You've probably heard about the Austrian Christmas demon Krampus, but what about Befana, the Italian Christmas witch? In what country do you need reservations for Xmas dinner at KFC? Where do people wish you happy holidays with a specific request for presents?
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Greatest Hits - Christmas Spirits and (and Other Monsters)

Host Moxie LaBouche brings you a weekly half-hour of things you didn't know, things you thought you knew, and things you never knew you never knew. Topics range from the history of nursing to the Balinese funeral rite David Bowie requested, from the origin of the Vulcan salute to the theft of Canada's strategic maple syrup reserve. This is your brain on facts. yourbrainonfacts.com

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Dumping out my purse (update on the podcast)

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Episode 200, part 2!

Episode 200!!!!

How hard was it to steal the Mona Lisa? What does the word "ponzi" actually mean?

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Big, Bold Burglaries (ep 199)

(Chronic health problems sometime require an encore performance of a past episode.)  
Hundreds dead, thousands homeless, entire communities wiped out, yet most of us have never heard of what happened in Rosewood 1923, Tulsa 1921, or Chicago 1919.
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Greatest Hits - Christmas Spirits and (and Other Monsters)

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