Episodes
468
April 1, 2026
April Fools' Day
April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day (rarely called All Fools' Day) is an annual custom in many Western countries on the consisting of , , and pranks. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fool[s]!" at the recipient. Mass media can...
467
March 25, 2026
The Placebo Effect
A placebo ( ) is a medicine or treatment intended to appear genuine to its recipient, but which has no pharmaceutical effect. Common placebos include inert tablets (like sugar pills), inert injections (like ), , and...
466
March 18, 2026
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes (; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial involved in the failed of 1605. He was born and educated...
464
March 4, 2026
Sputnik
Sputnik 1 (, : Спутник-1, Satellite 1), often referred to as simply Sputnik, was the first artificial Earth . It was launched into an elliptical by the on 4 October 1957 as part of the ....
463
Feb. 25, 2026
Competitive Watersliding
https://www.outsideonline.com/health/training-performance/maximum-speed/ Taken from this article from Outside Magazine.
462
Feb. 18, 2026
Freedom House Ambulance Service & Bessie Coleman
Freedom House Ambulance Service was the first in the United States to be staffed by with medical training beyond basic first aid. Founded in 1967 to serve the predominantly Black of , it was staffed...
460
Feb. 4, 2026
The Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the annual game of the (NFL) of the United States. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since , replacing the . Since 2022, the game has been played on the second Sunday in...
459
Jan. 28, 2026
Unholy Spirits: The People who Have Sex with Ghosts
Taken from this article: From this article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/ghost-love-lust-spectrophilia/
453
Dec. 17, 2025
Great Feasts
The Field of the Cloth of Gold (: Camp du Drap d'Or, pronounced ) was a between King and King from 7 to 24 June 1520. Held at , between in and in the English , it was an opulent display of wealth by both kings.
451
Dec. 3, 2025
Robert Maxwell
Ian Robert Maxwell (born Ján Ludvík Hyman Binyamin Hoch; 10 June 1923 – 5 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak-born British media proprietor and politician.[1][2] Of Jewish descent, he escaped the Nazi occupation of his native Czechoslovakia and joined the Czechoslovak Army in exile during World War II. He was decorated after active service in the British Army. In subsequent years he worked in publishing, building up Pergamon Press to a major academic publisher. After six years as a Labour Member o...
447
Nov. 5, 2025
Nutmaxxing
Mostly taken from this GQ article here: https://www.gq.com/story/meet-the-nutmaxxers-obsessed-with-shooting-bigger-loads
446
Oct. 29, 2025
Time travel claims and urban legends
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel_claims_and_urban_legends Multiple accounts of people who allegedly travelled through time have been reported by the press or circulated online. These reports have turned out to be either hoaxes or else based on incorrect assumptions, incomplete information, or interpretation of fiction as fact. Many are now recognized as urban legends.
445
Oct. 22, 2025
QAnon Shaman vs. USA et al
https://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/qanon-shaman-files-40-trillion-lawsuit-against-trump-with-plan-to-revolutionize-america/article_5f4ad841-60ef-4060-9ff3-7f33d7ee4f0d.html
444
Oct. 15, 2025
Bike Batman
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/biking/real-life-superhero-who-beats-cops-bike-thieves/
443
Oct. 8, 2025
Broadcast signal intrusion
A broadcast signal intrusion is the hijacking of broadcast signals of radio, television stations, cable television broadcast feeds or satellite signals without permission or licence. Hijacking incidents have involved local TV and radio stations as well as cable and national networks.
442
Oct. 1, 2025
"Rube" Waddell
George Edward "Rube" Waddell (October 13, 1876 – April 1, 1914) was an American in (MLB). A , he played for 13 years, with the , , and in the , as well as the and in the . Born in , and raised in Prospect, Pennsylvania, Waddell was elected to...
441
Sept. 24, 2025
History's Most Expensive Party
The 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire, officially known as the 2,500-year celebration of the Empire of Iran (: جشنهای ۲۵۰۰ ساله شاهنشاهی ایران, : Jašn-hây-e 2500 sale’ šâhanšâhi Irân), was hosted...
440
Sept. 17, 2025
ChatGPT convinced a guy that he's a superhero
Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero. We analyzed the conversation. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/technology/ai-chatbots-delusions-chatgpt.html
439
Sept. 10, 2025
Victorian Mummy Mania and Sundry Weirdness
Mummia, mumia, or originally mummy referred to several different preparations in the , from "mineral " to "powdered human ". It originated from mūmiyā "a type of resinous found in and used curatively" in , which was translated as pissasphaltus...
438
Sept. 3, 2025
The Vasa
Vasa (previously Wasa) (Swedish pronunciation: ) is a Swedish built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. She fell into...
437
Aug. 27, 2025
Exxon Valdez
The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major that occurred in 's on March 24, 1989. The spill occurred when , an oil owned by , bound for , California, struck 's , 6 mi (9.7 km) west of at 12:04 a.m. The tanker more than 10 million...
436
Aug. 20, 2025
How I Survived a Wedding in a Jungle That Tried to Eat Me Alive
https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/essays/jungle-wedding/
433
July 30, 2025
Defenestration
Defenestration (from de fenestrā) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a . The term was coined around the time of an in in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the . This was done in "good Bohemian style", referring to...