InfoCast 5000

By Beren Mally

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 be... more

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The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.

InfoCast 5000 episodes:

February 23, 2020 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.
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1h 11min
February 16, 2020 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!
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1h 3min
February 09, 2020 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!
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1h 16min
February 02, 2020 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!
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1h 1min
January 26, 2020 Ep. 14 The Heimlich Maneuver
This week, Sam takes a broad look at how have chosen to help those who don't chew their food! Take the bread out of your ears for this one.
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53min
January 19, 2020 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.
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59min
January 12, 2020 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!
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58min
January 05, 2020 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.
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50min
December 29, 2019 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!
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2min
December 22, 2019 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.
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59min

FAQs about InfoCast 5000:

How many episodes does InfoCast 5000 have?

The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.