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The average person spends 20-25 minutes per day commuting to and from work - why not learn while getting there? Join Dave & Jay every Monday to learn about a few fascinating things that'll make you the most interesting person in the room.
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- The legend of the Nike Decades | Jeep Ducks Explained · 19 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2531️⃣ They were once an ordinary pair of sneakers. Then one of the most infamous cult stories in American history gave them a dark legacy… 2️⃣ Rubber ducks have somehow become part…
- The Disappearance of DVD Extras | Cold Calling For Love · 22 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2521️⃣ DVDs once gave us deleted scenes, bloopers, making-of documentaries and hours of director commentary. Streaming made movies easier to watch - but did we lose part of the…
- What Happens When an Execution Fails? | What Does It Take to Have the No. 1 Song in America? · 19 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2511️⃣ A recent lethal-injection attempt in Tennessee left death-row inmate Christa Pike alive and critically ill, forcing the state to halt executions and investigate what went…
- How Honeycrisp Changed the Apple | Are We Running Out of Places to Bury People? · 20 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2501️⃣ Honeycrisp went from an experimental Minnesota apple to one of the most influential items in the grocery store. So what made it so different? 2️⃣ Cemeteries in some cities…
- Banana Bandits | The Verdict on Jury Duty (EP 210 Rebroadcast) · 18 minEP 210 Rebroadcast A clever crime ring in Bali has been successfully operating for decades and authorities are unable to stop it. The members of this crime syndicate are……
- What in the World is a Roman Dodecahedron? | The Complicated History of the Fortune Cookie · 19 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2491️⃣ Well, no one really knows. Archaeologists have found these strange bronze objects all over the former Roman Empire, but we can’t figure out what they were used for. 2️⃣…
- 40 Years of Choking | CSI: Outer Space · 21 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2481️⃣ A man went decades prone to choking, regularly feeling sick. Then he discovered what shocking cause had been happening all along. 2️⃣ What happens when the first serious…
- Are Raccoons About to Become Household Pets? | Why Is East, East? · 15 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2471️⃣ Raccoons are starting to show signs associated with domestication - so how far are we from letting one curl up on the couch? 2️⃣ North, south, east and west feel completely…
- Toy Story’s Black Friday | The Rise of the Costumed Mascots · 19 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2461️⃣ Woody is one of Pixar’s most lovable characters, but early on Disney pushed the studio to make him, well, mean. The result was a day that nearly canceled Toy Story before it…
- The rapid decline of NFTs | Your Digital Afterlife · 20 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2451️⃣ In 2021, nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, were the hottest of investments, with many selling for 100s of thousands of dollars. Today they sell for pennies. What happened? 2️⃣ We…
- The Odyssey Continues | The Power of 99 · 16 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2441️⃣ It’s more than 2,700 years old and, thanks to the new Christopher Nolan movie, it’s back in the spotlight. But The Odyssey has never gone away and the reason it endures isn’t…
- Why do we Obsess over Grass? | Soccer or Football? · 19 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2431️⃣ Lawns are everywhere and most of us invest a lot of effort in mowing them. The surprisingly fascinating history of grass and how it got into our front yards. 2️⃣ One sport…
- Show Me the (NCAA video game licensing) Money! | The Power of Pink · 22 min · Saison 1 Épisode 242When the NCAA Football video game returned a few years ago, it sold over 5 million copies - where did all of that money go? In the late 1960s, the creator of a unique color…
- Has All Water on Earth Been Pee? | The Birth of the Penalty Shootout · 20 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2411️⃣ Did the water you drank this morning previously travel through the body of some other person or creature? Today we take a journey through the water cycle. 2️⃣ How did…
- The Economics of Courtside Seats | Nepal's 15 Minutes of Fame · 20 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2401️⃣ The NBA Finals just wrapped up. It was fun to see all the celebrities sitting courtside, but it’s even more fun to find out how much they paid (or didn’t) to sit there. 2️⃣…
- The history of social etiquette | No rats · 19 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2391️⃣ From what gloves to wear at a funeral to not talking with your mouth full, social etiquette has been around for a long time. Are these rules of behavior really about good…
- Chipotle Serving Sizes | Where are the Spirit Planes? · 18 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2381️⃣ Chipotle has been in a bit of a controversy over portion sizes. Is Chipotle really giving us less? What could this tell us about brand identity and customer loyalty? 2️⃣ When…
- The rise and fall of the California Raisins | The true story of Area 51 · 19 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2371️⃣ In the late 1980s, a claymation band of dried fruit boosted raisin sales and became a nationwide phenomenon. Suddenly, they were gone. 2️⃣ Aliens? UFOs? We finally know the…
- Show Update · 4 minDave & Jay share an update for the show as Dave heals from a broken jaw. http://www.commutethepodcast.com Follow Commute: Instagram - instagram.com/commutethepodcast/ Twitter…
- How 9/11 Remade Airport Security | Why the NBA Has Quarters and College Basketball Doesn’t · 22 min · Saison 1 Épisode 2361️⃣ We used to walk to the airline gate without a boarding pass. Now we go through bins-and-belts purgatory. How we got here, and why shoes are guilty until proven innocent. 2️⃣…
