Curious State

Dec 19 2022 225
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Could we have domesticated a T-Rex? Is the mafia really that violent? Haven't all the possible songs been written by now? Unexpected gems of knowledge are hidden all around us. Let’s dig them up, one offbeat question at a time.

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A fond farewell

Dec 19 2022 2 mins  
Dear listener: Thank you.

Why is classical music so timeless? | feat. Benjamin Zander

Dec 12 2022 12 mins  
Why is it that songs hundreds of years old are still being listened to? Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic, shares his passion for the love that classical music generates.

Haven't all the possible songs been written by now? | feat. Matt McGinley

Dec 05 2022 12 mins  
By Google’s count, between 97 and 230 million songs exist worldwide. It makes you wonder…haven’t all the possible songs been written by now?

Who will save us from ransomware? | feat. Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden

Nov 28 2022 15 mins  
Easy money is hard to come by. Unless you’re in the ransomware business. Then tens of millions of dollars can be yours in a single, unsuspecting click.

How do you catch a predator? | feat. Chris Hansen

Nov 21 2022 19 mins  
To Catch a Predator's investigations were real—so was the danger. And one night in Florida, that danger came with a car full of guns.

How do you get into a Princeton lunch club? | feat. Mark Oppenheimer

Nov 07 2022 15 mins  
Back in the day, Princeton eating clubs were the pulse of the Princeton experience. But for many Jews in 1958, that experience was denied.

Is nature cool with cannibalism? | feat. Bill Schutt

Oct 31 2022 13 mins  
Fun fact: Cannibalism in nature is incredibly widespread. In fact, it covers the entire spectrum of the animal kingdom. Just ask Bill Schutt, the author of Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History.

Why is the Stranger Things music so haunting? | feat. David Klotz

Oct 24 2022 13 mins  
Stranger Things has killer tunes. But it’s not just what music plays—it’s when.

Where does movie blood come from? | feat. Howard Berger

Oct 17 2022 20 mins  
Movies and blood go together like PB&J. And Howard Berger is the head chef.

Wait... vampires are real? | feat. Michelle Belanger

Oct 10 2022 17 mins  
Michelle Belanger is an occult researcher, author, and television personality. She also happens to be a vampire.