Best Brad Mines Podcasts (2025)

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Bitcoin Mining in ERCOT | Brad Cuddy, Center of Hash E007 1:42:36

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Brad Cuddy, Director–Energy Operations at Cholla, Inc., discusses the benefits that bitcoin mining is actively providing to the ERCOT grid, why deregulation and real-time pricing in ERCOT is creating a unique opportunity for bitcoin mining to innovate in Texas, how bitcoin miners compare to AI datacenters from a load perspective, and why bitcoin lo…

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#663: The Canary in the Coal Mine for Credit Markets with Ed Dowd 1:05:31

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Marty sits down with Edward Dowd to discuss the Federal Reserve's rate cuts, an impending housing and stock market crisis driven by the end of illegal immigration-fueled economic stimulus, the collapse of subprime auto lender Tri-Color, COVID vaccine injuries continuing to impact the economy, and how the recent assassination has diverted attention …

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Alan Wieder – Building Community Through Street Photography 1:12:21

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In this episode I speak with Alan Wieder, a street photographer, oral historian, and author whose book We Will Not Be Removed: The People of King School Park documents four years spent photographing at a park in Portland, Oregon. The book captures the daily lives of a predominantly African American community in a gentrified neighborhood. Alan’s jou…

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#662: The Housing Crisis Nobody Wants to Talk About with Melody Wright 1:13:14

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Marty sits down with Melody Wright to discuss the brewing housing crisis, rising mortgage distress, and why she believes real estate speculation has created an unsustainable bubble that threatens younger generations. Melody Wright on Twitter: https://x.com/m3_melody Melody Wright on Substack: https://substack.com/@m3melody Melody Wright on YouTube:…

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The Gift of Service: This Little Light of Mine W/ Pastor Lorenzo 31:52

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The spiritual gift of service often feels small compared to more visible gifts, but Pastor Lorenzo reminds us that even our smallest acts can shine Christ's light in dark places. Drawing from the parable of the Good Samaritan, he outlines four principles for effective service: practicing empathetic sight, closing the gap between ourselves and those…

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Risks of Mining Pool Centralization | Jimmy Song, Center of Hash E008 1:29:35

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Jimmy Song, author of Programming Bitcoin, discusses the importance of more miners participating directly in the peer-to-peer network and the risks of bitcoin mining pool centralization, including how centralization in mining pools could enable censorship of bitcoin transactions and how it might also enable changes to the network’s rules that would…

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#661: We Will Not Live Like This with Tom Luongo 1:37:21

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Marty sits down with Tom Luongo to discuss America's potential turning point following recent political violence, the strategy behind Trump's methodical approach to draining the swamp, and why the 30-year mortgage market could be the key to rebuilding middle-class wealth. Tom on Twitter: https://x.com/TFL1728 Tom’s Website: https://tomluongo.me/ ST…

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#660: Building Amid Chaos with Will Cole 1:57:04

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Marty sits down with Will to discuss the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk and its potential political ramifications, Bitcoin's evolving mainstream acceptance, Zaprite's new ticketing platform, and the integration of AI tools in software development. Will on Twitter: https://x.com/willcole Zaprite: https://zaprite.com/ STACK SATS hat: https://tf…

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372 Pages #192 – Book #35: Deception Point by Dan Brown! 39:33

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We announced this book a week ago on our Patreon! Join in on the fun and support the podcast at patreon.com/372pages We kick off another voyage into the microchapter world of Dan Brown! Plus we’ll hear all about a recent humiliation Mike suffered on the tennis court and read some listener emails. Get Deception Point here (affiliate link) Assignment…

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The Gospel-Driven Mission of Spiritual Gifts W/ Pastor Brad 30:29

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Discover how the Holy Spirit has equipped you with spiritual gifts to build up the body of Christ and join God’s mission in the world. Rooted in passages like 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 12, this message reminds us that spiritual gifts are not earned: they’re given by God's grace for the good of the church and the glory of Jesus. Together we’ll exp…

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#659: Why America Gets China Wrong with Peter Alexander 1:46:44

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Marty sits down with Peter Alexander, an American consultant who has lived in China for 30 years, to discuss why the US fundamentally misunderstands Chinese culture and strategy, how America's supply chain dependency has eliminated its negotiating leverage, and what both countries need to do to avoid a destructive economic confrontation. Peter on L…

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#658: What's Really in the COVID Shots with Jessica Rose 1:42:45

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Marty sits down with Jessica Rose, an immunologist and data analyst, to discuss her five years of research into VAERS data showing alarming safety signals from COVID vaccines, including DNA contamination, systemic adverse events, and the institutional suppression of critical vaccine safety information. Read the paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/do…

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#657: China's Gold War with Mel Mattison 1:32:48

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Marty sits down with Mel Mattison to discuss his bullish predictions for 2025, the merging of Treasury and Fed policy, China's gold accumulation strategy, and why he believes we're heading toward lower interest rates, higher asset prices, and a potential economic boom despite various geopolitical tensions. Mel on Twitter: https://x.com/MelMattison1…

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Garrett Strang – Human Connection on the Streets of Paris 1:03:50

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Today I’m joined Garrett Strang, an American photographer who has made Paris his creative home. Garrett’s journey from documentary filmmaker in Washington D.C. to street photographer in Paris is one of creative evolution and bold reinvention. For 20 years, he created documentaries on health issues, population studies, and social conflicts, where he…

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#656: Q2 2025 Monetary Base Update with Matthew Mežinskis 1:48:37

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Marty sits down with Matthew Mežinskis to discuss Bitcoin's power law growth model, why current price action remains on trend despite community concerns, and the long-term implications of network adoption versus traditional financial system dynamics. Matthew on Twitter: https://x.com/1basemoney Porkopolis: https://www.porkopolis.io/ STACK SATS hat:…

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The Difficulty Adjustment (and Target) | Pierre Rochard, Center of Hash E006 1:24:09

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Pierre Rochard, CEO of the Bitcoin Bond Company, discusses the functional importance of bitcoin’s difficulty target and adjustment, how it works at a technical and practical level, and why it is relevant collectively to the energy consumed by the bitcoin network, transaction finality and the issuance schedule of bitcoin’s fixed supply. https://www.…

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#655 Turning ASICs Into Smart Home Heating with Tyler Stevens 1:08:19

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Marty sits down with Tyler Stevens, CEO of Exergy, to discuss how Bitcoin mining heat can revolutionize residential heating systems by replacing expensive propane and heating oil while generating cryptocurrency rebates and massively distributing hashrate. Tyler on Twitter: https://x.com/tylerkstevens Exergy: https://exergyheat.com/ STACK SATS hat: …

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Bitcoin Mining Pool (de)Centralization | Mark Artymko, Center of Hash E004 1:40:57

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Mark Artymko, President and Co-Founder of Ocean, discusses his nearly two decade career in the power industry as an electrical engineer, how Ocean is helping to reverse the trend of bitcoin mining pool centralization, what the key differences are between Ocean and more traditional mining pools and why bitcoin miners more directly controlling their …

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#654: The Fed Has Painted Itself Into a Corner with Michael Howell 1:01:38

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Marty sits down with Michael Howell to discuss the Fed's predicament at Jackson Hole, global liquidity cycles, the structural shift toward collateral-dependent lending, and how mounting debt refinancing pressures alongside AI capital expenditures are creating conditions that favor monetary inflation hedges like Bitcoin and gold. CrossBorder Capital…

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#653: Building the Open Internet with Miljan Braticevic 1:19:16

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Marty sits down with Miljan Braticevic to discuss the growing importance of open protocols like Nostr in the face of increasing censorship and authoritarian pressures, the unique advantages of decentralized social networks over closed platforms, and how Primal is building tools to enable content creators to monetize high-signal long-form content wh…

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Fed Independence Under Fire as SBR Plans Continue | Bitcoin Alpha E010 1:29:21

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Trump publicly humiliates Fed Chair Powell on live television, demanding lower interest rates while criticizing Federal Reserve building renovations. The administration continues consolidating Fed-Treasury power as Trump calls for Lisa Cook's resignation and nominates Stephen Myron to the Fed Board. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve plans remain uncertain …

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Appalachian Ghosts and Erased Histories with Raymond Thompson Jr. 56:07

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Today we’re joined by Raymond Thompson Jr., an assistant professor in the College of Communications at the University of Texas and a photographer whose work defies easy categorization. Originally from Virginia, Raymond has spent years documenting stories that others have forgotten or even worse, deliberately erased. His approach blends documentary …

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280 Mysteries Ep 13 – The Case of the Foot Warmers 16:10

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Check out our Patreon to be the first to find out our next book and to hear the entire 280 Mysteries archives, including the episodes we just released with Bridget and Lauren! patreon.com/372pages In this ep, Conor attempts once again to unravel the many strange threads of Donald J. Sobel. This one involves Melvin Pugh, Idaville’s genius boy invent…

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21 million is Non-Negotiable | Phil Geiger, Center of Hash E004 1:30:14

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Phil Geiger discusses the economic incentives of the bitcoin network, why there is (and always will be) an incentive for someone to profitably sell power to the network, what mechanisms make bitcoin unique as the only demand for power in the world that removes counterparty risk and how the non-negotiable nature of bitcoin’s fixed supply enables it …

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#652: How To Position For The Bitcoin Boom with Tuur Demeester 1:38:37

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Marty sits down with Tuur Demeester to discuss his updated Adamant Capital report that revises his bullish Bitcoin thesis given new developments like ETFs, treasury companies, nation-state adoption, and persistent inflation while exploring why this cycle may be fundamentally different with longer duration and higher price targets. Tuur on Twitter: …

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THE TECH EXEC REDESIGNING THE SYSTEM–Inside the War for Your Attention at YouTube, Snapchat & TikTok, the Science of Visualization, Hacking Anxiety, What's Coming with AI 1:07:01

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What if anxiety isn’t the enemy – we’ve just been using it wrong? Sometimes the tools we build for others are the ones we needed to invent for ourselves. — I’ve always struggled with anxiety. My brain can turn an unresolved text message into a full-blown crisis. But what I never realized is that if our minds can rehearse disaster, we can also train…

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Around the World with Virginia Hines 1:00:38

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This week we’re joined by our friend Virginia Hines. She’s a photographer and former publishing industry professional who has traveled extensively to document street life around the world and learn from masters of the genre. She wrote the foreword to Street Photography Magazine’s book “Where the Streets Lead” and has been featured multiple times in…

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372 Pages #191 – Night of the Crabs Ep 3 – Limpet Mines, Potholers, Mills Bombs and Constitutionals! 2:18:37

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Join the Jackals and support the podcast on Patreon! Find out the next book before everyone else and hear the 280 Mysteries we recorded with Bridget Nelson! patreon.com/372pages Yes, all the things we in America know so well and love so much come together (much like dodgems) in one final episode! This episode has it all: horrible, ghoulish holiday-…

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#651: Bitcoin-Backed Independent Film Funding with Forager 1:01:47

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Marty sits down with Ali Webb and Carlos Flores from Forager to discuss how they're using Bitcoin-backed funding to enable independent filmmakers to create original content without traditional studio interference or investor pressure. Forager + Whitepaper on Twitter: https://x.com/Forager_tv https://x.com/whtppr_studio Personal Handles: https://x.c…

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Bitcoin Offtake Unlocks Oil Production | Chris Alfano, Center of Hash E003 1:27:30

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Chris Alfano, co-founder and CEO of 360 Energy, discusses his firm’s strategy as a service company in oil & gas fields, how bitcoin mining is helping to unlock oil production while reducing an environmental liability and how bitcoin is allowing owners and operators with stranded natural gas to monetize an energy asset that would otherwise be wasted…

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#650: The Fed-Treasury Merger and Inflation Reality Check with Dave Collum & Rudy Havenstein 2:29:47

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Marty sits down with Dave Collum and Rudy Havenstein to discuss the merger of the Fed and Treasury, real inflation rates versus official statistics, housing market dysfunction, the Epstein scandal cover-up, government corruption, surveillance state expansion, and the systemic breakdown of American institutions. Dave Collum on Twitter: https://x.com…

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#649: The Golden Age of AI-Powered Entrepreneurship with Rod Roudi 1:00:34

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Marty sits down with Rod Roudi to discuss the unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs in the current AI-powered landscape, the convergence of Bitcoin, AI, and energy technologies, and how Bitcoin Park is creating unique experiences while maintaining the cypherpunk ethos amid the "paper Bitcoin summer" trend. Rod on Twitter: https://x.com/bitk…

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280 Mysteries Ep 12 – The Case of the Five Clues 17:24

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It’s Conor’s turn to solve the mystery, and Mike has picked out a fiendish one. There are five clues this time, and in a series where even the sole clue a mystery hinges on likely doesn’t make a lot of sense, this means we’re in for a wild ride! Support the podcast on Patreon to gain access to the entire back catalog of 280 Mysteries including some…

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#648: Simplicity on Liquid with Andrew Poelstra 1:18:36

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Marty sits down with Andrew Poelstra from Blockstream to discuss the launch of Simplicity on Liquid mainnet, a formally specified programming language that enables smart contracts with mathematical guarantees of safety and predictable execution costs, representing nearly a decade of development to bring secure, expressive scripting capabilities to …

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Bitcoin Is Not a Battery or a Power Projection | Rob Warren, Center Of Hash E002 1:48:46

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Rob Warren, the Head of Research and Education at Bitcoin Park and author of The Bitcoin Miner’s Almanac, discusses the role of bitcoin miners within the bitcoin network, how bitcoin miners help solve problems within energy systems and why bitcoin is most likely to proliferate and drive innovation where there is waste or under utilization of energy…

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#647: How Globalization Destroyed American Manufacturing with Infra 1:46:01

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Marty sits down with Infra to discuss how decades of globalization and financialization have hollowed out American manufacturing, created massive wealth inequality, and led to a "silent depression" marked by declining real wages, rising deaths of despair, and social dysfunction that can only be addressed through economic nationalism, dollar devalua…

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#646: How Gen Z Can Avoid Millennial Mistakes with Zuby 1:18:22

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Marty sits down with Zuby to discuss his recent piece offering 12 pieces of advice for Gen Z men, exploring how the younger generation can avoid the mistakes of millennials while capitalizing on unprecedented opportunities in technology, finance, and personal development. Zuby on Twitter: https://x.com/ZubyMusic Zuby’s article: https://www.realtalk…

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The Light Between Gigi Stoll & Flo Fox 52:01

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What happens when two artists choose to show up for each other—week after week, year after year—for over three decades? In this episode, Ashley Riffo talked to photographer Gigi Stoll about her extraordinary friendship with the late Flo Fox: a street photographer, advocate, and firecracker of a human being who never let MS (and the blindness and pa…

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372 Pages #190 – Night of the Crabs Ep 2 – If You’re Gonna Do That Anywhere, Do it in the Spiky Grass! 2:05:29

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Support the podcast on Patreon and hear stuff you can’t get anywhere else like Mike & Conor’s read thru of the CLASSIC 80s Choose Your Own Adventure book “You Are A Shark” patreon.com/372pages Read along with us, get the book here If you’re even vaguely considering listening to this particular episode, please consider this: a severely hung-over Col…

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HACKING HUMAN NATURE [June/July Recap]—How Hope Rewires Your Brain, the Myth of Rationality, the Secret to Motivation (It's Not Willpower), the Joke That Disarmed a Nation 54:15

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I’ve spent the last two months talking with innovators who’ve done wild things—from surviving homelessness to becoming a world-renowned hope researcher, to convincing a sitting President to get roasted on a comedy show to save a landmark policy. This week, I’ve pulled the most powerful strategies from our recent episodes into one mixtape. The commo…

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The Convergence of Bitcoin, Energy & Mining | Marty Bent, Center of Hash E001 1:52:49

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Parker and Marty discuss the convergence of Bitcoin mining and energy systems, exploring how mining serves as a pioneer species for monetizing stranded energy resources while examining the current state of centralization in ASIC manufacturing and mining pools.

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#645: The Lost Art of Dressing Like a Man with O.W. Root 1:03:22

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Marty sits down with O.W. Root to discuss the importance of men's style, how clothing reflects and shapes culture and character, and why dressing well is a scalable way to improve both personal confidence and societal civility. O.W. Root's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/necktiesalvage STACK SATS hat: https://tftcmerch.io/ Our newsletter: https://www.t…

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#644: America is a Corporate-Controlled Crime Syndicate with Gerald Celente 27:10

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Marty sits down with Gerald Celente to discuss the looming commercial real estate collapse, banking sector vulnerabilities, the decline of the US dollar, Trump's pivot to supporting Bitcoin, and the systemic corruption of political leaders worldwide. Gerald Celente on Twitter: https://x.com/geraldcelente Trends Journal: https://trendsjournal.com/ S…

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280 Mysteries We’ll Never Get Back Ep 37 – The Case of the Carousel Horse – W/ Ken Jennings 54:34

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Get access to the complete 280 Mysteries archive on our Patreon: patreon.com/372pages Yes, the smartest man we’ve ever met – and we’ve met dozens of men – joins us in an attempt to outwit Idaville’s greatest boy detective. See if Jeopardy host Ken Jennings can assist Mike with The Case of the Carousel Horse! Pre-order Ken’s new book, The Complete K…

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The between series: The rescue operation I didn’t know was mine—a story about cosmic humiliation, climbing, tinder ghosts, and the surprising way humor saves us 14:25

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In this episode, I answer the question: What’s the most dramatic way to ruin your own life for 24 hours? This is the story about becoming the world's most expensive inconvenience. Welcome to The Between Series—a series where I take you into moments from my life that shaped the themes we explore in the main episodes. For anyone who’s ever: Hit "repl…