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
- 374
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
1341: "The History of 7-Eleven"
Interesting Things with JC #1341: "The History of 7-Eleven" – Before Slurpees, it was just ice. What started as a Dallas ice dock transformed into a global empire redefining how, and when, we shop. …
00:04:43 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
1340: "Ellesmere Island in Canada"
Interesting Things with JC #1340: "Ellesmere Island in Canada" – Where frost bites the wind and ancient landscapes refuse to blink, Ellesmere is more than remote, it's myth made real.
00:01:58 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
1339: "Zoroastrianism"
Interesting Things with JC #1339: "Zoroastrianism" – Before angels had wings and Satan had a name, there was a battle between light and darkness. This ancient faith shaped empires, and echoes through…
00:02:30 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
1338: "Don't Skip Lunch"
Interesting Things with JC #1338: "Don't Skip Lunch" – It’s just lunch, until it isn’t. One skipped meal can change more than your mood. It can change what you do, what you decide… even who you becom…
00:02:06 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
1337: "Tamerlane"
Interesting Things with JC #1337: "Tamerlane" – He moved like a shadow, ruled with fire. From pyramids of skulls to Persian mosaics, the story of Timur is one of terror, and legacy.
00:02:57 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
1336: "Iceland Has No Trees"
Interesting Things with JC #1336: "Iceland Has No Trees" - You’ve heard it before: “There are no trees in Iceland.” But is that true? This episode takes a quick dive into the history behind the clai…
00:01:59 |
Sun 06 Jul 2025
1335: "The Housefly That Didn't Drown"
Interesting Things with JC #1335: "The Housefly That Didn't Drown" - A housefly slips beneath the surface. No drama, just biology...fine hairs, a bit of wax, and a bubble of air. It's not designed to…
00:03:33 |
Sat 05 Jul 2025
1334: "1775: When Independence Became Inevitable"
Interesting Things with JC #1334: "1775: When Independence Became Inevitable" – Before Congress. Before declarations. Before armies. In the early light of April 19, a shot was fired and with it, a n…
00:06:23 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
1333: "Why Doesn't South America Have Hurricanes?"
Interesting Things with JC #1333: "Why Doesn't South America Have Hurricanes?" – The water’s warm. The ocean’s the same. But hurricanes almost never hit South America. There’s a reason for that, and …
00:03:27 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
1332: "The Fighter Mafia"
Interesting Things with JC #1332: "The Fighter Mafia" – Inspired by listener Chris Woodul, we revisit a secret rebellion inside the Air Force. They weren’t antiwar. They were protruth. Their fight? M…
00:07:05 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
1331: "The Sheep That Stopped the Bite"
Interesting Things with JC #1331: "The Sheep That Stopped the Bite" – When venom struck and hospitals were too far, one animal quietly changed the odds. It didn’t bite back. It built the cure.
00:02:56 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
1330: "The General Who Gave Reform Its Rank"
Interesting Things with JC #1330: "The General Who Gave Reform Its Rank" – He was shot down, captured, and held for 2,488 days. But when Charles G. Boyd returned, he didn’t seek revenge, he reimagine…
00:04:50 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
1329: "The Queen of Vacations – Beverly D'Angelo"
Interesting Things with JC #1329: "The Queen of Vacations – Beverly D'Angelo" - She didn’t crash the car, but she held the story together. For 32 years, Beverly D’Angelo anchored one of comedy’s mos…
00:03:58 |
Sun 29 Jun 2025
1328: "The Year Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, and Freud Were Neighbors"
Interesting Things with JC #1328: "The Year Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, and Freud Were Neighbors" – Vienna, 1913: four men, two miles apart. Before the war. Before the world changed.
00:02:14 |
Sat 28 Jun 2025
1327: "The Impossible Coin Flip"
Interesting Things with JC #1327: "The Impossible Coin Flip" – You’re blindfolded, facing 100 coins. Ten are heads-up. Your task? Split them into two piles with equal heads...without knowing which is…
00:04:46 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
1326: "Patent No. 5,255,452: Michael Jackson’s Secret to the Lean"
Interesting Things with JC #1326: "Patent No. 5,255,452: Michael Jackson’s Secret to the Lean" – He leaned forward at 45 degrees in front of 40,000 people and didn’t fall. The trick wasn’t just in th…
00:04:49 |
Thu 26 Jun 2025
1326: "Before the Crown - A Tribute to the Career of Michael Jackson"
Interesting Things with JC #1326: "Before the Crown - A Tribute to the Career of Michael Jackson" – Before he wore the glove, before he moonwalked Michael Jackson studied silence, precision, and cont…
00:07:58 |
Wed 25 Jun 2025
1324: "A Simple Riddle 11"
Interesting Things with JC #1324: "A Simple Riddle 11" – What seems obvious at first glance might be a clever trap. In this eleventh riddle challenge, logic twists, and certainty falters. Can you see…
00:02:14 |
Tue 24 Jun 2025
1323: "The Human Fingernail"
Interesting Things with JC #1323: "The Human Fingernail" – It's not just keratin. It's memory. Nails reveal illness, archive exposure, and timestamp trauma, layer by layer. It's one of the body's mo…
Mon 23 Jun 2025
1322: "Chevy Corvette C2"
Interesting Things with JC #1322: "Chevy Corvette C2" – It wasn’t just a car, it was America’s muscular rebuttal to European speed. When the Sting Ray hit, the road culture roared.
00:05:59 |
Sun 22 Jun 2025
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