Oct 27, 202659 min
In November 1963, a man who filled giant tanks with water and floated a thin layer of soybean oil on top managed to borrow $180 million against inventory that mostly did not exist. His collapse almost crashed the stock...
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You know when you can’t sleep at night so you Google everything about deep sea diving? Things I Learned Last Night (TILLN) is that, but in a podcast. Check us out on Spotify, Apple, or wherever else you get your podcasts
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What is Things I Learned Last Night about?
You know when you can’t sleep at night so you Google everything about deep sea diving? Things I Learned Last Night (TILLN) is that, but in a podcast. Check us out on Spotify, Apple, or wherever else you get your podcasts
What has Things I Learned Last Night covered recently?
Recent episodes include "The Salad Oil Scandal | How a Scam Made Warren Buffett Rich" (27 October 2026, 59 minutes), "The Wide Deceiver | The Man Who Faked His Way Onto the 49ers" (20 October 2026, 62 minutes), and "The Loch Ness Monster | A Monk Started the Loch Ness Myth 1,500 Years Ago" (13 October 2026, 53 minutes).
How often does Things I Learned Last Night publish?
Things I Learned Last Night publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 60 minutes.
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Booking probability for Things I Learned Last Night is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Things I Learned Last Night requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Things I Learned Last Night's contact route on record: verified email.
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Things I Learned Last Night is a comedy podcast.
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Recent episodes
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Robert Chesebrough | The Nasty Goo Made Him Rich
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Howard Hughes | The Man Who Bought Vegas
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