This episode starts on the subject of the ancient olympic games, a series of athletic competitions between representatives of city-states held in honor of Zeus, and somehow ends up on the FIM-92 Stinger missile, a man-portable surface to air missile developed by the US and first used in the Falklands War. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.

This episode starts on the subject of hemp, an extremely versatile variety of cannabis that is grown for industrial use, and somehow ends up on Shinto shrines, structures that house the kami, or spirits, of the Japanese religion Shinto. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.

This episode starts on the subject of tigers, the largest cat species in the world and one of the charismatic megafauna, and somehow ends up on commedia dell’arte, an early Italian form of professional theatre and the origin of sketch comedy. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.

This episode starts on the subject of alchemy, an ancient branch of philosophy and proto-scientific tradition, and somehow ends up on Gogmagog, a legendary giant in Welsh and British mythology. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.

This episode starts on the subject of the pineapple, a tropical fruit indigenous to South America that became synonymous with Hawaii, and somehow ends up on Greek fire, a mysterious incendiary weapon used by the Byzantines in naval battles. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.

This episode starts on the subject of rail transportation, a means of transferring goods and passengers that dates all the way back to ancient Greece, and somehow ends up on the Domesday book, a manuscript of a survey conducted in England under William the Conqueror. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.

This episode starts on the subject of cloning, the process of producing individuals with identical DNA, and somehow ends up on types of chocolate, a confectionary treat with many varieties. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.

This episode starts on the subject of the claymore, a type of Scottish two-handed sword that was on average around four and a half feet long, and somehow ends up on the concept of courtly love, both in literature and in the courts of medieval nobility. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.

This episode starts on the subject of umbrellas, a device that shields the user from rain or sunshine, and ends on Indiana Jones, a famous action movie character created by George Lucas. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.

This episode starts on the subject of cupcakes, a baked good first made over 200 years ago, and somehow ends up on the World Wildlife Fund, an organization dedicated to helping endangered species. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.