I Promise This Is Interesting

Turns out, we have a lot of thoughts. This week we're covering (and roasting) the winners between 1980-1999. What a wacky decade for cinema, eh? Sorry in advance for yelling.

🍄 I PROMISE THIS IS INTERESTING! 🍄 And we'll see you next Wednesday :)

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This true-to-the-bone cowboy fought in the Civil War, escaped slavery, learned several indigenous languages, became a U.S. Marshal, was a legendary sharp shooter, captured thousands of dangerous outlaws, and never sustained a bullet wound. Ever heard of him? Neither have we.

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Space is full of stuff: Gas, dust, rock, more gas, more rock. But there is one region of the universe that is so empty, so completely void of matter, light, or detectable energy, that cosmologists refer to it as The Great Nothing.

At 330 million light years across, astronomers expect to see thousands of galaxies swirling around, but The Bootes Void has about sixty.

Why is this region of space so empty? Is it proof of the multiverse? ...

Picture this: You're in Germany, 1828. You're cobbling together a new pair of shoes, maybe eating an afternoon snack of grass and bread germ. Suddenly a teenager emerges from the dark woods. His clothes are tattered. He cannot explain where he comes from. And he's clutching two letters written by his former captors. This boy, you learn a few weeks later, is named Kaspar Hauser.

Where did Kaspar Hauser come from? And,...

In 1910, Captain Robert Falcon Scott set out with a most ambitious goal: Travel to the South Pole -- by foot! -- and claim it for England. He took with him a gaggle of sled dogs, snow ponies, and equally ambitious, "bull-necked" men. This is the story of their journey to the middle of the world, through ice storms and polar nights, to reach a place no man had gone before.

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Are carrots actually good for your eyes? Do spiders crawl into your mouth while you're sleeping? Were the Nazis stupid and hooked on cereal? WHAT'S REAL, WHAT'S A LIE, WHAT'S A BIG CORPORATE SCHEME?!?!

Connor's gonna tell you.

Today we're covering WWII, night vision, and root vegetables. So get excited! And hungry!

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Remember that time the US and Great Britain almost erased each other from the whiteboard of existence over a pig? Yeah, APUSH didn't cover that. So Lindsey's going to yap all about it.

We also cover the pacific northwest, indigenous tribes, and living on the road. Connor is wearing a blue shirt. IT'S A GOOD ONE!

We'll see you next Wednesday :)

📝 SHOW NOTES→ "The Pig War" - https://www.nps.gov/sajh/learn/historyculture/the-pig-war.htm

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What does Thomas Shelby, the world's *actual* most interesting man, have in common with soldiers of the Napoleonic era? (If you say a silly hat, I swear to god.)

HE WAS A TUNNELER, yes exactly. He dug a big hole. Through the trenches of WW1 and into the Cu Chi tunnels of 'Nam, we're exploring tunneling across time: As a means of battle, escape, even redemption. Connor's gonna tell you all about it.

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Welcome to this dark and spooky rabbit hole.🌛 Today we're delving into the bizarre life of Jack Parsons, co-founder of the prestigious Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and, turns out, a big fan of the occult! And communism! And sex!

He might have been the worst roommate of all time, but he also got us to the moon. How'd that happen? Lindsey's gonna tell you all about it.

We'll see you next Wednesday :)

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Welcome back to the rabbit hole! Today, Lindsey takes us on a journey through 1970s New York, exploring the roots, function, and salacious details of the ever-elusive witness protection program. We are so excited to yap with you.🌦️

(Also if you or someone you know is affiliated with the mob, we hold no negative opinions about that whatsoever. Please don't break our legs 💞)

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In this cardinal episode, Connor + Lindsey explore the weird, twisted, and incredibly unpredictable life of Jason Everman, Nirvana's original second guitarist. Connor teaches Lindsey about grunge rock icons, ancient Scotland, and geography while Lindsey rambles about the 9/11 book she's currently reading (what else is new?).

We cover a lot of ground in half an hour, so sip some dew drops out of your little mushroom cap and enjoy! 🌦...