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EP 132- Lawn Chair Larry

Lawn Chair Larry was born to do one thing: float high in the sky. Listen to this week's fever dream involving weather balloons, a BB gun, beef jerky, and a lawn chair. 

EP 131- Conclave

On our second papal episode, Liz talks us through the process by which a new pope is elected. 

EP 130- Pope Fun Facts

In memory of Pope Francis, this week we tell you a little bit about the pope that you might not know and some facts about popes of the past. 

EP 129- A World of Toilets

On this week's episode, Liz tells you about the different kinds of toilets you can experience around the world. 

EP 128- Tyrian Purple

This week's episode is about a purple dye so exclusive it was worth 3x its weight than gold.... and it was made from snail mucus! Learn all about Tyrian purple. 

EP 127- The Howards

On June 28th, 1997 Howard (age 88)  and Lela (age 83) Howard left their home to go to a festival that was only 15 miles away in a neighboring town. This week's episode tells their story and how that led to the song "The Way." 

EP 126- The Augusta Rule

For all of our golf fans out there, beware: Katie is teaching us more about golf... specifically a tax loophole that was invented because of the Masters golf tournament. 

EP 125- The Birthday Effect

If your birthday is coming up... maybe await a few weeks to listen to this episode. This week's topic is about the phenomenon that birthdays and death dates are usually within a few calendar days of each other. 

EP 124- St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! On this week's episode, our resident red head and Irish descendent tells us all about where the wonderful holiday came from. 

EP 123- San Francisco land

Did you know that part of the shoreline in San Francisco that is land used to be water? On this week's episode, Liz explains how California's landscape physically changed because of the gold rush.