Interesting Things with JC

Interesting Things with JC #1561: "Saint Valentine" – A third-century execution along a Roman road becomes a feast day, a medieval poem, and billions in modern commerce. Before romance, there was martyrdom. How did a man named Valentinus become the patron of love?

Interesting Things with JC #1560: “The 3 Squeeze Rule” – Three gentle squeezes, a form of nonverbal communication shared from parent to child and between couples. A simple touch tied to oxytocin bonding, stress relief, and emotional connection, showing how love can be expressed without words.

Interesting Things with JC #1559: "What is Love?" – That rush. That obsession. That can’t stop thinking about them feeling. Science says it is not magic. It is brain chemistry, attachment, and a bond built to last long after the fireworks fade.

Interesting Things with JC #1558: "Eye Contact and Tight Hugs" – Some connection hits before you can explain it. A steady look. A hug that holds on a little longer. Your body takes the hint first… and suddenly you can breathe again.

Interesting Things with JC #1557: "Cessna 210" - One engine and a lot going on. Built to move people, fuel, and miles in one trip. It does the job if you do yours.

Interesting Things with JC #1556: "Paul Laurence Dunbar" - He worked an elevator in Dayton and wrote when the doors closed. What he heard and remembered became poems that carried far beyond Ohio.

Interesting Things with JC #1555: "Project Nobska" – A 1956 Navy study at Woods Hole, near Nobska Lighthouse, concluded that nuclear submarines had made traditional anti-submarine warfare obsolete, shaping new undersea weapons and the future of nuclear deterrence.

Interesting Things with JC #1554: “Radio Signals from Pluto” - A spacecraft rushed past Pluto with no second chance. A fading signal passing through Pluto’s thin air revealed temperatures, pressure, and hidden layers beneath the ice. For a few minutes in 2015, physics lined up just right, and Pluto gave up details images never could.

Interesting Things with JC #1553: “Curling - Mixed Doubles” - Mixed doubles curling strips the sport down to two players, six stones, and no room to hide. With fewer throws and faster games, every decision shows up on the scoreboard. This episode explains how the format changed curling by exposing mistakes instead of covering them.

Interesting Things with JC #1552: "Milano Cortina" – Can the Olympics survive without billion-dollar stadiums? Italy’s 2026 Winter Games test a radical return to terrain over transformation.