Treat yourself to the scientific theory of the creation of the universe, the origin of life, and everything else that matters. Photo is the "Most Colorful View of Universe Captured by Space Telescope." Works cited: https://www.nap.edu/read/6024

That Time A North Korean Hacker Team Tried To Steal $1 Billion Dollars

Jul 15th, 2021 55m 39s

State-sponsored hackers make a play for some big money. Follow the trail of how the North Korean government did its best to make away with a cool $1 billion in one country's cash reserves. Works cited https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/north-korea

The Light House That Once Stood For 1,000 Years Was Found By A Real Life Lara Croft

Jul 1st, 2021 1h 1m

The Lighthouse of Alexandria was built in the time of Ptolemy II and was the second largest structure ever constructed at the time after the Great Pyramid of Giza. Learn about how it stood for over 1,000 years until a series of earthquakes (and

Can You Survive A Nuclear Attack? Probably Not, But Let's Pretend

Jun 17th, 2021 48m 43s

Nuclear weapons are as arguably immoral as they are destructive. Yet to see if one simple idiot can survive in the radiation filled trenches, we're throwing James into a 100% realistic, not at all sci-fi informed world where he finds himself on

The Science & Scandals Of Smashing New Elements Into Reality

Jun 10th, 2021 43m 7s

It costs tens of millions of dollars to build the facilities capable of adding new elements to the periodic table, many only existing for less than a second. Learn about the rock stars and the cheaters of the world of fusing new elements. Work

Reason For The Collapse Of The Maya Empire Is A Mystery Lost To Time

Jun 2nd, 2021 1h 4m

Thanks to the Spanish Inquisition, we may never know what fate befell the Maya empire, but what we do know shows an advanced and thriving culture of city states. Everything from disease to war to climate change has been blamed. Explore these th

Sepak Takraw Is A Sport That Ignores Gravity And Hands

May 26th, 2021 47m 19s

Whatever passes for physical competition in your home country likely pales in comparison to sepak takraw. In what looks like a combination of soccer and volleyball, the 500-year-old sport is growing across the world. Learn the game's rules,

Mind Macros: Episode 90 Nuclear Spectacular

May 19th, 2021 1h 5m

Somehow we've come together for 90 weeks to deliver you a show someone, not us, would be proud of. Keeping with tradition we'll be both bringing a variety of topics for episodes that end in "0." Learn about sex offender island, the pipeline and

Death & The Afterlife: Part 1 Of A Never Ending & Inevitable Series

May 12th, 2021 58m 58s

Death and taxes are the only sure thing in life, except you can dodge your taxes. Learn about a few of the interesting rituals of the South Eastern Bantu people, what the Hebrews thing of an afterlife, and just how exactly Mormon heaven is supp

How Quebec Separatists Waged A Seven Year Bombing Campaign Against Canada

May 5th, 2021 1h 8m

The Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) spent seven years leaving a literal mark on the province/future republic, Quebec. United under the banner of separatism, from 1963 to 1970 the collection of cells committed hundreds of bombings and dozens

The Library Of Alexandria Was A Wonder Of The Ancient World Until It Burned Down

Apr 28th, 2021 56m 38s

Built to contain all the world's knowledge, the Library Of Alexandria was a marvel of Egypt until it likely burned down by accident at the hands of Caesar.

Fagradalsfjall Might Be The First Of Many Volcanos To Start Erupting In Iceland

Apr 20th, 2021 1h 2m

Iceland is a country shaped by volcanos. The oldest national parliament in the world formed at the feet of where the tectonic plates meet, and the latest explosions in the west side of the country might just be the start of the region exploding

The WW2 Battle That Saw The German & United States Armies Fighting The Waffen SS

Apr 14th, 2021 35m 48s

Days before the end of the Second World War, members of the German army approached an American armoured division waving a white flag. The goal wasn't surrendering, rather enlisting the Yanks to help them on a final mission to save a castle full

A New Zealand Rabbit Massacre, Filipino Voluntary Crucifixion And The Origins Of Easter

Apr 7th, 2021 1h 6m

It's Easter time, but what does that mean? Where did this holiday figure of a mammalian egg-laying bringer of snacks emerge from? We'll also take a longer look at a couple of holiday practices. From a massive bunny hunt in New Zealand to volunt

Stuxnet Was Designed To Destroy The Iranian Nuclear Program, Instead It Exposed A Cyber War To The World

Mar 31st, 2021 1h 2m

When Stuxnet was found, analysts weren't sure what they had found beyond its incredible complexity. As they peeled back each layer, they found a plot by two governments to dismantle the Iranian nuclear program. Despite being an act of war, it w

The Terrible Origin Of Canada's RCMP

Mar 23rd, 2021 1h 16m

Tragically, Canada is no longer our number one source of listenership. As punishment to our home and native land we're airing out the dirty laundry and abdominal crimes of the country's federal police force, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (R

Witch Trials Have Been Going On For A Lot Longer Than Salem

Mar 17th, 2021 56m 51s

Witches and their related craft have been a constant subject of fear and general paranoia for as long as their have been records. This episode explores witchcraft trials and persecurtion throughout Europe. Take a look at something besides Sale

Mind Mashup: 80 Episodes, Six Topics, Two Hosts, One Shot, Can't Fail

Mar 3rd, 2021 1h 30m

Every 10 episodes we get a little wiggity and bring you a collection of topics from both the boys. Learn about shrunken heads, COVID RNA vaccines, SAT divers, cannabis inventing religion and more.

The Minotaur And The Man Who Built His Maze

Feb 23rd, 2021 59m 24s

We're going Greek this episode as we take a look the tantalizing tale of the Minotaur, a beast made when one queen couldn't resist a buxom bovine send from the god. From there we look at the man who built the labyrinth and the ancient winner o

What Happened When The Chupacabra Arrived In Chili

Feb 17th, 2021 57m 11s

Chupacabra when? Chupacabra now! Turns out the mythical beast has been making its way south. This episode covers what happened when he stepped onto the scene in Chili. Also turns out you can make a tidy living in the field of cryptozoology. ht

How Greed, Neglect & A Cloud Of Gas Killed Thousands Of People

Feb 9th, 2021 1h 17m

After a deadly gas leak kills thousands and maimed more to this day, the Bhopal disaster was regarded as one the worst disasters in history. Sources: https://www.bhopal.net/what-happened/ https://www.bhopal.net/resources/ https://www.nytimes.

How Reddit Cost Wall Street Billions To Save A Giant Retail Chain

Feb 2nd, 2021 1h 24m

Hedge funds bet on the wrong horse as r/wallstreetbets has come out to save Gamestop from a horde of short sellers. Good or bad, learn what is happening and how in a surprising reversal of hosting duties. We're talking stonks!

Cement And Spite Are The Foundation Of Any Home

Jan 26th, 2021 1h

Houses made for spite have resulted in some of the oddest looking structures around the world. More importantly though, true or imagined the tales they describe are powerful pieces of modern folklore and Airbnb rental gimmicks. Sources: https:

The Bumbling Failure Of A Coup That Helped Bring Hitler To Power In Germany

Jan 19th, 2021 1h 19m

While the USA recently saw its own disaster of an insurrection take place in Washington DC, Nazi-turbo dweeb Adolf Hitler once tried to kidnap his way into control of an entire country. Learn how the failure of the Beer Hall Putsch would only b

Don't Worry About This Asteroid Passing Dangerously Close To Earth

Jan 5th, 2021 1h

The nerds at NASA say not to worry about the passing asteroid Apophis. They're probably right, but consider what could happen when big objects come from the sky. From existential lunar destruction to the very real Japanese mission to extract