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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.

  • 49 minutes 2 seconds
    Are Generations Even a Thing?

    We all love to tour our generation's superiority, but who decides where the split occurs and what to name it? And is this even a thing or just an arbitrary division?

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    14 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 38 minutes 19 seconds
    Selects: What is a Numbers Station?

    If you think secretly coded messages sent via short wave radio is Cold War relic, think again. In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh are here to dispel that myth, along with many others relating to numbers stations, including why they might still be operational.

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    11 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 44 minutes 33 seconds
    How Worker Co-ops Work

    The worker co-op has a rich tradition and can work a variety of ways. Join us as we dig into the nuts and bolts.

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    9 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 14 minutes 58 seconds
    Short Stuff: History of Spring Break

    If you think Spring Break started with northern college kids heading to Florida to party, you'd be correct. But there's slightly more to it than that. 

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    8 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 41 minutes 38 seconds
    Roar: The Most Dangerous Movie Ever Made?

    Jump in today to hear all about the disaster that was the movie ROAR.

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    7 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 48 minutes 2 seconds
    Selects: The Skinny on Lyme Disease

    If you live in the Northeastern U.S. then you may know someone who has had Lyme disease. But it's spreading all over the country and parts of the world. Learn all about this tick-borne disease in this classic episode.

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    4 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 36 minutes 41 seconds
    The Colorado River Compact

    Deciding how to share water is pretty important stuff when there isn't much of it around. Today we dive into the Colorado River Compact.

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    2 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 12 minutes 51 seconds
    Short Stuff: Simple Spelling Movement

    Pretty much everyone agrees that English is a chaotic language. There are nutso rules of grammar and spelling other languages don’t have. More than once, movements have emerged to simplify English and each time they were beaten back with a vengeance. 

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    1 April 2026, 9:00 am
  • 52 minutes 54 seconds
    The Middle Class: Canary in the Gold Mine

    Lots of nations gauge the health of their country by how the middle class is doing. There’s just one issue with that – no one can say exactly what defines the middle class. But even when you take a guess, it seems like the health isn’t so good these days.

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    31 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 43 minutes 13 seconds
    Selects: The Disappearance of Lars Mittank

    In 2014, a young German man walked into an airport in Bulgaria with a flight booked, then suddenly ran out leaving all his posessions behind, never to be heard from again. This classic episode tells the story of Lars Mittank.

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    28 March 2026, 9:00 am
  • 55 minutes 34 seconds
    Malcom X

    Malcolm X was one of the most revered, feared leaders of the civil rights movement. In contrast to Martin Luther King, Jr., X advocated black self-reliance and separateness in American society and that equal rights should obtained by any means necessary.

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    26 March 2026, 9:00 am
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