Episode Description: The day starts with Max trying to score goals on the soccer field – but ends with the Problem Solvers trying to meet their goal of finding the next server. This takes them back to Ancient Greece and the legendary Colossus of Rhodes statue. There the foursome of Max, Molly, Katrina and Charlene use unit conversions, time calculations, ... Show More
Jan 15
Do, Re, Math…
Episode Description: The Problem Solvers follow a musical clue back to 17th-century Istanbul, where math, music, and history collide at the workshop of legendary cymbal maker Avedis Zildjian. Using solfège, fractions, percentages, and number patterns hidden inside familiar melodi ... Show More
18m 3s
Jan 8
Old Tech, New Tricks!
Episode Description: The Problem Solvers search for a hidden POG server in Oshkosh using Math, maps, and an unexpected clue from an old pneumatic tube system. As they calculate area, distance, and city blocks, tensions rise over trust, teamwork, and Charlene’s true motives. In th ... Show More
20m 24s
Dec 18
No Money, Still Problems!
Episode Description: To stop the POGs’ prediction network, Max and Molly realize they need help—and fast. However, they are torn on whether or not they can trust Charlene. To test her honesty, they recreate an experiment with a “lost” wallet stuffed with cash. Will Charlene pass ... Show More
19m 25s
Jan 2025
#523 | The Mysterious World of Secret Societies
In this episode, we'll enter the shadowy realm of secret societies.We'll uncover the mysterious history, influence, and rituals of three infamous groups: Skull and Bones, the Knights Templar, and the Freemasons.From elite university clubs to a medieval order with financial power, ... Show More
22m 47s
Jun 2025
Cryptology (SECRET CODES) with Simon Singh
<p>Secret ciphers. Hidden treasure. Enigma breakers. Mysterious manuscripts. And … hog Latin. Cryptology expert and author of “The Code Book,” Simon Singh finally lets me ask him about the small mistakes that lost huge battles, the prison plots of Mary Queen of Scots, a cryptolog ... Show More
1h 15m
Jan 2025
108: Carl Jung - Psychology & Alchemy, part 1
<p>The alchemists claimed that they explained "the obscure by the more obscure, the unknown by the more unknown", and accordingly, the secrets of the alchemical work have remained largely a mystery to the public consciousness. While most think of alchemy as charlatanism ... Show More
1h 42m
Sep 2024
Matthew Dicks: The Storytelling Expert
Master storyteller Matthew Dicks unveils the hidden blueprint behind stories that win million-dollar deals, transform resistant teams, and turn skeptical investors into champions. Learn why most leaders tell stories that fail, and discover the counterintuitive techniques that mak ... Show More
2h 1m