1630: "The 392 HEMI"

1630: "The 392 HEMI"

Author: JC April 22, 2026 Duration: 6:06
Interesting Things with JC #1630: "The 392 HEMI" – Inside the 392 HEMI, air is pulled across a wide hemispherical chamber as the piston drops, but the same layout that improves high-RPM cylinder filling also makes the engine wider, hotter, and harder to package, carrying a 1901 combustion design through Chrysler racing dominance and into a modern 6.4-liter V8 that still depends on airflow instead of boost.

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1539: "Soviet Volga Transmitters" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:18
Interesting Things with JC #1539: "Soviet Volga Transmitters" – They weren’t just towers...they were weapons. Buzzing across continents. Whispering secrets. And some of them never turned off.
1538: "Dundurn Castle Hamilton" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:25
Interesting Things with JC #1538: "Dundurn Castle Hamilton" – It looks like a castle, but it was built for strategy. Beneath the limestone mansion lies a hidden tunnel…and a man preparing for more than just dinner guests…
1537: "Heavy Whipping Cream” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:08
Interesting Things with JC #1537: "Heavy Whipping Cream" – It started as milk fat floating to the top...and wound up as the backbone of béarnaise, biscuits, and every holiday pie. The red carton has a backstory.
1536: "Getting Stuck on the Highway in a Blizzard" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:13
Interesting Things with JC #1536: "Getting Stuck on the Highway in a Blizzard" – You’re just trying to get home…then the sky vanishes. No road, no help, just cold. What happens next isn’t in any manual. It’s in the peopl…
1535: "Why We Remember - MLK Day" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:57
Interesting Things with JC #1535: "Why We Remember - MLK Day" – Martin Luther King Jr. Day did not emerge automatically after his death. It followed fifteen years of congressional debate, failed votes, and sustained publ…
1534: "The Henry Plant Museum" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:00
Interesting Things with JC #1534: "The Henry Plant Museum" – A railroad tycoon built a palace not to house guests, but to sell the journey itself. Silver domes, electric lights, and ambition turned Florida into an idea y…
1533: "What Is Returned – The Story of Thomas Westerhaus" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:39
Interesting Things with JC #1533: "What Is Returned – The Story of Thomas Westerhaus" – One man stepped in when no one else could. He thought that moment was behind him...until life flipped, and something unexpected came…
1532: "Wasabi or Horseradish?" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:25
Interesting Things with JC #1532: "Wasabi or Horseradish?" – That green stuff next to your sushi? It’s not wasabi. It just looks the part. The real thing is rare, pricey, and totally different. You’ll taste the truth.
1531: "People Who Lie Without Knowing They’re Lying" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:53
Interesting Things with JC #1531: "People Who Lie Without Knowing They’re Lying" – Some of the most convincing stories are told by people who fully believe them. This episode explores why memory bends, certainty grows, a…

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