00:00 — Introduction

00:42 — The Reason Seasons Exist

01:58 — Your Day Used to Be Six Hours Long

03:13 — We Built Everything Around It

04:38 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Sentinel Mission - How Does the Moon Affect Earth? Key Impacts on Tides, Rotation, Climate, and Life: https://sentinelmission.org/blog/how-does-the-moon-affect-earth/

- Sentinel Mission - How the Moon Affects Earth: Tides, Rotation, Seasons, and Life: https://sentinelmission.org/blog/how-the-moon-affects-earth/

- EarthDate - If Earth Had No Moon: https://www.earthdate.org/episodes/if-earth-had-no-moon

- LPI/NASA - The Moon's Influence on Us: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/explore/marvelMoon/background/moon-influence/

- Institute for Creation Research - The Moon: Required for Life on Earth: https://www.icr.org/content/moon-required-life-earth

- NASA NTRS - Rotation of a Moonless Earth: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20140011208

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00:00 — Introduction

00:36 — Before Social Security, Half of Seniors Were Poor

01:36 — It's Not a Savings Account

03:05 — Will It Be There When I Retire?

04:39 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Lawyers.com - Social Security: Why It Was Created and How It Works: https://legal-info.lawyers.com/social-security/social-security-basics/social-security-why-it-was-created-and-how-it-works.html

- Peter G. Peterson Foundation - Budget Basics: How Does Social Security Work?: https://www.pgpf.org/article/how-does-social-security-work/

- SSA - Social Security: A Program and Policy History: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v70n3/v70n3p1.html

- SSA - The Development of Social Security in America: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v66n1/v66n1p1.html

- Wikipedia - History of Social Security in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Social_Security_in_the_United_States

- NBC Washington - What Is Social Security and How Does It Work?: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/what-is-social-security-how-does-it-work/3749046/

- The Conference Board - Explainer: Social Security: https://www.conference-board.org/publications/explainer-social-security

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00:00 — Introduction

00:47 — An Astronomer's Formula

02:06 — 29 Million People Overnight

03:19 — What It Can't Tell You

04:38 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- PMC / National Library of Medicine - The History and Faults of the Body Mass Index and Where to Look Next: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10693914/

- Health Service Navigator - History of Body Mass Index (BMI) Measurement: https://www.myhsn.co.uk/top-tip/history-of-body-mass-index-bmi-measurement/

- CalculateMyBMI - The Complete History of BMI: From Quetelet to Modern Medicine (1832-2026): https://calculatemybmi.net/blog/bmi-history/

- GoWin Tools - History of BMI: Why It Was Invented and Its Limitations: https://gowin.tools/blog/history-of-bmi/

- CV Wellbeing - Body Mass Index: Flaws & Myths of BMI: https://www.cvwellbeing.com/blog/body-mass-index-scales

- Conversable Economist - Origins of the Body Mass Index: https://conversableeconomist.com/2020/08/21/origins-of-the-body-mass-index/

- Wikipedia - Adolphe Quetelet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe_Quetelet

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00:00 — Introduction

00:41 — They Slowed Your Phone on Purpose

01:56 — $500 Million and a French Law

03:19 — The Replacement Math

04:39 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Forbes - On Apple's 'Batterygate': Why Settling For $500 Million Is The Wrong Move: https://www.forbes.com/sites/vianneyvaute/2020/03/10/on-apples-batterygate-why-settling-for-500-million-dollars-is-the-wrong-move/

- TechCrunch - Apple Will Pay $113M to Settle 34-State 'Batterygate' Lawsuit: https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/18/charge-please-apple-will-pay-113m-to-settle-34-state-batterygate-lawsuit

- Gulf News / AP - Apple Agrees to $500M Deal in iPhone-Slowing Suit: https://gulfnews.com/business/apple-agrees-to-500m-deal-in-iphone-slowing-suit-1.1583188160593

- PhoneArena - Apple Could Be Fined Up to $11.5 Billion in France After Planned Obsolescence Accusations: https://phonearena.com/news/Apple-could-be-fined-up-to-11.5-billion-in-France-after-being-accused-of-planned-obsolesence_id101127

- Android Police - 8 Years After Apple's Batterygate, Rumors of Planned Obsolescence Persist: https://www.androidpolice.com/truth-about-batterygate-throttling/

- Malay Mail / Reuters - Apple to Pay $113M to US States Over iPhone Battery Complaints: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money---international/2020/11/19/apple-to-pay-us113m-to-us-states-over-iphone-battery-complaints/1924008

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00:00 — Introduction

00:37 — Older Than Anyone Remembers

01:55 — The Plague Connection

03:14 — What Everyone Else Says

04:27 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- History Facts - Why Do We Say 'Bless You' When Someone Sneezes?: https://historyfacts.com/arts-culture/article/why-do-we-say-bless-you-when-someone-sneezes/

- ScienceInsights - Why Do We Say Bless You When Someone Sneezes?: https://scienceinsights.org/why-do-we-say-bless-you-when-someone-sneezes/

- HowStuffWorks - Why Do We Say 'Bless You' or 'Gesundheit' When People Sneeze?: https://people.howstuffworks.com/sneezing.htm

- ScienceABC - Why Do People Say 'Bless You' When You Sneeze?: https://www.scienceabc.com/eyeopeners/gesundheit-why-do-people-say-bless-you-when-you-sneeze

- WordSmarts - Why Do We Say 'Bless You' After a Sneeze?: https://wordsmarts.com/bless-you-origin/

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00:00 — Introduction

00:48 — We've Been Doing This for 10,000 Years

01:47 — The Banana Problem

03:12 — The Label on Your Salt

04:30 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Culinary Lore - Are All Seedless Fruits Genetically Modified (GMO)?: https://culinarylore.com/food-science:are-all-seedless-fruits-genetically-modified-gmo/

- Tasting Table - Are Seedless Fruits Genetically Modified?: https://www.tastingtable.com/2201001/are-seedless-fruits-gmo/

- ScienceAlert - Here's What Fruits and Vegetables Looked Like Before We Domesticated Them: https://www.sciencealert.com/fruits-vegetables-before-domestication-photos-genetically-modified-food-natural

- Listverse - 10 Foods That Have Been Genetically Modified Beyond Recognition: https://listverse.com/2017/11/02/10-foods-that-have-been-genetically-modified-beyond-recognition/

- Piedmont Master Gardeners - Seedless Fruits and Vegetables: How Does That Happen?: https://www.piedmontmastergardeners.org/article/seedless-fruits-and-vegetables-how-does-that-happen/

- University of Florida IFAS - Ponder the Antiquity of Fruits and Vegetables: https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/hort/author/mjameson/page/14

- European Commission - A Decade of EU-Funded GMO Research (2001-2010): https://ec.europa.eu/research/biosociety/pdf/a_decade_of_eu-funded_gmo_research.pdf

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00:00 — Introduction

00:36 — Clearance Isn't Where the Store Loses Money

01:56 — The Deal That Was Never Real

03:18 — When Honest Pricing Backfired

04:35 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Mic - How Do TJ Maxx and Marshalls Sell Designer Clothes So Cheap?: https://www.mic.com/articles/185874/5-shopping-hacks-and-secrets-to-save-money-on-designer-clothes-how-tj-maxx-and-marshalls-sell-cheap-discounted-brand-name-clothing

- RetailWire - TJ Maxx's and Marshalls' Comparison Prices Aren't Always What They Seem: https://retailwire.com/tj-maxxs-and-marshalls-comparison-prices-arent-always-what-they-seem/

- Best Life - How to Spot Fake Designer Items at TJ Maxx and Marshalls: https://bestlifeonline.com/fake-designer-items-at-t-j-maxx-marshalls/

- WSJ Video - The Economics of TJ Maxx: https://video.byui.edu/media/t/1_d8w3vx5s

- RetailDive - How TJ Maxx's Unique Tactics Are Conquering Off-Price Retail: https://www.retaildive.com/news/mad-maxx-how-tj-maxxs-unique-tactics-are-conquering-off-price-retail/399977

- Fortune - Macy's Eyes Off-Price as TJX Dominates: https://fortune.com/2015/01/08/macys-outlet-off-price

- Harvard Business Review - JCPenney's 'Fair and Square' Pricing Strategy (Case Study): https://hbr.org/2014/01/how-jc-penneys-ceo-destroyed-the-company

- BBC - Burberry Burns Bags, Clothes and Perfume Worth Millions: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44885983

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00:00 — Introduction

00:39 — The Growth Is Not a Debate

01:45 — The Pay Gap That Doesn't Match the Revenue Gap

03:05 — The Business Case

04:29 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Forbes - WNBA Valuations 2026: Most Valuable Women's Basketball Teams: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettknight/2026/05/07/the-wnbas-most-valuable-teams-2026/

- Forbes - Women's Sports See Historic Growth: It's Time Athletes Get Paid Like It: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizelting/2026/04/09/womens-sports-see-historic-growth-its-time-its-athletes-get-paid-like-it/

- The Hoop Doctors - The Caitlin Clark Effect: Accelerating Economic Progress in Women's Basketball: https://thehoopdoctors.com/2025/07/the-caitlin-clark-effect-accelerating-economic-progress-in-womens-basketball/

- Sportico - Women's Sports Boom: How to Sustain Momentum in WNBA, NWSL and NCAA: https://www.sportico.com/business/media/2025/womens-sports-boom-media-momentum-wnba-nwsl-1234844022/

- New/Day Studio - Women's Sports Are Growing Faster Than Men's: By the Numbers (2025): https://www.newdaystudio.co/blog/womens-sports-growing-faster-than-mens

- WSN - NBA vs WNBA: Revenue, Salaries, Attendance, Ratings: https://www.wsn.com/nba/nba-vs-wnba/

- Ocean Tomo - The Caitlin Clark Effect: Salaries and NIL in the WNBA: https://oceantomo.com/insights/the-caitlin-clark-effect-salaries-and-name-image-likeness-in-the-wnba/

- Kroll - The Next Frontier: Private Equity Steps Into Women's Sports: https://www.kroll.com/en/publications/valuation/opportunities-and-risks-as-private-equity-steps-into-womens-sports

- Athelo Group - How Women's Sports Growth Is Changing Representation in the Sports Industry: https://athelogroup.com/blog/womens-sports-growth-changing-representation-in-sports-industry/

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00:00 — Introduction

00:28 — The Money Question

01:52 — The Planet Question

03:28 — The Variable Nobody Talks About

04:31 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- Yahoo Autos - Stop Debating EVs vs Gas: We Ran the Numbers to Find the True Cheapest Car: https://autos.yahoo.com/deals-and-buying-guides/articles/stop-debating-evs-vs-gas-100000972.html

- CarVision - Electric vs Gas Car: True Cost Compared: https://carvision.com/blog/electric-vs-gas-which-car-is-really-cheaper-to-own

- NRDC - Electric vs Gas Cars: Is It Cheaper to Drive an EV?: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/electric-vs-gas-cars-it-cheaper-drive-ev

- ICCT - Cheaper Than You Think, Sooner Than You Think: EV Cost Analysis: https://theicct.org/cheaper-than-you-think-sooner-than-you-think-jul26/

- CarGurus - Electric vs Gas Cars: Comparing the Road Ahead: https://www.cargurus.com/research/articles/electric-vs-gas-cars

- Clean Energy Calculator - EV vs Gas Car Cost Calculator 2026: https://cleanenergycalc.com/calculators/ev-vs-gas

- Washington Policy Center - National Lab Study Shows EVs Are More Expensive Than Gas Cars: https://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/detail/natiional-lab-study-shows-evs-are-more-expensive-than-gas-powered-cars-and-provide-modest-co2-reduction

- Levi Spires - EV Fuel Cost Per Mile Explained: Tesla vs Prius Real-World Comparison: https://levispires.substack.com/p/ev-fuel-cost-per-mile-explained

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00:00 — Introduction

00:37 — Why California Pays More

01:45 — The Gas Station Isn't a Gas Station

03:16 — The Price You See Isn't Set at the Station

04:35 — Wrap Up

Sources:

- KQED - Why California Has the Nation's Most Expensive Gas: https://www.kqed.org/news/12077385/12077385

- NACS - Why Gas Prices Vary Station to Station: https://www.convenience.org/topics/fuels-and-energy/why-do-prices-vary-around-the-country-or-around-th

- SlashGear - The Gas in CA Is Completely Different From the Rest of the US: https://www.slashgear.com/2125738/california-gas-different-than-other-states-reason-why/

- California Energy Commission - What Drives California's Gasoline Prices?: https://www.energy.ca.gov/what-drives-californias-gasoline-prices

- Streetsblog California - Here's a Primer to Understand What's Really Driving Gas Prices in California: https://cal.streetsblog.org/2026/05/06/heres-a-primer-to-understand-whats-really-driving-prices-in-california

- California Fuels & Convenience Alliance - California's Gas Prices Explained: https://cfca.energy/california/

- CBS Sacramento - Why Does California Feel More Pain at the Pump?: https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/california-feel-more-pain-pump/

- Energy Institute at Haas - Why Do Californians Pay More at the Pump?: https://energyathaas.wordpress.com/2026/07/27/why-do-californians-pay-more-at-the-pump/

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