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November 9, 2020Uncategorized

Flea Circuses: The Tiniest Entertainers

Have you ever heard of the Flea Circus? If you’re like me, you were surprised to find out the original flea circuses used REAL FLEAS! In this episode of Tell […]
November 2, 2020Uncategorized

Willy Higinbotham: A Name You Should Know, but Don’t

Willy Higinbotham is considered by many to be the inventor of the world’s first video game. But there’s more – he was also on the team that helped create the […]
October 26, 2020Uncategorized

Jasper Maskelyne: Winning WWII with Magic

In 1941, Master Magician Jasper Maskelyne was called upon by the British Army to create elaborate illusions to aid in the war effort in North Africa. But for the first […]
October 19, 2020Uncategorized

A Sticky Situation: The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919

In 1919, a flood of Molasses devastated the North End neighborhood of Boston. In this episode we talk about the disaster in detail and even discuss some of the possible […]
October 12, 2020Uncategorized

Lightning Never Strikes Twice: Except for Roy Sullivan

This week we examine the curious case of Human Lightning Rod, Roy Sullivan. Roy became famous for having been struck SEVEN different times by lightning during his career as a […]
October 5, 2020Uncategorized

To Boldly Go: How Spacemen Poop and Pee

Using the bathroom in space has never been easy. And since the early NASA space missions of the 1960s, engineers have been solving this problem in ingenious ways. In this […]
September 28, 2020Uncategorized

Blue in the Face: How Humans Turn Blue

In this episode, we learn that people who take the holistic concoction Colloidal Silver may turn their skin blue! And an inbred family from Kentucky has been blue-ing themselves for […]
September 21, 2020Uncategorized

Dung Beetles: Crappy Celestial Travelers

In this episode, we explore the bizarre fact that – like Galileo himself – African Dung Beetles use the stars to navigate! As a bonus, we talk with Eric Warrant, […]
September 14, 2020Uncategorized

The Hidden Village Under Central Park

Seneca Village was one of our nation’s first, free middle-class black communities. Its memory was nearly lost to history. In this podcast, we explore what happened to Seneca Village and speak […]
September 7, 2020Uncategorized

Cap’n Crunch Has a Real Name

Did you know Cap’n Crunch has a real name? In this episode, we learn all about Cap’n Crunch’s backstory. Then we quiz my good friend Josh Quillen! Crew Kit – […]