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In 1986, the world saw first-hand what a wide-spread nuclear disaster could look like when the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant melted down. What happened? What were the effects both short term and long term? Find...

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What do you get when you mix 3 respected Oscar winners and one of the most beautiful cities in America? In the case of “The Hunted,” sadly, you get crap. But boy was the crap...

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Confirmation Bias is the tendency to search for, favor, and recall information that confirms one’s already existing beliefs, while giving disproportionately less consideration to alternative possibilities. It’s also something we’re all guilty of, because we...

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If you ever wondered who Einstein idolized, his name was James Maxwell, a pioneering mathematician of the 19th century. Hear about his amazing story, and how we still use the formulas he created, in this...

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The country is in a rough place right now, and there’s only one man that can help: Mr. Rogers. We’ll take a look at how this quiet man turned kindness into true power, and made...

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Every 4 years we complain about it, and then we immediately forget it: the Electoral College. This week we look at what it is, how it works, and why we still use this outdated and...

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Portland at the Movies is a hilarious new podcast that takes an in-depth look at some of the questionable movies made in and around Portland (think How Did This Get Made with movies filmed in...

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In this week’s “Member Berry”-inspired episode, we discuss how the Atari Corporation went from the fastest-growing company in history to losing half a billion dollars and 80% of its workforce in just a few years....

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Did you know you could easily calculate the speed of light using your microwave and a hot dog? Find out how in this week’s episode, as we talk about the history of the microwave, how...

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In this week’s episode, we perform a little thought experiment of “If the Earth had rotated the other direction since the beginning of time, would anything be different?” The answer might surprise you (as it...

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