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If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    Conductors: What the heck is going on there?

    Conductors: What the heck is going on there?

    You've probably been to a symphony performance and wondered, what in the heck are conductors doing up there anyway? Well we're here to explain that as best we can.
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    • 50 min
    Selects: What are think tanks all about?

    Selects: What are think tanks all about?

    Think tanks? More like stink tanks! We're kidding. Think tanks do valuable work, when they operate in a non-partisan way of course. Learn all about the history of these heady institutions in this classic episode.
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    • 45 min
    The Guinness Book of Records

    The Guinness Book of Records

    If you grew up in the 70s and 80s in America, you probably have the image of your tattered Guinness Book of Records. The book was ubiquitous then, but is still thriving today in despite the internet. 
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    • 51 min
    Short Stuff: What's a mudlarker?

    Short Stuff: What's a mudlarker?

    Mudlarking is a uniquely British hobby, though you can dig through river mud anywhere there's a river. But the Thames has the good stuff. 
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    • 14 min
    The shameful and harrowing story Unit 731

    The shameful and harrowing story Unit 731

    Unit 731 was a secret group within the Japanese Army in WWII that committed unspeakable atrocities against humans in the name of scientific research. Listen with caution. 
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    • 48 min
    Selects: How Vomit Phobia Works

    Selects: How Vomit Phobia Works

    No one - no one - likes to vomit, but there are some people who would prefer to die rather than vomit, people who spend their days worrying they will vomit at any moment and become so obsessed they curtail their lives to prevent it from happening. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.
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    • 29 min

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