Interesting Things with JC #1255: "Fire from Ice" – You’re stranded in the cold, with nothing but a chunk of ice, and somehow, that’s enough to survive. Refraction, focus, and fire from frozen water.

Interesting Things with JC #1254: "The Cost Beneath Our Feet" – What happens when history is inconvenient? Across highways, housing tracts, and football fields, the dead have been displaced and dignity buried with them.

Interesting Things with JC #1253: "What is a Burl?" – They look like tumors on trees, but inside, something astonishing is happening. Burls are born from trauma, yet transform into natural masterpieces.

Interesting Things with JC #1251: "The Gene That Won’t Let Go" – What happens when nature stops choosing and we start writing the rules? A gene that refuses to vanish may reshape every wild thing we know.

Interesting Things with JC #1247: "The Mathematics Behind Music Theory" – Before notes had names or music had rules, harmony was already written in numbers. Explore how math shaped every sound you’ve ever heard, and why it still does.

Interesting Things with JC #1244: "Operation Midnight Climax: The CIA's Covert Safehouses" – Behind a one-way mirror, the CIA drugged Americans in secret safehouses, searching for a new kind of control. The truth leaked decades later, but not before the bourbon was poured.

Interesting Things with JC, Episode #1243: "Mystery of Dark Matter and Dark Energy" – Only 5% of the universe is visible. The rest? It’s hidden in plain sight. Explore the invisible forces shaping our universe.

Interesting Things with JC #1242: "The Mountain Named for Gods" – In the remote Canadian Arctic, Mount Asgard rises like something forged by myth. Named after the Norse realm of gods, this twin-peaked mountain once staged a legendary James Bond stunt, but its deeper story is carved in stone and memory.

Interesting Things with JC #1241: "The Day the Sky Erased the Map" –On April 3, 1974, a record-setting storm system spawned 148 tornadoes across 13 states. More than 330 lives were lost, entire towns vanished, and America’s understanding of severe weather was forever changed. From twin F5s to meteorological breakthroughs, this episode unpacks the day the sky turned against us.

Interesting Things with JC, Episode #1240: “Opossum vs Possum” – A silent "o" hides a massive biological and cultural divide. From death-fainting opossums in North America to the tree-hugging possums of Australia, this episode breaks down the myth, the history, and the science behind these marsupials.

Interesting Things with JC, Episode #1239: “The Manitou Springs Incline” — Once a cog railway, now a near-vertical climb of 2,744 steps. It's not just a hike. It's a test.

Interesting Things with JC, Episode #1238: "The Calendar That Made Fools" – In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII dropped 10 days, rewrote leap year rules, and declared January 1st the new start of the year. But not everyone complied. The pranksters came next, and the fools followed.

Interesting Things with JC #1237: "Cryo-Electron Microscopy" – Discover the breakthrough that allows scientists to image molecules as they truly are—hydrated, moving, and intact. By freezing samples at -150°C and using electrons instead of light, cryo-EM delivers near-atomic resolution that’s transforming medicine and molecular biology.

Interesting Things with JC #1234: "Yuri Gagarin" - He soared into space, ejected at 23,000 feet, and landed in a field, then changed history forever. This is the wild, true story of the first man in space.

Interesting Things with JC #1233: "Notification Hijacking – How Hackers Take Over Your Phone and Accounts" - You trust your phone. You trust your alerts. But what if one message, one vibration, wasn’t what it seemed? This episode exposes a chilling method hackers use to silently bypass your defenses and take over everything. You won’t see it coming.

Interesting Things with JC #1232: "What is Geographic Tongue?" – This episode explores the unusual condition known as geographic tongue, a benign but bizarre pattern of red patches and white borders that shift across the tongue's surface. Discover who it affects, what causes it, and why it's not something to fear.

Interesting Things with JC, Episode #1231: "The Boeing F-47" – It’s official: Boeing beat Lockheed to build America’s next-gen stealth jet. The F-47 is the Air Force’s first sixth-gen fighter. Fusing AI, hypersonic strike, and drone warfare. It’s not just a plane. It’s a warning shot to the world.

Interesting Things with JC #1230: “The Heavens Declare” – Psalm 19:1 says the heavens speak. But what are they saying?

Interesting Things with JC #1228: "Sea Cucumbers: Butt Breathers" – Some creatures push the limits of nature, but this one redefines how breathing works. And just when you think it can’t get weirder… it does.

Interesting Things with JC #1227: "The Plastic Recycling Myth" - You’ve been told the same story for years. But what if it was never true? Get ready for a revelation that changes everything.