The Bizarrely Xenophobic Origins of Scotch Ta...

Have you ever been so broke that you ended up creating your own currency? It may sound like a crazy idea today, but during the Great Depression multiple communities actually created and circulated their own forms of local currency. And this wasn't a lark -- it was a matter of sur ...  Show more

Despite the misleading name, the U.S. "Civil War" was anything but. As North fought South, this short-lived, bloody conflict fundamentally shifted the course of the country. Yet if you go just a bit further west to Missouri, you'll encounter a story history largely forgot: amid t ...  Show more

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why duct tape is secretly incredibly fascinating.

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Don’t take bubble wrap for granted! Someone had to invent it and you might be surprised to learn where it came from. In this episode of Invention, Robert and Joe discuss the history and future of packing material. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwo ...  Show more

On today's tapes...>> Video Store << Our storyteller has a strange encounter while working at a video store.>> The 100 Miler << After a hundred mile race through an island our storyteller leaves with an unexpected souvenir.>> Surprise Tape << “How did this get in there?” 

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