1786: "9 to 5 - The Movie"

1786: "9 to 5 - The Movie"

Author: JC September 25, 2026 Duration: 5:04
Interesting Things with JC #1786: "9 to 5 - The Movie" – Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton worked inside a fake office built around problems real working women were reporting: low wages, blocked promotions and sexual harassment. The comedy exaggerated the revenge, but the workplace problems came directly from women who had been organizing for change since the 1970s.

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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1750: "Trebizond" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 0:00
Interesting Things with JC #1750: "Trebizond" – Ships carry coffee, copper, cloth, salt, and other goods through Trebizond while steep roads climb from the Black Sea harbor into the Pontic Mountains. The empire that once…
1749: "Ouzel Lake and the Dangers of Alpine Swimming" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:46
Interesting Things with JC #1749: "Ouzel Lake and the Dangers of Alpine Swimming" – Ouzel Lake can look inviting after a 4.9-mile summer hike, but the mountain water can remain cold enough to trigger an involuntary gasp…
1748: "Follow the Leader" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:47
Interesting Things with JC #1748: "Follow the Leader" – August 18th, 1998 a legendary album dropped. Korn’s original Follow the Leader CD starts with twelve five-second tracks containing no music. A full minute passes be…
1747: "Davy Crockett Before the Legend" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:25
Interesting Things with JC #1747: "Davy Crockett Before the Legend" – Davy Crockett was becoming a legend while he was still alive. He claimed 105 bears in less than a year, fought Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Act, an…
1746: "Julie Newmar" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:36
Interesting Things with JC #1746: "Julie Newmar" – Julie had already won a Tony and trained for years in ballet before playing Catwoman, then used that same attention to movement and body shape to redesign women’s underg…
1745: "The Wow! Signal" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:18
Interesting Things with JC #1745: "The Wow! Signal" – A radio telescope in Ohio detected a powerful narrowband signal from the direction of Sagittarius for 72 seconds, matching the rise and fall expected from a fixed sou…
1744: "The Lemon Juice Heist" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:34
Interesting Things with JC #1744: "The Lemon Juice Heist" – McArthur Wheeler robs Pittsburgh banks with lemon juice on his face because he believes security cameras cannot see him. The cameras see him clearly.
1743: "The Dunning-Kruger Effect" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:42
Interesting Things with JC #1743: "The Dunning-Kruger Effect" – Low performers overestimated their scores, but the famous “Mount Stupid” graph wasn’t part of the study, and researchers still debate what causes the effect…
1742: "The Milk Hill Spiral" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:43
Interesting Things with JC #1742: "The Milk Hill Spiral" – In a wheat field on Milk Hill, 409 separate circles form a six-sided spiral across roughly 780 to 900 feet of rolling ground. The circle sizes change as the patt…