Episodes

  • EP49 - The Great Pyramid Scheme: Did Slaves Really Build Giza?

    EP49 - The Great Pyramid Scheme: Did Slaves Really Build Giza?
    Dec 16 2025
    We all know the story: cruel pharaohs forcing thousands of enslaved people to build the pyramids under the crack of a whip. But what if the builders were actually well-fed, unionized workers who named their teams "The Drunkards of Menkaure"? We dig into the archaeology to reveal the surprising truth behind the workforce that built eternity.
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    19 mins
  • EP48 - Beyond the Disney Myth: The True Tragedy of Pocahontas

    EP48 - Beyond the Disney Myth: The True Tragedy of Pocahontas
    Dec 9 2025
    We all know the story of the Native American princess who fell in love with an English explorer and bridged two worlds. But history reveals a shocking gap between the Disney romance and reality, involving a child diplomat, a kidnapped hostage, and a political spin doctor named John Smith.
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    26 mins
  • EP47 - The Not-So-Wild West: Gun Control and the Hollywood Myth

    EP47 - The Not-So-Wild West: Gun Control and the Hollywood Myth
    Dec 5 2025
    We all know the story of the American frontier: a lawless landscape of high noon duels and rugged individualism. But what if the Wild West actually had stricter gun control than modern America, and the average cowboy looked nothing like John Wayne? This episode uncovers the regulated, diverse, and surprisingly bureaucratic reality behind the legend.
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    19 mins
  • EP46 - The Thirty-Minute Swim Rule: A Cramp in Your Style?

    EP46 - The Thirty-Minute Swim Rule: A Cramp in Your Style?
    Dec 2 2025
    We were all told it was a life-or-death rule: wait 30 minutes after eating before you swim, or you'll get a cramp and drown. But is this universal law of summer a medical fact, or was it just the greatest parental trick ever pulled?
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    21 mins
  • EP45 - The Gray Lie: What Dogs Really See

    EP45 - The Gray Lie: What Dogs Really See
    Nov 29 2025
    We were all told dogs see the world in black and white, like a classic film. But what if that 'fact' is just a convenient story we tell ourselves? This episode uncovers the surprisingly colorful truth about dog vision, and why that red ball you bought is invisible on your green lawn.
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    22 mins
  • EP44 - The Skyscraper's Sting: Why a Penny Won't Kill You

    EP44 - The Skyscraper's Sting: Why a Penny Won't Kill You
    Nov 26 2025
    We've all heard the warning: a penny dropped from the Empire State Building can kill a person below. It's a perfect, tiny bullet. But is this high-rise horror story a physics fact, or just a tall tale?
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    31 mins
  • EP43 - The Queen, The Cake, and The Great Calumny

    EP43 - The Queen, The Cake, and The Great Calumny
    Nov 23 2025
    We all know the story: when told the peasants were starving, Marie Antoinette scoffed, "Let them eat cake." It’s the perfect soundbite of aristocratic arrogance. But what if the most famous quote of the French Revolution was nothing more than a spectacular piece of fake news?
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    18 mins
  • EP42 - The Line King: What Henry Ford Didn't Invent

    EP42 - The Line King: What Henry Ford Didn't Invent
    Nov 20 2025
    We all learn that Henry Ford invented the automobile and the assembly line. But the real story of the car is decades older, and the inspiration for his famous line came from a much bloodier industry. This episode uncovers the genius that wasn't invention, but a revolution in a system that changed the world.
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    27 mins