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On this extra patriotic election themed episode we learn about Victoria Woodhull, the first woman who ran for president in 1872 and how Ronald Reagan's decision to deregulate children's programming paved the way for adult fandom culture. A listener email explains the origins of Scabby the Rat.
Episode Tabs:
Notorious Victoria: The First Woman to Run for President
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/20/notorious-victoria-first-woman-run-for-us-president
The Great Marketing Deregulation
https://bettermarketing.pub/the-great-marketing-deregulation-2125a0efe094
Listener Tabs:
https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=his/chap1&document=index&lang=e
https://www.unionprogress.com/2023/03/19/a-look-at-scabbys-past-reveals-inflated-family-history/
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On this very spooky Halloween themed episode, we learn about the Irish origins of the Jack-o-Lantern and how Charles Schulz created another classic Peanuts holiday special. A listener email clues us into the Giant Atlantic Pumpkin Weigh Offs.
Episode Tabs:
The twisted transatlantic tale of American jack-o’-lanterns
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-twisted-transatlantic-tale-of-american-jack-o-lanterns
We Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown! The Making of The Great Pumpkin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qu8_pwQKHE
Listener Tabs:
https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/15985
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=205&gid=79
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This week we are joined by special guests Kaveh Rastegar and Kaveh Hoda as we learn about the contributions of Chris Frantz to the Talking Heads, an infamous surgery that killed 3 people, and how Santa Monica was once a standoff point between the mob and a future Supreme Court justice. A listener email explains the explosive properties of Chlorine tri-fluoride.
Episode Tabs:
Talking Heads’ Original Lineup on Stop Making Sense, Their Early Days, and the Future
https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/talking-heads-reunion-2023-stop-making-sense/
The fastest knife in the West End’: The history of one of London’s most famous surgeons Robert Liston
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7326303/The-history-one-Londons-famous-surgeons-amputate-leg-30-seconds.html
California's coastline used to be covered with 'sin ships'
https://www.sfgate.com/la/article/los-angeles-gambling-ships-history-mob-prohibition-19612830.php
Listener Tabs:
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sand-won-t-save-you-time
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This week we are in NYC for Comic Con and learn about the cow tunnels that once lied beneath the Javits Center and how Joseph Reginella was inspired to create a series of fake monuments throughout the Big Apple. A listener email explains how Nikola Jokic is the ultimate wife guy.
Episode Tabs:
The Lost Cow Tunnels of New York City
https://gizmodo.com/the-lost-cow-tunnels-of-new-york-city-1455215193
New York monument honors victims of giant octopus attack that never occurred
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/01/new-york-staten-island-ferry-octopus-attack-fake-monument
Listener Tabs:
https://heavy.com/sports/nba/denver-nuggets/nikola-jokic-wife-natalija-macesic/amp/
https://alaskapublic.org/2021/02/18/haines-woman-braves-outhouse-encounter-with-black-bear/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2014/06/26/bear-falls-through-skylight-eats-cupcakes/11397795/
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This week we are joined by special guest Kurosh Jozavi (@kujoprime) as we learn about Magic the Gathering Commander Decks, how wealthy British land owners used to populate their gardens with hermits, and a patent for a spooky police interrogation device. A listener email reveals the man who convinced Ghirardelli to set up chocolate shop in San Francisco.
Episode Tabs:
Rocco, the Iranian Street Chef
https://archidekt.com/decks/7553410/rocco_the_iranian_street_chef
Ornamental Hermits
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_hermit
The 1920s Lie Detector That Forced Suspected Criminals to Confess to a Skeleton
https://www.openculture.com/2023/05/the-1920s-lie-detector-that-forced-suspected-criminals-to-confess-to-a-skeleton.html
Listener Tabs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lick
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9o_Major
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This week we're joined by special guest host Alyssa Cooper as we learn how the Dennison sisters revolutionized England’s penny arcades and how barrel rollers in Québec pulled off the maple syrup heist of the century. A listener email explains how to best pass a kidney stone at Disneyland.
Episode Tabs:
Penny Arcades Would Be Nothing Without the Pioneering Dennison Sisters
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/penny-arcade-dennison-sisters
https://pennymachines.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=39092
Inside Quebec’s Great, Multi-Million-Dollar Maple-Syrup Heist
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/maple-syrup-heist
Listener Tabs:
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/roller-coaster-kidney-stones/
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/florida-is-home-worst-taco-bell-location-us-report-says-take-gamble-you-wish
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This week we explore the short stories of Sci-Fi writer Cordwainer Smith and how a prop in the Stuart Little movie led to the rediscovery of a lost Hungarian masterpiece. A listener email explains how 9/11 ruined Disney World train tours forever.
Episode Tabs:
The Sci-Fi Writer who Invented Conspiracy Theory
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/science-fiction-conspiracy-theory-psyops/678195/
Stuart Little leads art historian to long-lost Hungarian masterpiece
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/27/stuart-little-art-historian-long-lost-hungarian-masterpiece
Listener Tabs:
https://www.medievalists.net/2023/06/bal-des-ardents/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heritage_railroads_in_the_United_States
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This week we learn about the insane lengths Helge Meyer went to help starving kids in the Yugoslav Wars and the CIA/ Chinese Nationalist Party ties of acclaimed SciFi writer Cordwainer Smith. A listener email explains why King Tut was particularly stiff when mummified.
Episode Tabs:
The Real Transporter – Helge Meyer And His Ghost Camaro
https://www.motorpunk.co.uk/carclub-18-30/the-cars/real-transporter-helge-meyer-ghost-camaro/
Throngs of Himself
https://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2018/fall/cordwainer-smith-paul-linebarger/
Listener Tabs:
https://www.esquiremag.ph/culture/music/how-frank-sinatra-s-song-my-way-triggered-filipino-karaoke-killings-a00304-20191017-lfrm?s=6mtp3t2nathbisrknnf5af8n6k
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/king-tutankhamun-was-mummified-with-an-erect-penis-to-quash-religious-revolution-9037709.html
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This week we learn how Iceland got the wrong translation of Dracula and how America's thirst for guano led the government to enact an insane law in 1856. A listener email gives us the sweats.
Episode Tabs:
The Literary Mystery of the Icelandic Dracula by Valur Grettison
https://grapevine.is/mag/2022/05/09/the-literary-mystery-of-the-icelandic-dracula/
How Fertilizer Madness Sparked a Turd War and Turned Guano Into Gold
https://www.thedailyscoop.com/news/retail-business/how-fertilizer-madness-sparked-turd-war-and-turned-guano-gold
Listener Tabs:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/lindsay-hoyle-clement-attlee-house-of-commons-bengal-commons-b2580463.html
https://www.vox.com/even-better/24156471/whole-body-deodorants-lume-axe-sweat
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This week we learn about the discovery of secret tunnels under Los Angeles built by ancient lizard people and how Ann Hodges was struck by a meteorite while napping. A listener email reveals the real life inspiration of Nacho Libre.
Episode Tabs:
The Underground Catacombs of L.A.'s Lizard People
https://lamag.com/news/citydig-the-underground-catacombs-of-las-lizard-people
For the Only Person Ever Hit by a Meteorite, the Real Trouble Began Later
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/only-person-ever-hit-meteorite-real-trouble-began-later-180961238/
Listener Tabs:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/al-ralph-capone-dairy-industry-milk-cheese
https://mymodernmet.com/fray-tormenta-nacho-libre/
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On this very special episode we KEEP IT JOSIE by learning how Rome had 5 different emperors in the year 193 and what makes a colossal squid versus a giant squid. A listener email explains why southern Californians always use "the" when naming freeways.
Episode Tabs:
Year of the Five Emperors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Five_Emperors
Is This the First Recorded Footage of a Colossal Squid Living Freely?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/is-this-the-first-recorded-footage-of-a-colossal-squid-living-freely-180984482/
Listener Tabs:
https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-la/the-5-the-101-the-405-why-southern-californians-love-saying-the-before-freeway-numbers
https://nymag.com/movies/profiles/57863/
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This week we are joined by special guest Alex Brodt as we learn about the Groom of the Stool, how Rick Perry's cousin raised the world's oldest cat, and the brief period in time when Art was an Olympic sport. A listener email explains how luggage handlers are just like us.
Episode Tabs:
Groom of the Stool
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groom_of_the_Stool
How to Raise a 165-Year-Old Cat
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-raise-a-165-year-old-cat
Remember When the Olympics Used to Have an Art Competition? No?
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/07/remember-when-the-olympics-used-to-have-an-art-competition-no/260355/
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This week we learn about the insane story of Alligator Joe and how camels ended up in Australia. A listener email explored Mary Toft's strange birthing practices.
Episode Tabs:
When Kids Played With Alligators in Los Angeles
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alligator-farm-los-angeles-180957172/
The strange story of Australia’s wild camel
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180410-the-strange-story-of-australias-wild-camel
Listener Tabs:
https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/aug2009.html
https://www.pcmag.com/news/firefox-power-user-keeps-7400-plus-browser-tabs-open-for-2-years
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This week we learn about the legendary Hollywood Target that took forever to get built and Pompeian graffiti. A listener email shows us the best dog who gets the most pats.
Episode Tabs:
The 'Target Husk' in Hollywood Opens at Last, 12 Years After Work Began
https://lamag.com/featured/hollywood-target-opens
What the Graffiti of Ancient Pompeii Teach Us About Our Modern Selves
https://blog.degruyter.com/graffiti-ancient-pompeii-teach-us-modern-selves/
Listener Tabs:
https://www.onemillionpats.com/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steeplechase_(athletics)
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This week we learn about skydiving beavers, WW2 bat bombs, and Cynthia the Gaba Girl. A listener email informs us of the communion wafer monopoly.
Episode Tabs:
Why 76 Beavers Were Forced to Skydive into the Idaho Wilderness in 1948
https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/why-76-beavers-were-forced-to-skydive-into-the-idaho-wilderness-in-1948/
Cynthia the Mannequin: A Curious Star Is Born
https://time.com/3877720/life-with-cynthia-the-world-famous-mannequin/
Listener Tabs:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muki_(mythology)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker_(folklore)
https://www.vice.com/en/article/vvaeyb/the-surprisingly-cutthroat-business-of-communion-crackers
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This week we're in San Diego for Comic-Con where we learn about the history of Cosplay and the world's greatest autograph collector, Joseph Mikulec. A listener email shows us a livestream of a real-life stream.
Episode Tabs:
Myrtle R Douglas: Mother of Convention Costuming
https://youtu.be/DasGQQkj-xY?si=VfZUtkyjqRuSZL23
The Man Who Walked Around the World, Collecting the Autographs of the Rich and Famous
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-man-who-walked-around-the-world-collecting-the-autographs-of-the-rich-and-famous-180979841/
Listener Tabs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldPride
https://visdeurbel.nl/
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In this week's highly anticipated crossover episode, we are joined by House of Pod's Dr. Kaveh Hoda as we learn about Pig Butchering, famed Iranian dancer Mohammad Khordadian, and the Tiffany Problem. A listener email clues us into the existence of Bog Butter.
Episode Tabs:
Pig Butchering Scam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scam
Keeping Up with the Khordadian
https://www.bidoun.org/articles/keeping-up-with-the-khordadian
Tiffany Problem
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_Problem
Listener Tabs:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bog_body
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/25/eminem-was-interviewed-by-secret-service-about-threatening-trump-lyrics
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In honor of reaching our 25th episode milestone, this week we host the ancient tournament of Kumitab! Join our battle royale as we pit some of our craziest tab subjects against one another including a lobotomized housewife, Richard Nixon, and the burning MacArthur overpass. A listener email informs illustrators to which patron saint they should pray.
Listener Tabs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titivillus
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This week we conclude Richard of Pudlicott's 1303 heist of Edward Longshanks' crown jewels and learn about Meiji era political cartoons involving Tanuki balls. A listener email explains the beaverly origins of strawberry flavoring.
Episode Tabs:
1303 Heist PART II
https://www.forgottenbooks.com/en/download/ChaptersintheAdministrativeHistoryofMediaevalEngland_10193632.pdf
Testicular Tanuki Tales: Japanese Folk Humor for Children with a Ribald Satirical Twist
https://blogs.princeton.edu/cotsen/2017/09/tanuki/
Listener Tabs:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3m885/a-history-of-flavoring-food-with-beaver-butt-juice
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-books/2023/08/17/four-weirdest-animals-on-the-planet/
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This week we learn about Mark T. Smith's iconic Taco Bell paintings and Richard of Pudlicott's plan to rob Edward Longshanks in 1303. A listener email explains how failing to learn the Persian language resulted in Europeans eating mummies for medicinal purposes.
Episode Tabs:
One of the most unusual heists in America seems to be unfolding at Taco Bell
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/taco-bell-ebay-mark-smith-paintings-19464177.php
The One Where England’s Treasury War Robbed
https://medium.com/@madmedic11671/the-one-where-englands-treasury-war-robbed-9727181fc8b
Listener Tabs:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/mummy-eating-medical-cannibalism-gory-history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potoooooooo
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