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Interesting Things with JC

Interesting Things with JC

Author: JC Language: English Episodes: 50
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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.
Episodes
1751: "The Wasps That Know Your Face" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Interesting Things with JC #1751: "The Wasps That Know Your Face" – Northern paper wasps recognize individual nestmates by their faces. Change a familiar face, and the colony responds with aggression until it learns who…
1750: "Trebizond" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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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…

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