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Interesting Things with JC #1442: "Albrecht Dürer" – He carved apocalypse from wood, measured beauty with calipers, and turned art into a science. What happens when precision becomes philosophy?
Interesting Things with JC #1441: "A Simple Riddle 13" – What starts with a question, stalls for suspense, and ends with a smile? This riddle waits patiently for you to press pause… if you dare.
Interesting Things with JC #1440: “Start of the Cuban Missile Crisis” – A single flight over Cuba revealed the weapons that nearly ended the world. Thirteen days, two superpowers, one narrow escape from nuclear war. How reason and restraint kept humanity alive.
Interesting Things with JC #1439: "Shenzhou 5 – China’s First Human Spaceflight" – One man. One orbit. A nation’s arrival in space. Discover how a single rocket launched China into the spacefaring elite.
Interesting Things with JC #1438: "Diane Keaton" – She turned down the spotlight, and still changed what it meant to be a leading lady. A life built on quiet defiance and stunning reinvention.
Interesting Things with JC #1437: "The Silkworm" – It starts small but spins big. A little worm gave the world silk, built trade routes, and still beats high-tech materials. Not bad for something that never makes it out alive.
Interesting Things with JC #1436: "Quantum Entanglement – Spooky Action at a Distance" – Einstein called it “spooky action at a distance.” Two particles, light-years apart, moving in perfect sync. Physics says it’s real. The universe says everything might be connected.
Interesting Things with JC #1435: “The Tiny Sausages of Nuremberg” – In a city once scarred by war, the first thing to return was the smoke from the grill. Nuremberg’s tiny sausages still tell the story of survival, pride, and the taste of home.
Interesting Things with JC #1434: "Thelonious Monk and the Shape of Modern Jazz" – He didn’t chase the beat; he bent it. From gospel roots to Harlem’s late nights, Thelonious Monk shaped jazz by refusing to sound like anyone else, and changed how music thinks.
Interesting Things with JC #1433: "The James Webb Space Telescope" – A grain of sand held at arm’s length reveals thousands of galaxies in the dark, light that began before Earth existed. The James Webb Space Telescope proves human hands can reach back to the dawn of time.
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Interesting Things with JC is a new podcast mini series, with highlight on some of the more interesting historical stories, current events as well as under-told stories.