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500 Open TabsKen Allen and Medieval Russian Kid ArtThis week we deep dive into the life of Orangutan Ken Allen, the San Diego Zoo's most infamous escape artist and how the drawings of young boy named Onfim gave art historians insight into what life was like for a child in medieval Russia. A listener voice memo explains the origins of Batman and Robin.I'm Me and It's This Game's Fault - Full SDCC Panelhttps://youtu.be/MVjXA_NGnVUEpisode Tabs:Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance
2025-08-201h 23500 Open TabsJohn Murray Spear pt 2 and November Rain Trilogy pt 3This week, we conclude the sagas of John Murray Spear, a 19th‑century activist‑turned‑spiritualist who claimed the ghost of Benjamin Franklin ordered him to build a “Mechanical Messiah” to usher in a new era of world peace and how Guns N’ Roses were able to finish their music video trilogy with Estranged despite the departure of their lead actress. A listener email tells the story of an ancient Greek dick plague.Episode Tabs:Revisiting John Murray Spearhttps://iapsop.com/jbb/2021__buescher___revisiting_john_murray_spear.pdf25 Years A...
2025-08-131h 43500 Open TabsNovember Rain Trilogy pt 2 and John Murray Spear pt 1This week, we continue the saga behind the making of Guns N’ Roses’ November Rain music video and dive into the bizarre tale of John Murray Spear, a 19th‑century activist‑turned‑spiritualist who claimed the ghost of Benjamin Franklin ordered him to build a “Mechanical Messiah” to usher in a new era of world peace. A listener email tells the story of finding the long lost bones of Richard III under a parking lot.Episode Tabs:The ‘November Rain’ music video defined a generation. Inside its ‘bonkers’ productionhttps://www.latimes.com/entert...
2025-08-061h 50500 Open TabsNight Watchmen Theory and November Rain Trilogy pt 1This week we deep dive into how ADHD is a holdover from hunter-gatherer societies and how a short story written by a friend inspired Guns N' Roses to create the most ambitious music video trilogy ever filmed. A listener email explains the phenomenon of industrial musicals.Episode Tabs:ADHD May Have Been an Evolutionary Advantage, research suggests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/21/adhd-may-have-been-an-evolutionary-advantage-research-suggestsThe ‘November Rain’ music video defined a generation. Inside its ‘bonkers’ productionhttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-07/novemeber-rain-guns-n-roses-music-video-making-of-30th-anniv...
2025-07-301h 53500 Open TabsChoctaw Irish Friendship and PigeonsThis week we deep dive into the historic bond between the Choctaw Nation with Ireland and how pigeons were domesticated, leading to some absolutely bonkers looking breeds. A listener email tells the story of the first female Native American lawyer to argue a case in front of the US Supreme Court.Episode Tabs:Choctaw and Irish Historyhttps://www.choctawnation.com/about/history/irish-connection/A History of the Pigeonhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54844/history-pigeonListener Tabs:How a t...
2025-07-231h 33500 Open TabsThe Carrington Event and The First Renaissance FaireThis week we deep dive into the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history that happened in 1959 and how the Red Scare of the 1950s directly led to the founding of the now iconic Renaissance Pleasure Faire. A listener email informs us of how Nixon's airborne toilet is memorialized in Seattle.San Diego Comic Con Panels:I'm Me and It's This Game's Fault!Friday July 25, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pmRoom 29ABMiddle Eastern/North African Representation in MediaSaturday July 26, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm...
2025-07-161h 41500 Open TabsKUMITA3!! (500 Open Stabs Round 3)The ancient tournament of Kumitab returns as we pit some of our craziest subjects against one another including Rube Waddell, an Aswang, and Pepsi bottle cosplay Nixon.Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebu...
2025-07-091h 05500 Open TabsListener Email Extravaganza!Many of you have sent Listener Email submissions that were on the longer side, so we dedicated an entire episode for them to aerate like a fine wine! Amongst many things, we learn about the notorious California Egg Wars and a highly coveted ladies room Picasso. Listener Tabs:World Coal Carrying Championshipshttps://gawthorpemaypole.org/world-coal-carrying/Pinkhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinkMONA Defends Ladies-Only LoungeAgainst Anti-Discrimination Case Brought by Male Visitorhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20...
2025-07-021h 09500 Open TabsThe Joker as Iranian Ambassador and Dora RichterThis week we deep dive into the oft overlooked subplot of Batman's 1988 storyline "A Death in the Family" in which the Joker is recruited by the Ayatollah Khomeini himself to Iran's ambassador to the UN and the life of Dora Richter, the first Trans woman to ever receive gender-affirming surgery. A listener email finally clarifies the origins of the Michigan-Ohio rivalry.Episode Tabs:The Joker Was Once DC's U.N. Ambassador from Iran... Until He Wasn'thttps://www.cbr.com/batman-joker-iran-ambassador-retcon-qurac/Remembering Dora Richter, One of the First...
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Jordan, Jesse, GO!Dita & The Stankus Boys, with Hannah Hillam and Kaveh TaherianOn this week’s episode, we welcome cartoonists, Hannah Hillam and Kaveh Taherian, to chat Stankus The Rat updates, share more tubing tales of terror, describe their podcast (500 Open Tabs), and more!Watch 500 Open Tabs on YouTube!Kaveh's Website!Hannah's Website!~ NEW JJGo MERCH ~Good Story Guild presents JOSIE’S LONELY HEARTS CLUBJordan’s new Spider-Man’s comic is out now!Order Jordan’s new Godzilla comic! Be sure to get our new ‘Ack Tuah’ shirt in the Max Fun store.Or, grab an ‘...
2025-06-191h 21500 Open TabsToto Koopman and the Battle of Los AngelesThis week we deep dive into the story of how bisexual icon Toto Koopman went from being a world famous model to World War II spy and how a planned citywide blackout resulted in a tense Los Angeles thinking it was under attack by the Japanese. A listener email explains how the final legal breakup of The Beatles occurred at the "Happiest Place on Earth."Episode Tabs:The Story of Toto Koopman, the Free-Spirited Model Turned World War II Spyhttps://www.them.us/story/toto-koopmanThe Great...
2025-06-181h 28500 Open TabsScotty's Castle and Willem ArondeusThis week we deep dive into how turn of the century celebrity conman Death Valley Scotty came to get a castle built in the desert and how Dutch artist Willem Arondeus helped destroy the Amsterdam public records office, saving countless queer people and Jews from being identified by the occupying Nazi army. A listener email explains how the English weren't the only ones to eat mummies.Episode Tabs:There's A Damaged Castle Out In Death Valley With A Wild History. It's Now Open For Tourhttps://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities...
2025-06-111h 42500 Open TabsLesbians in WW2 and Pepsi's Soviet FleetThis week we deep dive into how the Woman's Army Corps proved to be a safe space for closeted lesbians during WW2 and how after a trade deal with the Soviet Union in 1989, Pepsi briefly possessed the sixth-largest fleet in the world. A listener email informs us of Japan's Colonel Sanders curse.Episode Tabs:Allan Berube Interviews of WAC soldiershttps://tinyurl.com/ep71sourcesThe Doomed Voyage of Pepsi’s Soviet Navyhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/27/pepsi-navy-soviet-ussr/Listener Tabs:Ha...
2025-06-041h 34500 Open TabsThe American National Exhibition and Michel VaujourThis week we deep dive into how at the height the Cold War the United States and USSR put on cultural exchange fairs for each other and Michel and Nadine Vaujour pulled off one of the most dramatic helicopter prison escapes ever. A listener email clues us into the music career of a non-scientist Oppenheimer.Episode Tabs:The All-American Expo That Invaded Cold War Russiahttps://gizmodo.com/the-all-american-expo-that-invaded-cold-war-russia-550628823Michel Vaujour, The Escape Kinghttps://www.europe1.fr/societe/michel-vaujour-le-roi-de-levasion-jai-ete-tres-marque-par-ma-premiere-peine-de-prison-3786143Listener...
2025-05-281h 31500 Open TabsRaven Wolf Friendships and Tipu's TigerThis week we deep dive into how ravens and wolves work in tandem to survive and how Tipu Sultan's beef with the English led to the greatest piece of hater art ever commissioned. A listener email explains how sharks have been around longer than Saturn's rings!Episode Tabs:Ravens and Wolves – Friends or Enemieshttps://centerofthewest.org/2022/10/13/ravens-and-wolves-friends-or-enemies/Tipu’s Tigerhttps://smarthistory.org/tipus-tiger/Listener Tabs:Dusty analysis shows Saturn’s rings are younger than sharkshttps...
2025-05-211h 09500 Open TabsGatekeeping, Behavioral Sink, and CrowsThis week we're joined by special guest Patrick Ballesteros as we deep dive into how gatekeeping can be an effective tool against instant gratification, how John Calhoun's landmark rodent utopia over-population experiment led to societal collapse, and how corvid behavior effects our everyday lives. A listener email tells us how Richard Nixon once longed to be the Kendrick Lamar of his day.Journey Through the Maze: 45 Years of PAC-MAN Opening Reception Info:https://cityofirvine.org/news-media/calendar-of-events/event/journey-through-maze-45-years-pac-man-opening-reception-artEpisode Tabs:The Case for G...
2025-05-141h 41500 Open TabsThe Bonaparte Siblings and The Sea PeoplesGuest host Josie Azzam dives into the fascinating (and occasionally outrageous) lives of Napoleon Bonaparte’s many siblings while Hannah goes on an existential journey to learn more about the mysterious Sea Peoples and their role in the collapse of the Bronze Age civilizations. A listener mail asks the question: was Shakespeare actually Italian?Episode Tabs:House of Bonapartehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_BonaparteWhat Role Did the Sea Peoples Play in the Bronze Age Collapse?https://www.thecollector.com/sea-peoples-bronze-age-collapse-role/
2025-05-071h 28500 Open TabsMurdered Popes and Whaling WivesThis week we learn about all the many, many Popes who have been murdered, and guest host Alyssa Cooper shines a light on the unexpectedly progressive world of 19th century New England whaling wives. A listener email tells us all about the inventor of the automatic machine gun, Hiram Maxim, and his foray into amusement park rides. Episode Tabs:In 1303 the French King Sent Goons to Attack and Kidnap the Popehttps://www.history.com/articles/french-king-kidnapping-pope-philip-iv-boniface-viiWhaling Wives Were Pioneershttps://www.cshwhalingmuseum.org/heroines...
2025-04-301h 13500 Open TabsPizza Delivery Boxes and The Death of PythagorasThis week we learn about how the introduction of the corrugated box changed the entire pizza delivery industry and how Pythagoras' belief that fava beans contained the souls of the dead may have lead to his violent death. A listener email gets into the X-rated history of tree carvings in the American west.Episode Tabs:The Low-Tech Genius of the Cardboard Pizza Boxhttps://www.eater.com/2016/9/28/13065010/pizza-box-designThe Death of Pythagorashttps://philosophynow.org/issues/78/The_Death_of_PythagorasListener...
2025-04-231h 19500 Open TabsRoland the Farter and Vietnamese Nail Industry OriginsThis week we deep dive into how professional flatulists used to make the big bucks and how Tippi Hedren's humanitarian work with Vietnamese refugees inadvertently created a multi-billion dollar industry. A listener email explains how Legacy Park in Ashburn, VA is a valued MEMBER of the community.Episode Tabs:The True Story of Roland the Farter, and How the Internet Killed Professional Flatulencehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/roland-the-farter-professional-flatulenceNailed Ithttps://tubitv.com/movies/629631/nailed-itListener Tabs:Delkab...
2025-04-161h 23500 Open TabsChicago's Lager Beer Riot and The Yes MenThis week we're in Chicago for C2E2 as we deep dive into what led to the confrontation of German and Irish immigrants vs the Chicago Police Department in 1855 and how 2 renegade tricksters managed to tank Dow Chemical's stock by giving a fake interview to the BBC. A listener email shares their Filipino family's own personal story of crossing paths with the Aswang.Episode Tabs:The Lager Beer Riot: Chicago’s ‘First North Side War’
https://brewedculture.org/2017/05/04/the-lager-beer-riot-chicagos-first-north-side-war/Meet the Yes Men Who Hoax the Worldhttp...
2025-04-091h 28500 Open TabsFirst Amendment Auditors, Nixon's Favorite Restaurant, and Auditor the Miner DogThis week we're joined by special guest Murahd Shawki as we deep dive into people who are questioned by police for exercising their First Amendment right to video record in public spaces like a Taco Bell parking lot, how El Adobe in San Juan Capistrano came to be Richard Nixon's favorite Mexican restaurant despite only serving continental cuisine, and how a shaggy sheepdog named Auditor won the hearts of miners in Butte, Montana. A listener email tells us how Vanuatu tribes are mourning the death of their god Prince Phillip.Episode Tabs:...
2025-04-021h 37500 Open TabsPretendians and Rube WaddellThis week we deep dive into the strange phenomenon of people who falsely claim to be descended from Native American or First Nation ancestors and the absolutely unhinged on and off field antics of Baseball Hall of Famer Rube Waddell. A listener email explains how the only copilot in NASCAR history was a rhesus monkey named Jocko Flocko.Episode Tabs:Who can Identify as a Native American?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBQPks1zb3ARube Waddellhttps://sabr.org/bioproj/person/rube-waddell/
2025-03-261h 20500 Open TabsLegend of Siavash and State of JeffersonIt's Nowruz again so this week we deep dive into how the legend of Siavash may have influenced Persians to jump over fire on Red Wednesday and how a proposed U.S. state would span the southern Oregon and Northern California region. A listener email explains how Disney perfected a hue of green for their trashcans as to become almost invisible to park goers.Episode Tabs:Chaharshanbe Suri: A Fire-jumping Festivalhttps://welcometoiran.com/chaharshanbe-suri-fire-jumping-festival/State of Jeffersonhttps://www.ijpr.org/state-of-jefferson500 Open...
2025-03-191h 34500 Open TabsSupermarket Sweep, Beetle Beer Bottle Sex, and Fake Filipino Vampires of the CIAThis week we're joined by special guest J. L. Westover as we deep dive into the mechanics of a capitalist gameshow of yesteryear, how Australian jewel beetles mistakenly bang discarded beer bottles, and that time the CIA tried to trick a Filipino communist guerrilla movement into thinking vampires were real. A listener email tells us how a Finnish pizza restaurant clapped back at Silvio Berlusconi by making an award winning spite pizza.Episode Tabs:How to Become a Fan of the Supermarket Sweep TV Game Showhttps://www.wikihow-fun.com/B...
2025-03-121h 32500 Open TabsStone of Destiny Heist pt. 2 and Richard Parkers at SeaThis week we conclude the Stone of Destiny heist and deep dive into the various stories of ship boys named Richard Parker who were eaten at sea. A listener email tells us about the time the UK Royal Air Force airdropped cats into a remote part of Malaysia to help deal with the rat problem.Episode Tabs:The Students Who Stole The Stone Of Destinyhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-63130942Cannibalism at Sea: The Starving Victorian Sailors Who Ate a Cabin Boyhttps://www.historyextra...
2025-03-051h 35500 Open TabsKonami Code Origins and Stone of Destiny Heist pt. 1This week we deep dive into how a shortcut meant to save time while programming spawned a love affair with cheat codes and how a group of college students decided to steal an ancient symbol of Scottish kings back from the English. A listener email reveals the multicultural history of Groundhog Day.Episode Tabs:Game Breaking: How Cheat Codes Changed Video Games Foreverhttps://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/a33650224/cheat-code-history/The Students Who Stole The Stone Of Destinyhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-63130942
2025-02-261h 13500 Open TabsDiary of The Shah and More Spite HousesThis week we deep dive into Naser al-Din Shah Qajar's published diary of his 1873 European tour and learn about bigger and better houses of spite. A listener email reveals how a sexy Abe Lincoln statue broke everyone's brains.Episode Tabs:Nasir Al-Din Shah And The Art Of Indifference https://new.bidoun.org/articles/redolent-delusionsSpite Buildings: When Human Grudges Get Architecturalhttps://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/jun/21/spite-buildings-when-human-grudges-get-architectural-in-picturesListener Tabs:‘Honest Abs’: The story behind that shirtless Lincoln statue flirting with the...
2025-02-191h 21500 Open TabsCrocker Spite House and John OrrThis week we deep dive into how Billionaire James Crocker built a fence around a German immigrant's home in San Francisco and how legendary arson investigator John Orr's passion project doubled as a confession for some of California's worst fires. A listener email explains how the first ever women’s college basketball game was played at Smith College in 1893.Episode Tabs:The Man Who Built a 40-Foot Spite Fence Around His Neighbor’s Homehttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/94298/crocker-spite-fence-san-franciscoHe Was Both Fire Captain And Prolific Arsonist. His...
2025-02-121h 24500 Open TabsBig Jim O’Leary and Mark Twain vs USPSThis week we learn how the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 gave birth to the city's most honest gambler and how Mark Twain's feud with the United States Postal Service lasted a lifetime. A listener email tells us the story of Mike the Headless Chicken.Episode Tabs:The Irish American Gangster Whose Family Rose from Chicago's Asheshttps://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/big-jim-oleary-chicago-crime-bossMark Twain Had a Lifelong Feud with the United States Postal Servicehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mark-twain-had-a-lifelong-feud-with-the-united-states-postal-service...
2025-02-051h 26500 Open TabsAristotle's Masterpiece and American Hippo BillThis week we learn about a sex manual/midwifery book from 1684 and how the American Hippo Act forced two rivals from South Africa to come together for the greater good. A listener email explains why Pandas use horse manure to stay warm.Episode Tabs:When the Birds and the Bees Were Not Enoughhttps://publicdomainreview.org/essay/when-the-birds-and-the-bees-were-not-enough-aristotle-s-masterpiece/American Hippopotamushttps://magazine.atavist.com/american-hippopotamus/Listener Tabs:Why is Bern the Capital of Switzerland?https://www.swissinfo...
2025-01-291h 40500 Open TabsDellschau Notebooks pt. 2 and Nuclear SemioticsThis week we finally unpack Charles Dellschau's forgotten aeronautical notebooks and learn how long-term nuclear waste warning messages are created. A listener email digs up the story of how the Brynlow shovel was dug up out of Alderley Edge but not identified as a Bronze Age tool until many decades later.Episode Tabs:Charles A.A. Dellschau Bookhttp://www.shishigami.com/srfa/Charles_Dellschau_FINAL.pdfInverse Archaeology: Sending a Message to the Future
https://www.stochastication.com/2016/06/13/inverse-archaeology/amp/Listener Tabs:
2025-01-221h 43500 Open TabsLA Fire Update and Patreon AMAUnfortunately the LA fires have forced us to delay recording, so here's a quick update about ways you can help followed by our last Patreon AMA that should be unhinged enough to hold you all over till next week. Stay safe friends!!ANIMATION PPL & FRIENDS AFFECTED BY FIRES:https://airtable.com/appugwkqKAVGDdeaJ/shrrujOu1GKwKAW0f/tblBTejpocYFoeauXEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo...
2025-01-151h 35500 Open TabsSalamander Wool and Dellschau Notebooks pt. 1We're back from the winter break and midder than ever! This week we learn how salamanders tricked medieval Europeans into thinking they were fireproof and how Prussian immigrant Charles Dellschau's forgotten aeronautical notebooks came to shock the art world 40 years after his death. A listener email tells the harrowing tale of how astronaut Sergei Krikalev got stuck in space after the fall of the Soviet Union.Episode Tabs:The Asbestos Workers’ Salamanderhttp://www.laborculture.org/publications/Asbestos_Workers'_Salamander_Occasional%20Paper_3.pdfDid An Artist's Flights Of Fa...
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500 Open Tabs2024 Audience Favorites: Oops All Kavehs!Yes it's technically 2025 now but here are Kaveh's two most popular tabs of 2024 as voted by you the audience! Join us as we revisit the story of our Horse Daddy King Nikola Jokić and the wonderful Meiji era political cartoons involving Tanuki balls.Episode Tabs:How Nikola Jokić Became The World’s Best Basketball Playerhttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/12/how-nikola-jokic-became-the-worlds-best-basketball-playerTesticular Tanuki Tales: Japanese Folk Humor for Children with a Ribald Satirical Twisthttps://blogs.princeton.edu/cotsen/2017/09/tanuki/Email your...
2025-01-011h 22500 Open Tabs2024 Audience Favorites: Oops All Hannahs!This year for Christmas you're getting Hannah's two most popular tabs of 2024 as voted by you the audience! Join us as we revisit the story of how Iceland got the wrong translation of Dracula and Pompeian graffiti got freaky deaky.Episode Tabs:The Literary Mystery of the Icelandic Dracula by Valur Grettisonhttps://grapevine.is/mag/2022/05/09/the-literary-mystery-of-the-icelandic-dracula/What the Graffiti of Ancient Pompeii Teach Us About Our Modern Selveshttps://blog.degruyter.com/graffiti-ancient-pompeii-teach-us-modern-selves/Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@g...
2024-12-251h 06500 Open TabsK2MITAB!! (500 Open Stabs Round 2)On our season 1 finale, the ancient tournament of Kumitab continues as we pit some of our craziest subjects against one another including Ronald Reagan's sweatpants, a meth-addled WW2 solider, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon. A listener email explains the wonders of a nonstop Moby Dick reading marathon.Listener Tabs:https://slate.com/life/2024/01/moby-dick-whale-book-ship-massachusetts-captain-ahab.htmlhttps://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/getting-to-the-bottom-of-mel-s-hole/article_d72b6a68-7ac2-11e1-b3ce-001a4bcf887a.htmlEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.c...
2024-12-181h 28500 Open TabsThe 47 Society and Ol' Rip the Horned ToadThis week we learn about how an offline meme of the number 47 made its way into Star Trek and how a hibernating lizard named Ol' Rip caught the attention of President Calvin Coolidge himself. A listener email shines a light on Disneyland's complex system of garbage tunnels.Episode Tabs:The 47 Societyhttps://www.47.net/47society/The strange tale of Old Rip, the horned toad on display in a Texas courthousehttps://www.dallasnews.com/news/texana/2018/10/05/the-strange-tale-of-old-rip-the-horned-toad-on-display-in-a-texas-courthouse/Listener Tabs:...
2024-12-111h 15500 Open TabsVavilov & Lysenko pt2 and Zeno BrothersThis week we learn how the battle between Nikolai Vavilov and Trofim Lysenko reached its crescendo when the Nazis came for the Russian seed vault and how the Zeno Brothers claimed to have "discovered" the New World first. A listener email explains how bees love to play with balls.Episode Tabs:The Heroic Story of Nikolai Vavilov and The Saviors of the Seedshttps://campfirestoriespodcast.medium.com/the-heroic-story-of-nikolai-vavilov-and-the-saviors-of-the-seeds-c46e9efb076aThe Zeno Voyagehttps://archive.org/details/voyagesofvenetia00zenorich/page/n33/mode/2up?view=theater
2024-12-041h 39500 Open TabsPhantom Islands and Vavilov & Lysenko pt1This week we learn about how cartographers used to just make up stuff for fun and how Nikolai Vavilov's dream of ending famine with the world's largest seed vault put him at direct odds with soviet darling Trofim Lysenko . A listener email explains what happens to a solider after accidentally taking 30 doses of meth.Throw Me in the Bog Sweatshirt Drop: https://www.bonfire.com/bogsweater/Use Code 500OPENTABS at Kaveh's store for freebies: https://www.blacksmithfilms.com/storeEpisode Tabs:Phantom Island...
2024-11-271h 36500 Open TabsTen Cent Beer Night and Bog SnorkelingThis week we're all about sports as we learn how a Ten Cent Beer Night promotion led to one of the MLB's most infamous games and the curious Welsh tradition of competitive Bog Snorkeling. A listener email informs us of the Great Emu War of 1932.Episode Tabs:Remembering 10-Cent Beer Night, one of baseball’s most infamous fiascoshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/06/04/10-cent-beer-night-1974-cleveland-indians-texas-rangers/Is This The World's Weirdest Sporting Event?https://youtu.be/uZcRBVkZSJ8Listener Tabs:en.wi...
2024-11-201h 12500 Open TabsMilicent Patrick and Casa Sanchez TattoosThis week we learn about the life of Milicent Patrick, a pioneering artist in Hollywood who designed the Creature From the Black Lagoon and Casa Sanchez's notorious tacos-for-tattoos deal in San Francisco. A listener email tells us about that time that the government wanted to clear away some mountains with nuclear bombs.Episode Tabs:Milicent Patrick & Her Enduring Design of the Creature from the Black Lagoonhttps://www.jahernandez.com/posts/milicent-patrick-her-enduring-design-of-the-creature-from-the-black-lagoonIn 1998, These SF Men Got a Tattoo to Snag Free Tacos for Life.https...
2024-11-131h 38500 Open TabsNotorious Victoria Woodhull and 80s Cartoon DeregulationOn this extra patriotic election themed episode we learn about Victoria Woodhull, the first woman who ran for president in 1872 and how Ronald Reagan's decision to deregulate children's programming paved the way for adult fandom culture. A listener email explains the origins of Scabby the Rat.Episode Tabs:Notorious Victoria: The First Woman to Run for Presidenthttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/20/notorious-victoria-first-woman-run-for-us-presidentThe Great Marketing Deregulationhttps://bettermarketing.pub/the-great-marketing-deregulation-2125a0efe094Listener Tabs:https://www.elections...
2024-11-061h 41500 Open TabsJack O'Lantern and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie BrownOn this very spooky Halloween themed episode, we learn about the Irish origins of the Jack-o-Lantern and how Charles Schulz created another classic Peanuts holiday special. A listener email clues us into the Giant Atlantic Pumpkin Weigh Offs.Episode Tabs:The twisted transatlantic tale of American jack-o’-lanternshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-twisted-transatlantic-tale-of-american-jack-o-lanternsWe Need a Blockbuster, Charlie Brown! The Making of The Great Pumpkinhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qu8_pwQKHEListener Tabs:https://www.ro...
2024-10-301h 27500 Open TabsTalking Heads, Robert Liston, and Battle of Santa Monica BayThis week we are joined by special guests Kaveh Rastegar and Kaveh Hoda as we learn about the contributions of Chris Frantz to the Talking Heads, an infamous surgery that killed 3 people, and how Santa Monica was once a standoff point between the mob and a future Supreme Court justice. A listener email explains the explosive properties of Chlorine tri-fluoride.Episode Tabs:Talking Heads’ Original Lineup on Stop Making Sense, Their Early Days, and the Futurehttps://pitchfork.com/features/interview/talking-heads-reunion-2023-stop-making-sense/The fastest knife in the Wes...
2024-10-231h 48500 Open TabsNYC Cow Tunnels and Staten Island Ferry DisasterThis week we are in NYC for Comic Con and learn about the cow tunnels that once lied beneath the Javits Center and how Joseph Reginella was inspired to create a series of fake monuments throughout the Big Apple. A listener email explains how Nikola Jokic is the ultimate wife guy.Episode Tabs:The Lost Cow Tunnels of New York Cityhttps://gizmodo.com/the-lost-cow-tunnels-of-new-york-city-1455215193New York monument honors victims of giant octopus attack that never occurredhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/01/new-york-staten-island-ferry-octopus-attack-fake-monument
2024-10-161h 37500 Open TabsMagic Decks, Garden Hermits, and Skeleton Police InterrogatorThis week we are joined by special guest Kurosh Jozavi (@kujoprime) as we learn about Magic the Gathering Commander Decks, how wealthy British land owners used to populate their gardens with hermits, and a patent for a spooky police interrogation device. A listener email reveals the man who convinced Ghirardelli to set up chocolate shop in San Francisco.Episode Tabs:Rocco, the Iranian Street Chefhttps://archidekt.com/decks/7553410/rocco_the_iranian_street_chefOrnamental Hermitshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_hermitThe 1920...
2024-10-091h 41500 Open TabsPenny Arcade Sisters and Maple Syrup HeistThis week we're joined by special guest host Alyssa Cooper as we learn how the Dennison sisters revolutionized England’s penny arcades and how barrel rollers in Québec pulled off the maple syrup heist of the century. A listener email explains how to best pass a kidney stone at Disneyland.Episode Tabs:Penny Arcades Would Be Nothing Without the Pioneering Dennison Sistershttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/penny-arcade-dennison-sistershttps://pennymachines.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?p=39092Inside Quebec’s Great, Multi-Million-Dollar Maple-Syrup Heisthttps...
2024-10-021h 40500 Open TabsCordwainer Smith pt2 and The Lost Stuart Little MasterpieceThis week we explore the short stories of Sci-Fi writer Cordwainer Smith and how a prop in the Stuart Little movie led to the rediscovery of a lost Hungarian masterpiece. A listener email explains how 9/11 ruined Disney World train tours forever.Episode Tabs:The Sci-Fi Writer who Invented Conspiracy Theoryhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/science-fiction-conspiracy-theory-psyops/678195/Stuart Little leads art historian to long-lost Hungarian masterpiecehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/27/stuart-little-art-historian-long-lost-hungarian-masterpieceListener Tabs:https://www.medievalists.net/2023/06...
2024-09-251h 31500 Open TabsGod's Rambo and Cordwainer Smith pt1This week we learn about the insane lengths Helge Meyer went to help starving kids in the Yugoslav Wars and the CIA/ Chinese Nationalist Party ties of acclaimed SciFi writer Cordwainer Smith. A listener email explains why King Tut was particularly stiff when mummified.Episode Tabs:The Real Transporter – Helge Meyer And His Ghost Camarohttps://www.motorpunk.co.uk/carclub-18-30/the-cars/real-transporter-helge-meyer-ghost-camaro/Throngs of Himselfhttps://hub.jhu.edu/magazine/2018/fall/cordwainer-smith-paul-linebarger/Listener Tabs:https://www.esquiremag.ph...
2024-09-181h 23500 Open TabsIcelandic Dracula and The Guano Islands ActThis week we learn how Iceland got the wrong translation of Dracula and how America's thirst for guano led the government to enact an insane law in 1856. A listener email gives us the sweats.Episode Tabs:The Literary Mystery of the Icelandic Dracula by Valur Grettisonhttps://grapevine.is/mag/2022/05/09/the-literary-mystery-of-the-icelandic-dracula/How Fertilizer Madness Sparked a Turd War and Turned Guano Into Goldhttps://www.thedailyscoop.com/news/retail-business/how-fertilizer-madness-sparked-turd-war-and-turned-guano-goldListener Tabs:https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...
2024-09-111h 25500 Open TabsLA's Underground Lizard Tunnels and Hodges MeteoriteThis week we learn about the discovery of secret tunnels under Los Angeles built by ancient lizard people and how Ann Hodges was struck by a meteorite while napping. A listener email reveals the real life inspiration of Nacho Libre.Episode Tabs:The Underground Catacombs of L.A.'s Lizard Peoplehttps://lamag.com/news/citydig-the-underground-catacombs-of-las-lizard-peopleFor the Only Person Ever Hit by a Meteorite, the Real Trouble Began Laterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/only-person-ever-hit-meteorite-real-trouble-began-later-180961238/Listener Tabs:https...
2024-09-041h 20500 Open TabsThe year of 5 Roman Emperors and Colossal SquidsOn this very special episode we KEEP IT JOSIE by learning how Rome had 5 different emperors in the year 193 and what makes a colossal squid versus a giant squid. A listener email explains why southern Californians always use "the" when naming freeways.Episode Tabs:Year of the Five Emperorshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Five_EmperorsIs This the First Recorded Footage of a Colossal Squid Living Freely?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/is-this-the-first-recorded-footage-of-a-colossal-squid-living-freely-180984482/Listener Tabs:...
2024-08-281h 42500 Open TabsGroom of the Stool, World's Oldest Cat, & Art in the OlympicsThis week we are joined by special guest Alex Brodt as we learn about the Groom of the Stool, how Rick Perry's cousin raised the world's oldest cat, and the brief period in time when Art was an Olympic sport. A listener email explains how luggage handlers are just like us.Episode Tabs:Groom of the Stoolhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groom_of_the_StoolHow to Raise a 165-Year-Old Cathttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-raise-a-165-year-old-catRemember When the Olympics Used...
2024-08-211h 14500 Open TabsAlligator Joe and Australian CamelsThis week we learn about the insane story of Alligator Joe and how camels ended up in Australia. A listener email explored Mary Toft's strange birthing practices.Episode Tabs:When Kids Played With Alligators in Los Angeleshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alligator-farm-los-angeles-180957172/The strange story of Australia’s wild camelhttps://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180410-the-strange-story-of-australias-wild-camelListener Tabs:https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/aug2009.htmlhttps://www.pcmag.com/ne...
2024-08-141h 20500 Open TabsTarget Husk and Pompeian GraffitiThis week we learn about the legendary Hollywood Target that took forever to get built and Pompeian graffiti. A listener email shows us the best dog who gets the most pats.Episode Tabs:The 'Target Husk' in Hollywood Opens at Last, 12 Years After Work Beganhttps://lamag.com/featured/hollywood-target-opensWhat the Graffiti of Ancient Pompeii Teach Us About Our Modern Selveshttps://blog.degruyter.com/graffiti-ancient-pompeii-teach-us-modern-selves/Listener Tabs:https://www.onemillionpats.com/https://en.m.wikipedia...
2024-08-071h 14500 Open TabsSkydiving Beavers and Cynthia the Gaba GirlThis week we learn about skydiving beavers, WW2 bat bombs, and Cynthia the Gaba Girl. A listener email informs us of the communion wafer monopoly.Episode Tabs:Why 76 Beavers Were Forced to Skydive into the Idaho Wilderness in 1948https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/why-76-beavers-were-forced-to-skydive-into-the-idaho-wilderness-in-1948/Cynthia the Mannequin: A Curious Star Is Bornhttps://time.com/3877720/life-with-cynthia-the-world-famous-mannequin/Listener Tabs:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muki_(mythology)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker_(folklore)
2024-07-311h 28500 Open TabsComic-Con 2024 SpecialThis week we're in San Diego for Comic-Con where we learn about the history of Cosplay and the world's greatest autograph collector, Joseph Mikulec. A listener email shows us a livestream of a real-life stream.Episode Tabs:Myrtle R Douglas: Mother of Convention Costuminghttps://youtu.be/DasGQQkj-xY?si=VfZUtkyjqRuSZL23The Man Who Walked Around the World, Collecting the Autographs of the Rich and Famoushttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-man-who-walked-around-the-world-collecting-the-autographs-of-the-rich-and-famous-180979841/Listener Tabs:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldPride
2024-07-241h 35500 Open TabsPig Butchering, Mohammad Khordadian, & the Tiffany ProblemIn this week's highly anticipated crossover episode, we are joined by House of Pod's Dr. Kaveh Hoda as we learn about Pig Butchering, famed Iranian dancer Mohammad Khordadian, and the Tiffany Problem. A listener email clues us into the existence of Bog Butter.Episode Tabs:Pig Butchering Scamhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_butchering_scamKeeping Up with the Khordadianhttps://www.bidoun.org/articles/keeping-up-with-the-khordadianTiffany Problemhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_ProblemListener...
2024-07-171h 56500 Open TabsKumitab!! (500 Open Stabs)In honor of reaching our 25th episode milestone, this week we host the ancient tournament of Kumitab! Join our battle royale as we pit some of our craziest tab subjects against one another including a lobotomized housewife, Richard Nixon, and the burning MacArthur overpass. A listener email informs illustrators to which patron saint they should pray.Listener Tabs:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TitivillusEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open...
2024-07-101h 20500 Open TabsThe 1303 Crown Jewels Heist pt2 and Tanuki ballsThis week we conclude Richard of Pudlicott's 1303 heist of Edward Longshanks' crown jewels and learn about Meiji era political cartoons involving Tanuki balls. A listener email explains the beaverly origins of strawberry flavoring.Episode Tabs:1303 Heist PART IIhttps://www.forgottenbooks.com/en/download/ChaptersintheAdministrativeHistoryofMediaevalEngland_10193632.pdfTesticular Tanuki Tales: Japanese Folk Humor for Children with a Ribald Satirical Twisthttps://blogs.princeton.edu/cotsen/2017/09/tanuki/Listener Tabs:https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3m885/a-history-of-flavoring-food-with-beaver-butt-juicehttps...
2024-07-031h 34500 Open TabsTaco Bell Paintings and the 1303 Crown Jewels Heist pt1This week we learn about Mark T. Smith's iconic Taco Bell paintings and Richard of Pudlicott's plan to rob Edward Longshanks in 1303. A listener email explains how failing to learn the Persian language resulted in Europeans eating mummies for medicinal purposes.Episode Tabs:One of the most unusual heists in America seems to be unfolding at Taco Bellhttps://www.sfgate.com/food/article/taco-bell-ebay-mark-smith-paintings-19464177.phpThe One Where England’s Treasury War Robbedhttps://medium.com/@madmedic11671/the-one-where-englands-treasury-war-robbed-9727181fc8bLi...
2024-06-261h 28500 Open TabsThe Great Moon Hoax of 1835 pt2 and Colonel Thomas BloodThis week we conclude the story of the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and learn about crown jewel thief Colonel Thomas Blood. A listener email explains why ancient Greek statues always had tiny wieners.Episode Tabs:The Great Moon Hoaxhttps://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoaxhttps://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/moon-shot-race-a-hoax-and-the-birth-of-fake-newsThe Irish Man Who Stole the Crown Jewelshttps://britishheritage.com/history/man-steals-crown-jewelsListener Tabs:https://www.dw.com/en/why-do-ancient-statues-have-such-small-penises/a-65151780
2024-06-191h 30500 Open Tabs1904 Olympic Marathon and The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 pt1This week we learn about the 1904 Olympic marathon and The Great Moon Hoax of 1835. A listener email teaches us how to dance with the devil.Episode Tabs:The 1904 Olympic Marathon May Have Been the Strangest Everhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-1904-olympic-marathon-may-have-been-the-strangest-ever-14910747/Belief, Legend, and the Great Moon Hoaxhttps://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2014/08/the-great-moon-hoax/Listener Tabs:https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/c/82315/files/2022/09/DIGITAL-COPY-Dancing-with-Devils-Latin-American-Masks-Traditions.pdfhttps://library.osu.edu/site/dancingwithdevils/
2024-06-121h 28500 Open TabsFrank Dux, Fata Morganas, and McGruff the Crime DogThis week we are joined by special guest Miles Greb (Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast) as we learn about Bloodsport's Frank Dux, Fata Morganas, and McGruff the Crime Dog. A listener email reveals a special item on an ancient Greek brothel menu.Go see Kaveh in SF this weekend for his event on June 8th:https://www.booksinc.net/event/lindsay-ellis-books-inc-opera-plazaEpisode Tabs:Frank Duxhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_DuxFantastically Wrong: The Bizarre Mirages That Once Scared the Bejesus Out...
2024-06-051h 39500 Open TabsMacArthur Maze pt 2 and Rose O'NeillThis week we wrap up the MacArthur Maze debacle and learn about pioneering cartoonist Rose O'Neill. A listener email dives into the mysterious poisoning of a Chinese billionaire.Episode Tabs:Rebuilding The Maze p2https://youtu.be/-TKjwblp1XI?si=pcAFthBY_vVzV0ssRose O’Neill : Artist and Suffragisthttps://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/rose-oneillListener Tabs:https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/2012/08/03/found-in-the-collection-mr-coffee-nerves/https://www.preview.ph/culture/3-body-problem-producer-poison-death-a5158-20240405Email yo...
2024-05-291h 28500 Open TabsTrial of Anne Hutchinson and MacArthur Maze pt 1This week we learn about the renegade Anne Hutchinson and how the MacArthur Maze was reconstructed in record time after a fire. A listener email explains the sword-fighting roots of the Best Man.Episode Tabs:The Trial of Anne Hutchinsonhttps://www.famous-trials.com/hutchinson/2395-hutchinson-1637-accountRebuilding The Mazehttps://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a60433142/macarthur-maze-reconstruction-cc-myers/Listener Tabs:https://fpmaine.com/news/a-brief-history-of-the-best-man/https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-high-schools-complete-23-inning-2-day-marathon-baseball-game-020427000.html
2024-05-221h 25500 Open TabsFake buildings, Sperm Whale Defenses, and Sea LegoThis week we are joined by special guest Steven Ray Morris (My Favorite Murder, See Jurassic Right) as we learn about fake buildings, Sperm whale defense tactics, and Lego lost at sea. A listener email penetrates some myths about lobotomies.Episode Tabs:Fake Buildingshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_buildingSperm whales survive surprise attackhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/sperm-whales-survive-surprise-orca-attack/103609696Lego Lost at Seahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whimsical-legos-are-still-washing-ashore-decades-after-they-were-lost-at-sea-180979580/Listener Tabs:
2024-05-151h 34500 Open TabsJonathan the Tortoise and Air Force One TheftThis week we learn about Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise and Air Force One petty theft. A listener email clarifies what the Grishaverse actually is.Episode Tabs:Jonathan the Tortoisehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-oldest-living-land-animal-a-tortoise-named-jonathan-turns-191-180983392/The Real D.C. Crime Wavehttps://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2024/03/28/the-real-d-c-crime-wave-00149591Listener Tabs:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1kSMBcqUyd5Qk_Qj13siJD_NGD3tnnah8rPxd7L7J6bQ/htmlviewhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Montferrand
2024-05-081h 23500 Open Tabs1976 Tehran UFO Incident and Crypt of CivilizationThis week we learn about the 1976 Tehran UFO Incident and the father of the modern time capsule. A listener email fetes a disgusting historical figure.Episode Tabs:1976 Tehran UFO incidenthttp://www.iiaf.net/tehran-dogfight-incident/The Crypt of Civilizationhttps://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/crypt-of-civilization/Listener Tabs:https://en.m.wikinews.org/wiki/Man_takes_armoured_vehicle_on_rampage_through_Western_Sydneyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TarrareEmail your closed...
2024-05-011h 41500 Open TabsHead Hunter Ants and The Patent WarsThis week we learn about horrific ant genuses and how the film industry was born out of everyone hating Thomas Edison. A listener email answers the age old question of "how long do pig orgasms last?"Episode Tabs:These ants decorate their homes with the heads of their enemieshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/ants-head-hunters-attack-trap-jaw-enemies-nestsThomas Edison: The Unintentional Founder of Hollywoodhttps://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2021/03/thomas-edison-the-unintentional-founder-of-hollywoodListener Tabs:https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/100659-longest-orgasm-in-mammalshttps...
2024-04-241h 42500 Open TabsLouis Le Prince and The Color GrueThis week we learn about Louis Le Prince, the REAL inventor of the motion picture camera and the origins of the color Grue. A listener email inspires a high end horse jacket clothing line.Episode Tabs:Who Killed Louis Le Prince? On the forgotten father of filmhttps://harpers.org/archive/2022/04/who-killed-louis-le-prince-on-the-forgotten-father-of-film/No one could describe the color blue until modern timeshttps://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-blue-and-how-do-we-see-color-2015-2Listener Tabs:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/855685.Fly_Away_Home...
2024-04-171h 33500 Open TabsRoar the Movie and Nintendo Power HotlineThis week we discuss Roar, one of the most unsafe movies ever made and the Nintendo Power Hotline. A listener email reveals all the animals in elected office.Episode Tabs:Hollywood's real Tiger King: Insane big cat movie Roar getting VOD rereleasehttps://ew.com/movies/roar-movie-vod/Inside The Nintendo Power Hotlinehttps://www.gameinformer.com/2022/02/22/inside-the-nintendo-power-hotlineListener Tabs:https://a-z-animals.com/blog/top-9-animals-elected-to-office-in-the-united-states/https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/inside-the-new-york-public-librarys-last-secret-apartmentsNEW: 500 Op...
2024-04-101h 41500 Open TabsMichelin Man and An Arab among the VikingsThis week we discuss the origins of the Michelin Man and a first hand account of Vikings from 922. A listener email answers the question of why we don't see Pandas in toilet paper ads.Episode Tabs:Allied Forces on D-Day Used a Popular Tourist Guide to Help Liberate Francehttps://www.military.com/history/allied-forces-d-day-used-popular-tourist-guide-help-liberate-france.html“The Rus” (An Arab among the Vikings)https://content.ucpress.edu/chapters/12938.ch01.pdfListener Tabs:https://youtu.be/aQthclI55Rk?si=Bw8xdEs...
2024-04-031h 33500 Open TabsAconcagua Murder Mystery, March 27th, and Golf Course SharksThis week we have our first ever special guest, 500 Tabs' very own editor and friend Alyssa Cooper! We discuss a mountain murder mystery, the importance of March 27th, and sharks on a golf course. A listener email taps into some of our most primal fears.Episode Tabs:Ghosts on the Glacierhttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/12/09/world/americas/aconcagua-mountain-expedition-photos.htmlThe Wikipedia entry for the day of March 27https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_27Six bull sharks inadvertently made their home on an Australian...
2024-03-271h 16500 Open TabsLobotomies and Nikola JokicThis week we discuss insane mental health practices of the 1940s and the NBA's golden horse, Nikola Jokić. A listener email disgusts Kaveh.Episode Tabs:Mother’s Little Helper: Vintage Drug Adshttps://www.goretro.com/2014/08/mothers-little-helper-vintage-drug-ads.htmlHow Nikola Jokić Became The World’s Best Basketball Playerhttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/12/how-nikola-jokic-became-the-worlds-best-basketball-playerListener Tabs:https://www.everywhereist.com/2021/12/bros-restaurant-lecce-we-eat-at-the-worst-michelin-starred-restaurant-ever/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shave_%27Em_DryEmail your closed tab su...
2024-03-201h 39500 Open TabsTrial of the Werewolf Peter Stump and Folk EtymologyThis week we discuss the trial of alleged werewolf Peter Stump and folk etymology. A listener email reveals how McDonalds tried to buy their way into fandom.Episode Tabs:Confessions of a Werewolf: The Trial of Peter Stumphttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/history-magazine/article/a-german-werewolfs-confessions-horrified-1500s-europeWhat the Folk?https://daily.jstor.org/what-the-folk-the-charming-yet-totally-malappropriate-story-of-words/Listener Tabs:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/17/has-an-old-soviet-mystery-at-last-been-solvedhttps://kotaku.com/mcdonalds-grimace-wiki-ad-happy-meal-fandom-history-1850552640Email your closed tab submissions...
2024-03-131h 23500 Open TabsTerminal Dwellers and Panda DiplomacyThis week we discuss people who live at airports and panda diplomacy. A listener email reveals how rabbits frankly don't give a damn.Episode Tabs:Terminal Dwellershttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_lived_in_airportsA Chinese cigarette tin launched D.C.’s 50-year love affair with pandashttps://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/03/16/pandas-china-nixon-dc/Listener Tabs:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_Dolly!_(film)https://historianandrew.medium.com/how-bugs-bunny-and-clark-gable-created-false-belief-that-rabbits-like-eating-carrots-65d25059b7d0...
2024-03-061h 32500 Open TabsJohnstown Flood pt 2 and The Letter Thorn ÞThis week Kaveh concludes the Katamari style horrors of the Johnstown flood and Hannah shares how the Europeans had their own American Idol but for letters of the alphabet instead of singers. A listener email reveals if a childhood memory was in fact cake, and how it exploded.Correction: the Phoenician alphabet comes after the Proto-Sinaitic script and before the Greek alphabet Episode Tabs:The Johnstown Flood pt. 2https://www.geoinstitute.org/news/johnstown-flood-1889-catastrophe-civil-engineering-part-1The Forgotten Letters of the English Alphabethttps://www.m...
2024-02-211h 38500 Open TabsThe Niihau Incident and Johnstown Flood pt 1This week we return to Niʻihau for an insane adventure that followed the bombing of Pearl Harbor and learn about the Johnstown Flood and how dams are just like us and also like candy. A listener email finally puts the debate about white chocolate to rest.Episode Tabs:The Niihau Incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niihau_incidentThis Dam Break Was One of the Worst Man Made Disasters in American History. It Could Have Been Prevented.https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a42384940/johnstown-flood/
2024-02-071h 30500 Open TabsNi’ihau Island and Jesus in JapanThis week we discuss a forbidden Hawaiian island and Jesus's definitely legitimate final resting place in northern Japan. Also a listener clues us into the little discussed Eternal Riverdale phenomenon.Episode Tabs:Ni’ihau Islandhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/niihauThe Little-Known Legend of Jesus in Japanhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-little-known-legend-of-jesus-in-japan-165354242/Listener Tabs:Halibut Crochet Pattern (U.S. National Park Service)nps.govhttps://www.netflix.com/title/80133311Email your closed ta...
2024-01-241h 16500 Open TabsMafia Mozzarella and Hobby TunnelingOur inaugural episode! Join us as we talk about the Mob’s influence on pizza and the addicting nature of Hobby Tunneling. Plus, some crabulous listener mail. Episode Tabs:How the Italian Mob Changed Pizza Foreverhttps://thedigestonline.com/dining/how-the-italian-mob-changed-pizza-forever/Hobby Tunnelinghttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobby_tunnelingListener Tabs:https://everything2.com/title/The+Cider+House+Ruleshttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convergent_evolutionEmail your closed tab...
2024-01-101h 08500 Open TabsPhossy Jaw and Exploding WhalesOn this stomach-churning episode, we blast into the rotting, juicy worlds of Phossy Jaw and Exploding Whales.Episode Tabs:Phossy Jawhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phossy_jawHow do you get rid of a beached whale before it explodes?https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/17/how-do-you-get-rid-of-a-beached-whale-before-it-explodesListener Tabs:https://punchdrink.com/articles/tiki-bar-design/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt_latrine_disasterEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com
2024-01-101h 05500 Open TabsCatfish CEO and Princess CarabooOn today's episode, third time’s the charm as we talk about liars and impostors from Victorian England to modern day crypto scammers. The centuries may change but the hustle never does.Episode Tabs:Crypto hedge fund CEO may not exist; probe finds no record of identityhttps://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/01/crypto-hedge-fund-ceo-may-not-exist-probe-finds-no-record-of-identity/Princess Caraboohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_CarabooListener Tabs:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramada_Plaza_JFK_Hotelhttps://www.nytimes.co...
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500 Open TabsTrailer: 500 Open TabsEach episode, hosts Kaveh Taherian and Hannah Hillam choose one of their countless open browser tabs and finally take the time to read and discuss its contents until they gain enough strength to close that tab once and for all.Premiering January 2024!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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MusicalSplainingBook of Mormon (Touring)This week we are joined by Mormon royalty and cat lady extraordinaire Hannah Hillam in discussing the 2011 smash hit. Angie Mormonsplains, Kaveh begrudgingly gets every musical reference, and Hannah wonders if half the people in the show are actual people she knows.Get a free 30 day Audible trial by visiting audible.com/SPLAIN or text SPLAIN to 500-500See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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