• 1511: "Faith No More – Midlife Crisis"
    Dec 26 2025

    Interesting Things with JC #1511: "Faith No More – Midlife Crisis" – By the time “Midlife Crisis” hit the radio, Faith No More had already survived success. This wasn’t a song about age or fame…it was about what happens when attention replaces meaning, and a band decides it won’t play along.

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    3 mins
  • 1510: "Jesus Outside the Bible"
    Dec 25 2025

    Interesting Things with JC #1510: "Jesus Outside the Bible" – By every normal historical measure, Jesus should have vanished without a trace. Instead, Roman officials, Jewish historians, and rival faiths kept writing about him, often in opposition. When even his critics can’t ignore him, history itself is telling a story.

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    6 mins
  • 1509: "Christmas Eve, Earthrise"
    Dec 24 2025

    Interesting Things with JC #1509: "Christmas Eve, Earthrise" – Christmas Eve 1968: Three astronauts orbit the Moon and witness Earth rising over the lunar horizon. Bill Anders’ spontaneous photograph captured our fragile blue planet like never before, sparking wonder, unity, and the modern environmental movement in a single frame.

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    3 mins
  • 1508: “The Log That Gave Gifts”
    Dec 23 2025

    Interesting Things with JC #1508: “The Log That Gave Gifts” – They feed it. They cover it. They sing threats... then beat it with sticks until it finally poops out presents. Meet Catalonia’s Caga Tió: the wildest, most joyful Christmas tradition you’ve never heard of.

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    3 mins
  • 1507: "The Orange in the Stocking"
    Dec 22 2025

    Interesting Things with JC #1507: "The Orange in the Stocking" – In a hard winter, a single piece of fruit could carry the weight of hope. This episode traces a quiet Christmas tradition born of scarcity, kindness, and the power of small things to last a lifetime.

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    3 mins
  • 1506: "Eating the Top Tier of the Wedding Cake”
    Dec 21 2025

    Interesting Things with JC #1506: "Eating the Top Tier of the Wedding Cake" – Saving the cake wasn’t romantic at first. It was practical, hopeful, and rooted in an uncertain future. What we taste now is really a measure of time.

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    2 mins
  • 1505: "Misheard Lyrics"
    Dec 20 2025

    Interesting Things with JC #1505: "Misheard Lyrics" – Your brain does not hear what singers sing. It hears what it expects. From “kiss the sky” to “kiss this guy,” this episode explores why the wrong words feel so right, and why you can never unhear them.

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    3 mins
  • 1504: "The NCAA Football Playoff Bracket"
    Dec 19 2025

    Interesting Things with JC #1504: "The NCAA Football Playoff Bracket" – The outrage in 2025 wasn’t about one team getting in. It was about watching wins matter less than brands, records lose to ratings, and a system bend without needing to. When did winning stop being enough?

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    3 mins