Your Brain On Facts

Think your boss is all up in your business? Imagine if he was also your landlord and social director. What if you left work and went home, but you were still on company property? With special guests, Cutting Class podcast! 3:00 08:05 Pullman, IL 14:20 Hershey, PA 17:25 shout-outs and thanks 19:05 Fordlandia, Brazil   Support the show Music by Kevin MacLeod  Read the full script. Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram or email. You can also leave a question or fact of your own on my voicemail at 804-404-2669. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Zuckerman's Famous Pig to a sow in the British Royal Navy, from a porker winning acting awards to pigs for president!    Support the show Music by Kevin MacLeod  Read the full script. Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram or email. You can also leave a question or fact of your own on my voicemail at 804-404-2669. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As voted on by our patrons, we look at three non-Europeans who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust of WWI--a Japanese Christian, an Indian Hindu, and a Moroccan Muslim--and were honored as Righteous Among The Nations.  Documentary  Support the show Music by Kevin MacLeod  and Audionautix Read the full script. Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram or email. You can also leave a question or fact of your own on my voicemail at 804-404-2669.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mankind has waged war for many reasons: land, oil, a pretty face, a wooden bucket, you name it. How did a pig put the US and UK on the brink of war in Canada? Who declares hostility over watermelon? And what about the Golden Stool? Support the show Music by Kevin MacLeod Read the full script. Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram or email. You can also leave a question or fact of your own on my voicemail at 804-404-2669. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember that time you were stuck in traffic for more than an hour? Imagine if that lasted a whole day. Or two. Or twelve! Today we look at a biblical traffic jam, ships stranded for years, and flight delays like you wouldn't believe. 00:56 Beijing 12-day jam 10:32 8 years in the Suez canal 17:29 Our no-fly list Read the full script and find sources. Support the show. Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Join the discussion. Music by Kevin MacLeod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our instantly-connected world, there are entire groups of people you may never have heard of, whether they have never had contact with others or they live alongside the better known population. Learn about the Sami of Norway, Yali of New Guinea, Ladakhi of India, and more. Read the script. Support the show Music by Kevin MacLeod and Audionautix. Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From toothpaste & OJ to a cat mayor, from B batteries to solar sneezes, how many different topics can fit in one episode? Find out now!  Support the show. Join the discussion. Music by Chris Haugen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lat week, the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, we celebrated how we went to space, but how do we go in space?   Read the full script and find sources. Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Support the show. Join the discussion. Music by Audionautix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The triumphs and tragedies of the tiny tots of Tinseltown. 02:55 Judy Garland 06:35 Shirley Temple 14:17 Coogan's Law 21:12 Twilight Zone 25:25 Babies Read the full script and find sources. Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Support the show. Join the discussion. Music by Kevin MacLeod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've been filming animals as long as we've been filming ourselves, but what goes into making an animal a star and, more importantly, keeping them safe on the job? 00:45 first animal protagonist 01:57 Rin Tin Tin 06:10 Lassie 08:53 harrowing horses and protecting animals on set 24:11 Roar Read the full script and find sources. Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Support the show. Join the discussion. Music by Kevin MacLeod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You want it, you need it, but if you get too much, it could kill you. Salt is so much more than just a seasoning; it has changed the course of human history!   03:00 your body and salt 05:55 drinking saltwater 11:10 paying Roman soldiers in salt 14:50 how salt makes food taste good 17:40 salt mining and a big booboo 24:33 zany alternatives to road salt   Read the full script and find sources. Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Support the show. Music by Kevin MacLeod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Einstein didn't flunk math, people in Columbus's time didn't think the earth was flat, and lemmings don't fling themselves off cliffs. Why is it the false facts spread so quickly and dig in so deep? 02:10 Everything you think you know about pirates 08:00 Ellis Island name changes 13:05 Sharks don't get cancer 20:50 Alpha wolves  Read the full script and find sources. Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Support the show. Music by Kevin MacLeod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My father was a sci-fi fan of the old school. The man had the entire original Star Trek series on VHS, commercial free, and an Enterprise technical manual. So in his honor, a little late for Father's Day, we go back in time to look to the future as we dive into the wormhole of classic sci-fi.  With segments voiced by Shaun Ennis, host of Stories of Yore and Yours. You can find all the links used to research this episodes on our website, but here's the one you wanted, the pics of the skant uniform.  Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Support the show. Music by Kevin MacLeod and sound effects from freesound.org. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Science With Savannah, Age 7 will be on the YBOF feed while we try to work out some technical problems with its feed.) How do dogs bark?  Do they have different barks for different reasons?  Do wolves bark? Music by audionautix.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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(Science With Savannah, Age 7 will be on the YBOF feed while we try to work out some technical problems with its feed.)   Why is all this air moving?  Are there different kinds of wind?  What is equilibrium?  Music by audionautix.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is Pride Month in June? Did Marsha P Johnson really throw the first brick at Stonewall Inn? Did the Stonewall Riots start the gay rights movement? Read the full script and find sources. Support the show. Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram, email, and you can also leave a question or fact of your own on my voicemail at 804-404-2669. Music by Kevin MacLeod  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(Science With Savannah, Age 7 will be on the YBOF feed while we try to work out some technical problems with its feed.) How do fish breathe underwater and worms breath in the dirt? Do insects have lungs? Why are things in the air more harmful to birds than other animals?  Which animals breathe through their butts? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a special trio of topics for your Tuesday (or whenever!): Great Moments in Forgetting Your Mic Was On Chuck Cunningham Syndrome Childish Weapons of WWII   Read the full script and find sources. Support the show. Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram, email, and you can also leave a question or fact of your own on my voicemail at 804-404-2669. Music by Kevin MacLeod  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Post-op's been a bit rough, so to tide you over until the next proper episode, here are some fan-selected favorite clips as well as the first episode of our new show, Science with Savannah Age 7.   Support the show. Reach out and touch Moxie on FB, Twit, the 'Gram, email, and you can also leave a question or fact of your own on my voicemail at 804-404-2669. Music by Kevin MacLeod  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices