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We talk about Darwin's theory of natural selection, and the challenge he was faced with in confronting the evolution of eyes.

The ERA was drafted in the 1920s, repeatedly tabled until the 70s, then, finally came tantalizingly close to passing before ultimately failing. Now it's dead—right?

We talk about the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, the creation of the Soviet Union, the Russian Famine of 1921-1922, and the ascendancy of Joseph Stalin.

We talk about Russia's involvement in World War I, how it led to the execution of the Tsar Nicholas II and his family, and the miraculous reappearance of the Princess Anastasia years later.

We talk about three titanic personalities involved in the Russian Revolution, and the bizarre holy man and mystic, Rasputin, who lurked behind them all.

We continue our series about Russia and discuss the mini Russian Revolution that led up to the big one, and the four very different and very big reasons that the people had to revolt.

We begin a series on the Russian Revolution with a crucial event that happened 36 years prior to it, when a group of Russian nihilists assassinated the emperor Alexander II.

We discuss the historical St. Nicholas, and his journey from a Greek bishopric in Turkey to the Coca Cola cans of modern America.

It's not the oldest surviving legal texts in the world, but the Code of Hammurabi has had a larger influence on the worlds of politics, law, and international relations than almost any other legal document.

We talk with special guest Jeremy Moore about an ill-fated couple that went river rafting a hundred years ago, and the ghosts that have haunted their stories ever since.

We discuss the concept of outsider art by looking at one of America's finest examples: the dazzling opulence of James Hampton's ecstatic religious sculpturework.

Our seventh salmagundi! This macédoine of an episode features eight unrelated but fascinating discussions. None of these brief topics could be an episode on their own, but they deserved to be heard so we created this omnium gatherum for your enjoyment.

We celebrate our third year of the podcast by each discussing a different year from the annals of history.

We close out our series on literary theory by looking at the movie No Country Old Men through all of the lenses we have discussed.

We discuss a series of articles published by the Sun in New York in 1835, in which the truth about the moon was revealed: it is populated by a beautiful and baroque society of unicorns, humanoid bats, and hyper-intelligent beavers.

We continue our series on literary theory by examining the 1988 film Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown through the lens of aesthetic criticism.

We continue our series on literary theory by discussing the 2001 film Donnie Darko through the lens of deconstructionist criticism.

We discuss the 2022 Oscar-nominated film, The Banshees of Inisherin, through the literary theory known as New Historicism.

We discuss the Good Friday agreement, the treaty that brought peace to Ireland and yet in some ways changed very little about the divided island.

We discuss Operation Banner, where the British military deployed to Northern Ireland from 1969 to 2007, supposedly as a peace-keeping force. But as Dolores O'Riordan put it, “It's the same old thing since 1916.”

We discuss the events leading up to the Partition, as well as the blowback from the decision to divide the island in two.

To begin our understanding of the Troubles we have to go back—way back. We cover the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century, the creation of the Irish Plantation system, that bastard Cromwell, and end with the 1800 Acts of Union.

As a prelude to a multi-episode series, we have an overview discussion of the Troubles, an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted into Race and Tyler's lifetimes.

We continue our series about literary theory by discussing the movie Spotlight through the lens of formalism.

We discuss the creation of the Dickin Medal, the UK's highest military honor for animals, which has been awarded to brave horses, dogs, pigeons, and a single cat.

We continue our series on literary theory by discussing psychoanalytic literary criticism...through the 2010 movie Black Swan.

We talk about the composer of Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and many other musicals...Stephen Sondheim.

We discuss the fate of a seed bank located in Leningrad—a city where millions were slowly starving to death.

Our sixth salmagundi! This macédoine of an episode features eight unrelated but fascinating discussions. None of these brief topics could be an episode on their own, but they deserved to be heard so we created this omnium gatherum for your enjoyment.

We talk about an urban legend regarding millions of video games, buried in a landfill without ever being sold or opened.

We continue our series on literary theory by taking a look at the classic sports movie Rocky through the lens of Marxist literary criticism.

We discuss the intense machine gun and artillery fire that took place during the early morning hours of February 25, 1942, as air raid sirens warned the entire Los Angeles valley of incoming Japanese bombers.

We start off our series on literary theory with special guest Tess McGeer by taking a look at the movie TÁR through the lens of feminist literary criticism.

We kick off a new series in which we discuss the various forms of literary theory and criticism by watching and discussing some excellent movies.

We discuss the 1942 Nazi invasion of Manitoba, Canada: it was massive, terrifying, effective, theatrical, hilarious, and—above all—fake.

We talk about Robert Hanssen, a man who is serving 15 life sentences without parole in the ADX Florence supermax prison, and why he is doing so.

What, exactly, is free speech and when can the government tell you to stop speaking? We discuss a teenager's goofy prank that ended up before the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Morse v. Frederick.

We discuss the many thousands of explosive, paper balloons launched toward the United States by the Japanese military, intended to cause widespread fire and destruction in the Pacific Northwest.

We talk about a gigantic statue from Ancient Greece, and the unfortunate catastrophe that brought it crumbling down.

We are joined by special guest Matt Weiler to discuss the complicated mental malady that afflicts some of the millions who each year travel to Jerusalem, one of the oldest and most significant cities in human history.

We talk about a man who is consistently ranked as one of the worst American presidents in history, and the unfortunate scandal that gave him this reputation.

We celebrate the Chinese New Year by looking at the Chinese zodiac, what it means, and how it originated.

We celebrate our 100th episode by looking back 100 years at an event that shook Japan...literally.