Each episode, hosts Kaveh Taherian and Hannah Hillam choose one of their countless open browser tabs and finally take the time to read and discuss its contents until they gain enough strength to close that tab once and for all.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 23 hours 19 minutes
episode 6: Episode 6: Every Dam Has Its Þ
This week Kaveh concludes the Katamari style horrors of the Johnstown flood and Hannah shares how the Europeans had their own American Idol but for letters of the alphabet instead of singers. A listener email reveals if a childhood memory was in fact cake, and how it exploded. Correction: the Phoenician alphabet comes after the Proto-Sinaitic script and before the Greek alphabet Episode Tabs: The Johnstown Flood pt. 2 https://www.geoinstitute...
episode 5: Episode 5: A Murder of Dams
This week we return to Niʻihau for an insane adventure that followed the bombing of Pearl Harbor and learn about the Johnstown Flood and how dams are just like us and also like candy. A listener email finally puts the debate about white chocolate to rest. Episode Tabs: The Niihau Incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niihau_incident This Dam Break Was One of the Worst Man Made Disasters in American History. It Could Have Been Prevented. https://www.popularmechanics...
episode 4: Episode 4: Robinson Crucified
This week we discuss a forbidden Hawaiian island and Jesus's definitely legitimate final resting place in northern Japan. Also a listener clues us into the little discussed Eternal Riverdale phenomenon. Episode Tabs: Ni’ihau Island https://allthatsinteresting.com/niihau The Little-Known Legend of Jesus in Japan https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-little-known-legend-of-jesus-in-japan-165354242/ Listener Tabs: Halibut Crochet Pattern (U.S. National Park Service)nps.gov https://www.netflix...
episode 3: Episode 3: They Killed HODL
On today's episode, third time’s the charm as we talk about liars and impostors from Victorian England to modern day crypto scammers. The centuries may change but the hustle never does. Episode Tabs: Crypto hedge fund CEO may not exist; probe finds no record of identity https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/crypto-hedge-fund-ceo-may-not-exist-probe-finds-no-record-of-identity/ Princess Caraboo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Caraboo Listener Tabs: https://en.m.wikipedia...
episode 2: Episode 2: Hot Whale Girls
On this stomach-churning episode, we blast into the rotting, juicy worlds of Phossy Jaw and Exploding Whales. Episode Tabs: Phossy Jaw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phossy_jaw How do you get rid of a beached whale before it explodes? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/17/how-do-you-get-rid-of-a-beached-whale-before-it-explodes Listener Tabs: https://punchdrink.com/articles/tiki-bar-design/ https://en.wikipedia...
episode 1: Episode 1: Mozzarella Tunnels
Our inaugural episode! Join us as we talk about the Mob’s influence on pizza and the addicting nature of Hobby Tunneling. Plus, some crabulous listener mail. Episode Tabs: How the Italian Mob Changed Pizza Forever https://thedigestonline.com/dining/how-the-italian-mob-changed-pizza-forever/ Hobby Tunneling https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_tunneling Listener Tabs: https://everything2.com/title/The+Cider+House+Rules https://en.m.wikipedia...
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