InfoCast 5000

InfoCast 5000

By Beren MallyHistory
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InfoCast 5000 episodes

  • Ep. 18 Gratuity
    This week Sam gets down and dirty talkin about tips! We are talking about the unique traditions our society has around tipping, and not the kind Mick Jagar does on a daily basis.
    1 hr 11 min
  • Ep. 17 Mass-produced Paintings
    This week, Beren goes full-on detective mode to figure out where we get most of our mass-produced artwork. Love it, or hate it, it's made its way into your everyday life and you never even realized it!
    1 hr 3 min
  • Ep. 16 Photocopiers

    Sam gonna get deep in a harrowing tale of how one of the most revolutionary inventions in copy-making took more than 20 years to hit that market. What did we use before that? Sam gonna talk about that too! 

    1 hr 16 min
  • Ep. 15 Zippers

    Beren zips right into it with all the juicy facts concerning the invention of one of the most familiar and convenient garment fasteners! 

    1 hr 1 min
  • Ep. 13 Fairy Tales Part 1
    Beren takes a trip to the land of make-believe  to discover the origins of some of the most common and uncommonly known fairy tales have survived for centuries.
    59 min
  • Ep. 12 Hot Dogs!
    This week Sam spills all the juicy deets about how those slimy pink meat tubes came to be one of America's favorite snacks! Yum yum!
    58 min
  • Ep. 11 Polygraph
    This week beren tries to distinguish what is fact and what is fiction when deciphering the history of this enigmatic lie seeking device.
    50 min
  • It's that time of year

    Happy Hollidays everyone! Stay hydrated, fight your chosen winter holliday avatar spirit to the death, most importantly, put on much fat for the hibernation times. New episode Jan 4th! 

    2 min
  • Ep. 10 Pepper Spray
    Sam hit Beren with an open palm of knowledge that unlocks the checkered past of ancient weaponized sprays and gases that ultimately bring us to one particular non-lethal self defense weapon that's as American as Apple Pie and Baseball.
    59 min

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Why does everything exist? Interesting facts about familiar pieces of everyday life! Beren & Sam take you on a journey through the history of items you use every day, but may not know the story…