Interesting Things with JC #1523: "Manganese" – It hides in nuts and leafy greens, works inside your bones and brain, and shapes desire itself. This unsung mineral is doing more than you think.

Interesting Things with JC #1522: "Project Echo" – In 1960, a huge silver balloon crossed the night sky, reflecting human voices without ever hearing them. This episode traces the moment a simple idea bent the future of communication and accidentally tuned into the birth of the universe.

Interesting Things with JC #1521: “Itzhak Bentov and Consciousness” — He escaped the Holocaust, rewrote heart medicine without a degree, then aimed his mechanical mind at the deepest problem of all: how consciousness works when the system finally locks into place.

Interesting Things with JC #1519: "What Is a Surge Wrasse Fish?" – Some animals wait for calm. This one is built for chaos. Living where waves never stop pushing back, the surge wrasse survives by timing the ocean itself and thriving where most creatures can’t.

Interesting Things with JC #1519: "Can Dogs Eat Bones?" – It feels like common sense: dogs chew bones. But what used to be food is now one of the biggest risks we hand them without thinking. This episode sits right at the line between instinct and modern life.

Interesting Things with JC #1518: "The Original Alien Soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith" - Jerry Goldsmith's original Alien score was hopeful and exploratory until Ridley Scott's cuts turned it into chilling dread. Eerie alien wind effects and lost experimental cues survive on the 2007 Intrada release.

Interesting Things with JC #1517: "Austin’s Coffee Crafters" – In Ripon, a coffee shop became more than a café, it became a promise. What happens when that promise is passed on? And to whom?

Interesting Things with JC #1516: "When New Year’s Eve Finally Changed Television" – For decades, no scripted series dared to end on the noisiest night of the year. Then one show rewrote the rules, by making midnight the main character.

Interesting Things with JC #1515: "Brigitte Bardot" – The goddess has left us at 91. Brigitte Bardot didn't chase stardom, she embodied it with ballet grace, barefoot sensuality in "And God Created Woman" and the courage to walk away untamed. This episode mourns the legend while celebrating the woma

Interesting Things with JC #1514: "Artificial Photosynthesis" – Plants have always made food from sunlight. Now scientists are finding new ways to turn light into fuel with more power and purpose.

Interesting Things with JC #1513: "What Makes Cheese Sharp?" – You grab a slice thinking it’ll be mild, and it hits harder than expected. Let's find out why!

Interesting Things with JC #1512: "Learned Helplessness" – When effort stops changing outcomes, something subtle shifts. Born in a 1967 laboratory, learned helplessness explains why people stop testing exits that are still open. Sometimes the hardest step is believing the barrier can be crossed.

Interesting Things with JC #1511: "Faith No More – Midlife Crisis" – By the time “Midlife Crisis” hit the radio, Faith No More had already survived success. This wasn’t a song about age or fame…it was about what happens when attention replaces meaning, and a band decides it won’t play along.

Interesting Things with JC #1510: "Jesus Outside the Bible" – By every normal historical measure, Jesus should have vanished without a trace. Instead, Roman officials, Jewish historians, and rival faiths kept writing about him, often in opposition. When even his critics can’t ignore him, history its

Interesting Things with JC #1509: "Christmas Eve, Earthrise" – Christmas Eve 1968: Three astronauts orbit the Moon and witness Earth rising over the lunar horizon. Bill Anders’ spontaneous photograph captured our fragile blue planet like never before, sparking wonder, unity, and the modern environme

Interesting Things with JC #1508: “The Log That Gave Gifts” – They feed it. They cover it. They sing threats... then beat it with sticks until it finally poops out presents. Meet Catalonia’s Caga Tió: the wildest, most joyful Christmas tradition you’ve never heard of.

Interesting Things with JC #1507: "The Orange in the Stocking" – In a hard winter, a single piece of fruit could carry the weight of hope. This episode traces a quiet Christmas tradition born of scarcity, kindness, and the power of small things to last a lifetime.

Interesting Things with JC #1506: "Eating the Top Tier of the Wedding Cake" – Saving the cake wasn’t romantic at first. It was practical, hopeful, and rooted in an uncertain future. What we taste now is really a measure of time.

Interesting Things with JC #1505: "Misheard Lyrics" – Your brain does not hear what singers sing. It hears what it expects. From “kiss the sky” to “kiss this guy,” this episode explores why the wrong words feel so right, and why you can never unhear them.

Interesting Things with JC #1504: "The NCAA Football Playoff Bracket" – The outrage in 2025 wasn’t about one team getting in. It was about watching wins matter less than brands, records lose to ratings, and a system bend without needing to. When did winning stop being enough?