logo
episode-header-image
Aug 2021
47m 58s

Listener Mail: Martians, Hand-written Le...

iHeartPodcasts
About this episode

Wernher von Braun wrote a curious story about encountering Martians. A listener explains the power of hand-written letters. An email inspires the guys to dive deep into the macabre world of modern grave robbing. All this and more in this week's listener mail.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmillan.com/static/fib/stuff-you-should-read/

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Up next
Apr 17
Trucking is in Trouble.
The world's trade system is cartoonishly complex, and it depends on multiple factors: one of the most important being trucks. Without semis and truckers, the global economy will immediately collapse -- and, unfortunately, trucking is in trouble. In tonight's episode, Ben, Matt an ... Show More
1h 8m
Apr 17
Listener Mail: Raccoon Penis Toothpicks, FNU LNU, Rigid Airships
In this week's listener mail segment: Xevious Wrecks hips Ben and Noel to 'hillbilly toothpicks', a euphemism for raccoon penises, inspiring the guys to never see the internet again. Uncle Bosco explores how you can hack encounters with police by using the alias 'FNU LNU' (spoile ... Show More
37m 53s
Apr 15
Did Lead Exposure Create Serial Killers?
Nowadays, everyone knows lead is toxic. Yet for thousands of years, it was treated as a miracle substance. Ancient Romans used it in everything from water pipes to wine sweetener -- an ubiquity that may well have contributed to the fall of the Empire as the civilization's collect ... Show More
56m 15s
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2022
Women Around the World: Listener Mail January 2022 Edition
<p>We dig into the listener mail inbox to read some amazing messages about the politics in Chile and women to look out for in aviation and freediving. Keep those messages coming!</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https: ... Show More
7m 54s
Jan 2022
The Circleville Poison Pen Letters Mystery
<p>For 20 years, a tiny town in Ohio was held enrapt by the prolific author of a series of unhinged letters. By the time they abruptly stopped, the letters – which revealed terrible secrets – had claimed a life and sent a possibly innocent man to prison.</p><p> </p> Learn more ab ... Show More
51m 15s
May 2023
From NPR's Dear Life Kit: Can You Be Too Generous?
A special visit from our friends at NPR’s Dear Life Kit podcast, where experts answer your most pressing and personal anonymous questions. In this bonus episode: A letter writer loves her boyfriend's parents, but their generosity feels inappropriate. Maya Lau, host of the podcast ... Show More
16m 46s
Mar 2016
How TED Talks Work: Featuring Roman Mars
<p>TED Talks have been around longer than you think. They became really popular once YouTube came along to bring their often inspirational messages to the world, 18 minutes at a time. In this episode, we interview an actual TED talker, the host of the 99% Invisible podcast, Roman ... Show More
1h 2m
Jul 2021
Burn Back Better: Evaluating Biden’s Popularity and Our Dying Planet
Today we discuss Exxon-Mobil’s secrets we already knew about, The Kingmaker Joe Manchin, and, Surprisingly, Matthew McConaughey Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 
59m 23s
Jan 2018
The Manson Family Murders Part II
tail spinning
40m 31s