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May 13, 2026
Episode 103 - The Guilt Screen: How America Turned Gratitude Into a Transaction
You go to a coffee shop. You walk up to the counter. The barista turns the iPad around. There are four options. Eighteen percent....
00:42:39
May 06, 2026
Episode 102 - It's a Public Museum. So Why Can't You Get In?
You've seen the pictures. The outfits. The stairs. But here's what nobody tells you about the Met Gala: it's technically a fundraiser for a...
00:36:27
April 29, 2026
Episode 101 - They Had No Compass, No Map, and No Business Finding Tahiti: And They Found It Anyway
In 1976, a 62-foot wooden canoe left the coast of Hawaii carrying a crew of fifteen people and zero instruments. No compass. No GPS....
00:36:06
April 22, 2026
Episode 100 - The Fans Killed Michael Jackson (Sorta): A 100th Episode Special
In today's episode, we're going to make an argument that is going to make some of you uncomfortable. The argument is this: Michael Jackson...
00:51:10
April 08, 2026
Episode 099 - The Race That Started With A Dead Guy And A Lie
In today's episode, we're talking about a race that is literally 2,500 years old - that started with a soldier running himself to death,...
00:38:03
April 01, 2026
Episode 098 - The Oldest Lesson Some Societies Seem To Forget
In today’s episode, we’re talking about an ancient idea that some cultures understood thousands of years ago - and why the rest of the...
00:41:16