J.D. Salinger was a complicated and problematic human who stopped publishing soon after creating one of the great works of literature. Listen in today to learn the good, bad and ugly sides of the man who got famous, then dropped out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Life and Works of J.D. Salinger

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No one - no one - likes to vomit, but there are some people who would prefer to die rather than vomit, people who spend their days worrying they will vomit at any moment and become so obsessed they curtail their lives to prevent it from happening. Learn all about it with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Selects: How Vomit Phobia Works

In the exciting conclusion of our two-part episode on Hoover, we come in at the Cold War and end on a strange note. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

J. Edgar Hoover: Evil G-Man Pt. 2

By definition hobos are people who travel from town to town taking odd jobs as they go. But some towns are friendlier than others, and hobos developed a system of symbols they left one another to know what to expect from a town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Short Stuff: Hobo Signs

It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that J. Edgar Hoover was perhaps the most powerful American of the 20th century. By the time he established the FBI as America’s police force, presidents were afraid of him. Just exactly how did he get to be so puissant? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

J. Edgar Hoover: Evil G-Man Pt. 1

On Halloween 1938 young radio star Orson Welles scared the pants off of America with a fictional news bulletin claiming Martians had landed and were destroying the country. People across the nation ran wild with panic in the streets – or did they? Listen to this classic episode to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Life and Works of J.D. Salinger

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