Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
By Shane Rogers
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T Hawk
Jun 12, 2023
I'm a new listener and this podcast is so good, I actually look forward to traffic during my commute to give more time to binge all the episodes I've missed. Need to catch up!!
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A podcast of fascinating facts! What do extraterrestrials, radio signals, and a mushroom from Texas have in common? What is a "number station" and why is it so spine-tinglingly creepy? Join comedians Shane Rogers and Duncan MacEwan for an entertaining and hilarious deep-dive into obscure facts from science, history, and pop culture.
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After Midnight Livestream: The Top 5 Bass Riffs of All Time (sample)
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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Doomsday Real Estate: Luxury Bunkers
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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Castles, Cannons & Billionaires: The History of Bunkers
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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The History of Tattoos (A Host Swap Livestream!)
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Why Does Doubt Have a B? The Twisted Logic of English Spelling
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Southpaws: The Sinister Science of Left-Handedness
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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Nature's Weirdest Phenomena: Ghost Lights, Sailing Stones, Poison Lakes, and More
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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A.M. Livestream with Special Guest Alfred Banks: The Top 5 Lies We Were Told As Children
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Jackasses: The History of Daredevils, Stuntmen and Professional Idiots
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Mysterious Celebrity Deaths
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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True Tales of Revenge, Volume 3: Orson Welles vs. William Randolph Hearst
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May 21, 2026 |
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Classic True Tales of Revenge, Volume 2: The 47 Ronin
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May 07, 2026 |
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Classic Tales of Revenge: John and Lorena Bobbitt
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Livestream Host Swap: The History Of Pornography
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Bunnies, Eggs, and Ancient Math: The Real History of Easter
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Pirates, Snakes, and Shamrocks: The Real Story Behind Saint Patrick’s Day
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Even More Box Office Bombs: Borderlands and The Marvels
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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More Box Office Bombs: Megalopolis and Tron Ares
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Stone, Storm and Shadow: The Solar System, Part 2
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Fire, Acid, and Ice: The Solar System, Part 1
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Midnight Mind Benders: Famous Paradoxes and Thought Experiments
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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The Pagan Origins of Christmas (Annual Re-release)
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Full Livestream Episode: The Story of MFFI (Plus the History of Podcasting!)
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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The Explosive Origins of the Nobel Prize
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Host Swap: Witchcraft!
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Copy, Paste, and Panic: The Story of Creepypasta
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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An Annual Tradition: The History of Halloween
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Size Matters: The Largest Structures Ever Built
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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The Wild, Weird History of the Guinness Book of World Records
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Obsessed and Possessed: A Guide to the World’s Weirdest Collections
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Livestream Mailbag Episode!
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Chaos, Criminals, and Coldplay: CEO Scandals from Andy Byron to Harvey Weinstein
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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The World’s Weirdest Festivals
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Grigori Rasputin: Murder, Mysticism, and the Fall of the House of Romanov
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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The Zizian Cult, Part Two: Meat is Murder, and So Are We
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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A modern vegan Sith-Lord murder-cult: the Zizians (Part 1)
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Midnight Menagerie: Nocturnal Animals
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May 22, 2025 |
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Altered States: A Brief History of Psychedelics
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May 08, 2025 |
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Workplace Wreckage: Stories of Industrial Catastrophe
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Blood, Sharks, and Sandstone: More Incredible Stories of Survival Against the Odds
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Harrowing True Stories of Wilderness Survival
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Trenches, Tactics, and Total Chaos: World War I Explained
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Shane Goes Rogue! The History of Boxing
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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The Greatest Unsolved Internet Mystery: Cicada 3301
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The History and Psychology of Gambling
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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The History and Evolution of Cats
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Useless Technology (Throwback Encore)
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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The Origins of Common Idioms, Phrases, and Figures of Speech (Redux)
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Encore: The Pagan Origins of Christmas
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses: A Modern Evangelical Doomsday Cult
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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The Reckoning: Charles Manson and The Helter Skelter Murders (Part 3)
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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The Devil’s Work: Charles Manson and the Helter Skelter Murders (Part 2)
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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ENCORE: The (Original) Darwin Awards
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Cult of Personality: Charles Manson and the Helter Skelter Murders (Part 1)
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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[Throwback Encore] We Are Legion: Exorcism and Demonic Possession
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Jack the Ripper: History’s Most Notorious Serial Killer
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Encore: The Fiery, Pagan History of Halloween
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Madness and Mythos: The Legacy of H.P. Lovecraft
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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The NEW 7 Wonders of the World
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Extreme Prisons: From ”Squirrel Cage” to Camp 14
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Technology Disasters: From Boeing to CrowdStrike
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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After Midnight with Alfred Banks: The Top 5 Animated Series of All Time
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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The Devil’s Rope: How Barbed Wire Tamed the West
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Video Game Scandals: From Hot Coffee To Gamergate
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Invasive Species: Claws, Tusks, and Karmic Retribution
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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The Pulse-Pounding History of Rollercoasters and Theme Parks
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Deadly Viral Trends and Challenges
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May 30, 2024 |
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From Chernobyl to the Amazon: The World’s Creepiest Ghost Towns
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May 16, 2024 |
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The Wild World of P.E.T.A
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May 02, 2024 |
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The Scandalous, Grifting History of Megachurches
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Host Swap: The History of War Games and D&D
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Wizards, Dragons, and White Supremacy: The Ku Klux Klan
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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The Darwin Awards: 2000s Edition
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Prison Breaks: Alcatraz and El Chapo
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Black Holes: Time-Warping Cosmic Paradoxes
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Decoding Blood: The History of Genetics and DNA Profiling (Forensics Part 2)
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Blood, Sweat, Fingerprints and Tears: Forensic Science
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Famous Ships Lost at Sea
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Native American Mythology
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Bonus Re-Release: The Pagan Origins of Christmas
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Gunpowder, Treason, Masks, and Plot: The Legend of Guy Fawkes
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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ScamFluencers Part Two: The Worst of the Worst
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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ScamFluencers: Social Media Grifters and Con Artists
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Legendary ”Cursed” Objects
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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True, Creepy, Unsolved Mysteries
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Useless Technology
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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The History and Origin of Names
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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*Full Episode* After Midnight with Alfred Banks: The Top 5 Desert Island Movies
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Extreme Exploration, Space Edition: From Nazi Rockets to the Falcon 9
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Extreme Exploration, Ocean Edition: from Reed Rafts to the Titan Submersible
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Strange and Unique Sports
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Deviant Subcultures
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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The 1980s Satanic Panic
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Outlaws and Renegades: The Hells Angels
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Instruments of War: Medieval Weaponry
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May 18, 2023 |
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Zombies and Incest: The Wild, Kinky World of Japanese Mythology (Shintoism)
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May 04, 2023 |
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AI 2050: The Future of Artificial Intelligence
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT, Bing, Bard, and the AI Apocalypse
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Historical Figures (That Might Never Have Existed)
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Government Coverups: The Iran-Contra Affair
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Old Wives Tales
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Accidental Inventions
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Killer Beasts: Notorious Animal Attacks
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Social Media Meltdowns: The Rise and Fall of MySpace, the Teetering of TikTok, and the Twitter Apocalypse
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Mysterious Cases of Lost and Found Media
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Ghosts of Christmases Past: The Pagan Origins of Christmas
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Public Executions and Capital Punishment
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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The Weird, Uncomfortable, Creepy History of Clowns
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Animals with Superpowers
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Mummies and Death Rituals
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Filth and Fury: The History and Legacy of Punk Music
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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The Skeptic’s Guide to Astrology
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Gladiators and the History of Human Combat
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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The Most-Frequently Misused Words in the English Language
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Deadly Plants: From Belladonna to the Gympie-Gympie
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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*Full Episode* After Midnight: The Top 5 Greatest Movie Sequels
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Real-Life Mad Scientists
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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“High Class Freaks”: The Globetrotting History of Ripley’s Believe It or Not
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Spectral Evidence and Satanic Panic: The Salem Witch Trials
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May 26, 2022 |
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H.H. Holmes: Myths and Murder Castles
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May 12, 2022 |
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Megafauna: Titans of the Past and Present
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Mormonism: Private Worlds, Secret Handshakes, and Sacred Underwear
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Declassified Military Operations
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Sieges: Epic Bombardments and Standoffs
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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World’s Fairs: A Legacy of Weirdness and Innovation
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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The History of F@!#%$g Profanity
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Galactic Warlords, Billion Year Contracts, and a Modern American Space Cult: The “Church” of Scientology
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Epic Rivalries, Famous Feuds, and Bitter Beefs
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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We’re All Mad Here: The History of Asylums (100th Episode Extravaganza!)
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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After Midnight (Full Episode): The Top 5 Holiday Movies of All Time
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Lasers, Steam, and Chrome: The History of Science Fiction
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Terrible Tools and Awful Inventions
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Host Swap: The Marriage Episode (Kidnappers, Bloody Sheets, and Evil Spirits)
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Death, Misery, Folly, and Ponies: The Chilling History of Polar Exploration
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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The Fiery, Pagan History of Halloween
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Lost Treasures: From Crown Jewels to Fabergé Eggs
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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The Fascinating History of Personality Tests
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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The Pirate, the Silk Road, and the Dark Web: Ross Ulbricht‘s Empire
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Hunting for Easter Eggs: Secrets Hidden in Movies and Video Games
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Common Misconceptions about Animals
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Host Swap: Talking Slang
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Unreal: The History and Secrets of Reality TV
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Botched Coups and Failed Assassinations: The Bay of Pigs
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Crimes of the Century: The Lindbergh Baby, the Mona Lisa Heist, and the Fatty Arbuckle Scandal
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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The Most Dangerous Cult in the World: North Korea
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Bizarre and Disturbing Fashion Trends Through the Ages
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Misattributed Quotes, Theories, Discoveries, and Inventions
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Host Swap: The Science Behind Ghosts, Phantoms, and Apparitions
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Decrypting Crypto: Bitcoin and NFTs
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Espionage Technology: From Lipstick Pistols to the Insectothopter
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Spy vs. Spy: The History of Espionage
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Cursed Tourism: Unique and Surreal Tourist Attractions
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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International Cryptids: The Strange and Obscure
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Marketing Boomsplode: Ads that Crashed and Burned
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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We Are Legion: Exorcism and Demonic Possession
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May 27, 2021 |
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Dangerous Toys: Notorious Product Recalls
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May 20, 2021 |
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Bizarre Laws: International Edition
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May 16, 2021 |
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Dry America: The Prohibition Debacle
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May 06, 2021 |
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How it Ends: The Most Likely Extinction Events
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Weird Science: Psychology Edition
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Host Swap: Scottish Facts and Fictions
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Diets Debunked: The Sketchy Science of Health and Weight Loss
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Uncool: Failed Fads and Terrible Trends
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Substandard Superheroes: The Bad, the Worse, and the Ugly
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Misnomers and False Advertising
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Forbidden Tourism: The Most Dangerous Locations on Earth
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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MFFI Challenge: can Shane make an entertaining episode from the world’s most hated subject?
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Murdersville U.S.A: Ed Kemper
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Murdersville U.S.A: The Serial Killers of Santa Cruz
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Modern Snake Oil: From Cryotherapy to The Secret
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Stupid Criminals
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Memes: They’re Literally Everything
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Cults: QAnon, a.k.a W the Actual F
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Scandals: Television Edition
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Urban Legends
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Ridiculous, Silly, Frivolous Lawsuits
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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More Idioms, a.k.a Say What?
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Cryptids, Mark 2: From the Mothman to the Wendigo
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Welcome to the Manosphere: Pick-up Artists, Incels, and the Seduction Community
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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The Devil
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Spectacular Failures: From New Coke to Segway
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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The Sordid Science Behind Interrogation and Torture
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Battle for the Living Room: from Atari to the Console Wars
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Mentalists, Faith Healers, and Frauds
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Sketchy and Unethical Psychological Experiments
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Sleep and Insomnia (finally!)
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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The Darwin Awards
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Weird and Terrifying Animals
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Off the Deep End: Facts and Mythology of the Ocean
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Lost Civilizations
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Insomniacs Inbox: Bats, Penguins, and the Great Emu War
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Cryptids: from the Loch Ness Monster to the Dobhar-chu
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Unfiltered Fairytales
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Ancient Texts: From the Devil’s Bible to the Magna Carta
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Scandals: Hollywood Edition
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Superstition: Black Cats and Devils and Mirrors, Oh My
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Unique, Strange, and Creepy Historical Humans
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Scandals: Music and Murder
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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The Fermi Paradox, A.K.A ”Where are the Aliens?”
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Armageddon, Ragnarok, and End Times
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Weird and Obscure Facts About the Human Body
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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The Dark Side of Disney
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May 28, 2020 |
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Myths in the Modern World: The Olympians
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May 21, 2020 |
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Secret Societies
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May 14, 2020 |
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Real-Life Human Superpowers
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May 07, 2020 |
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Pirates: Were they anything like the stereotype? (No. But kind of. But mostly no.)
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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UFOs ARE REAL (but they’re probably not aliens)
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Medical Quackery: From Snake Oil to Coca Wine
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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More Misconceptions: If You Didn’t Know, Now You Know
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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More cults: Moonies, Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Idioms (common sayings): Mysteries Solved
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Screwups and Blunders (Part 2)
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Screwups: humanity’s biggest blunders (part 1)
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Pandemics, Plagues, and Scourges
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Cults: NXIVM and Branch Davidians
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Common Misconceptions
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Mysterious Disappearances
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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Box Office Disasters
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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Conspiracy Theories
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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Infamous Hoaxes
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Notorious Heists
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Unexplained Phenomena
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Dec 05, 2019 |