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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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Make It Rain

7/31/2018

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In the late 19th century, Americans moved into the western states because of one simple phrase. But despite what you learned in junior high, it wasn't "manifest destiny." Today we're talking about the real maxim responsible for westward expansion, a maxim that centered a bizarre bit of pseudo-science that shaped America and then nearly destroyed it.

Music by:
Lee Rosevere
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Blue Dot Sessions
Kevin MacLeod
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The President's Own Marine Band

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The Ox and The Shark

7/24/2018

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This week we're back at The Paper Machete for more political comedy, talking about Trump and Russia. Which is probably the last thing you need to hear more about, because the world is a confusing, terrifying morass of impossible contradictions that's only deepened in its horror by the wash cycle of unthinkable news stories. But maybe there's a way to ride that wash cycle! And maybe it comes from looking back at two animals that challenge how we think we know what we know. Or! Maybe it's all just a longwinded setup to a cheap punchline. Only one way to find out!

Music by:
​Blue Dot Sessions

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Turks, Turks!

7/17/2018

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Turks, Turks!

Without accidents, mistakes and foolishness, there would be no military history. Nearly every war ever fought was determined, to some large degree, by someone getting something wrong. Napoleon, Hitler, Robert E. Lee, Hannibal... you name it. So to tell a war story on The Constant, that story would have to be an act of military stupidity orders of magnitude greater than the norm. Luckily for you, this week we have just such a story. And for some reason, we're giving it to you in the style of an old school nintendo game.

Music by:
​Visager

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

7/10/2018

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

In 1926, the quiet, small-town of Kittanning, Pennsylvania was descended upon by a mob of salesmen and hucksters selling solutions to a peculiar problem: a mysterious and inexplicable epidemic of baldness. This week, we look at the weird and wacky history of baldness cures, and the even stranger story of a town in need of them.

Music by:
Blue Dot Sessions
Lee Rosevere
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animeistrash

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Boom Town

7/3/2018

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Boom Town

In 1896 two trains, going full-speed, slammed into one another in the middle of the 2nd largest city in Texas. Just like they were supposed to.

Music by:
Blue Dot Sessions
Lee Rosevere
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Podington Bear

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