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Forgotten history, bizarre tales & facts that seem too strange to be true! Host Michael Kent asks listeners to tell him something strange, bizarre or surprising that they‘ve recently learned and he gets to the bottom of it! Every episode ends by playing a gameshow-style quiz game with a celebrity guest. Part of the WCBE Podcast Experience.
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Sunday Jan 19, 2025
Sunday Jan 19, 2025
Every fall in Iceland, local residents throw baby puffins off a cliff. It sounds cruel, but it's actually part of a conservation strategy. These "Puffling Patrols" are actually helping to mitigate human-caused disruptions to the Atlantic Puffin's natural migration patterns. In this episode, we talk about "humans being bros," the Atlantic Puffin, the Icelandic practice of puffin chuckin', and then chat with Los Angeles Comedian & Actor, Becky Braunstein!
Visit Becky Braunstein's website at: http://beckybraunstein.com
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Monday Jan 13, 2025
Monday Jan 13, 2025
The Military Intelligence required to land on the beaches of Normandy France in 1944 was massive. And while Allied Forces were up to the task in gathering terrain maps, soil samples and German defensive positions, a TON of valuable information was gained through a BBC Photography contest and photos submitted by the public. In this episode, we talk about different types of intelligence gathering, how they're used in modern warfare, and this ingenious idea for gaining information that helped plan the landings on D-Day. Then we chat with Comedian and podcast regular, Jay Black!
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Monday Jan 06, 2025
Monday Jan 06, 2025
Occasionally an item makes its way onto a movie set that has real-world value outside of the "silver screen." In a world where most props are manufactured or procured strictly to serve a purpose in a film, these real-world items have been seen on major feature films. In this episode, we'll talk about a few of these, and a mishap that ended in one of these rare items being destroyed on-screen! Then we chat with Comedian Brandon Koss!
More about Brandon Koss at https://brandonkoss.com/
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Monday Dec 30, 2024
Monday Dec 30, 2024
Originally released January 4th, 2021. The dropping of the ball in NYC's Times Square on New Years Eve is a tradition seen by billions of people around the world. But did the tradition of dropping a ball start in New York? In this episode, we explore the real history of the dropping ball and quiz my friend, magician Peter Boie!
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Monday Dec 23, 2024
Monday Dec 23, 2024
Originally released December 28, 2020. It's an age-old tradition on The Internet Says it's True! The Pickle Episode! Many Americans have heard of the age-honored German tradition of hanging Pickle-shaped ornament on the Christmas Tree. But is it really a tradition in Germany? This episode explores the truth and myths behind this German "tradition."
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Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Starting on November 18 of 2024, people in New Jersey started reporting mysterious SUV-sized drones flying over. They were seen over Trump's Bedminster Golf Club, NJ's Picatinny Arsenal, Naval Weapons Station Earle, and city streets. In this episode, we update you on the latest about these drones and present a special DOUBLE FEATURE rewind from two past stories that the drone sightings have us thinking about.
The Battle of Los Angeles: Real Bullets & Imaginary Targets
Episode Originally Released Jan 17, 2022
On February 25, 1942, the sky erupted with gunfire and anti-aircraft rounds. The ground-to-air assault went on for an hour, and the intended target was an invading Japanese air attack. But there was no enemy. The entire thing was a huge false alarm. It became known as the Battle of Los Angeles. In this episode, we tell the story about the air raid and then talk with Magicians Meadow Perry And Daniel Greenwolf!
Mass Hysteria and the War of the Worlds
Episode Originally Released July 24, 2022
Did a radio broadcast about Aliens cause mass Hysteria in America in 1938? The Internet Says...maybe. Orson Welles's radio performance of H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds has become infamous as causing panic throughout the U.S. when people thought it was a real news report. But is the story overblown? In this episode, we talk about the radio play and its reception. Then we play the quick quiz with Jethro and Matt from the Drunkard's Walk Podcast!
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Monday Dec 09, 2024
Monday Dec 09, 2024
In 1957, an amazing discovery was made - it was a Viking Penny dating back to 11th Century Norway. The find itself was rare, but not unheard of. The thing that made it so remarkable? It was found on the Eastern shore of Maine in the United States. Is this evidence that the Vikings beat Christopher Columbus to America by 400 years? In this episode, we discuss Norse exploration, L'Anse aux Meadows, Leif Erikkson, The Goddard Site and the Maine Viking Penny. Then we play the quiz game with award-winning Speaker and Author, Marissa F. Cohen!
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Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
It's a first for our podcast! The episode we ran on November 11, 2024 about the U.S.S. Constitution and Constitution Grove in Indiana was so popular, it made its way to the ears to the ears of the Historian for the United States Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston, which is the group that is the authority on the topic! Historian, Margherita M. Desy, spent some time with me to help correct the record! We spoke for 30 minutes and you'll definitely be impressed by the wealth of knowledge exhibited here. I want to get as many things right on this podcast as I can, so I jumped at the opportunity to correct some of the errors from the original episode!
To learn more about the U.S.S. Constitution and U.S. Naval History in general please visit the United States Naval History & Heritage Command website at https://www.history.navy.mil/
To learn about the U.S.S. Constitution Museum, visit https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/
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Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
George was a psychiatric patient whose Obsessive Compulsive Disorder was so advanced that it drove him to attempt suicide. He survived the attempt, but in doing so, he was miraculously cured of his OCD symptoms. In this episode, we talk about the frontal lobe, the function of the prefrontal cortex, and famous neuroscience stories like Phineas Gage and George. Then we chat with Comedian Dan Wilbur.
Trigger warning: This episode contains themes of mental health, guns and suicide.
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Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
There's a popular Hollywood story about Lucille Ball. She told several people, including Dick Cavett, that the temporary fillings in her mouth picked up radio stations - even detecting an underground Japanese Spy Ring during World War II! This episode is a bit of a departure from our normal episodes as we try to get to the truth of the famous tale. And since this is a "Mythbusters" style podcast, we bring on Cliff and Harrison of the "Try This At Home" Mythbusters watch-along podcast to chat about the story!
To listen to the "Try This at Home Podcast," visit: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/try-this-at-home/id1756122197
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Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent
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