For more than half of the 20th century parents in the industrialized world were freaked out by an unseen waster of youth, the poliovirus. It spread easily and could paralyze children for life or even kill them. Its effects were so horrible that humanity set about ridding if from the Earth.

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For more than half of the 20th century parents in the industrialized world were freaked out by an unseen waster of youth, the poliovirus. It spread easily and could paralyze children for life or even kill them. Its effects were so horrible that humanity set about ridding if from the Earth. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

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For more than half of the 20th century parents in the industrialized world were freaked out by an unseen waster of youth, the poliovirus. It spread easily and could paralyze children for life or even kill them. Its effects were so horrible that humanity set about ridding if from the Earth.

How We Almost Got Rid of Polio

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The Seven Deadly Sins are tied to religion, but not really in the Bible. So where did this naughty list come from?

The Seven Deadly Sins are tied to religion, but not really in the Bible. So where did this naughty list come from?

Short Stuff: The S7VEN Deadly Sins

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Today, Chuck and Josh walk you through the history of keeping time, from sticks in the sun to atomic clocks.

Today, Chuck and Josh walk you through the history of keeping time, from sticks in the sun to atomic clocks.

Keeping Time

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Borderline Personality Disorder has been described as emotional “third degree burns over ninety percent of your body.” It’s as close to a curse as a personality disorder can be: deep fear of being abandoned creates behaviors that end up driving people off. Learn all about it in this classic episode.

Borderline Personality Disorder has been described as emotional &ldquo;third degree burns over ninety percent of your body.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s as close to a curse as a personality disorder can be: deep fear of being abandoned creates behaviors that end up driving people off. Learn all about it in this classic episode.

Selects: BPD: The Worst Disorder or Not a Disorder at All?

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How We Almost Got Rid of Polio

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