The American Pledge of Allegiance is much more interesting than you might think. Give us 12 minutes and we'll fill you in.

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The American Pledge of Allegiance is much more interesting than you might think. Give us 12 minutes and we'll fill you in.

Short Stuff: The Pledge of Allegiance

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On Halloween 1938 young radio star Orson Welles scared the pants off of America with a fictional news bulletin claiming Martians had landed and were destroying the country. People across the nation ran wild with panic in the streets – or did they? Listen to this classic episode to find out.

On Halloween 1938 young radio star Orson Welles scared the pants off of America with a fictional news bulletin claiming Martians had landed and were destroying the country. People across the nation ran wild with panic in the streets – or did they? Listen to this classic episode to find out.

Selects: The Great War of the Worlds Panic Myth

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The idea that we aren’t the first advanced civilization to live on Earth sounds like a fringe theory, but it raises a good question: How can we be so sure that a civilization didn’t arise and die on Earth so long ago that any trace of it has been erased?

The idea that we aren’t the first advanced civilization to live on Earth sounds like a fringe theory, but it raises a good question: How can we be so sure that a civilization didn’t arise and die on Earth so long ago that any trace of it has been erased?

The Silurian Hypothesis

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Even the dullest hockey game is worth seeing when the Zamboni comes out to resurface the ice.

Even the dullest hockey game is worth seeing when the Zamboni comes out to resurface the ice.

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