10 Creepy Unsolved Mysteries From History
We’re only a few centuries into the era of detective work. 19th century criminologists like Eugene Vidocq invented modern forensic techniques, standar...
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What Would Happen If The Oscars Went Away?
We’re fresh off ‘Green Book’ achieving its dream Oscar night (CONGRATULATIONS you made-up Hero Dad Story you!!!). But this week’s episode is about EVE...
5 Mainstream Health Habits That Trick You Into Feeling Lousy
The most successful people in the world are SO EXCITED to call themselves that. Hard-charging, in-leaning, unstoppable titans of industry want everyon...
7 Incredible Biopics Hollywood Should've Made By Now
History is the most prolific screenwriter of all time. Thanks to the magic of Events Happening In Real Life, pop culture has graced us with everything...
9 Movies That Improved On The Book (According To The Author)
“The book is better than the movie.” It’s a belief as old as...well, not as old as time, because books are centuries old and movies hit their stride w...
How A Loneliness Epidemic Snuck Up On Us (with Jason Pargin)
“Social atomization” is a term that sounds like science fiction. It could be the title of a 1950s B-movie where a mad scientist vaporizes a dance part...
How To Be Less Confused About The Economy (with Kai Ryssdal)
We are fresh off the longest government shutdown in American history (with another around the corner, maybe!). We are also riding almost a decade of o...
Why A Terrible U.S. Supreme Court Is The Historical Norm
You’ve probably heard jokes about lawyers before. Here’s a more advanced version, coming from future Chief Justice Of The U.S. Supreme Court John Robe...
12 Sci-Fi Movie Technologies That Went Stupidly Backwards
The name “science fiction” is a pretty good descriptor of the genre, if you want to think of it as two big buckets for a writer to fill. Bucket 1: sci...
Overrated Myths (And Underrated Facts) About Ancient Rome
How well do you read Latin? Because if you’re not all that good at reading Latin or other dead languages, good news: you could have still had a job as...