New music from The Minus 5 and classic jams from X, Echo & The Bunnymen, Talking Heads, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on July 18, 2025 at 10...Show More
Monday, September 1st, 2025 Today, the Trump administration attempted to remove 600 terrified unaccompanied minors to Guatemala in the middle of the night until a federal judge entered an order to st...Show More
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Mark Normand jokes about absolutes in his Netflix special, "Soup To Nuts".
Doug welcomes Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin and Monica Nevi to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...Show More
In this episode, we cover the reign of the 6th and (maybe) last Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. Then we look at the fate of the Yuan Dynasty from the death of Temur to the late 1300s. Also Tchaikovsk...Show More
The US Navy sets sail for Venezuela. What does president Trump hope to accomplish with this gunboat diplomacy? How has president Maduro clung to power and will the US ever leave South America alone?Se...Show More
Recommendations for you horror buffs Weather: "Watermelon" by Clavicle Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth The voice of Carlos is Dylan Marron The voice of Dana is Jasika Nicole ...Show More
Nothing beats the speed of gossip, and apparently the Virginia Gazette on this day had plenty of it to share. A few of the stories were quite serious, relating to events in both Virginia and Massachus...Show More
Buying a home in America has never felt harder. Prices are high, mortgage rates are up, and even renting can feel out of reach. In this episode of Brain Snacks, we break down why housing is so expensi...Show More
Question: How do you get your wife to look less orange? Graham and Maria weigh in. They also remember their school days, and advise on the awkward situation of a listener who earns far more money than...Show More
This week, Scott welcomes back Kyle Mooney and Beck Bennett. The three discuss Kyle’s album “The Real Me”, Beck’s appearance in “Superman”, and their new podcast, “What’s Our Podcast?”. Then, entrepre...Show More
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Pod Save America hits 1,000 episodes, and to celebrate, Favreau, Lovett, Tommy, and Dan sit down in studio to answer your questions. Among them: Why is JD Vance so grating? Should more Democrats take ...Show More
OA1186 - We continue our series on some of our favorite Warren-era Supreme Court decisions with the one Warren-era decision--and very likely the only Supreme Court decision that is still good law--tha...Show More
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September is upon us. It means going back to school and the autumnal equinox. The days get shorter in the north and longer in the south.The name September means sevenths, even though it is now the 9...Show More
Ellen Degeneres jokes about her show in her Netflix special, "For Your Approval".
THE GAME IS AFOOTBALL - a case so perfect for me, so designed for John H Watson went and fell directly into my lap. It was as if I had designed it myself. A top-flight Brazilian football player had go...Show More
Sometimes when we research these shows we learn stuff that doesn’t have a lot to do with history—not directly—but is interesting nonetheless, and does have some historical impact. Hurricanes would be ...Show More
While men fight and die on the streets of Paris, France's feckless politicians try to muster the will to take decisive action of their own to address a revolution no one on either side expected. A qui...Show More
After a year of various traumas and Voncid's recent transgressions, several Order members have mandated appointments with Delia the Order psychologist Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...Show More
A booming underground vape market is thriving. It’s unapproved, unregulated, and risky. Today on the show, we hear from The Atlantic’s Nick Florko to dig into why illegal vapes have flooded the U.S., ...Show More
Janet Varney and John Hodgman are ready to talk all about “The land of enchantment”: New Mexico! Or as the locals call it, “The land of entrapment.”
Episode 104: Things are not going well. (But when are they ever?) The Girl In Space faces an unpleasant revelation, clashes with a bureaucrat, makes a friend, and begins a new cloning project... all w...Show More
Everything we know in the world is ultimately dependent on energy. Energy fuels our bodies as well as our civilization. Energy is literally everywhere and all around us. Yet for the longest time, we ...Show More
Your attention is under attack. The Gray Files reveals the chilling story of Charlie and Rachel, twins driven apart by the attention economy. Uncover the history of disinformation, the psychology of w...Show More
SpaceX's Starship successfully launched, and safety landed in the Indian Ocean. Plus, scientists have found an interesting object near Neptune.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025 Today, survivors of Jeffrey Epstein will speak in a press conference at 10:30 AM Eastern time as Rep Thomas Massie takes the first step to force a House vote to release...Show More
Shame used to be a regulator. Now it’s background noise. In this bourbon-fueled consult, David and Rob put “Uncle Sam” on the couch and sort the difference between shame (“I am bad”) and guilt (“I did...Show More
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Tom Segura jokes about Paris in his Netflix special, "Mostly Stories".
It's the last of our live from LA episodes and we have former Jeopardy champion Joey Bland on to talk about something that happened 20 years ago. If you liked today's ep, you're going to love the Like...Show More
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Anyone who’s been to Boston in the modern day has a hard time recognizing that the city of Boston was just the segment in the top center of the map. The area called Boston Neck is clearly marked at th...Show More
The most prestigious night in show business is here, it's the 2nd Annual Jeoppy Awards, presented by What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast. All the stars are out as we hand out the coveted awards to the sur...Show More
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In show business, “after the holiday” — Labor Day, that is — are the three magic words that make August a breeze and September feel like back to school. But for Rob Long, it actually does mean back to...Show More
In late July, President Trump signed an executive order to get rid of de minimis, a kind of a loophole where packages valued less than $800 could come into the US without tariffs. Last week, post offi...Show More
The English language is weird. We have words that are spelled the same but sound different. We have words that are spelled differently but sound the same. We have words that sound nothing like how...Show More
There has been an uptick in St George’s flags festooned on buildings and spray-painted over road signs in England. But why, despite right-wing associations, is Labour endorsing the practice?See ...Show More
Co-hosts Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam are back to recap a very busy week for the Red Sox, who promoted Payton Tolle, cut Walker Buehler and extended Aroldis Chapman over the weekend. The writers also...Show More
In a change to the schedule, we are looking at one of the most notorious pirates this week: Charles Vane! In part one we look at his life under one of the father's of golden age piracy - Captain Jenni...Show More
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Ahir Shah jokes about marriage in his Netflix special, "Ends".
In which wheeler-dealers and Debbie Reynolds pillage a priceless trove of movie treasure for pennies on the dollar, and Ken has never been in his own conference room. Certificate #38661.
We invited psychiatrist Allison to finish the round. She arrives with receipts and zero patience, calling out our blind spots and the culture’s. The episode opens with the bourbon roll call (Angel’s E...Show More
Thursday, September 4th, 2025 Today, Donald tried to interrupt the Epstein survivors press conference with a military flyover but they persisted and announced they’re compiling a client lists of thei...Show More
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This week's Bonus Bang is the second in our Hot 4 Scott series. Originally titled, "From Candy Boy To TV Bo", friend of the show Adam Scott joins Scott to talk about the U2 biopic announcement, the fi...Show More
An invasion of Canada seems a little absurd on its face, but when you think about it in the context of the Revolution, it actually starts to make sense. After all, Canada was also a few British coloni...Show More
Judge Breyer rules Trump’s military deployment is unconstitutional under the Posse Comitatus Act. We unpack the history, the structural reasoning, and what it means for presidential power. Plus: tarif...Show More
Friday, September 5th, 2025 Today, ten federal judges criticize the Supreme Court’s use of the emergency docket in rare interviews with NBC; the District of Columbia has filed suit against the govern...Show More
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The Ivory Coast, or as it is officially known, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country located on West Africa’s southern coast. It is a small nation known for its agricultural production. Despit...Show More
American forces began to move on Fort St. Jean in Canada. Unfortunately they ran into a couple of unexpected obstacles on the way, so they had to adjust their approach. This led to a six-week siege of...Show More
For this week’s Rapid Response Friday we take up three major judicial rulings pushing back against executive overreach on three completely different topics: removals under the Alien Enemies Act, the u...Show More
Doug and Doug welcome Andy Haynes to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
"We're not worried about petty morals." What happened to the Rolling Stones in 1967 to see them on the brink of imprisonment and mass censure, while at the height of their success, with fame, fortune...Show More
At the height of Imperial Japan, during a golden age of court intrigue, colourful pedantry, hierarchy, and sophistication, who was the legendary lothario and emperor’s son, Genji? What can the Tale of...Show More
Kate and Bobbi join forces to bring Ash back from the circus. After a visit with Raven, Ash catches Junior in a lie.
It's September 4th. This day in 1998, an elderly Vermont farmer by the name of Fred Tuttle has all of a sudden found himself as the Republican Senate candidate, after initially entering the race as a ...Show More
Mike Epps jokes about bullies in his Netflix special, "Ready To Sell Out".
Hunter James continues his search at the Lane Breeze Inn and is joined by a homeless man looking to trade work for a meal, Wings. Both men settle in to their respective roles before the night really h...Show More
Hunter James and Wings have breakfast at the Lane Breeze Inn before finding Hannah, the missing maid. Hunter James questions Ida Lane concerning Unity Gonzalez's involvement. Then he tracks down ...Show More
The internet enjoys a brief freakout about the possibility that Trump might be dead. (He isn't.) Senators from both parties press RFK Jr. on his dismantling of the CDC and his accelerating war on vacc...Show More
We're talking to Nicholas Jubber, a travel writer with a passion for the history of storytelling, and the evolution of myths and fairytales all over the world, from the deep past to our present day!&n...Show More
Danny Robins goes deeper on the first Uncanny case, the haunting of Belfast student tower block Alanbrooke Hall in the early 1980s, and talks to new witnesses to the strange events there. Can he come ...Show More
In this eye-opening episode, we peel back the curtain on how your mind is being reprogrammed. Host Erika Barker reveals the chilling truth behind psychological manipulation, from Derren Brown’s stunni...Show More
Co-hosts Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam discuss the latest in the world of the Red Sox heading into a West Coast trip that will take the club to Phoenix and Sacramento. Cotillo and McAdam estimate Roma...Show More
There’s been a lot of big talk about how artificial intelligence is going to replace white collar workers. But what data do we actually have around AI’s impact on the workforce? Today on the show, we ...Show More
Moms are quitting — or getting pushed out. Workforce participation for mothers in the U.S. has been dropping for most of this year, and the reasons are more complicated than return-to-office mandates....Show More
The Second Continental Congress tried appealing to the Canadian leadership in order to get support for the Independence cause, but they apparently weren’t biting. So George Washington tried a differen...Show More
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Chad Daniels jokes about god in his Netflix special, "Empty Nester".
This week, Trump dodges the crypt and rakes in the crypto. Congress comes down with a bad case of RFK Jr., and the Epstein survivors have Jeffrey’s old pals in a cold sweat. A die-hard Latino MAGA vot...Show More
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Chased by a faceless terror, Jasmine has to take a jaunt. Scarlet and Jasmine talk horror and fun. Jasmine takes a dip, and Violet answers Sterling’s call. (CWs: water, food, body horror, blood, stron...Show More
As the right engages in fearmongering and the left struggles with coherent messaging, can immigration be reformed? Is shutting the door effective? And how does anyone win against those who want to shu...Show More
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From protection from the Spanish to bringing in much-needed funds and provisions, early colonies in the Caribbean often turned to pirates and buccaneers for a little assistance. In this episode of Pir...Show More
The Ideology Factory: We conclude our three-part series on the attention wars by examining how ordinary people are systematically turned into ideological warriors. This episode exposes the dark psycho...Show More
In 1585, Sir Walter Raleigh established an English colony on an island in what is today the state of North Carolina. After a slow start, over 100 people moved to the island to start a new life and es...Show More
Adolf Hitler was unquestionably one of the evil people, not just of the 20th century, but in all of history. His very name has become a metaphor for someone bad or someone you want to associate with...Show More
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Hacking The reality of most hacking: social engineering. Hackers vs Sneakers. The 90s as the best period for hacking in fiction, back when people understood even less how computers worked. A review ...Show More
Deon Cole jokes about age in his Netflix special, "Ok, Mister".
The Turtle, or the American Turtle as it’s often called, was invented by a man who thought it should be possible to stealthily attach a bomb to a ship and then detonate it shortly thereafter, by appro...Show More
It can feel like all is lost under Trump 2.0, but America has faced extremely dark chapters before and come out on the other side. Heather Cox Richardson—professor, historian and author of the most-re...Show More
"Do you trust me?" Featuring Benjamin Noble, Torgny G. Aandera, Hemi Yeroham, Erin King, Jordan Cobb, Julia C. Thorne, Alan Burgon, Layla Katib, J.K Robbins, Caroline Minks, Adam Raymonda and Helena D...Show More
Send us a text You’ve been told we need to tax billionaires to fund schools and hospitals. But what if that’s the wrong reason? In this episode, we expose the real function of taxation in a modern eco...Show More
This is Part I of our intro series “Stuff You Should Know,” which will cover some background and context into the life and times of Shakespeare, because art is influenced by the world around it, you k...Show More
This week Ken welcomes artist, all around coolest human, and writer/illustrator of the Minky Woodcock comic series, including the newest volum "The Girl Called Cthlulu", Cynthia Von Buhler. (yes I kno...Show More
Like Luke Skywalker, today's tale takes a farmboy to greatness.
For more than one reason, element 65 makes the short list of "most annoying elements."
CBS Radio Mystery Theater (a.k.a. Radio Mystery Theater and Mystery Theater, sometimes abbreviated as CBSRMT) was a radio drama series created by Himan Brown that was broadcast on CBS Radio Network af...Show More
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This is Part II of our intro series “Stuff You Should Know,” which will cover some background and context into the life and times of Shakespeare, because art is influenced by the world around it, you ...Show More
Hunter James and Wings bring all the players together to reveal how and why Mr. Gonzalez and Hannah were killed and detain the murderer until the police arrive.
Hunter James sits down with Mike Regan at The Port of Call to recap the case. Finishes the day giving Chef Donna Knight and Rachel Gonzalez his final report before gifting Wings with a new tent.
For thousands of years, many theories have been put forward as to the cause of communicable diseases. These theories ranged from the religious to the magical and sometimes quasiscientific, but what ...Show More
New music from Pulp and classic jams from The Specials, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Superchunk, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on June 20, 2025...Show More
Classical Music inspired by science fiction is one of classical musics most obscure sub-genres and over the last few weeks I’ve been compiling a list works that I hope will offer new light on this hid...Show More
Monday, September 8th, 2025 Today, the Department of Justice says the names of two associates Epstein wired $100k and $250k to should stay secret to honor their privacy; Trump claims the power to sum...Show More
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Continuing their "Good Law" series, Matt and Jenessa talk about Baggett v. Bullitt. This case held that "a State cannot require an employee to take an unduly vague oath containing a promise of future ...Show More
Rachel Feinstein jokes about her in laws in his Netflix special, "Big Guy".
As late as the 1970s, pioneers like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone had achieved a kind of mythical status, largely because of fictionalized stories created about them by the folks at Disney. Sometimes...Show More
Doug welcomes Brandon Collins, Chad Opitz and Justin Thompson to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...Show More
This week, Asif Ali returns to clear the air with Scott and discuss the upcoming second season of “Deli Boys”. Then, boat boys McGarth Darby and Harris Teeter drop by to announce their upcoming barbec...Show More
What if we could cure disease by editing our DNA like a Word document? In this episode of Brain Snacks, we break down how CRISPR works, what it can do, the challenges it faces, and how it’s shaping th...Show More
Iain Dale talks to historian Jack Brown about the life and career of Arthur Balfour who served as Prime Minister for three years from 1902-05, but whose whole career spanned 56 years.
This is the first episode of “Do You Know Who Jason Segel Is?” where Brendon Walsh & Nick Thune call around the country, state-by-state, to see if people know who Jason Segel is. In this episode they ...Show More
A list of ten life lessons to help you achieve a happier, more fulfilling life... perhaps. Some lessons are scary to implement. Some are a must if you find that you can never quite achieve fulfillment...Show More
Graham and Maria are on the case with the tricky dilemma of a terrible singer in a local choir. Plus: - Why are people so badly behaved at the theatre? - Do you have your headphones on all day a...Show More
Behavioral scientist Jon Levy’s new book — Team Intelligence: How Brilliant Leaders Unlock Collective Genius — argues that, in the workplace, leadership is overrated and teamwork is underrated. Today ...Show More
You may have noticed, on occasion, that friends you have from totally different parts of your life sometimes know each other. It often comes as a surprise, but it actually shouldn’t. It turns out th...Show More
Co-hosts Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam recap an underwhelming series for the Red Sox, who dropped two of three games against the Diamondbacks in Arizona. The writers discuss the fire drill Craig Bresl...Show More
Welcome to the city of Goldenlake where criminals repair the harm they've caused by solving crimes. In our debut episode Brass, Moose & Spoove make their way to the Do or Dice Casino to solve the murd...Show More
Tuesday, September 9th, 2025 Today, House Oversight is now in possession of the Epstein birthday book and other documents from the Epstein estate and they have released the Trump letter; the Supreme ...Show More
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House Democrats get ahold of the infamous birthday letter Trump sent to Jeffrey Epstein and release it to the public. Turns out it's more disturbing than we imagined. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy react to ...Show More
Jordan Jensen jokes about her OCD in his Netflix special, "Take Me With You".
LOOKING FOR DRACULA - I thought I was doing this Lead Detective business pretty well. I found myself in Cambridge, speaking to locals at the Inn opposite the Blood Archive of Dr. Leslie Armstrong. Wha...Show More
The Independence Hurricane from September 2 is still going strong, and on this day it made landfall again, this time in Newfoundland, Canada. The devastation was immense, and perhaps would have been w...Show More
Larger-than-life French chef Alexis Soyer helped revolutionize British cuisine in the Victorian period — but his widely reported personal encounter with France's 1830 revolution is just a tall tale. V...Show More
*My dearest Phillipa, my star! Welcome to your new life! The life you've always wanted! It can be yours forever, all I ask is one small favor...* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...Show More
It's September 9th. This day in 2001, a nationwide advertising campaign is underway for The Hummer truck, which has recently been taken over by GM and is poised to be everywhere. Jody, Niki, and Kell...Show More
Episode 105: In the aftermath of -- well, let's not spoil anything -- the Girl In Space contemplates her life goals and takes charge to find answers. Strange data pads, violent welding, poetry, and bi...Show More
Charles and Aaron talk about Stanley Kubrick's 1957 classic. Corruption, the spectacle, anti-war politics and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/reelwarproject/message
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Animals are going extinct at an alarmingly fast rate, largely due to human activity. Same for plants. This is bad for all kinds of reasons, not least of which is that breakthrough drugs often come fro...Show More
Uncle Sam shows up at 3 a.m., top hat on, eyes red from doomscrolling, convinced the shadows are organized and the neighbors are operatives. We’re not diagnosing a person; we’re reading a national moo...Show More
On February 22, 1946, George F. Kennan, a career diplomat working in the American embassy in Moscow, sent an 8,000-word cable to the State Department in Washington.In it, he explained why the Soviet U...Show More
Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy popped into our studio to discuss his love of The Beatles, working in Abbey Road, and to reflect on a career that includes 13 solo albums, 2 Duckworth Lewis Method col...Show More
Wednesday, September 10th, 2025 Today, a judge tosses out the criminal case against the Michigan fraudulent electors; the Supreme Court has agreed to expedite the case against Trump’s tariffs and wil...Show More
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Jared Fried jokes about group projects in his Netflix special, "37 And Single".
The U.S. Space Command is moving to Huntsville, Alabama. The unit is tasked overseeing the U-S-’s military operations in outer space. Plus, NASA is partnering with Google to create an AI medical assis...Show More
We are famously a riddle podcast. Starring: Adal Rifai John Patrick Coan Erin Keif Editing by: Casey Toney Theme by: Arne Parrott Logo by: Emily Kardamis & Emmaline Morris Want more? Get...Show More
Jon assists Doctor Dan. To binge the full season early, plus plenty of bonus content, check out http://patreon.com/howidied Transcripts and full cast can be found at http://AudiohmMedia.com/howid...Show More
The riflemen in the Continental Army were a special breed of soldier. They weren’t subject to all the drudge work that most of the other soldiers had to endure. The downside to this is, they knew it a...Show More
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How Song Dynasty artists, calligraphers and poets put the people at the heart of their art.
Those who lived in New York during the ’70s and ’80s knew to carry around “mugger money”: a small wad of bills kept handy on the assumption you’d eventually be mugged. While New York has improved sinc...Show More
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Welcome (back) to Golden Lake! This week, our intrepid "heroes" have to solve a murder most sweet. Or is it most sour? Or some other type of candy? It's candy this week: the murderer works in a candy ...Show More
In this episode we look at how a few pints of a Monday night turned into one of the most infamous reprisals events of 1920.For further information, check out the full talk from Jim Walsh of Balbriggra...Show More
As many as 22 people are dead and hundreds injured in Nepal during riots against corruption and a social media ban. But is the government’s ruling as pure-hearted as they want it to appear? ...Show More
They needed a push, and so I have shoved. This episode marks the end of SAYER Season 4. Make sure to listen after the credits for information about SAYER Season 5! SAYER is voiced, written, and produc...Show More
This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Alice Fraser and Nato Green for a world tour through... 🇨🇳 In China, the latest “conference” brings together a rogues’ gallery of ...Show More
Tesla’s board of directors recently proposed a pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could pay him about a trillion dollars if he meets certain goals. It’s not a done deal yet—Tesla shareholders will vo...Show More
On October 13, 1972, a fight transporting a Uruguayan rugby club crashed into the Andes Mountains. For the following 72 days, survivors of the crash were stranded in the ice and snow, forced to surv...Show More
SOUL Four Tops: It’s The Same Old Song (Live) // Wilson Pickett: Land Of 1000 Dances // Wilson Pickett: Mustang Sally // Arthur Conley: Funky Street // Arthur Conley: Ha! Ha! Ha! // Brenton Woo...Show More
Thursday, September 11th, 2025 Today, three students, including a suspected shooter, were shot and critically injured at a suburban high school in Colorado on Wednesday afternoon; NATO shot down Russ...Show More
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Wanda Sykes jokes about Critical Race Theory in her Netflix special, "I'm An Entertainer".
As ICE arrives in Chicago under the banner of crime reduction, Jon is joined by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to examine the Trump administration's stated rationale for federal intervention in America...Show More
This week we've reached our penultimate episode in our "Hot 4 Scott" Bonus Bang series. Originally titled "Olafer Only", Adam Scott joins Scott for a pre-Emmys check-in as they talk about the making o...Show More
As the winter of 1775 approached, George Washington had to think about the state of the siege of Boston. In short, housing and clothing thousands of men in a New England winter is a very different pro...Show More
The Supreme Court just gave Trump a dangerous win—greenlighting ICE racial profiling raids. Justice Kavanaugh claims it’s about “geography,” but Justice Sotomayor warns the Constitution is being shred...Show More
Everyone knows the story of the Boston Strangler. Fewer people know the tale of The Giggler, Boston’s lesser known serial killer. The victims fit no pattern, they were a young boy and girl, a grown ma...Show More
New streamers all want to be the place that gets it. They’ll say, “Come here and be creative! Give us your quirky, oddball stuff!” But before you know it, Rob Long finds they’re giving notes on the ac...Show More
It's 1847. This day, a battalion of Irish immigrants are hung by the U.S. Army for deserting to the Mexican side in the Mexican-American War. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how the "San Patricios Bat...Show More
In which a Marine vet and NASA engineer changes the course of American public policy when he fails to get into medical school, and John has no pith. Certificate #29277.
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We’ll never leave your messages unread. On today’s show, we open the inbox to hear from Indicator listeners about why seasoned software developers might have more AI-proof jobs, and an idea for how to...Show More
On April 15, 1452, a child was born, the illegitimate son of a peasant woman and a local notary in the village of Vinci, which was then part of the Republic of Florence. Given his illegitimate statu...Show More
Friday, September 12th, 2025 Today, right wing activists and now federal authorities are targeting people who appeared to celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk on social media; potential threats trigge...Show More
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OA1189 - The Supreme Court’s next term may not start until October, but their infamous shadow--sorry, “interim”--docket is in rare form as they issue snap decisions on everything from exactly where on...Show More
In the vibrant but vicious golden age of Imperial Japan, how did women use writing as a way to secure their status, and express their deepest desires? Who was Sei Shōnagon, the witty courtier whose ac...Show More
Kate and Ash finally confront the past, while Clint and Bobbi argue about Ash's future.
The shooter who killed Charlie Kirk is still at large. FBI director Kash Patel is criticized for his inaccurate statement that a suspect had been caught in the politically charged killing. Brazil’s fo...Show More
Hunter James receives an invitation from an old associate who is about to promoted to Chief of Police and he invites George Baily, (Wings) along for a quick vacation. The new Chief asks Hunter to cons...Show More
Hunter James drops in at the local police station to see his old colleague Patsy Danube and gets the low down on preacher Lowe finding out what might be behind the preacher's untimely death.
Soon to be Police Chief Patsy Danube fills in Hunter James concerning the death of Pastor Lowe and they decide to visit Alan Strike at his ranch. They run into a bit of a car problem and don't ma...Show More
We mentioned a while back that John Adams had siblings, as did George Washington. This wasn’t one of them, and as far as anyone can tell, it’s more of a cousin-type relationship. William Washington es...Show More
Charlie Kirk, one of the most influential voices in the MAGA movement and the co-founder of Turning Point USA, is shot and killed during a speaking event in Utah. Jon and Dan react to the news and dis...Show More
Ash confronts Junior, and is met with an unexpected surprise. Clint's plan for his ultimate revenge begins to crystalize.
King Arthur's festive merriment is disturbed by the revelation that someone has been stealing from his Treasury, and have left behind an unfortunate gift... Welcome to the 2021 Christmas Special, Part...Show More
Model and influencer Charli Howard tells her ghost story to Danny Robins. It’s 2017 and Charli is alone in New York, trying to carve out a modelling career. She accepts a room in a shared house with...Show More
New music from Bob Mould and classic jams from The Replacements, The Ramones, The Feelies, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on September 12, 20...Show More
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In 1977, NASA took advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime alignment of the planets to send two probes to the outermost reaches of the solar system. They sent back the best images and data yet available a...Show More
Hunter James finds himself clinging to the side of a ledge uncertain of what will happen next. He has no idea what has happen to his friend Patsy Danube, nor who it was that is trying to kill them.
Hunter James and Patsy Danube are invited into the Strike home, getting cleaned up and fed while Alan Strike and his wife Bet tell their side of the story and the deal they made with Reverend Lowe.
Patsy Danube arrest Alan Strike even though she and Hunter James believe him to be innocent. As they return to the police station some new evidence is brought to them. Patsy, Hunter, and Wings setup a...Show More
This week, special guest Bob Costas joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Brian Babylon, and Peter Grosz. Plus, Oscar-and-Grammy-winner Rhymefest steps in for Bill!Learn more about sponsor message choices: p...Show More
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Rosebud Baker jokes about her morals in her Netflix special, "The Motherload".
Dusty Slay jokes about a marriage perk in his Netflix special, "Wet Heat".
Tensions rise in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing, as Trump and his allies blame the left before a suspect is in custody. Minnesota Rep. Leigh Finke stops to talk about trans freedom as the right tr...Show More
Let’s talk state vexillology. Believe it or not, there are people who are very passionate about state flags. (Not me, he said, about to go into a mini-rant.) Most states have a very utilitarian purpos...Show More
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Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, vows his movement will continue after suspect Tyler Robinson is arrested for Kirk’s fatal shooting at a campus event. The UN General Assembly o...Show More
Jasmine loses contact with Scarlet. Violet helps Jasmine navigate the Dead Letter Office overflow storage (or doesn’t), and Jasmine meets an Operator. Now the game is up. (CWs: cops, food, relationsh...Show More
Episode 35The Menaechmus Brothers is taken from a Greek new comedy original and via this version by Plautus was used by later dramatists, most notably Shakespeare.In the first half of this episode I s...Show More
Following President Trump’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles and Washington, cities across the US are bracing themselves. What is he trying to accomplish? And how can a city mayor prepar...Show More
Matt and Hilary dive into the first Part of Kim Stanley Robinson's *Red Mars*, "Festival Night." Meet Frank Chalmers, John Boone, Maya Toitovna, and the citizens of the new Martian town of Nicosia! Se...Show More
For the second time this month, we're back with a bonus episode tackling another hot-button Beatles release. This time, it's the Beatles Anthology—a sprawling project spanning film, book, and audio. A...Show More
Pods Against Tomorrow reinvestigates the noir genre one film at a time. Join our hosts, Hugh Manon and Abe Doubleday-Bush, along with a rotating guest — our "Ace in the Hole" — as they delve into an a...Show More
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Co-hosts Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam recap an interesting series in Sacramento, including Connelly Early's stellar debut, Kyle Harrison's strong performance and Aroldis Chapman's inevitable blow-up....Show More
Jim Jefferies jokes about Johnny Cash in his Netflix special, "Two Limb Policy".
John Henry Hobart was born on this day in 1775, and he came that close to dying on the same day in 1830, on September 12. We read once that, statistically, men tend to die before “big” dates, e.g. bir...Show More
"Knock knock, who's there?" Featuring Alan Burgon, Jason Nemor Harden, Fernando Tiberini and Stan Morris. Written by Oystein Ulsberg Brager and Philip Thorne. Sound design by Adam Raymonda and music...Show More
Republicans have launched online campaigns against people mocking Charlie Kirk’s death. Over 100,000 people joined a right-wing anti-migrant protest in London. European and Chinese automakers explore ...Show More
Over this past year, we quietly went back to where we began this podcast and worked on revising our Intro Series, "Stuff You Should Know." We updated the original episodes quietly in September. When w...Show More
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September 24-30, 1955 FALL PREVIEW This week Ken welcomes actor, comedian and film fan Josh Fadem to the show. Ken and Josh discuss being the first TVGC dandy, being swell, the age of guests, the 1950...Show More
On Sundays, we try to bring you fresh conversations and stories from the archives that give you a little context on the news playing out in front of us. Today, Jody and Niki discuss the very dish-y ne...Show More
You spin me right round, baby, right round, like a windmill, baby, right round round round.
Holmium: Equally beloved by theoretical physicists and Jedi Knights.
Element 68 plays an important role in stitching together the World Wide Web -- for better or for worse.
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Send us a text We’ve all heard the argument: tax the rich so we can afford healthcare, schools, or clean energy. But what if that’s the wrong logic entirely? In this episode, we challenge the myth tha...Show More
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Tim Dillon jokes about TikTok in his Netflix special, "I'm Your Mother".
OA1190 - “You have the right to remain silent.” Anyone who grew up on American crime dramas can recite the rest of these famous warnings from memory, but do you know the whole story of Miranda v. Ariz...Show More
Live from The Gramercy Theatre in New York City, Doug welcomes Chris Gethard, Jon Hamm, Kate Micucci, Maxwell Nalevansky and Emil Wakim to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...Show More
The coolest named Khanate, pesky Rus boyars, and wow more dysfunction from Genghis' offspring... All in today's episode! If you're interested in more Golden Horde history, particularly from the Rus po...Show More
In this episode, we take a look at the shortest lived but nevertheless important Khanate: The Ilkhanate. Also James gets off topic quite a bit and his neighbors are noisy as ever. Intro and outro musi...Show More
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The U.S. and China close in on a TikTok deal during Madrid trade talks. The Charlie Kirk shooting suspect is not cooperating with authorities, according to Utah’s Governor. A new Reuters investigati...Show More
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Iain Dale talks to historian Arthur Burns about the life of William Wyndham Grenville, Lord Grenville, who served as Prime Minister for thirteen months from 1806 to 1807.
Graham is in decision mode for a new furry friend. Plus it's a diverse offering of letters from the Wangers covering premature ejaculation, staying stuck on an ex, and getting too much 'jam on the doo...Show More
How long will you wait for someone to make changes to treat you better? At what point do you decide enough is enough and move on without them in your life? And is there anything you can do if change s...Show More
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Since the early 1700s there have been several Fort Johnsons on James Island in the Charleston Bay. The curious thing is that few people know what happened to each fort as it was destroyed, with the ex...Show More
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Amelia Earhart, Fearless Flyer, "Darkheart"Written by Heath CorsonStarring Autumn Reeser as Amelia Earhart; Annie Savage as Abby Adams; Paul F.Tompkins as Ekkhard; Busy Philipps as Amelia Darkheart; D...Show More
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Vir Das jokes about waking up on the train in his Netflix special, "Fool Volume".
In response to the murder of Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump vows retribution against his political opponents, JD Vance asks Americans to snitch on anyone criticizing Kirk's politics, and Stephen Miller pl...Show More
That's right, your very favorite comedy podcast about America's Favorite Quiz Show is BACK for Season 3 of our show and Season 42 of Jeopardy!'s. And we go all the way deep on this one as we reconnect...Show More
So obviously this Josiah Bartlett isn’t the guy on The West Wing, in part because President Bartlet is fictional. (Okay, maybe entirely because of that.) But he is supposed to be a direct descendant o...Show More
King Charles X just wants to spend some time at his vacation house playing cards, hunting, and hanging out with his family. But it's late July 1830, and people keep interrupting him to talk about some...Show More
THERE WILL BE BLOOD - I could sense the investigation was coming to a close. The Blood Archive in Cambridge was going to shed light on the case of Godfrey. We found, however, no light within those wal...Show More
In his autobiography at the age of 79, Benjamin Franklin attributed the happiness of his long life to his “evenness of temper,” rather than to his public accomplishments. Jeffrey Rosen speaks with Fra...Show More
The Ardent is sealed. The banishing of the Cypher is underway. Censured and unable to participate, Voncid turns to the reclaimers backlog and hears the story of a young man who becomes addicted to obl...Show More
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Episode 106: After another unpleasant run-in with bureaucracy, the Girl In Space stubs her toe, identifies a body, and learns about Kai's mysterious past while disclosing portions of her own. Because ...Show More
The “have it all” era told women to hustle harder; the algorithm replied with “soft life” and trad-wife aesthetics. We trace how empowerment got repackaged as performance, why the internet keeps selli...Show More
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The Federal Reserve is expected to make a modest cut to interest rates this week of about a quarter or half a percentage point. President Trump, however, believes they should take a far more aggressiv...Show More
Janet Varney and John Hodgman visit their first state in the Pacific Northwest: Oregon! There’s a Latin motto and so much flora and fauna to discuss; including some wonderful Douglas-fir and those ama...Show More
One of the most essential aspects of archeology is dating objects found in the past, and one of the most critical tools in dating historic objects is dendochronology. Dendrochronology, also called t...Show More
Tommy & Ben start with Gaza: the UN Human Rights Council’s finding that Israel has committed genocide, and Israel’s ground operation into Gaza City. They discuss how Marco Rubio signaled that Trump ha...Show More
Listen to this episode and really take a minute to sit and think of what your Transformer name would be and what exact vehicle you'd turn into. Me? 'Sassparilla' and a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser (with t...Show More
The Minuteman statue in Lexington, Massachusetts is said to represent Captain John Parker, who died on this day. Except Parker wasn’t a minuteman. He also probably didn’t look like the man in the stat...Show More
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"Is this really a podcast or a wellness check?" This week on the Crankcast… it's an abbreviated abruptly ended "show" that's probably more of a proof of life than an actual podcast. ...Show More
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On Tuesday, as Israel launched its long-anticipated ground invasion of Gaza City, a United Nations commission of inquiry concluded that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza. Israel's foreign ministry...Show More
Julie and Steve dig deep into their emotions, their experience, and the science as they discuss the big question: What is dying? Julie McFadden, RN, is the bestselling author of Nothing to Fear. She i...Show More
In this episode we look at the structure of the IRA and Cumann na mBan, and how they worked against the British in the later half of 1920. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...Show More
Before panic sets in, let’s assess your situation. This episode was brought to you by TOR Books. SAYER is voiced, written, and produced by Adam Bash. Intro and outro music composed by Jesse ̶...Show More
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Kam Patterson jokes about his father in his Netflix special, "Kill Tony: Kill Or Be Killed".
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VR 7 - Part 1 of 2. Vapid Response Wednesday has been blessed with a surplus of truly awful takes in the days following the murder of MAGA luminary Charlie Kirk. After a brief reminder of who this man...Show More
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There has been an inordinate amount of trading activity recently in the crypto markets. But what if much of that activity was an illusion? A smokescreen? A fraud? Today on the show, we look at the pra...Show More
Last time we saw what he got up to under Henry Jennings. But now he is on his own leading a pirate faction against all the leading pirates. Oh, and Woods Rogers is on his way!
On January 15, 1947, a young woman was found dead in Los Angeles, California. She was found naked, cut in half, and drained of blood. When the crime was reported in the newspaper, the woman receiv...Show More
As information about Charlie Kirk’s killer slowly begins to emerge, the Republican Party’s response has been far more prompt. Andrew Mueller assesses the fallout. See omnystudio...Show More
Fern Brady jokes about being autistic in her Netflix special, "Autistic Bikini Queen".
This week we've reached the final episode in our "Hot 4 Scott" series, featuring Adam Scott. Recorded live at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY, Scott is joined by Jason Mantzoukas, Adam Scott, Big Chunk...Show More
Corey Brettschneider and his cohost John Fugelsang examine how Donald Trump is exploiting the tragedy of Charlie Kirk’s killing—turning grief into a retribution narrative—and the danger that poses to ...Show More
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The year 1900 was a pivotal year in world history. It was the end of the 19th century and on the cusp of the 20th century. Many of the technical advances that would come to define the next 100 years...Show More
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It's September 17th. This day in 1793, President Washington visits a site where construction is beginning on what would be the Capitol. Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how the ceremony around the layi...Show More
Caving to a pressure campaign from Donald Trump's FCC, Disney pulls Jimmy Kimmel's show off the air. Jon and Dan are joined by newly minted Crooked contributor Alex Wagner to discuss Trump's attacks o...Show More
John Mulaney jokes about rock music and funerals in "Everyone's LIve with John Mulaney" only on Netflix.
With her target finally in sight, Ash sets out for revenge despite warnings from both Junior and Max. Destiny warns there is danger ahead. The Ringmaster tries to delay Zemo's visit.
Why was the early life of Peter the Great - Tsar and autocrat of all the Russias, who endures to this day as an iconic symbol of Russian might - drenched in blood and violence? What amalgamation of co...Show More
A repentant brigand, St. Maughold lands on the Isle of Man, and finds the Island is ruled by one of the Old Gods, the Fey Queen known as Tehi Tegi... Welcome to the 2021 Christmas Special, Part 3 of 4...Show More
The Committee of Secret Correspondence is one of those names that sounds like they should be on Double Secret Probation or something. However, when you look at their purpose, the name makes sense. The...Show More
We think of “Benedict Arnold” and the word “Traitor” comes immediately to mind. The two are essentially synonymous. Say one, and you’ve said the other. But Benedict Arnold was quite loyal to the Indep...Show More
At the height of the cold war in the 1970s, the Soviet Union set up an international song contest to rival Eurovision. It was called Intervision, and like its western counterpart, featured a bevy of c...Show More
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Danny Robins talks to Tom, an NHS mental health nurse working with troubled young people. Tom starts to work with Yousuf, a teenage boy from a devoutly Muslim background. His family believe he is poss...Show More
It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. On today’s show: A rate cut and drama at the Federal Reserve, the average American gets a...Show More
The Railway Children is an Edwardian children's classic and health & safety nightmare. Edith "E" Nesbit's novel is packed with unforgettable characters, railway mishaps and an exiled Russian dissident...Show More
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A drone strike on a mosque in Sudan's Darfur region has killed more than 70 people. The attack in El Fasher city is being blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The RSF has been fighting to ...Show More
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The Vietnam War was perhaps the most significant event that took place in the last half of the 20th century. It had profound impacts on the United States and, of course, Vietnam. However, many peop...Show More
This week, we're live in St. Louis with Cardinals' play-by-play announcer Chip Carey and panelists Rachel Coster, Dulcé Sloan, and Adam FelberLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.c...Show More
Calling Bernard Romans a “Renaissance Man” wouldn’t be far from the truth, given his various talents and the fact that folks from that era were much more like people from the Renaissance than they are...Show More
Pretty nice First Amendment you've got there. Would be a shame if something were to happen to it. Trump’s FCC comes for Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney rolls out the red carpet. Michaela Watkins and Colton D...Show More
Episode 36The influence of Plautus and other Roman playwrights has long been understood, but what are those influences and how did the Roman plays come to the attention of Rennaisance playwrights?How ...Show More
NATO has intercepted Russian jets in Estonian airspace. The Kremlin denies that an incursion took place but it comes after similar incidents in Poland and Romania. Also: President Trump announces visa...Show More
Scarlet is determined to find Jasmine and get out together. Sterling’s not in control. Scarlet confronts a fascist nightmare. A student reveals what she’s learned to her teacher. (CWs: voice modulatio...Show More
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Greg Jenner is joined in Egypt by historian Professor Islam Issa and comedian Athena Kugblenu to learn all about the history of science and philosophy in the city of Alexandria. Founded by ancient con...Show More
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Co-hosts Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam recap the weekend that was for the Red Sox, who dropped two of three to the Yankees but still kept their head above water in the American League playoff race. Th...Show More
Co-hosts Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam recap a shaky week for the Red Sox, who lost two of three to the A's before a big win in Tampa on Friday night. The writers discuss what scenarios will get Bosto...Show More
In democracies, it is an article of faith that nobody – not even the national leader – is above the law. As with most articles of faith, expedient exceptions are made. What impact does acc...Show More
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Sometime around 11,000 years ago, somewhere in the Middle East or Central Asia, someone figured out how they could keep wild sheep and breed them. This simple act had enormous consequences for human...Show More
In the episode itself I took the time to hammer home the point that many of our historical legends aren’t quite what they seem to be. But also important is the forgotten people of our history as well....Show More
Britain is expected to take the unprecedented step of recognising a Palestinian state today. The move will be a major shift in foreign policy for the UK which has, for decades, insisted that recogniti...Show More
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Robby Hoffman jokes about name calling and perspective in"Verified Stand-Up" only on Netflix.
Nate Jackson jokes about Crumbl cookies in his Netflix special, "Super Funny".
This is Part III of our intro series “Stuff You Should Know,” which will cover some background and context into the life and times of Shakespeare, because art is influenced by the world around it, you...Show More
Before diving into our discussions surrounding Macbeth, we wanted to give a synopsis of the events of the play as they are written for anyone who hasn't read the play at all, in a while, or found it c...Show More
This week Ken welcomes legendary warm up comic, and author of the essential memoir "Warm Up Guy", Bob Perlow to the show. Ken and Bob discuss the side of Rhode Island, Night of the Comet, Gary Marshal...Show More
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"There is something I need to do." Written by Philip Thorne with music and sound design by Fredrik Baden. Featuring Alan Burgon, Julia C. Thorne and Rebekah McLoughlin. Full credits on our website. W...Show More
"It was the wildest of times..." Season 5 Part 2 begins with a tale from the roaring twenties. Berlin is a party... but there is a threat on the horizon... How long can the party last? Dedicated to C...Show More
We'll go to the land of the ice and snow... and figure out exactly where that is, too.
When Johann Bottger failed to turn lead into gold, porcelain made a pretty good consolation prize.
Send us a text Private property is often used to justify capitalism—but what if capitalism is actually its enemy? We trace the philosophical history of property from Erasmus and Locke to Marx and Prou...Show More
CBS Radio Mystery Theater (a.k.a. Radio Mystery Theater and Mystery Theater, sometimes abbreviated as CBSRMT) was a radio drama series created by Himan Brown that was broadcast on CBS Radio Network af...Show More
It's Sunday, and on Sundays we like to bring you new conversations and conversations from the archives that help provide a little context for the stories playing out today. Today, as we see a chilling...Show More
On May 31, 1970, one of the most devastating disasters in Peruvian history occurred. A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hit just off the coast of Peru, creating the most catastrophic natural disaster in the...Show More
Monday, September 22nd, 2025 Today, Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan took a $50K cash bribe for government contracts but Pam Bondi’s DOJ dropped the investigation; the US Attorney in the Eastern Distric...Show More
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OA1192 - This week in Still Good Law: Katz v. U.S., the 1967 Warren Court case which on its face decided that the Fourth Amendment may apply to a public phone booth. But that’s hardly all: the federal...Show More
Live from The Creek and the Cave in Austin, Doug welcomes Matt Bearden, Joe DeRosa, Doug Mellard and Rachel Wolfson to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...Show More
Everything comes screeching to a halt as an unprecedented amount of death overtakes the world. In today's episode we briefly examine the Black Death and it's impact on both Europe and the Islamic Worl...Show More
President Trump has hailed Charlie Kirk as an American martyr. More than sixty thousand people attended a memorial service for the right-wing activist which was also described as a political rally. He...Show More
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How do you get your partner to stop kissing with excessively wet and flappy tongue action? You ask Graham and Maria for advice, that's how. Also this week: Maria introduces Graham to acupuncture, ...Show More
If you love AC/DC, then you've come to the right place! Today's episode departs from the normal DayStriding journey to focus all three segments on the best selling rock band of all time! Today's epi...Show More
If you’re struggling with the feeling of emptiness after a breakup or loss, is it really about them, or something deeper within you? I’ll share my own experiences with heartbreak and loneliness, and w...Show More
Iain talks to Lord Norton of Louth and the left and career of Sir Anthony Eden, who served as Prime Minister for 22 months between April 1955 and January 1957.
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 Today, Disney bucks ABC and says it will return Jimmy Kimmel to the air tonight; insurance attorney and Trump’s personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan has been installed as th...Show More
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The country of Czechoslovakia was born and died in the 20th century. It was created after a war, suffered through another war, was occupied during the Cold War, and was finally liberated in 1989. ...Show More
Philip Milledoler was a minister and the fifth president of Rutgers University (Rutgers College, then), but it’s a little more complicated than that. Milledoler took a moribund college and transformed...Show More
Gianmarco Soresi jokes about racial jokes in "Verified Stand-Up" only on Netflix.
Cristela Alonzo jokes about a spa day in in her Netflix special "Upper Classy".
Disney reverses course and announces, despite pressure from the FCC, Jimmy Kimmel will return to the air. President Trump, speaking at the White House, declares — without scientific evidence — that ac...Show More
Obviously if there is a Final Jeopardy! about Borat, we are going to discuss Borat. And we talk about some other stuff this week too, as Paolo Pasco continues his fantastic run all the way to a Tourna...Show More
For those of you new to this podcast (or those who haven’t been paying attention), I grew up on Long Island, and have lived or worked pretty much from one end of the map in today’s cover art to the ot...Show More
In an epic conclusion, the people of Paris will chase Marshal Marmont and King Charles X's army out of Paris on Thursday, July 29, 1830 — leaving all of France up for grabs as republicans, Bonapartist...Show More
The residents of the Ardent are put to the ultimate test. Charlie's machinations are laid bare and Voncid faces the inevitable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Medical experts have condemned President Trump's unsubstantiated claims that taking paracetamol during pregnancy can lead to an increased risk of autism in children. The links between the painkiller a...Show More
THE CURSE - Dr. Jamie Mortimer returned to collect his walking stick. My companion could sense an unease from our visitor. A harrowing story laid inside this surgeon from Wolverhampton... It was time ...Show More
John and Abigail Adams formed a partnership fueled by intellectual curiosity, a desire to be the best versions of themselves and many, many letters. Jeffrey Rosen speaks with political historian Linds...Show More
Episode 107: The great thing about mutinies is that they always go super smoothly with no problems at all! Also, Kai shares a not-so-fun fact, X makes another new friend, and everyone agrees the Counc...Show More
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has opened the eightieth General Assembly in New York with a warning that some countries are flouting international law. Donald Trump used his address to di...Show More
It's September 22nd. This week, we're bringing you two episodes that highlight periods in American history where political speech was being policied, repressed, and persecuted -- much like it is today...Show More
Co-hosts Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam recap a winning weekend for the Red Sox in Tampa and look ahead to a massive series in Toronto as the final week of the regular season begins. The writers talk a...Show More
Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 Today, ABC affiliates are keeping Jimmy Kimmel off the air; Trump goes off the rails in a speech to the United Nations; a jury finds Ryan Routh guilty on all counts fo...Show More
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When you walk into a store, you're probably used to seeing price tags on things, saying what they cost. But when you shop online, there is no price tag. There's just the price you see on screen. What ...Show More
NASA has found over 6,000 exoplanets, or planets that orbit other stars. Plus, we take a look at space junk, or human made objects that are left in orbit around our planet.
Almost immediately after the death of George Washington in 1799, the United States began to think of ways to commemorate and honor the father of the country. The process of creating a monument took ...Show More
Tommy & Ben grit their teeth and dive into Trump’s rambling, insulting address at the United Nations and fact-check his ridiculous claim that he solved seven wars. They cover Trump’s proposed bank bai...Show More
Langston Kerman jokes about his idea of fun in his Netflix special, "Bad Poetry".
We talk about those damn delivery robots, learn some Erin Facts, and probably get to a few damn riddles! Starring: Adal Rifai John Patrick Coan Erin Keif Editing by: Casey Toney Theme by: A...Show More
President Trump has said Kyiv can 'win all of Ukraine back in its original form', marking a major shift in his position on the war with Russia. His comments came after talks with the Ukrainian preside...Show More
A chat with Catherine Connoly, an indepedent politician who would like to become President of Ireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It could be argued that Captain Heald’s biggest claim to fame is that he was on hand for the disastrous outcome at Fort Dearborn, but at least he doesn’t eat the blame for it; it just happened to be t...Show More
Ro swings by to chat with Steve about tech, economics, and how we can ensure innovation serves everyone. Ro Khanna is the U.S. Representative from California’s 17th congressional district...Show More
Your feed isn’t a therapist. It’s a slot machine with a PhD in you. We unpack how variable-reward dopamine loops keep you scrolling, why that “next swipe” feels irresistible, and how the feed learns y...Show More
This week, Andy Zaltzman is joined by Nish Kumar and Sara Barron for a globe-spanning episode of satire, scandal, and despair.💻 Don’t miss our live stream! Join us on&nb...Show More
Faced with declining enrollment, public school districts across the country are rethinking how many schools they can run. Fewer students often means less government funding, forcing schools to cut ser...Show More
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Prisoners of war or POWs during the 20th century were a part of war. Beligerant nations had to develop systems to guard, house, and feed their prisoners, and before the war, in 1929, most countries h...Show More
Thursday, September 25th, 2025 Today, Jimmy Kimmel returns to air with a fantastic monologue worthy of the moment; the US Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia is going to try to get a grand j...Show More
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As millions struggle to turn their political frustration into positive action, Jon is joined by Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin. Together, they explore the role of party leadership in r...Show More
The first story arc of season five comes to its inevitable conclusion.CW: Gunfire, kidnapping, fist fighting, gore, body horror, desecration of corpses, monster noises, howls, animal sounds, death of ...Show More
Dr. Joseph Warren was the greatest Patriot leader you've never heard of. His many accomplishments led the royal governor of Massachusetts, General Thomas Gage, to remark that “The death of Joseph War...Show More
“Everybody had been so easily satisfied before and then it got harder to do what we did at ease… The feeling that the group had become what we’d rebelled against… that’s what a lot of the music after ...Show More
Trump’s politics of division—friends vs. enemies—has now turned on the First Amendment itself. Corey Brettschneider and John Fugelsang expose how Pam Bondi distorts the law on “hate speech,” why Jimmy...Show More
In which a series of engineers, entrepreneurs, and classic TV producers discover that America wants gentle music piped into its public spaces, and Ken likes piña coladas and getting caught in the rain...Show More
We take a break from all the news to look at an album that sometimes gets overlooked in the Beatles canon: 1965's Help! It's not just a movie, but a great listening experience as an album (the UK vers...Show More
Friday, September 26th, 2025 Today, Trump’s US Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia has secured an indictment against Jim Comey for false statements and obstruction of justice; Hegseth summon...Show More
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The former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after he was found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the ...Show More
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Junior says doctors are pushing vaccines onto their patients in order to make profits. Healthcare in the US is a business … but does that mean ...Show More
In the late 19th century, during the scramble for Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized a large landmass in Central Africa. By doing this, he created the Congo Free State, but this name was a mi...Show More
Ash escapes Clint's tent, but is too late to save a dear friend. Raven takes Max under her wing. Zemo arrives at the circus.
Thomas Jefferson was a writer, an inventor, a lawyer, a philosopher, a statesman, and of course a soldier. Wait, what? Yes, indeed. Thomas Jefferson was named commander of the militia in Albemarle Cou...Show More
What abominable mischief and hedonism did the seventeen year old Peter the Great revel in during his strange and remarkable travels through Europe, before truly stepping into the role of Tsar of all t...Show More
The former FBI boss James Comey has said he is innocent and welcomes a trial after being indicted on two criminal charges. Donald Trump has been seeking retribution after the FBI investigated his 2016...Show More
Ten countries recognised Palestine this week, including the UK, France and Canada. Why now? Andrew Mueller examines the geopolitical and domestic reasons behind the shift. See omnystudio.co...Show More
In This EpisodeIt's 1:00 PM, May 5th, 1864 -- While the famed Iron Brigade is being destroyed on General James Wadsworth's right, his other Brigades -- commanded by Generals Stone and Rice -- are...Show More
Sometime in the last 24 hours, most of you have used soap or detergent, either directly or indirectly. Soap, like many other things, was most likely discovered by accident thousands of years ago. ...Show More
In his address to the UN, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and calls Palestinian recognition 'disgraceful'. Dozens of delegates walk out of his speech. ...Show More
When God created the world, he decided that the Kingdom of Birds requires a Monarch. The mighty Eagle finds he has an unlikely contender for the crown... Welcome to the 2021 Christmas Special, P...Show More
Just days after the President demanded the Justice Department prosecute his political enemies and ousted a career prosecutor who refused to comply, Trump's handpicked replacement indicts former FBI Di...Show More
It’s Indicators of the Week! It is that show where we parse the most fascinating financial numbers in the news and bring them to you. On today's show: Argentina needs a bailout, Microsoft’s new way to...Show More
Clint gives his final performance for Zemo, and the future of the Kingdom changes hands.
Can neutron stars create an equivalent of Type 1a supernovae? Can you land on Venus without a parachute? How do we know the shape of the Oort cloud? And in Q&A+, what's going on with 3I/ATLAS' weird t...Show More
Should we destroy asteroid 2024 YR4 instead of letting it hit the moon? Why Hycean worlds probably don't exist. Liquid water once flowed on asteroid Ryugu. Space bytes+ a supermassive black hole that ...Show More
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William Woodford got his start in the military when he joined George Washington’s Virginia Regiment, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1761. When hostilities with Britain began to turn into actual sho...Show More
Donald Trump sics the Justice Department on his enemies, the UN sics its escalators on Donald Trump, and, somewhere in Florida, Lovett’s mom tries to remember if she took Tylenol. California Congressm...Show More
United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme look set to be reintroduced after the failure of a last-ditch diplomatic push to delay them. Iran's president has strongly criticised the US...Show More
Greg Jenner is joined in ancient North Africa by classicist Professor Josephine Quinn and comedian Darren Harriott to learn about Hannibal of Carthage and his war with Rome. Located in modern-day Tuni...Show More
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Episode 37Terence had a short life and left only six complete comic plays, but he moved the genre on from Plautus and other earlier dramatists.The story of his beginnings as a slave and how he came to...Show More
Jasmine and Violet watch some movies, Scarlet continues her search with help from Lapis, and the motivations behind this new hire are revealed. (CWs: weapons, worms, body horror) Check out our website...Show More
Some months before the incident, Scarlet, Violet, Lapis, and Copper View play a tabletop game with Fern Daemon, head of IT. A tense game leads to a couple parting ways. (CWs: death, guns, food, unwant...Show More
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The size, power and appetite for misinformation of the largest social media platforms is undeniable. But how real is the national security threat? And what can be done about it? We hear from MP Christ...Show More
We often envision pirates as ruthless rogues who turned their back on family and love for treasures and a life at sea. In this episode of Pirates, we have stories of romance and friendship deeper and ...Show More
For the first time ever, a successful treatment has been found for the devastating brain disease, Huntington's. The inherited condition, which resembles a combination of dementia, Parkinson's and moto...Show More
Millhouse isolation Enabled introversion. Social anxiety and human avoidance: online ordering abd contactless food delivery. Masks Hoping for normalization of mask-wearing to confine your illnes...Show More
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The world as we know it is made up of 193 countries, Antarctica, and a host of territories.However, between all of those places are the high seas or international waters, which are not controlled by a...Show More
First off: let me apologize for not tutoring Mike in the correct pronunciation of “Iroquois.” I’d make him record that part again but he’s at a podcasting conference and away from his studio. (It only...Show More
Extending his controversial use of the military in Democrat-led major US cities, Donald Trump says he's authorised soldiers who will be deployed to Portland to use "full force" if needed. He described...Show More
In which television stations spend decades signing off every night after the national anthem, and John likes to keep a stiff upper lip during Mormon TV ads. Certificate #31942.
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Hannah Berner jokes about getting older in her Netflix special, "We Ride At Dawn".
Paul Virzi jokes about cancer charities in his Netflix special, "Nocturnal Admissions".
There's so much to talk about with each play that doesn't fit into the synopsis or into its own episode, so we've decided to cover several topics in this episode. In this episode, we discuss major the...Show More
On Monday President Trump and the U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a press conference in which they made extraordinary new claims about autism. They suggested a potential link between ...Show More
Let us ensure we remember the lanthanide series before we leave it behind once and for all.
The science suggests hafnium can't be used to create a gamma ray bomb, but that won't stop the U.S. government from trying.
"May have invented doomsday machine..." In this episode The Interviewer and Kozlowski (Langston) are based in London, running The Daily Phoenix newspaper with their assistants Salinger and Joe. Of cou...Show More
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Send us a text Socialism without bureaucracy. Freedom without capitalism. This episode introduces libertarian socialism—a decentralized, bottom-up alternative to both capitalist exploitation and state...Show More
With Valentine's Day on the horizon, we played some "love" songs, including new music from Chuck Prophet and classic jams from Buzzcocks, Ramones, Elvis Costello, and more. Plus the latest edition of ...Show More
Monday, September 29th, 2025 Today, Donald Trump instructs the War Department to invade war torn Portland, Oregon; Mike Johnson delays the swearing in of Adelita Grijalva as he tries to delay the ine...Show More
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Gabriel Iglesias jokes about a Vegas hotels in his Netflix special, "Legend of Fluffy".
OA1194 - NY defense attorney Liz Skeen joins to talk about the evolution (or devolution?) or our Miranda rights in the past several decades. How does an actual criminal defense attorney who deals with...Show More
Live from the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin as part of Fantastic Fest, Doug welcomes Owen Egerton, John Erler, Anna Lore and 6 others to the show. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...Show More
Today we look at the 4th and final Khanate. This is the last introductory episode. Next week... Timur. Intro and outro music: "Fidayda" by Turku. Check them out at http://turkumusic.com/. Cover art c...Show More
Moldova's pro-European party has won a new majority in parliament after elections seen as critical for the country's future path to the EU. President Maia Sandu warned of "massive Russian interference...Show More
Jason Mantzoukas joins us to talk about living the pumpkin spice life and how to not look weird when running on film. Then, Scott’s former stepfather Bob Ducca returns with tales of adventurous menu i...Show More
It’s Medical Police week on Comedy Bang! Bang! Medical Police co-creator/co-director David Wain rushes his way from a pizzeria and joins Scott to talk all about the Children's Hospital spin-off now av...Show More
This week Iain Dale speaks to Professor Jeremy Black, Emeritus Professor of history at the University of Exeter about the life and Premiership of Thomas Pelham-Holles, better known as the first Duke ...Show More
Graham chats about the new series of his chat show, and his approach to difficult guests. Also this week: is it weird to FaceTime your partner when you're on the loo? Plus dilemmas concerning Mum hair...Show More
During the episode we noted that not much is known about David McConaughy’s early life. Even his adult life isn’t especially well-documented. We don’t even know who painted the portrait in today’s cov...Show More
History's most celebrated playwright isn't who you think he is. Forget the stuffy portrait of Shakespeare you suffered through in high school - turns out the Bard was tracking audience reactions like...Show More
It's an action-packed podcast after Game 162 of the season as co-hosts Chris Cotillo and Sean McAdam recap a busy weekend that saw the Red Sox clinch their first postseason berth since 2021. The write...Show More
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Jimmy Kimmel’s brief departure from the airwaves triggered a wave of debate over free speech. Partly triggering his suspension was the government threatening to leverage its power over pending media ...Show More
Some of society’s greatest scientific achievements were made based on research that might sound silly or bizarre to the average person. But curiosity-driven exploration is just as important to science...Show More
The BBC's cyber correspondent was offered money if he helped criminals hack his employer's IT systems. They said they would steal data or install malicious software and hold his employer to ransom. Jo...Show More
In the decades prior to the outbreak of the US Civil War, abolitionists had been ratcheting up their efforts to end the institution of slavery. The battle was fought mainly through politics and pe...Show More
Over the last several centuries, one of the weapons that has defined warfare has been artillery. It was used in the conquest of Constantinople by ships on the high seas, reached its apex during the ...Show More
Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 Today, the Republicans are poised to shut down the government at midnight as Trump and Kegseth meet with flag officers in Quantico after deploying the National Guard to ...Show More
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James Webb can't resolve Earth-size planets around Sun-like stars. Not just because of the contrast but also because of the diffraction limit. To do that you need a mirror of 20+ meters. But what if y...Show More
Earthquake jokes about old dads in his Netflix special, "Joke Telling Business".
A government shutdown appears inevitable after Democratic leaders and President Trump fail to reach a deal to extend soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies. Jon, Lovett, and Tommy discuss what D...Show More
President Trump has declared that peace in the Middle East is "beyond very close" as he presented a new plan alongside the Israeli prime minister, with both men saying Hamas must agree to it or Israel...Show More
Happy Holidays! Please vote for us in the Audioverse Awards finals, and enjoy this cozy christmas episodehttps://audioverseawards.net/vote/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Revolutions podcaster Mike Duncan talks about the July Revolution, why Charles X is one of the great idiots of history, the dissident elites who can make or break any revolution, and the value of narr...Show More
Robert Adrain is one of those names that most people wouldn’t recognize, but back in the day he was a mathematical scholar in a place where there really weren’t any. At least, none of special note. Ad...Show More
Episode 108: Things are still... well, we'll say MILDLY HAYWIRE. Also, Thor has a secret(s), X and a certain dashing figure try to out-hero each other, and X contemplates the simultaneously infinite a...Show More
It's September 30th. This day in 1919, a bloody racial conflict is breaking out in the Arkansas Delta. Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss how a push to organize sharecroppers, combined with rumors and a ...Show More
Join us for a LIVE episode with Lawrence, Will Hodgkinson & Sian Pattenden to discuss STREET LEVEL SUPERSTAR - one of the best music books of all time. We retrace Lawrence’s career from Felt & De...Show More
This week we travel north of the border to talk about the history of the Bay City Rollers, one of a handful of British bands to have a number 1 single in the UK & the US. Stuart ‘Woody’ Wood is o...Show More
No crystals, no incense. Clinically, the shadow is simple: the traits we refuse to own, exported to somebody else. “We’re the city on a hill; they’re the threat.” When identity feels endangered, denia...Show More
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump announced a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitioners. Today on the show, we talk to an economist about how much H-1B visa holders have contributed to US gro...Show More
President Trump says Hamas has days to accept a 20-point peace plan in Gaza or they will 'pay in hell'. Also: the search for survivors after a school collapses in Indonesia, a BBC undercover reporter ...Show More
What would be the next interstellar project after the quite end of Breakthrough Starshot? Can planets exist around black holes? Why don't all stars combine into one megastar? And in Q&A+, are ion engi...Show More
Even if you are not a fan, you are likely familiar with classical music to some extent. You’ve heard it in movies, television commercials, and sometimes in concerts. It has been around for centuri...Show More
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Emily Calandrelli, also known online as The Space Gal, is encouraging kids to make their own rockets for the second annual Baking Soda Rocket Day. Plus, scientists are looking at how to grow plants of...Show More