Happy holidays from us (Alex and Katie)! Please enjoy this holiday hello, plus the surprising and fun fulfillment of a long-ago prophecy. And see you in 2024!

There's also a special new bonus show, released last week, where Alex interviews an expert about Hangeul. That's on top of weekly bonus shows for supporters every week. Visit maximumfun.org/join to support the show and hear that BoCo.

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why coal is secretly incredibly fascinating.

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(Alex’s old podcast hosting service required a minimum of 5 characters per episode title, and he's keeping that going for fun. So that’s why this episode’s title has an exclamation point)

Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why the novel Frankenstein is secretly incredibly fascinating.

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why ska music is secretly incredibly fascinating. Special guests: Dave Holmes and Riley Silverman.

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why credit unions are secretly incredibly fascinating.

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why Canada geese are secretly incredibly fascinating.

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why world's fairs are secretly incredibly fascinating. Special guest: J. Keith van Straaten.

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why grass is secretly incredibly fascinating.

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Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and Jason Pargin explore why dragons are secretly incredibly fascinating.

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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why baking soda is secretly incredibly fascinating.

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