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The Binge

The Binge

by The Binge Team

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The Binge: Episode 100

About this podcast

Every object has an origin story. Every person has a turning point. Every event has a "why." The Binge digs into the hidden history behind the things, people, and moments you think you already know — from everyday objects to world-changing events — one surprising story at a time.

If "wait, that's where that came from?" is your favorite sentence, you're home.

Episodes

The newest 20 of 100 episodes

  • The Binge: Episode 100 · 20 min · Season 4 Episode 100For the 100th episode of The Binge, explore one of the strangest experiments of the Cold War: a secret government project that attempted to transform an ordinary animal into a…
  • The Binge: Episode 99 · 9 min · Season 4 Episode 99The Paranoia of Standard Time
  • The Binge: Episode 98 · 9 min · Season 4 Episode 98The Genius of the Shipping Container
  • The Binge: Episode 97 · 9 min · Season 4 Episode 97The Violent Physics of Airbags
  • The Binge: Episode 96 · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 96The Grim Architecture of Guillotines
  • The Binge: Episode 95 · 10 minThe Sinister Architecture of Barcode Scanners
  • The Binge: Episode 94 · 10 min · Season 4 Episode 94The Terrifying Chemistry of Matches
  • The Binge: Episode 93 · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 93The Absurdity of the Pencil
  • The Binge: Episode 92 · 10 min · Season 4 Episode 92Necro Botany
  • The Binge: Episode 91 · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 91The Pigeon in the Glass Box
  • The Binge: Episode 90 · 9 min · Season 4 Episode 90London in 1822
  • The Binge: Episode 89 · 9 min · Season 4 Episode 89You're Easier to Control Than You Think
  • The Binge: Episode 88 · 10 min · Season 4 Episode 88The Greatest Con in History That Never Happened
  • The Binge: Episode 87 · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 87Parking Lots - The Strange Kingdom of Empty Space
  • The Binge: Episode 86 · 13 min · Season 4 Episode 86Time Zones - The Greatest Compromise Nobody Understand
  • The Binge: Episode 85 · 14 min · Season 4 Episode 85The Elevator - The Machine That Built the Modern World
  • The Binge: Episode 84 · 13 min · Season 4 Episode 84The Light Bulb
  • The Binge: Episode 83 · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 83The Banana's Fragile Reign
  • The Binge: Episode 82 · 11 min · Season 4 Episode 82Episode 82 _The Lighthouse That Never Slept
  • The Binge: Episode 81 · 12 min · Season 4 Episode 81The Hidden Hand Behind the Printing Press

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