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Join Robert and Joe in this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind as they discuss heart removal rituals, supernatural concepts of the heart and the European tradition of heart burial. (originally published 02/16/2023) 

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In this episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses the monstrous killer from Inuit traditions whose name translates to “One Who Drills.” 

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Sarah Silverman covers the big election wins for Democrats, and Grace Kuhlenschmidt chimes in on Republicans scrambling to rebrand the pro-life movement in the wake of another state-level vote to protect abortion rights. Chat-GPT is on track to make a billion dollars this year, which is great for them, but not so great for the artists whose work is being used without their credit, consent, or payment. Sarah Silverman digs into why many artists, herself included, are suing AI companies in this week's Long Story Short. Plus, Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and author Margo Price joins Sarah to discuss how psychedelic experiences led her to quitting alcohol and writing her latest album, “Strays,” what it’s like to be a liberal in the country world, and how writing her memoir “Maybe We’ll Make it” differed from creating music.

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Former Daily Show correspondent Mo Rocca scours the globe for the big and important stories that would otherwise go untold. Mo meets America’s most preeminent porn librarian, Britain’s most laid back football hooligan, an Oregon town riddled with pinochle debauchery, and a man committed to the singular mission of taking down a local clothing store. He also sits down with Jon to discuss the subjective nature of scoring in sports and chats with Trevor about presidential pets and the interesting people he profiles in his latest book, “Mobituaries.”

For more Mo Rocca, listen to his podcast "Mobituaries" — each episode covers his favorite dearly departed people and things worthy of their overdue moment in the spotlight. Listen now https://link.chtbl.com/TDSMobits

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The wonders and terrors of the dreaming mind do not always flee completely with the dawn. At certain times and places in history, it seems that dreams suddenly ascend to new heights of cultural fascination. In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind series, Robert and Joe explore periods when the eye of culture fixes on the dream world.

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In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the so-called “telephone game,” in which a whispered message travels through a chain of individuals and is eventually announced again in an altered form. What does this game reveal about communication and what else can we learn from it?

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Comedian Mike Epps discusses working with legendary women on "The Upshaws," the importance of giving back to the towns he tours during times of crisis, and how a promise to his mother led to buying and rebuilding houses in their hometown of Indianapolis. 

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Our modern world is bound to the seven day week, but why is this the case? Is there anything in the cosmos or the inner workings of the human body that dictate this arrangement? In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe explore the history and invention of the seven day week. (originally published 03/05/2022)

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In this special holiday episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the history and invention of the eggnog, how it became such an iconic holiday beverage and some curious historic goblets associated with the consumption of this rich, milky draught. 

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All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file.

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Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Oskar Dirlwanger. 

(2 Part Series) 

FOOTNOTES:

1. https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/oskar-dirlewanger-27b623301ced
2. https://rcin.org.pl/Content/116922/WA303_145303_A453-SzDR-54-3-SI_Kuberski.pdf

3. https://warisboring.com/the-vile-story-of-the-nazis-dirlewanger-brigade/

4. https://books.google.com/books?id=GBQchepZ-7EC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=snippet&q=mentally%20unstable&f=false
5. https://www-tygodnikprzeglad-pl.translate.goog/masakra-woli/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
6. https://pure.bond.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/29028675/Goldsworthy_Thesis.pdf
7. https://www.thefifthfield.com/biographical-sketches/oskar-dirlewanger-2/
8. https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/dirlewanger-a-child-molester-violent-alcoholic-sadist-war-criminal-was-kicked-to-death-by-his-guards.html?andro=1&chrome=1
9. https://www.historytoday.com/archive/was-hitler-weak-dictator
10. https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/history-of-war/the-battles-of-narvik-i-was-there/
11. https://www.historyspage.com/post/was-adolf-hitler-the-total-master-of-the-third-reich-or-was-he-a-weak-dictator

12. https://rm.coe.int/079317-queer-in-europe-during-the-second-world-war-web-web/16808e4a53

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Robert is joined by Ty aka HeyShadyLady - one of the hosts of the Boss LVL podcast to discuss the Urantia Book and Sleepy Time Tea. 

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“Nobody’s gonna know. They’re gonna know.”

If you’ve been on TikTok in the past year, you’re most likely familiar with these two sentences, first drolly uttered in a post by TikTok creator Chris Gleason in 2020. The post has become a hit and has been viewed more than 14 million times.

But the sound is more famous than the video.

When uploading a video to TikTok, the creator has the option to make that video’s audio a “sound” that other users can easily use in their own videos — lip-syncing to it, adding more noise on top of it or treating it like a soundtrack. Gleason’s sound has been used in at least 336,000 other videos, to humorous, dramatic and sometimes eerie effect.

The journalist Charlotte Shane delves into the world of repurposed sounds, exploring how TikTok and other apps have enabled, as she writes in her recent article for The Times, “cross-user riffing and engagement, like quote-tweeting for audio.” She also considers “what makes a sound compelling beyond musical qualities or linguistic meaning.”

While “brainfeel” may be an apt buzzword for the sensation audio memes elicit, Ms. Shane writes, it is more than a mere trend: We have entered the “era of the audio meme.”

This story was written by Charlotte Shane and recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.

Robert is joined again by Dan and Jordan from knowledge fight to continue to discuss the plot to make Christianity capitalist.

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Conservatives in the U.S. rally to get books banned from school libraries, Tinder rolls out a feature for blind dates, Jordan Klepper investigates Canada's ongoing trucker protest and more.

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Robert is joined by Ben Bowlin to discuss Excited Delirium.

FOOTNOTES:

1. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2020/08/10/how-excited-delirium-is-misused-to-justify-police-brutality/ 
2. https://www.startribune.com/patients-sedated-by-ketamine-were-enrolled-in-hennepin-healthcare-study/486363071/ 
3. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9645173/ 
4. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05805-7 
5. http://www.missouriena.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/White-Paper-Report-on-Excited-Delirium-Syndrome.pdf 
6. https://www.floridatoday.com/in-depth/news/2019/10/24/excited-delirium-custody-deaths-gregory-edwards-melbourne-taser/2374304001/ 
7. https://leb.fbi.gov/articles/featured-articles/excited-delirium-and-the-dual-response-preventing-in-custody-deaths 
8. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/chokehold-police-excited-delirium/2020/07/17/fe907ec8-c6bc-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html 
9. https://www.startribune.com/hcmc-doctor-says-his-police-taser-work-saves-live-but-others-see-conflict-of-interest/509447402/?refresh=true 
10. https://www.startribune.com/after-conflict-of-interest-concerns-hcmc-to-sever-agreement-with-taser-manufacturer/511528142/ 
11. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/02/tasers-delirium-defense/ 

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Robert is joined by Sofiya Alexandra to discuss Narendra Modi.

Footnotes:

1. The Delhi pogrom 2020 is Amit Shah’s answer to an election defeat
2. What Happened in Delhi Was a Pogrom
3. Hitler Film Reveals India's Nazi Fascination
4. World's Biggest Toilet-building Program in India Gets Mixed Results
5. Hitler’s Hindus: The Rise and Rise of India’s Nazi-loving Nationalists
6. Humble Beginnings: The Early Years
7. In pictures: Narendra Modi's early life
8. Blood and Soil in Narendra Modi’s India
9. PM Modi turns 69: As a child Narendra Modi joined NCC, wanted to serve in the Army
10. Modi: From tea boy to India's leader
11. Personal Life Story
12. Narendra Modi: man of the masses
13. Modi to youth: If you don’t make sacrifice in battle today, history will curse you tomorrow
14. The Unbearable Loneliness of Narendra Modi

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