Houdini suggested that sword swallowing was merely a trick. But there's no sleight of hand or throat to this ancient practice. Practitioners really do swallow swords, car axles and more. Learn more about sword swallowers in this gag-reflexive episode.

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Houdini suggested that sword swallowing was merely a trick. But there's no sleight of hand or throat to this ancient practice. Practitioners really do swallow swords, car axles and more. Learn more about sword swallowers in this gag-reflexive episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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Houdini suggested that sword swallowing was merely a trick. But there's no sleight of hand or throat to this ancient practice. Practitioners really do swallow swords, car axles and more. Learn more about sword swallowers in this gag-reflexive episode.

How Sword Swallowing Works

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Deciding how to share water is pretty important stuff when there isn't much of it around. Today we dive into the Colorado River Compact.

Deciding how to share water is pretty important stuff when there isn't much of it around. Today we dive into the Colorado River Compact.

The Colorado River Compact

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Pretty much everyone agrees that English is a chaotic language. There are nutso rules of grammar and spelling other languages don’t have. More than once, movements have emerged to simplify English and each time they were beaten back with a vengeance. 

Pretty much everyone agrees that English is a chaotic language. There are nutso rules of grammar and spelling other languages don&rsquo;t have. More than once, movements have emerged to simplify English and each time they were beaten back with a vengeance.&nbsp;

Short Stuff: Simple Spelling Movement

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Lots of nations gauge the health of their country by how the middle class is doing. There’s just one issue with that – no one can say exactly what defines the middle class. But even when you take a guess, it seems like the health isn’t so good these days.

Lots of nations gauge the health of their country by how the middle class is doing. There&rsquo;s just one issue with that &ndash; no one can say exactly what defines the middle class. But even when you take a guess, it seems like the health isn&rsquo;t so good these days.

The Middle Class: Canary in the Gold Mine

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