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Glacier Girl (Entry 530.JB3822)
New Jan 08, 2026 1h 32m

Glacier Girl (Entry 530.JB3822)

In which a WWII fighter plane crashes on a Greenland ice sheet in 1942 and is painstakingly recovered and restored by a pilot over two decades. Certificate #25573.

Exiled to Sentosa (Entry 438.LU2319)
Jan 01, 2026 1h 50m

Exiled to Sentosa (Entry 438.LU2319)

In which a politician is banished to Singapore’s theme-park island, recounted by Nathan Jennings. Certificate #41799

E.A. Wallis Budge (Entry 161.IS1901)
Dec 26, 2025 1h 32m

E.A. Wallis Budge (Entry 161.IS1901)

In which the illegitimate son of a Cornish housekeeper rises to the top of the British Museum Egyptology department. Featuring futureling and the host of the podcast Books of All Time Rose Judson. ...

Penn Cove Whale Capture (Entry 916.JB0712)
Dec 18, 2025 1h 18m

Penn Cove Whale Capture (Entry 916.JB0712)

Wherein dozens of Orca were kidnapped in an unspeakable scene and Christopher didn’t bring a laptop (and John didn’t have a camera yet). Certificate #41344.

Grit (Entry 551.PR1004)
Dec 11, 2025 1h 48m

Grit (Entry 551.PR1004)

In which a plucky immigrant "printer's devil" creates a newspaper that puzzles and pays off generations of young American boys, and John avoids a chainsaw duel. Certificate #31682.

The Grand DARPA Challenge (Entry 543.PS5507)
Dec 04, 2025 1h 25m

The Grand DARPA Challenge (Entry 543.PS5507)

In which a government-backed desert race for unmanned vehicles ignites the technologies driving the autonomous future now creeping into our cities - with guest Andrew Miller. Certificate #49327

Jack Kirby’s Lost Art (Entry 688.DE2203)
Nov 27, 2025 1h 16m

Jack Kirby’s Lost Art (Entry 688.DE2203)

In which Jack Kirby, a titan of American pop culture, confronts the disappearance of thousands of pages of his original comic art—and the battle over his place in creating modern pop culture guided...

New York to Nome (Entry 835.AC2710)
Nov 21, 2025 1h 36m

New York to Nome (Entry 835.AC2710)

In which two young Depression-era clerks break from their dull routines and embark on a canoe trip. Certificate #44688

(LIVE) New Coke (Entry 835.LK0538)
Nov 13, 2025 1h 27m

(LIVE) New Coke (Entry 835.LK0538)

In which three well-meaning Atlanta executives accidentally announce their surrender in the cola wars, and Ken reads a letter. Certificate #38738.

Pneumatic Tubes (Entry 955.JN0308)
Nov 06, 2025 1h 36m

Pneumatic Tubes (Entry 955.JN0308)

In which mail, cash, trash, passengers, burgers, and cats are sent zipping through vast networks on puffs of compressed air, and John would like to be sent a horny landscaper. Certificate #46257.

Management by Wandering Around (Entry 754.PS10740)
Oct 30, 2025 1h 25m

Management by Wandering Around (Entry 754.PS10740)

In which a Wyoming-educated economist gets big in Japan by inventing modern business theory, and Ken wants to be able to wince on a call. Certificate #36485.

The Spirit of Australia (Entry 1203.PS7716)
Oct 23, 2025 1h 26m

The Spirit of Australia (Entry 1203.PS7716)

In which an power tools salesman builds the world's fastest boat in his Sydney backyard and somehow survives the experience, and John thinks it's funny to be accordion-shaped in the past. Certifica...

Spam (Entry 1195.JB0607)
Oct 16, 2025 1h 16m

Spam (Entry 1195.JB0607)

In which a Minnesota meat concern changes the face of world cuisine by passing their surplus pork shoulder off on hungry soldiers, and Ken imagines a pre-war Sir Mix-a-Lot. Certificate #53117.

The False Dmitrys (Entry 451.2K0428)
Oct 09, 2025 1h 43m

The False Dmitrys (Entry 451.2K0428)

In which three or four pretenders decide to pass themselves off as a very convincingly killed Russian prince, and John realizes some jobs have dripping access. Certificate #51533.

Laugh Tracks (Entry 704.EC0202)
Oct 02, 2025 1h 31m

Laugh Tracks (Entry 704.EC0202)

In which a mystery of Nazi propaganda, once solved, powers television sitcoms for decades to come, and Ken wonders about the least talented part of a guitarist. Certificate #37919.

The NATO Phonetic Alphabet (Entry 826.RV2213)
Sep 25, 2025 1h 22m

The NATO Phonetic Alphabet (Entry 826.RV2213)

In which post-war science finally develops the perfect system for spelling things over radio and telephones, and John learns he has been misspelling a pretty famous play. Certificate #50168.

Muzak (Entry 820.1S1616)
Sep 18, 2025 1h 28m

Muzak (Entry 820.1S1616)

In which a series of engineers, entrepreneurs, and classic TV producers discover that America wants gentle music piped into its public spaces, and Ken likes piña coladas and getting caught in the r...

We Now Conclude Our Broadcast Day (Entry 1422.PS0305)
Sep 11, 2025 1h 22m

We Now Conclude Our Broadcast Day (Entry 1422.PS0305)

In which television stations spend decades signing off every night after the national anthem, and John likes to keep a stiff upper lip during Mormon TV ads. Certificate #31942.

The MGM Auction (Entry 783.JB2813)
Sep 04, 2025 1h 34m

The MGM Auction (Entry 783.JB2813)

In which wheeler-dealers and Debbie Reynolds pillage a priceless trove of movie treasure for pennies on the dollar, and Ken has never been in his own conference room. Certificate #38661.

Allan Bakke, M.D. (Entry 093.SS0510)
Aug 29, 2025 1h 31m

Allan Bakke, M.D. (Entry 093.SS0510)

In which a Marine vet and NASA engineer changes the course of American public policy when he fails to get into medical school, and John has no pith. Certificate #29277.