Anna and Paul discuss the dark secret behind a rash of horrific injuries that teenage factory workers were subjected to during radium's Glowing Era. This subject gets heavy at times- but it eventually led us to a deep discussion about greed, corruption, and human nature.

Anna and Paul discuss the patron saint of women in STEM, Marie Curie, and her groundbreaking research on radium. Listen in for a story of science, scandal, and securing the bag!

Anna and Paul discuss the architects, engineers, aliens, laborers, and girlbosses who built the pyramids, temples, and obelisks of Ancient Egypt. Come make contact with extraterrestrials and unlock your telekinetic powers so we can finish these infrastructure projects!

Anna and Paul discuss the negligent plutocrats who literally painted over the structural issues of a giant Bostonian vat of molasses... with predictable results. Spoiler alert: they blamed the terrorists.

Anna and Paul discuss the "shocking" tale of Silicon Valley's quasi-founder, a guy who makes all techbros since seem tame by comparison. Listen in for a story of paranoia, narcissism, and unrealistic parental expectations!

Anna and Paul discuss corruption, negligence, incompetence, and all the other adjectives you would associate with Los Angeles infrastructure projects. Listen in to hear what happens when you put money before the people!

Anna and Paul discuss the ethics of launching animals into low earth orbit in hastily-constructed spacecraft. We're joined by our dog River, a subject matter expert. 

Please turn the podcast off while we're attempting Russian accents (really, it's not worth it).