February 4, 1955. In a New York courtroom, the Comics Czar takes the stand. He’s in charge of enforcing a new code, meant to keep comic books from corrupting America’s youth, and he’s here to prove that his work has cleaned up the industry. But that afternoon, a noted psychologist named Fredric Wertham argues that his work has not nearly gone far enough. Whe ... Show More
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The Forgotten Father of Air Conditioning
Visit htwpod.com for ad-free listening and bonus content!July 14, 1850. At a swanky hotel in Apalachicola, Florida, the French consul is throwing a Bastille Day party, and he's promised his guests ice-cold champagne. There's just one problem: the town's ice shipment is delayed, a ... Show More
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Mar 2020
9 Oddball Comic Book Characters (Who Won't Be Getting Their Own Movie)
<p>Will, Mango and Gabe are stuck inside this week, and decide to hop on the phone to chat comics... specifically, some of the worst comic creations in all of history. Want to know what killed Captain Tootsie? Or why Arm-Fall-Off-Boy was rejected from super hero glory twice? Plus ... Show More
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Nov 2024
For the Sake of American Youth
“Children nowadays, they make maps. And say, this is the street where the store is that we're going to rob, and this is where we're going to hide, and this is how we get away.” In the 1950s, U.S. senators were worrying about “the fifth horseman of doom.” And they started an unusu ... Show More
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Blue Book: 1947 - An Interview with James Tynion IV
<p>Marcus and Eddie sit down with returning guest - writer for Batman, The Sandman, Universal's Dracula, as well as creator of The Department of Truth, The Nice House on the Lake, Something is Killing the Children, and his latest upcoming release - Blue Book: 1947. James Tynion I ... Show More
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