1552: "Milano Cortina"

1552: "Milano Cortina"

Author: JC February 5, 2026 Duration: 0:00
Interesting Things with JC #1552: "Milano Cortina" – Can the Olympics survive without billion-dollar stadiums? Italy’s 2026 Winter Games test a radical return to terrain over transformation.

Curiosity often leads us down the most rewarding paths, and that's the spirit behind Interesting Things with JC. Each episode is a compact dive into a story that makes you pause and think, hosted by JC. You'll find a mix here: forgotten chapters from our past that explain the present, nuanced looks at cultural shifts happening now, and those remarkable tales that simply never got the spotlight they deserved. This isn't a dry lecture but a conversation about the threads connecting history, society, and our everyday lives. The focus is on depth over breadth, making each installment of this podcast a self-contained exploration. Whether it's an obscure historical event with surprising modern echoes or a fresh perspective on a current topic, the aim is to feed that curiosity with something substantive. Tune in for a thoughtfully researched and engagingly presented look at the world's fascinating corners.
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1570: "Snake Oil: Why Smart People Still Buy It" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:07
Interesting Things with JC #1570: "Snake Oil: Why Smart People Still Buy It" – A bottle. A bold promise. A line of believers. Snake oil was never just a scam. It was a lesson in how fast the brain trades doubt for hope.
1569: "Polyphonic Perception" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 6:24
Interesting Things with JC #1569: "Polyphonic Perception" – Four voices sing at once. You can follow each one. That is not a talent. It is how human hearing works.
1568: "Ski Mountaineering" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:38
Interesting Things with JC #1568: "Ski Mountaineering" – Before sunrise in the Alps, headlamps move uphill in silence. No lifts. No engines. Just lungs, legs, and gravity waiting at the top. In a world built for shortcut…
1567: "The Reverend Jesse Jackson & Progressive Supranuclear Palsy" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:00
Interesting Things with JC #1567: "The Reverend Jesse Jackson & Progressive Supranuclear Palsy" – He marched with Dr. King. He ran for president. He stood in rooms where history was made. After a long public battle with…
1566: "Smokey Robinson" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:45
Interesting Things with JC #1566: "Smokey Robinson" – Before Motown had a sound, it had a poet. From a small Detroit studio to thousands of songs that shaped American music, Smokey Robinson didn’t just write hits, he bui…
1565: "Robert Duvall" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:13
Interesting Things with JC #1565: "Robert Duvall" – From the stillness of Boo Radley to the authority of Kilgore and the hard earned humility of Mac Sledge, Robert Duvall shaped American film through discipline and restr…
1564: "China's Hypersonic Threat" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:30
Interesting Things with JC #1564: "China's Hypersonic Threat" – For most of American history, oceans meant time. At Mach 10, a thousand miles can disappear in minutes. As hypersonic weapons compress distance into decisio…
1563: "Mach 5 - Battlefield Dominance" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:21
Interesting Things with JC #1563: "Mach 5 - Battlefield Dominance" – At five times the speed of sound, war becomes a race against minutes. Hypersonic flight compresses decision time, reshapes missile defense, and turns s…
1562: "The Helios Laser" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:06
Interesting Things with JC #1562: "The Helios Laser" – A $4 million missile… or a beam of light. On the deck of USS Preble, the U.S. Navy flipped the cost of war with 60 kilowatts of focused energy traveling at the speed…
1561: "Saint Valentine" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:37
Interesting Things with JC #1561: "Saint Valentine" – A third-century execution along a Roman road becomes a feast day, a medieval poem, and billions in modern commerce. Before romance, there was martyrdom. How did a man…