500 Open Tabs

By Kaveh Taherian & Hannah Hillam

Each episode, hosts Kaveh Taherian and Hannah Hillam choose one of their countless open browser tabs and finally take the time to read and discuss its contents until they gain enough strength to cl

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Number 1: 132: Joan Quigley: Astrologer to the Reagan Administration
This week we learn how an astrologist from San Francisco embedded herself into the Reagan administration and became an unofficial advisor that dictated the times of the president's press conferences and whether or not it was safe to land Air Force One. A listener email explains how a town in Honduras celebrates raining fish. Episode Tabs: Joan Quigley, Ronald Reagan’s Guide to the Stars https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/06/04/joan-quigley-ronald-reagans-guide-to-the-stars/ Listener Tabs: Lluvia de Peces https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lluvia-de-peces-the-rain-of-fish Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki: https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
August 26, 20261h 11min
Number 2: 128: Coney Island Amusement Park Wars
This week we conclude the Coney Island summer series with the story of how 3 rival entrepreneurs pushed each other to the limit in a battle for the public's attention and how, in true Coney Island fashion, it culminated in a gigantic fire. A listener email explains why you always feel the need to "crunch out a butt steak" as soon as you walk into a bookstore. Episode Tabs: Coney Island Was Once Full of Dueling, Backstabbing Theme Parks https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/coney-island-history Listener Tabs: A Doctor Explains Why Bookstores Make Some People Feel the Need to Poop https://www.menshealth.com/health/a35767860/bookstores-poop-mariko-aoki-phenomenon-doctor-explains/ Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki: https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
July 29, 20261h 2min
Number 3: 127: Elephantine Colossus of Coney Island
This week we continue the Coney Island summer series as we learn about the gigantic Elephant shaped building that quickly devolved from hotel to brothel and then promptly caught fire. A listener email shares with us the absurd story of British nurse Violet Jessop. Episode Tabs: THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD https://www.sideshowworld.com/81-SSPAlbumcover/Elephantine/Colossus.html Listener Tabs: Story of the unsinkable woman! https://donasussan.medium.com/violet-jessop-ms-unsinkable-6255ab66c037 Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki: https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
July 22, 202656min
Number 4: 126: Coney Island Infantoriums
This week we learn how a non-doctor doctor named Martin Couney leveraged the crowds at Coney Island's fascination with freak shows into giving birth to the modern NICU. A listener voicemail combines everyone's love of cats with planes. Episode Tabs: Preemies on Parade: How a Fake Doctor's Coney Island Incubator Shows Ended Up Saving Thousands of Lives https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/medicine/martin-couney-baby-incubator-shows Listener Tabs: Profile of Matatabi-kun http://www.tcat-hakozaki.co.jp/en/company/matatabi.html Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki: https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
July 15, 202656min
Number 5: 91: Astor Place Riot pt 2 and Khutulun
This week the story of the Astor Place riot continues with the Bowery Boys gang further fueling the divide between English and American theatre styles and the fearsome Mongolian Warrior Khutulun, who refused to marry a man who couldn’t beat her in wrestling. A listener mail tells us all about rejection sensitivity dysphoria. Episode Tabs: THE MOST FASCINATING RIOT YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF https://theoutline.com/post/8659/the-astor-place-opera-house-riot-of-1849-was-lit The Mongolian Princess Who Challenged Her Suitors to a Wrestling Match—and Always Won https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/560956/mongolian-princess-who-challenged-her-suitors-wrestling-match-and-always-won Listener Tabs: Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria - RSD https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24099-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-rsd The Theory of The Four Humors by Hippocrates https://psychologyfor.com/the-theory-of-the-four-humors-by-hippocrates/ Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
October 15, 20251h 32min