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August 23, 2021Uncategorized

The Nebraska Miracle: The West End Baptist Church Explosion

In 1950, the West-End Baptist Church in Beatrice, Nebraska exploded from a gas leak. The church should have been full of a practicing choir, but it wasn’t. This episode examines […]
August 16, 2021Uncategorized

The End of the World: A Doomsday News Video (REBROADCAST of Episode 26)

Originally released February 28, 2021. Throughout the 1980s, there were rumors that CNN had produced a video to be broadcast if the world was ending. More than 30 years later, […]
August 9, 2021Uncategorized

The Vulcan Salute: The Power of a Feminine God (REBROADCAST of Episode 20)

Originally released January 18, 2021. Did you know that Spock’s “Vulcan Salute” in Star Trek was based on a Jewish Blessing? It’s true! We explore the history of the hand […]
August 2, 2021Uncategorized

Flying Under the Bridge: A Chuck Yeager Legend (REBROADCAST of Episode 11)

Originally released November 16, 2020. There’s a legend in West Virginia that in 1948, famed pilot Chuck Yeager flew an Air Force jet under a bridge in downtown Charleston. Over […]
July 26, 2021Uncategorized

Mind Your Business: Our First Minted Coin

Despite the United States Mint not being established until 1792, the first American coin struck for circulation was actually designed in 1787 by none other than Benjamin Franklin. But why […]
July 19, 2021Uncategorized

Monte Carlo 1913: The Gambler’s Fallacy

Try to imagine how you would bet if a roulette wheel landed on black 26 times in a row. What are the chances that the next spin would land on […]
July 12, 2021Uncategorized

Why is There a Tree on That Building?

You may have noticed something strange while passing a new building under construction: a small tree on the top of the structure. In this episode, we discuss why it’s there. […]
July 5, 2021Uncategorized

The Woman Who Fell From the Sky and Lived

In 1971, Juliane Koepcke’s airplane was struck by lightning and broke apart 2 miles above the Peruvian Jungle. Miraculously, she was the only one out of the 92 people onboard […]
June 28, 2021Uncategorized

Hollywood: The Many Stories of its Name

There are many competing theories on exactly how Hollywood, California got its name. Is it possible that the most ridiculous-sounding story is also the most credible? In this episode, we […]
June 21, 2021Uncategorized

Marian Anderson and the D.A.R.

On Easter Sunday in 1939, contralto singer Marian Anderson gave a concert to 75,000 people on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. This moment has been called a prelude to […]