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  • 114: Brother Jonathan

    114: Brother Jonathan
    2026/04/22

    This week we learn about Uncle Sam's predecessor Brother Jonathan, and how America's mascot for itself evolved between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. A listener email explains the importance of a finely carved 2000 year old statue of the Buddha recently found in Egypt.


    Episode Tabs:

    Before America Got Uncle Sam, It Had to Endure Brother Jonathan

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/brother-jonathan-uncle-sam


    Listener Tabs:

    Berenike Buddha

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berenike_Buddha


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    1 時間 3 分
  • 113: History of the Saxophone

    113: History of the Saxophone
    2026/04/15

    This week we learn how a rejected Belgian inventor's obsession with creating new instruments eventually led to the creation of one of the great American art forms. A listener email explains how bikes were used to smuggle drugs in the Netherlands.


    Episode Tabs:

    It was banned by the Nazis, Stalin and the Vatican. This is the surprising history of the saxophone

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-25/saxophone-history-of-musical-instrument-brutal-and-beautiful/11960922


    Listener Tabs:

    CONTRABAND AND SMUGGLERS’ OBJECTS

    https://www.bdmuseum.nl/en/collectie/smokkelobjecten/


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    51 分
  • 112: Mike Diana pt 2

    112: Mike Diana pt 2
    2026/04/08

    This week we conclude the story of controversial comic artist Mike Diana whose run in with the law eventually ends up with him being taken to trial with charges of obscenity. A listener email explains how the how until recently, nipples in comics were considered taboo.

    Episode Tabs:

    Author of pedophile guide arrested on Florida obscenity charge

    https://archive.ph/20130203144830/http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/article1141156.ece


    Listener Tabs:

    A First for Prince Valiant

    https://aprincenamedvaliant.blogspot.com/2018/04/a-first-for-prince-valiant.html?m=1


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    59 分
  • 111: Mike Diana pt 1

    111: Mike Diana pt 1
    2026/04/01

    This week we dive into the origin of the controversial comic artist Mike Diana, who sought to create the "most offense zine ever made." A listener email explains how the release of a million balloons over the skies of Cleveland led to civilian deaths.


    Episode Tabs:

    Mike Diana Comics (TRIGGER WARNING!)

    https://mikedianacomix.com/


    Listener Tabs:

    When Cleveland Released 1.5 million Balloons and Two Men Died

    https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/cleveland-balloons-1986/


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    59 分
  • 110: Curse of the Fire Horse

    110: Curse of the Fire Horse
    2026/03/25

    This week Hannah discusses the superstitions surrounding the year of the Fire Horse which began after a young girl tried to burn down Tokyo for love. A listener email reveals the hidden life of Yoplait Mimes.


    Come see us at C2E2!

    Artist Alley R-07


    Episode Tabs:

    Yaoya Oshichi: The Girl Who Tried to Burn Down Tokyo For Love

    https://www.amusingplanet.com/2025/10/yaoya-oshichi-girl-who-tried-to-burn.html


    Listener Tabs:

    Dancers Don New Colors

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/07/25/dancers-don-new-colors/


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    52 分
  • 109: Kaveh the Blacksmith

    109: Kaveh the Blacksmith
    2026/03/18

    On this very special Nowruz episode, Kaveh explains the origin of his snake shoulder fighting namesake from the Shahnameh. A listener voice memo gets into how Mendez v. Westminster overlaps with some of our previous tabs.


    Episode Tabs:

    Zahhāk: An Etiology of Evil

    https://themarkaz.org/zahhak-an-etiology-of-evil/


    Listener Tabs:

    Sylvia Mendez

    https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sylvia-Mendez


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    1 時間 12 分
  • 108: Might Morphin Power Rangers (with Steven Ray Morris)

    108: Might Morphin Power Rangers (with Steven Ray Morris)
    2026/03/11

    This week we're joined by friend of the show Steven Ray Morris as he teaches us how Haim Saban was able to recycle Super Sentai footage and turn it into a gajillion dollar franchise . A listener email reminds us how the original Space Jam is still alive and well.


    Episode Tabs:

    Might Morphin Power Rangers

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers


    Listener Tabs:

    Space Jam

    https://www.spacejam.com/1996/


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    1 時間 10 分
  • 107: Darwin’s Maiden Voyage

    107: Darwin’s Maiden Voyage
    2026/03/04

    This week we learn about 22 year old Charles Darwin's first trip out to sea on the HMS Beagle and his unlikely friendship with captain Robert FitzRoy sparked his theory of evolution. A listener email tells us the lengths one Serbian chimp went to find a girlfriend.

    Come find us at Emerald City Comic Con! Artist Alley Table R-07

    Episode Tabs:

    Darwin Correspondence Project

    https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk


    Listener Tabs:

    Sami the Chimp

    https://www.beozoovrt.rs/heroji-vrta/sami/?lang=sr


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    59 分