1789: "The Lake Michigan Circle"

1789: "The Lake Michigan Circle"

Author: JC September 28, 2026 Duration: 2:21
Interesting Things with JC #1789: "The Lake Michigan Circle" — Drive 1,100 miles around Lake Michigan through 4 states, or board a steamship where an official spur takes the Circle Tour off the road.

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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1791: "The Night Lake Erie Rose” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:51
Interesting Things with JC #1791: "The Night Lake Erie Rose" — In October 1844, powerful winds reversed across Lake Erie and sent water surging into Buffalo, flooding neighborhoods, destroying buildings and driving canal…
1790: "Physics: Position vs. Time" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:44
Interesting Things with JC #1790: "Physics: Position vs. Time" — A car moves down a road, stops, or turns around, and a simple position versus time graph records it all, while the slope reveals something the position its…
1788: "What the Gateway Process Actually Proved" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 5:30
Interesting Things with JC #1788: "What the Gateway Process Actually Proved" — An Army officer examined Gateway in 1983. Decades later, his report circulates as CIA proof of manifestation. Somewhere between those two eve…
1787: "Does Apple Cider Turn Into Alcohol?! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:50
Interesting Things with JC #1787: "Does Apple Cider Turn Into Alcohol?!" – Fresh apple cider starts bubbling. The sweetness drops. Alcohol is forming, and the process may not stop there.
1786: "9 to 5 - The Movie" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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 sex…
1785: "Why the Desert Floods So Fast" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:50
Interesting Things with JC #1785: "Why the Desert Floods So Fast" – A desert thunderstorm drops rain faster than the ground can absorb it, sending excess water downhill into channels that were dry minutes before. Runoff…
1784: "The Hydrogen Peroxide Mistake" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:26
Interesting Things with JC #1784: "The Hydrogen Peroxide Mistake" – Hydrogen peroxide foams on a scraped knee, but the bubbles don't prove germs are dying. The same chemical reaction that attacks bacteria can also damage…
1783: "Humanity is Unprepared for AI" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:51
Interesting Things with JC #1783: "Humanity is Unprepared for AI" – A student spends years preparing for a career while AI changes the work before graduation. Machines can already help people research, solve problems, an…
1782: "Why Sound Would Break Apart on Mars" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:24
Interesting Things with JC #1782: "Why Sound Would Break Apart on Mars" – A human voice travels through Mars’s thin atmosphere, but its higher frequencies move faster than its lower ones. Over 100 meters, the higher freq…
1781: "The Carnyx" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 4:17
Interesting Things with JC #1781: "The Carnyx" – Celtic warriors raised bronze carnyxes nearly 10 feet high, blasting sound through open animal jaws above the battlefield. One surviving boar head had a hinged jaw and mov…