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The Sources of Emily's Fun Facts

Sometimes you hear a story or a fact on a podcast and for some reason that fact sticks with you for the rest of your life. There is no rhyme or reason why these specific facts have stuck with me, but this is a collection of these facts.

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Emily.boda

Created December 14, 2018

Updated February 12, 2025

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99% Invisible
The Accidental Room
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3 Dec 12th, 2018 34m 37s
A group of artists find a secret room in a massive shopping center in Providence, RI and discover a new way to experience the mall.Plus, we look at the origin of the very first mall and the fascinating man who designed it, Victor Gruen.The Ac
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Radiolab
War of the Worlds
2 Oct 30th, 2018 58m 7s
It's been 80 years to the day since Orson Welles' infamous radio drama "The War of the Worlds" echoed far and wide over the airwaves. So we want to bring you back to our very first live hour, where we take a deep dive into what was one of the m
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Radiolab
Alpha Gal
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1 3 Oct 27th, 2016 34m 2s
Tuck your napkin under your chin. We’re about to serve up a tale of love, loss, and lamb chops. For as long as she can remember, Amy Pearl has loved meat in all its glorious cuts and marbled flavors. And then one day, for seemingly no reason,
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Only Human
A Three Year-Old Girl, a Colony of Dogs, and One Very Rare Side Effect
1 Feb 22nd, 2017 23m 44s
When Mathilda Crisp was three years-old, she got sick. She stopped sleeping through the night, but during the day, she would fall asleep without warning — during a swim lesson, for example, or straight into her cereal bowl at breakfast. For one
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Radiolab
American Football
2 Jan 29th, 2015 1h 14m
Today, we tackle football. It’s the most popular sport in the US, shining a sometimes harsh light on so much of what we have been, what we are, and what we hope to be. Savage, creative, brutal and balletic, whether you love it or loathe it … it
Radiolab
Songs that Cross Borders
1 Oct 30th, 2019 26m 2s
Coming off our adventures with Square Dancing, and Jad's dive into the world of Dolly Parton, we look back at one our favorites. About a decade ago, we found out that American country music is surprising popular in places like Zimbabwe, Thailan
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99% Invisible
Dead Cars
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1 4 Sep 18th, 2019 36m 21s
Everything in Bethel, Alaska comes in by cargo plane or barge, and even when something stops working, it’s often too expensive and too inconvenient to get it out again. So junk accumulates. Diane McEachern has been a resident of Bethel for abou
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Podcasts I can't find anymore: An episode of The Sporkfull called "Why You Should Listen To Your Food". Did you know that you can hear the difference between hot and cold water being poured into a glass?