Best Leave It To Beaver Podcasts (2025)

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Why Japan Loves Baseball 11:34

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How come baseball, that most American of games, is even more popular in Japan than in its home country? It’s a story with roots into the nineteenth century, as Arion, Olly and Rebecca discover while they investigate the events of September 1st, 1964, when the San Francisco Giants introduced their newest player, Masanori Murakami, during a game agai…

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The Last Of His Tribe 11:44

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Ishi, a native American man who was widely acclaimed as the “last wild Indian” emerged from the wilderness on 29th August, 1911. His arrival came as a huge surprise to the people of Oroville, California, who had thought that his entire tribe had become extinct a good 40 years earlier. He was immediately taken to a jail cell and locked up, not becau…

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The First Gay Games 12:36

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Over 1,300 athletes from 12 countries gathered at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco for the first-ever Gay Games, on 28th August, 1982. Intended as the “Gay Olympics,” the event had to change its name at the last minute after the US Olympic Committee sued. But the opening ceremony was electric, with none other than Tina Turner performing at a pivotal …

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The 38 Minute War 13:43

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The shortest war in history began at 09:02 on 27th August, 1896 - and was over 38 minutes later - when The British Empire, at the peak of its power, flexed its military might over the African island of Zanzibar. The drama began when the pro-British Sultan Hamad suddenly died, and his cousin Khalid bin Barghash decided to seize the throne without Br…

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Veronica Mars Episode 29 - Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner 1:59:28

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On this episode, the Boys discuss Veronica and Duncan trying to track down the identity of a mentally abused child Meg used to babysit. The Boys also dive into Kendall making plans to secure her financial future and Woody Goodman revealing his plans to make Neptune a full-fledged city. Plus, Vance shares a theory he has about the parents in Neptune…

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Colin The Caterpillar - A Cultural Odyssey 11:41

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Equally beloved at office boardrooms and toddler birthday parties, Colin the Caterpillar - a £7 swiss roll cake with white and milk chocolate and buttercream - was launched at an unsuspecting public by Marks and Spencer on 26th August, 1990. At the product development stage, he was going to be a fish - even though fishcake is a TOTALLY different fo…

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Don't Lighten Up 54:00

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A canopy of stars in the night sky is more than breathtaking. Starlight is also an important tool that astronomers use to study our universe. But the growth of artificial light and light pollution are creating dramatic changes to the nighttime environment. Let your eyes adjust to the dark as we travel to a dark sky reserve to gaze upon an increasin…

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Beavers on the Moon 12:26

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The ‘Great Moon Hoax’ was published by the New York Sun on 25th August, 1835, claiming over six instalments that renowned English astronomer John Herschel had spotted bat-men, unicorns, and bipedal beavers on the lunar surface. Despite the absurdity of the claims, the tale was so wild and well-written that many readers bought into it. The mastermin…

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Leaving Devil's Island 11:37

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Established in 1852, Devil’s Island, one of six penal colonies in French Guiana, was finally closed on 22nd August, 1953. Nicknamed the ‘Green Hell’ and the ‘Dry Guillotine’, it earned a reputation as ‘The Alcatraz of South America’: the world’s most brutal prison. Established by Emperor Napoleon III to remove political opponents and jumpstart Fran…

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Cat Bin Lady, Internet Villain 12:44

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CCTV footage captured middle-aged bank worker Mary Bale dropping friendly tabby cat Lola into a Coventry wheelie bin on 21st August, 2010. The video went viral, and Bale was disgraced on the front page of The Sun. Despite her initially nonchalant response, Bale faced the full force of internet mob mentality, not to mention a court trial for animal …

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The Rolling Stones' Biggest Hit 13:30

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I Can’t Get No Satisfaction was released in Britain on 20th August, 1965 - having already reached No. 1 for four weeks Stateside. With its distorted guitar riff, raw energy, and thinly veiled sexual frustration, it became the Rolling Stones’ biggest global hit - but initially could only be heard on pirate radio stations in the UK, thanks to the ban…

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227. How Heidi Solomon-Orlick Built GirlzWhoSell and Redefined Success After 60 39:25

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Are you redefining what success looks like in your life after a long corporate career? In this episode of Life After Corporate, host Deb Boulanger sits down with Heidi Solomon-Orlich, a powerhouse who transformed her journey of loss, reinvention, and purpose into GirlzWhoSell—a movement championing economic empowerment for young women from underser…

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Veronica Mars Episode 28 - Rat Saw God 1:51:42

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On this episode, the Boys discuss Abel Koontz returning to ask for Veronica’s help finding his daughter who’s gone missing. The Boys also dive into Logan getting re-arrested for the murder of Felix, Keith losing the Sheriff’s race, and Veronica partnering up with Clarence Weidman. Plus, Joe and Vance react to special guest star Joss Whedon. Join th…

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The Surprising Start of Vietnemese Nail Bars 11:12

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Tippi Hedren, star of Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’ and ‘Marnie’, was already known for her activism - primarily rescuing big cats - when, on 19th August, 1975 she visited a Vietnamese refugee camp in Sacramento, California Her nail art dazzled many of the women she met - so she set about helping them retrain as Hollywood manicurists, disrupting an indus…

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Katrina and the River 1:05:26

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“The Mississippi River will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise,” said Mark Twain. In this, our final episode marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we consider how efforts to control the Mighty Mississippi – a river engineered from its Minnesota headwaters to its Gulf Coast outlet – have respon…

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Apartheid and the Olympics 11:43

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned South Africa from competing in the upcoming Tokyo Games on 18th August, 1964, after the nation had signalled its intention to send only white athletes to the competition. South Africa attempted to make concessions - such as proposing to hold team trials abroad or including a token number of black ath…

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The Real Macbeth 12:33

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Immortalised by Shakespeare, Scottish king Macbeth was killed in battle near Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire on 15th August 1057; a demise that brought significant changes to Scotland's monarchy. But the real Macbeth, contrary to his portrayal in the play, ruled for 17 relatively peaceful years and displayed generosity toward the church. That said, his re…

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Capturing Carlos The Jackal 12:41

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A decades-long manhunt closed in on international terrorist Illich Ramirez Sanchez, aka Carlos the Jackal, on 14th August, 1994 - when he was sedated and kidnapped by French intelligence agents in Khartoum, Sudan, following a tip-off by the CIA. Affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Organization for Armed Arab Strug…

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Building The Berlin Wall 13:02

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Berliners awoke on 13th August, 1961 to find their city divided in half. East German troops had worked overnight to roll out barbed wire and barricades, turning neighbourhoods into no-go zones. It became known as ‘Barbed Wire Sunday’ Before the wall’s construction, East Germans had been bolting westward at the unsustainable rate of nearly 2,000 a d…

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226. How Cinthia Pacheco Built a SEO-Driven Digital Marketing Agency 32:53

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221. How Cinthia Pacheco Built a SEO-Driven Digital Marketing Agency Is it possible to leap from corporate comfort to entrepreneurial fulfillment—and thrive? In this episode of Life After Corporate, host Deb Boulanger welcomes digital marketer Cinthia Pacheco, founder of Digital Bloom IQ, who unveils her decade-long journey from agency life to buil…

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Veronica Mars Episode 27 - Blast from the Past 2:14:27

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On this episode, the Boys discuss Jackie hiring Veronica to find out if her friend maxed out her credit card. The Boys also dive into Wallace confronting his Mom about Nathan Woods, Duncan and Logan making amends, and Veronica appearing on a Psychic Talk Show. Plus, Joe and Vance announce the next series they’ll be reviewing on Patreon. Join the Bo…

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Ponzi Gets Busted 10:55

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The ‘Get Rich Quick’ scheme pioneered by scamster Charles Ponzi came to an end with his arrest on 12th August, 1920 - but ‘Ponzi schemes’ remain a popular form of swindling to this day. After promising his victims he could double their money in 90 days, Ponzi was charged with 86 counts of mail-fraud - yet he may not have even initially realized his…

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Beyond the Standard Model 59:32

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Ever heard of a beauty quark? How about a glueball? Physics is full of weird particles that leave many of us scratching our heads. But these tiny particles make up everything in the quantum world and in us and are the basis of the fundamental scientific theory called The Standard Model. But it doesn’t explain everything. It can’t account for dark m…

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Who Invented Hip Hop? 11:17

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Clive Campbell, better known as DJ Kool Herc, soundtracked his sister Cindy Campbell’s back-to-school party in the Bronx on 11th August, 1973 - and in doing so, laid down the musical tropes that would become known as hip hop. With his ‘Herculoids’ sound system, Campbell pioneered speaking over records in a Jamaican style; switching between two trac…

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I Need A Dollar 10:55

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The dollar emerged as the official currency of the United States at a meeting of the Continental Congress on 8th August, 1786. During the American Revolution, various international coins had remained in circulation - alongside commodities like tobacco and cod. The transition to paper money faced challenges due to counterfeiting concerns, which pers…

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The Aryan Polynesian Hypothesis 12:23

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The Kon-Tiki expedition, led by Norwegian explorer and ethnologist Thor Heyerdahl, reached Raroia in the Tuamotu Archipelag near Tahiti, on 7th August, 1947. The 45-foot-long balsa wood raft, with a five-man crew, had completed a 4,300-mile, 101-day journey from Peru. Heyerdahl wanted to prove his (now discredited) theory that prehistoric South Ame…

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The First Woman To Swim The Channel 12:28

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Gertrude Ederle smashed records on 6th August, 1926, becoming the first woman to swim the English Channel - and in faster time than any man before her. Battling six-foot waves and jellyfish swarms, the American teen zig-zagged the current for over 14 hours from France to England. Sponsored by the New York Daily News, Ederle had a nation in thrall, …

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Veronica Mars Episode 26 - Green-Eyed Monster 1:57:18

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On this episode, the Boys discuss Veronica taking on a case to help a wealthy woman who thinks her soon-to-be fiancé is having an affair. The Boys also dive into Veronica finding out Duncan has been visiting Meg, Keith having a showdown with Nathan Woods, and Wallace receiving some life-changing news. Plus, Joe and Vance own up to their past podcas…

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225. Plant Medicine for Entrepreneurs Healing Trauma and Unlocking Potential 33:15

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Could the key to unlocking fulfillment and breaking free from old patterns lie in the intersection of plant medicine, entrepreneurship, and quantum physics? In this eye-opening episode, Deb Boulanger sits down with Palveshey Tariq, a pioneering psychedelic integration coach, whose journey spans trauma healing, quantum physics, and the transformativ…

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Houdini's Last Escape 11:25

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Harry Houdini survived 91 minutes in an underwater coffin at the Shelton Hotel, New York on 5th August, 1926. The stunt had been arranged to counter the claims of Hindu mystic Rahman Bey, who said spiritualism was the only way to survive being buried alive. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly review the spat between Houdini and Arthur Conan Do…