E. Knight
Margaret E. Knight was an ingenious woman. She started tinkering with things when she was still...
41:54
This 2019 episode covers James G. Fair, known as the Silver King. But though Fair often appears...
39:33
Selects: MOVE: Or When the Philly Police Dropped a Bomb on a Residential Neighborhood
Believe it or not, in 1985 the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb from a helicopter...
59:10
Behind the Scenes Minis: Divorce, Marriage, and Manners
Holly and Tracy talk about there not being a national divorce law in the U.S. and how to...
42:47
Today is part II of our tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture. See...
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Six Impossible Episodes: Etiquette Manuals
Books on etiquette don’t necessarily reflect rules everyone is actually following – they’re more...
52:39
Short Stuff: Mariko Aoki Phenomenon
Ten percent of people – in Japan at least – get the urge to poop when they visit bookstores. But...
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Today we pay tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture. Listen in to hear us...
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Divorce ranches sprung up in the 1930s when Nevada relaxed its divorce laws. This unique and...
42:41
This 2021 episode covers sixteenth-century barber surgeon Ambroise Paré, who has been called...
43:47
For a learning disability that everyone seems to know about, dyslexia is maybe the most commonly...
51:27
Behind the Scenes Minis: Arsenic and Arm Prosthetics
Holly talks about the various theories about events in Charles Francis Hall's life. Tracy...
32:46
The Alien Abduction Phenomenon of the Mid-20th Century
It started with New Hampshire couple Betty and Barney Hill, who learned under hypnosis they’d...
59:51
In the early 16th century Gottfried von Berlichingen was known as Götz of the Iron Hand because...
44:37
Short Stuff: Skittles and TIO2
There’s an ingredient in Skittles and lots of other food that Dunkin Donuts stopped using it in...
14:08
The most reviled, hated, despised, no-good, low down, dirty rotten architectural style of all...
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