James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

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What's James O'Brien's Mystery Hour about?

If you've ever wondered "why", then this is the hour for you. Sometimes simple, sometimes intelligent, but almost always entertaining, probably the best hour of radio you could ever download!

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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour episodes:

04.18.2024
Do lawyers everywhere wear wigs?
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04.11.2024
Why are pheasants so stupid?
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04.04.2024
Is my phone listening to me?
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03.28.2024
They smuggled through some nonsense!
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03.21.2024
How can a celibate monk teach sex ed?
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03.14.2024
A very awkward question
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03.07.2024
When does 'falling over' become 'having a fall'?
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02.29.2024
How does a dog recognise its owner's whistle?
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02.22.2024
What do continuity announcers do the rest of the time?
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02.15.2024
Why do kids fear the dark?
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02.08.2024
How portable is DNA?
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02.01.2024
Why are so many people right-handed?
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01.25.2024
Where are all the great white sharks?
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01.18.2024
Why so many saints in Cornwall?
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01.11.2024
Why does my tea taste so awful?
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01.04.2024
Birds on one leg?
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12.21.2023
The origin of 'black and white'?
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12.14.2023
A lot of confusion over water vapour
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12.07.2023
Why do some people have more empathy?
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11.30.2023
What's Brexit got to do with my bin?
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11.23.2023
Why don't GIFs have sound?
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11.16.2023
Where does all the blood go?
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11.09.2023
Why do so many people struggle with H?
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11.02.2023
Where have all the kippers gone?
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10.19.2023
Where are the whites of their eyes?
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10.12.2023
Never seen a seagull in a tree...
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10.05.2023
Sleep paralysis - what's that about?
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09.28.2023
Why does other people's cooking taste better?
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09.21.2023
Why can't I get drunk?
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09.14.2023
Where do the doves go?
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09.07.2023
Is there an in-between accent?
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08.31.2023
Ham - what's that about?
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08.24.2023
How redheads are different
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08.17.2023
What do moths get out of wool?
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08.10.2023
Do rats avoid mice?
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08.03.2023
Why does your tongue get stuck on cold things?
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07.13.2023
Why do our bodies wear out?
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07.06.2023
Why do some people sneeze so violently?
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06.29.2023
Why do I need a point on my knife?
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06.22.2023
Can moths mate with butterflies?
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06.08.2023
Man calls about walking dog
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06.01.2023
Biscuits in lukewarm tea?
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05.25.2023
What's the easiest record to break?
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05.18.2023
Do birds get better at building nests?
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05.11.2023
Why do I keep doing terrible things?
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05.04.2023
How do the French impersonate the English?
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04.27.2023
Why is lemonade so fizzy?
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04.20.2023
Why are my nuts salty?
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04.13.2023
Who decides what's fashionable?
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04.06.2023
How am I 'vulnerable'?
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What's James O'Brien's Mystery Hour about?

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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour episodes:

Do lawyers everywhere wear wigs?

Why are pheasants so stupid?

Is my phone listening to me?

They smuggled through some nonsense!

How can a celibate monk teach sex ed?

A very awkward question

When does 'falling over' become 'having a fall'?

How does a dog recognise its owner's whistle?

What do continuity announcers do the rest of the time?

Why do kids fear the dark?

How portable is DNA?

Why are so many people right-handed?

Where are all the great white sharks?

Why so many saints in Cornwall?

Why does my tea taste so awful?

Birds on one leg?

The origin of 'black and white'?

A lot of confusion over water vapour

Why do some people have more empathy?

What's Brexit got to do with my bin?

Why don't GIFs have sound?

Where does all the blood go?

Why do so many people struggle with H?

Where have all the kippers gone?

Where are the whites of their eyes?

Never seen a seagull in a tree...

Sleep paralysis - what's that about?

Why does other people's cooking taste better?

Why can't I get drunk?

Where do the doves go?

Is there an in-between accent?

Ham - what's that about?

How redheads are different

What do moths get out of wool?

Do rats avoid mice?

Why does your tongue get stuck on cold things?

Why do our bodies wear out?

Why do some people sneeze so violently?

Why do I need a point on my knife?

Can moths mate with butterflies?

Man calls about walking dog

Biscuits in lukewarm tea?

What's the easiest record to break?

Do birds get better at building nests?

Why do I keep doing terrible things?

How do the French impersonate the English?

Why is lemonade so fizzy?

Why are my nuts salty?

Who decides what's fashionable?

How am I 'vulnerable'?