The Terrible Secret of Sea Monkeys (Live Show...

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file. - Prairieland and Antifa Terrorism - The Scariest Court in America feat. Steven Monacelli & Dr. Michael Phillips - Israel’s Attack on Lebanon - Shadow Banking: The Once and Future Economic Apocaly ...  Show more

Robert discusses what Reza did with power once he ascended to the Peacock throne, and how he ultimately lost everything.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work, worthy the interposition of a deity. More humble, and I believe truer, to consider him created from animals. A military grave from the 5th century BC was found to contain something extraordinary; a macaque monkey dressed as a roma ...  Show more

Legends of sea monsters are as old as humanity, and some ancient cultures even credited them with creating the universe. Learn more about humanity's attachment to seeing monsters in the deep in this classic episode.

The sea can be a vast lonely place. Boats filled with rats, trash, and sailors desperate for companionship became the perfect place for our modern furry friends to flourish. How do you hoist a mainsail if you don’t have opposable thumbs? We’ll find out when cats sail the high sea ...  Show more

What happens when a monkey gets elected mayor? Well, not really a monkey, but a monkey mascot for a town’s football games. Tim Harford joins This Day in Esoteric Political History to discuss a weird moment from UK history in 2002, when the northeastern English town of Hartlepool ...  Show more