136: China's Pirate Queen Zheng Yi Sao
This week we learn how Shi Yang formed the Red Flag Fleet by uniting thousands of pirates and wreaked havoc over the South China Sea. A listener voice memo describes the most insane KFC comic of all t...
23 Sep 1h
135: Underwater Lakes
This week we learn about ancient salt deposits at the bottom of the ocean lead to the insane phenomenon of what scientists refer to as "Hot Tubs of Despair." A listener email explains how the Church u...
16 Sep 56min
134: Rat Kings
This week we learn about the horrific once mythical cryptid of dozens of rats with their tales tied together that turned out to actually be real. A listener email explains how Soviet era bootleggers c...
9 Sep 55min
133: Optical Media Preservation (feat Tawny Platis)
This week we're joined by special guest Tawny Platis as she tells us the story of how not being able to find Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon resulted in her becoming a DVD preservationist. A listener em...
2 Sep 1h 5min
132: Joan Quigley: Astrologer to the Reagan Administration
This week we learn how an astrologist from San Francisco embedded herself into the Reagan administration and became an unofficial advisor that dictated the times of the president's press conferences a...
26 Aug 1h 10min
131: Dr. Norman Lewiston (feat Dr. Kaveh Hoda)
This week we're joined by special guest Dr. Kaveh Hoda of the House of Pod as he regales us with the story of how a professor of pediatrics at the Stanford University School of Medicine managed to kee...
19 Aug 1h 2min
130: The Luddites and AI
This week we dive into the Luddite uprising of the early 19th century and their subsequent mischaracterization as being anti-tech instead of anti-exploitation. A listener email explains the story of E...
12 Aug 57min
129: AMA 2026
This week we answer all your burning questions like what rabbit holes we try to avoid, what unused tabs we still have open, and what the hell actually constitutes as anime. Email your closed tab submi...
5 Aug 1h 19min
