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Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2
Aug 8, 2026 · 43m
As the operation expands it also begins to unravel. Word starts to leak out of the illegal stuff the Reagan administration was up to, Congress and the press investigate and people start to point fingers. Spoiler alert – they all got off scot free. Fin
Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 1
Aug 8, 2026 · 46m
When Ronald Reagan was president, America got involved in some deeply shady stuff, not the least of which was the Iran-Contra scandal – a convoluted operation that managed to combine an illegal covert war in Nicaragua with secretly selling arms to Ira
Reggae: Kingston’s Gift to the World
Aug 6, 2026 · 55m
Although it was built atop some musical styles that came before, reggae is mostly its own thing. It evolved as local music in the Trenchtown neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica but after Bob Marley and the Wailers came along, it became a global phenomenon
Short Stuff: Phone Books
Aug 5, 2026 · 15m
Once upon a time there were these things called phone books. Inside you could find the phone number and address of just about everyone in your town. Can you imagine? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Beans and Rice Feeds the World
Aug 4, 2026 · 43m
To call beans and rice a staple is to undersell the importance of beans and rice. Today we break down the ubiquity of this beloved food combo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Selects: How Peanut Butter Works
Aug 1, 2026 · 57m
No food is more all-American than peanut butter – 80 percent of homes in the country have a jar of it in the pantry right now. And while the rest of the world might find peanut butter peculiar, maybe even gross, the rest of the world is wrong. Enjoy a
How Russia Shapes What the World Thinks
Jul 30, 2026 · 43m
Operation Doppelganger was a Russian propaganda project discovered in 2022, a minor part of the enormous, ongoing disinformation and chaos-sewing campaign Russia spreads across the world through social media. And some of your views may have come from it
Short Stuff: Shark Arm Murders
Jul 29, 2026 · 16m
Get yer info on one of Australia’s great true crime cases he-re! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Beloved Judy Blume
Jul 28, 2026 · 45m
Judy Blume is more than an author. She's a legend in teen literature for her frank and honest portrayals of adolescence. Today we pay tribute to her. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Selects: Plant Migration
Jul 25, 2026 · 46m
Climate change is having sweeping effects on our climate and this is changing the world, not just for humans and other animals, but plants too. Will the Earth’s flora manage to find safe refuge in time? Josh and Chuck run down the odds in this classic
What's the deal with Swiss neutrality?
Jul 23, 2026 · 48m
We all know Switzerland is neutral. But why? Listen in and you might learn something. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: Sardines!
Jul 22, 2026 · 12m
Josh implored Chuck to try sardines. Did he? Listen in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Tobacco Master Settlement: That Time We Got Em
Jul 21, 2026 · 47m
By the 1990s, cigarette makers had been hooking and killing off their customers for about a century. And they’d gotten good at both as well as covering up their harms. In 1994 they were still denying cigarettes were addictive. Then, the 50 Attorneys G
Selects: The Soul Train Episode
Jul 18, 2026 · 47m
In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh dive into the funky, cool world of the classic TV show, Sooooooooul Train. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
White Boy Rick
Jul 16, 2026 · 49m
Would you believe that Detroit’s crack epidemic in the mid-80s was overseen by one 16 year-old white kid who supplied all the coke? No? Well, that’s not quite true, so okay. The actual story is even more nutso than that. See omnystudio.com/listener
Short Stuff: The Voice of God
Jul 15, 2026 · 15m
Today we salute the great Don LaFontaine, aka The Voice of God in movie and TV trailers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You Are Not Alone With Postpartum Depression
Jul 14, 2026 · 46m
Most new moms get the baby blues soon after giving birth. Postpartum depression is something much different - the symptoms are similar, but their intensity can have sweeping effects on mom, baby, and the whole family. Fortunately, it’s highly treatabl
Selects: The First Road Trip
Jul 11, 2026 · 50m
Back when cars were a brand new thing, before people even knew they'd stick around, two men and a dog drove from San Francisco to New York. This classic episode has their story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Eleanor Roosevelt: Best First Lady
Jul 9, 2026 · 47m
Eleanor Roosevelt was something else. We can't get into it here, but just wait until you listen to this episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Short Stuff: Great Britain
Jul 8, 2026 · 13m
Now that it’s been 250 years since America split from England, we figure enough time has passed that we can finally learn the difference between the UK, Great Britain, and the British Isles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Selects: Iran-Contra Affair: Shady in the 80s, Part 2