Selects: The Great War of the Worlds Panic Myth

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Selects: Can movies be cursed?

First of all, movies can't be cursed because curses aren't real. However, that can't stop Josh and Chuck from taking a look at some movies throughout history that have had a disturbing number of bad things surrounding their production and release. Dive into the world of cursed mo ...  Show more

Let's Go to Camp... David!

Camp David is awesome. But not all presidents have liked it. We'll dig into this historic property in today's episiode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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