GONG: The Chuck Barris Story

Ever wanted to know more about how the Manhattan grid was made? Well this is your chance. Find out all about it in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Robert Maxwell was a lot of things, publisher, mogul, spy, politician, crook. But was he murdered when he fell from his yacht?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Two stories that both feature elements way ahead of their time. And in each case, that makes them more than a little curious.Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Producer and writer Charles Rosin joins in for some serious BTS.

We didn’t love the 60s episode, but Chuck wants to reveal why we might have heard it wrong.

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Undercover CIA agent James Olson takes Vanessa Kirby on a nail-biting mission behind the Iron Curtain. In the late 1970s, James was tasked with tapping an underground communications line between Moscow and a top-secret nuclear weapons facility. Under constant surveillance from th ...  Show more

Clever thinking has led to some curious stories, as these two tales demonstrate for us today.Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.