Episodes

  • Whistling (Entry 1427.DE2323)

    Whistling (Entry 1427.DE2323)
    Nov 21 2024
    In which an ancient linguistic and religious practice becomes a jaunty, ambulatory musical form before falling into decline, and John does not want to see condors in a hospital. Certificate #45133.
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • The Population Bomb (Entry 966.GE2803)

    The Population Bomb (Entry 966.GE2803)
    Nov 14 2024
    In which centuries of sterilization-happy doomsayers fail to predict a game-changing revolution in wheat, and Ken thinks Pakistan wants John to clean out his fridge. Certificate #2037.
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • The King Under the Mountain (Entry 688.RO1311)

    The King Under the Mountain (Entry 688.RO1311)
    Nov 7 2024
    In which dozens of national sleeping guys with long beards wait in caves for their countries to need them again, and John thinks Tom Cruise should not be in a courtyard. Certificate #53610.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • New Urbanism (Entry 835.SS0711)

    New Urbanism (Entry 835.SS0711)
    Oct 31 2024
    In which conservative Sun Belt retirees and progressive urbanists agree on a nostalgic but radical revolution in city design, and Ken does a Norman Rockwell impression. Certificate #34959.
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Soviet Spartacus (Entry 1194.EX2116)

    Soviet Spartacus (Entry 1194.EX2116)
    Oct 24 2024
    In which a Thracian slave from two thousand years earlier becomes a proletarian role model and Communist sports hero, and John prefers action stars with boogers. Certificate #37084.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Electrical Sockets (Entry 400.JS0215)

    Electrical Sockets (Entry 400.JS0215)
    Oct 17 2024
    In which the long war between alternating and direct current produces power outlets that multiply nto a dizzying world of configurations, and Ken needs a grounding prong. Certificate #29673.
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Tartans (Entry 1279.DE2230)

    Tartans (Entry 1279.DE2230)
    Oct 10 2024
    In which Scottish clans each choose a distinctive plaid based on a romantic Highland history that didn't really happen, and John takes a hard hit while playing Frisbee in a skirt. Certificate #26624.
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • The Twenty-Seventh Amendment (Entry 1352.GE3028)

    The Twenty-Seventh Amendment (Entry 1352.GE3028)
    Oct 3 2024
    In which a constitutional change finally happens after a two-hundred-year delay just to spite one Texas poli sci professor, and Ken likes it when scriveners get away scot-free. Certificate #43079.
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    1 hr and 15 mins