Commute | The Podcast

1️⃣ Well, no one really knows. Archaeologists have found these strange bronze objects all over the former Roman Empire, but we can’t figure out what they were used for. 2️⃣ They’re a staple of Chinese restaurants across...

1️⃣ A man went decades prone to choking, regularly feeling sick. Then he discovered what shocking cause had been happening all along. 2️⃣ What happens when the first serious crimes are committed beyond Earth...

1️⃣ Raccoons are starting to show signs associated with domestication - so how far are we from letting one curl up on the couch? 2️⃣ North, south, east and west feel completely natural to us - but who decided what to...

1️⃣ Woody is one of Pixar’s most lovable characters, but early on Disney pushed the studio to make him, well, mean. The result was a day that nearly canceled Toy Story before it started. 2️⃣ We accept that giant fuzzy...

1️⃣ In 2021, nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, were the hottest of investments, with many selling for 100s of thousands of dollars. Today they sell for pennies. What happened? 2️⃣ We live in a strange reality our ancestors...

1️⃣ It’s more than 2,700 years old and, thanks to the new Christopher Nolan movie, it’s back in the spotlight. But The Odyssey has never gone away and the reason it endures isn’t monsters or myths. 2️⃣ Why does $9.99...

1️⃣ Lawns are everywhere and most of us invest a lot of effort in mowing them. The surprisingly fascinating history of grass and how it got into our front yards. 2️⃣ One sport. Two names. Why Americans say “soccer”...

When the NCAA Football video game returned a few years ago, it sold over 5 million copies - where did all of that money go? In the late 1960s, the creator of a unique color claimed it could reduce violent, hostile, and...

1️⃣ Did the water you drank this morning previously travel through the body of some other person or creature? Today we take a journey through the water cycle. 2️⃣ How did soccer’s most stressful ending become a thing...

1️⃣ The NBA Finals just wrapped up. It was fun to see all the celebrities sitting courtside, but it’s even more fun to find out how much they paid (or didn’t) to sit there. 2️⃣ Nepal’s time zone is 15 minutes off…. of...

1️⃣ From what gloves to wear at a funeral to not talking with your mouth full, social etiquette has been around for a long time. Are these rules of behavior really about good manners - or something else? 2️⃣ There’s a...

<p>1️⃣ From what gloves to wear at a funeral to not talking with your mouth full, social etiquette has been around for a long time. Are these rules of behavior really about good manners - or something...

1️⃣ Chipotle has been in a bit of a controversy over portion sizes. Is Chipotle really giving us less? What could this tell us about brand identity and customer loyalty? 2️⃣ When Spirit Airlines abruptly called it...

<p>1️⃣ Chipotle has been in a bit of a controversy over portion sizes. Is Chipotle really giving us less? What could this tell us about brand identity and customer loyalty?</p><p><br/></p><p>2️⃣ When Spirit Airlines...

<p>1️⃣ In the late 1980s, a claymation band of dried fruit boosted raisin sales and became a nationwide phenomenon. Suddenly, they were gone. </p><p><br/></p><p>2️⃣ Aliens? UFOs? We finally know the truth about what...