Interesting Things with JC
Interesting Things with JC is a new podcast mini series, with highlight on some of the more interesting historical stories, current events as well as under-told stories.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 372
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
1399: "Giorgio Armani"
Interesting Things with JC #1399: "Giorgio Armani" – From wartime hardship to timeless elegance, He built an empire with restraint, grace, and conviction. His vision never wavered.
00:03:00 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
1398: "American Paint Horse"
Interesting Things with JC #1398: "American Paint Horse" – Paint horses stood out on the open plains. From Spanish explorers to Comanche warriors to modern ranchers, their bold coats and strong build…
00:02:56 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
1397: "What is a Florida Ounce?"
Interesting Things with JC #1397: "What is a Florida Ounce?" – “Fl oz” doesn’t stand for Florida. Once everyday knowledge, now a mystery hiding on labels and measuring cups...
00:02:35 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
1396: "An Animal Lying on the Side of the Road Probably Isn’t Sick or Napping"
Interesting Things with JC #1396: "An Animal Lying on the Side of the Road Probably Isn’t Sick or Napping" – A deer in the ditch with stiff legs isn’t snoozing. Roadside naps aren’t real.
Wed 03 Sep 2025
1395: "September 2nd - The Beginning and the End"
Interesting Things with JC #1395: "September 2nd - The Beginning and the End" – From the invasion of Poland to the peace aboard the USS Missouri, this episode traces the terrifying symmetry of a worl…
00:08:02 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
1394: "The Great Barrington UFO Encounter of 1969"
Interesting Things with JC #1394: "The Great Barrington UFO Encounter of 1969" – One peaceful night in 1969, the skies over western Massachusetts lit up, and so did the phone lines. What followed bec…
00:05:22 |
Mon 01 Sep 2025
1393: "Mary Ann Nichols: The First Victim of Jack the Ripper"
Interesting Things with JC #1393: "Mary Ann Nichols: The First Victim of Jack the Ripper" – A foggy street. A missing four pennies. A discovery that shook Victorian London and ignited a legend. But b…
00:04:44 |
Sun 31 Aug 2025
1392: "What is Calculus"
Interesting Things with JC #1392: "What is Calculus" – Born from falling apples and planetary paths, calculus transformed how we measure change. From stone counters to rocket fuel, this is the math t…
00:02:50 |
Sat 30 Aug 2025
1391: "Sauerkraut Balls"
Interesting Things with JC #1391: "Sauerkraut Balls" – A fried ball of sauerkraut and pork became more than food, it became identity. From Akron cookbooks to Oktoberfest halls, this Ohio snack carrie…
00:02:48 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
1390: "Dr. Joseph Murphy"
Interesting Things with JC #1390: "Joseph Murphy" – From a small Irish village to a global bestseller. In 1963, as the world feared missiles and mourned Kennedy, Murphy showed the greatest power was …
00:02:54 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
1389: "Krakatoa"
Interesting Things with JC #1389: "Krakatoa" – In 1883, a single island roared so loud it was heard 3,000 miles away. Krakatoa tore the Earth, shook the seas, and painted the skies blood red. One day…
00:02:26 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
1388: "How are Fossils Made?"
Interesting Things with JC #1388: "How are Fossils Made?" – Out of billions of living things, only a rare few survive as stone memories of the past. From vanished bones to insects in amber, fossils r…
00:01:52 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
1387: "Northwest Mountain Rose Apples"
Interesting Things with JC #1387: "Northwest Mountain Rose Apples" – On the outside, ordinary. Inside, shocking crimson. A fruit that ties ancient Kazakh forests to modern Northwest valleys, carrying…
00:02:15 |
Mon 25 Aug 2025
1386: "Water Can Boil and Freeze at the Same Time"
Interesting Things with JC #1386: "Water Can Boil and Freeze at the Same Time" – Fire and ice at once? At the triple point, water boils, freezes, and steams in a single breath. It's a scientific para…
00:02:04 |
Sun 24 Aug 2025
1385: "Judge Frank Caprio"
Interesting Things with JC #1385: "Judge Frank Caprio" – From the son of an immigrant fruit seller to America’s “nicest judge,” Frank Caprio carried justice with compassion. His legacy lives not in v…
00:06:21 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
1384: "Does Black Paint Make Metal Hotter"
Interesting Things with JC #1384: "Does Black Paint Make Metal Hotter" – A black bumper scorches, a white one simmers. Behind that burn lies the physics of light, heat, and a 160-year-old discovery t…
00:02:59 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
1383: "Hawaii, the 50th Star"
Interesting Things with JC #1383: "Hawaii, the 50th Star" – Bells rang, fireworks lit the night, and a new star joined the flag. Hawaii’s statehood wasn’t just politics, it was belonging.
00:03:52 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
1382: "Lazy Pierogi"
Interesting Things with JC #1382: "Lazy Pierogi" – A shortcut that still tastes like tradition. From church basements to kitchen tables, this humble dish carries comfort, memories, and grit in every …
00:02:51 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
1381: "Terence Stamp"
Interesting Things with JC #1381: "Terence Stamp" – From the shadow of the Blitz to the heights of cinema, he carried presence like a weapon. Few actors could command silence, power, and myth across …
00:08:42 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
1380: "The Battery that Refuses to Die"
Interesting Things with JC #1380: "The Battery that Refuses to Die" – At Oxford, a mysterious battery has powered two bells for nearly 185 years. Unopened, unexplained, and still ringing. How can som…
00:02:11 |
Mon 18 Aug 2025
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