Episodios

  • Dumping out my purse (update on the podcast)

    Dumping out my purse (update on the podcast)
    Jul 19 2022
    YBOF's gonna take a break for a month or two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    6 m
  • Episode 200, part 2!

    Episode 200, part 2!
    Jul 5 2022
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    54 m
  • Episode 200!!!!

    Episode 200!!!!
    Jun 28 2022
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    51 m
  • Big, Bold Burglaries (ep 199)

    Big, Bold Burglaries (ep 199)
    Jun 21 2022
    How hard was it to steal the Mona Lisa? What does the word "ponzi" actually mean? Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.  Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.  Become a patron of the podcast arts! Patreon or Ko-Fi. Or buy the book and a shirt. Music: Kevin MacLeod,  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 m
  • Hidden Histories - Rosewood, Tulsa, Chicago (encore)

    Hidden Histories - Rosewood, Tulsa, Chicago (encore)
    Jun 14 2022
    (Chronic health problems sometime require an encore performance of a past episode.) Hundreds dead, thousands homeless, entire communities wiped out, yet most of us have never heard of what happened in Rosewood 1923, Tulsa 1921, or Chicago 1919. Music by Kevin MacLeod   Read the full script. Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram or email. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 m
  • Strange Currency (ep. 198)

    Strange Currency (ep. 198)
    Jun 7 2022
    What do limestone, leather, plastic and mulberry tree bark have in common? They've all been used to make money, plus lots of other materials besides! Join me for a quick jaunt around the world and through history and we look at a fraction of the history of currency. Shirt raising money for Ukraine Red Cross Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.  Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.  Become a patron of the podcast arts! Patreon or Ko-Fi. Or buy the book and a shirt. Music: Kevin MacLeod, Steve Oxen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 m
  • Suspect Sustenance Stories (ep. 197)

    Suspect Sustenance Stories (ep. 197)
    May 31 2022
    Who was General Tsao of chicken fame? Where do Danish pastries come from? Is pad Thai actually Thai food? All that and more in this patron-voted episode! 1-star review shirt! and shirt raising money for Ukraine Red Cross Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.  Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.  Become a patron of the podcast arts! Patreon or Ko-Fi. Or buy the book and a shirt. Music: Kevin MacLeod,  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 m
  • Awfully Fond of You (ep. 196)

    Awfully Fond of You (ep. 196)
    May 24 2022
    How did rubber ducks go from lumps of rubber that didn't even float to a cheerful childhood staple? Let's look at where they came from, where they're going, and why they keep showing up at violent political protests. 1-star review shirt! and shirt raising money for Ukraine Red Cross 00:38 Bit of backstory 07:13 Bert's best buddy 10:25 Review, patrons, thanks! 12:00 Ducks for charity or science 17:58 Giant ducks, wild and domestic 20:16 Can You Hear The Duckies Sing? 22:45 THE Rubber Duck Links to all the research resources are on the website. Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.  Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.  Become a patron of the podcast arts! Patreon or Ko-Fi. Or buy the book and a shirt. Music: Kevin MacLeod,  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 m