Episode 282. Topic: Drinking sea water. Theme: Survival.  Why is drinking sea water dangerous? How can it accelerate dehydration? How can you get away with drinking some sea water? And is it safe to drink urine? 

Episode 281. Topic: Drifting across the Pacific. Theme: Survival.  How did José Alvarenga survive 14 months adrift at sea? How far did he travel? And how was he ultimately rescued? 

Episode 280. Topic: New Years. Theme: Holiday origins. Why is New Years on January 1st? How do other cultures determine when the new year occurs? Why might a solar/lunar calendar work better for this? 

Episode 279. Topic: Day of the Dead. Theme: Holiday origins. How is the Day of the Dead celebrated in Mexico? What is the history of this holiday and why is it related to the Mexican revolution?

Episode 278. Topic: Thanksgiving. Theme: Holiday origins. What is the story of thanksgiving? How accurate is the modern story? How was the date set? 

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Episode 277. Topic: Christmas. Theme: Holiday origins. What is the story of Christmas? Why might the date no be accurate? When was it first celebrated and how has Christmas culture changed over time?

Episode 276. Topic: Passover. Theme: Holiday origins. What is the story of Passover? How is the date decided? And why is leavened bread off limits? 

Episode 275. Topic: Tea and corn. Theme: Spying. Why does industrial espionage occur? What is its history with the British and tea? And why did the US catch people smuggling corn out of the country? 

Episode 274. Topic: Aldrich Ames. Theme: Spying. How did one CIA agent get millions of dollars from the Soviet Union? How did the CIA catch on to this mole in their department? How was he caught and what were the consequences?

Episode 273. Topic: Operation Ivy Bells. Theme: Spying. How did the United States wire tap the Soviet Union? How did the Soviets find out?