Even if you have never watched a classic game show, my guess is that you have heard of Monty Hall.  He is best known for his multi-decades work on “Let’s Make a Deal”, but was also a game show creator, actor, author, and record setting philanthropist.  This week I induct Adam Nedeff into the “Two […]

All good things must come to an end, although in this case it is really more like all good things must morph into something else.  The O.S.S. does become the C.I.A., but not before we talk about the search for a truth serum, their work with marijuana, and how Stanley Lovell turns his attention to […]

In the early ears of World War II, FDR was convinced that the United States needed to develop an intelligence agency of their own.  He appointed William Donovan as the “Coordinator of Information”, which eventually developed into the “Office of Strategic Services”.  This organization becomes responsible for all sorts of spy craft, and when Stanley […]

In the early ears of World War II, FDR was convinced that the United States needed to develop an intelligence agency of their own.  He appointed William Donovan as the “Coordinator of Information”, which eventually developed into the “Office of Strategic Services”.  This organization becomes responsible for all sorts of spy craft, and when Stanley […]

Greg DeSanto is the current Executive Director of the International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center.  Before that, he spent 10 years touring with the Ringling Bros. circus, and has accumulated a total of 38 years as a professional clown.  His road to becoming a professional clown was as strange as you would think.  […]

Greg DeSanto is the current Executive Director of the International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center.  Before that, he spent 10 years touring with the Ringling Bros. circus, and has accumulated a total of 38 years as a professional clown.  His road to becoming a professional clown was as strange as you would think.  […]

I am guessing some of you reading this had NO IDEA that local newspapers still exist.  Others may have no idea what a newspaper even is.  Admittedly this is a dying industry, and yet, local family owned newspapers are more important than ever before.  Small towns are unique for their ability to connect entire communities.  […]

I am guessing some of you reading this had NO IDEA that local newspapers still exist.  Others may have no idea what a newspaper even is.  Admittedly this is a dying industry, and yet, local family owned newspapers are more important than ever before.  Small towns are unique for their ability to connect entire communities.  […]

What do Ghostbusters, The Fly, The Blob, and Xenomorphs have in common?  They are all covered in slime!  In this bonus episode, Susanne and I discuss how slime is portrayed in movies and how this came to be.  Here is a teaser:  It has a lot to do with the human disgust response why we […]

Biological slime, the goo that is produced purposefully by a creature, is both the most disgusting AND the most versatile substance known to man.  For example, a snail produces a slime that is slippery so that it can gracefully glide across the sidewalk, but that same substance also acts as a glue that keeps the […]