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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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Monday Oct 19, 2020
A Sticky Situation: The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
In 1919, a flood of Molasses devastated the North End neighborhood of Boston. In this episode we talk about the disaster in detail and even discuss some of the possible reasons for the horrible killer wave of sweet molasses. Then we chat with writer, speaker and Bostonian Amma Marfo to see if she's heard of it!
To view the interview in its unedited format, along with all TMW2G Podcast Interviews, join our Patreon!
Learn about our guest Amma Marfo at AmmaMarfo.com
Photos of the Boston Molasses Flood of 1919: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Lightning Never Strikes Twice: Except for Roy Sullivan
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
This week we examine the curious case of Human Lightning Rod, Roy Sullivan. Roy became famous for having been struck SEVEN different times by lightning during his career as a National Park Ranger. We do a deep dive into Roy's electrifying story and then chat with my friend, Mindreader Eric Dittelman!
For bonus content like unedited videos of TMW2G Interviews and more, join our Patreon at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent
Monday Oct 05, 2020
To Boldly Go: How Spacemen Poo and Pee
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Using the bathroom in space has never been easy. And since the early NASA space missions of the 1960s, engineers have been solving this problem in ingenious ways. In this episode, we explore some of the many ways Astronauts have been able to go number 1 and 2. And we call Comedy Magician Erik Tait to see if he know what we've just learned!
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Monday Sep 28, 2020
Blue in the Face: How Humans Turn Blue
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
In this episode, we learn that people who take the holistic concoction Colloidal Silver may turn their skin blue! And an inbred family from Kentucky has been blue-ing themselves for 200 years. Then we talk with the hilarious Comedian & Juggler Marcus Monroe to ask him of his knowledge on the topic!
The Original Blue Man Group?
Photo: Paul Karason - Photo: Stan Jones
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Monday Sep 21, 2020
Dung Beetles: Crappy Celestial Travelers
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
In this episode, we explore the bizarre fact that - like Galileo himself - African Dung Beetles use the stars to navigate! As a bonus, we talk with Eric Warrant, Professor of Biology at Lund University and co-author of the ground-breaking discovery.
To see bonus content like unedited videos of these interviews, check out our Patreon at http://Patreon.com/michaelkent
Monday Sep 14, 2020
The Hidden Village Under Central Park
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Seneca Village was one of our nation’s first, free middle-class black communities. Its memory was nearly lost to history. In this podcast, we explore what happened to Seneca Village and speak with Nan Rothschild, Former Director of Museum Studies at Columbia University and a Research Professor at Barnard College, who has been studying Seneca Village since the mid 1990s.
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Cap'n Crunch Has a Real Name
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020