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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 05/10/2026

For my entire childhood I drove past this building in the Chicago suburbs and wondered what was inside. Today I finally found out. 🏭 American Slide Chart in Carol Stream, Illinois has been quietly making analog slide charts, volvelles, and popup polyhedrons since 1970 bit.ly/FN_SlideChart

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 22/09/2026

I sit down w/ @scottmeslow.bsky.social to discuss his book on #twinpeaks "A Place Both Wonderful and Strange". I learn how Sheryl Lee was an extra who became the soul of the series, how David Lynch's limo driver became deputy Andy & how the Red Room was born from a hot car roof. bit.ly/FN_Twin_Peaks

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 07/09/2026

The world's most famous conspiracy theory & it's built on a pamphlet, a fake story about Napoleon, & a lot of recycled fear. I sat down w/ author @rothschildmd.bsky.social to trace the Rothschild myth from a Frankfurt ghetto all the way to Jewish space lasers: bit.ly/FN_Rothschild

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 24/08/2026

In the latest ep., I sit down with Eddie McNamara to discuss his work in investigating the #zodiac murders. As a former cop, he has a real knack for sifting truth from fiction. I think Eddie may have solved it. bit.ly/FN_McNamara

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 03/08/2026

Have you ever wondered what your house plants are thinking? Elisabeth Saake has, and she tells me all about her book "Houseplants and Their F*cked-Up Thoughts". The subtitle is "P.S. They Hate You" so you can imagine where it goes. Listen Here: bit.ly/FN_SAAKE

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 21/07/2026

Only one person in #history has entered into the secret archives of #stephenking and lived to tell the tale: Caroline Bicks. This week she and I discuss what terrors she found in there, including why Pet Sematary was too #scary for the master of #horror Listen here: bit.ly/FN_Bicks

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 07/07/2026

Have you ever been in a situation where it felt like the world was moving slowly around you? Do you wonder how elite athletes say that time moves slower for them? This week I sit down w/ @SMTaylorauthor & discuss his work with Time Expansion Experiences. bit.ly/FN_Steven_Ta...

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 22/06/2026

I am so excited to talk Crazy Eddie with Gary Weiss! Forget his prices, this story is insane! You won't believe all the #scams behind the most iconic commercial in history. Listen here: bit.ly/FN_Crazy_Eddie #crazyeddie #conartist

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 11/06/2026

#fascinatingnouns is finally back! This week I speak with Amelia Thomas about how #animals communicate. We discuss #dolphin whistle names, #groundhog dialects, and the Great #Ape Gesture Dictionary. Listen here: bit.ly/FN_Animal_Co...

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 07/06/2026

If you like old #Hollywood, check out this #art installation in #weho, where you can see a recreation of Pickfair Studios, and stand in Howard Hughes's old parking space. #artstudio #classichollywood #LA #losangeles #moviestudio #movies

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 03/06/2026

I bet you didn't know where was WWII #memorial here in #hollywood dedicated to #veterans of the Soviet Union! It is the only one of its kind, and you can find it at Plummer Park. . . #la #Losangeles #veteran #roadtrip

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 18/11/2025

Everything you could want to know about swallowing swords in less than 60 seconds w/ Dan Meyer Listen to our full interview on Fascinating Nouns: bit.ly/FN_Meyer

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 18/11/2025

Great interview w/ legendary sword swallower Dan Meyer this week! We discuss swallowing Napoleon's bayonet, living on an island like Tarzan, the importance of thromes, and what his name means in India. bit.ly/FN_Meyer

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 05/11/2025

2 Questions Almost 1 Minute with Rebecca Sharrock who has Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory. She can recite any Harry Potter passage from memory, and today I put that to the test. bit.ly/FN_Sharrock

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 05/11/2025

This week: I talk to Rebecca Sharrock, who's autobiographical memory is so good she remembers being in the womb. Insane. I have to be VERY careful what I say because it will never be forgotten: bit.ly/FN_Sharrock

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 24/10/2025

This week: Jeffrey Sussman and I discuss #themob in Rock 'N Roll! Too bad we didn't cover the Mob in the #nba! That will be our next ep! Until then, we discuss the power of Jukeboxes and the power of "into perpetuity". bit.ly/3ReIxo6

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 21/10/2025

Jeffrey and I discuss his history with shine boxes and exclamations in less than 60 seconds. Listen to our full interview on Fascinating Nouns: bit.ly/3ReIxo6

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 07/10/2025

If you want to get wrapped up in the cycle of usable to waste to art, then this is the sixty second interview for you! Listen to my full interview with John Scanlan wherever you get your podcasts #fascinatingNouns #waste #garbageart #art

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 07/10/2025

Have you ever considered the monumental amount of waste that humans produce? Have you ever stopped to consider what waste really is? In this episode, we discuss fatburgs, cardboard furniture, crap in a can that is pegged to the gold standard. bit.ly/FN_Scanlan

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 23/09/2025

Just in time for the @cubsbot.bsky.social playoff run, I am talking with @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social, author of #chicagocubs Firsts about some of the most historic moments in #cubs history. We discuss Ryne Sandberg, Ernie Banks, and Harry Caray. Listen here: bit.ly/Al_Yellon

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 09/09/2025

Is our population shrinking? Will humans die out before climate change gets us? No one knows, but @endofthepier.bsky.social has written a book that may shed some light on humanity's future. Listen to our interview here: bit.ly/3CIlYj5

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 09/09/2025

Henry Gee is an expert on human decline. Here is my one minute interview with him that I hope doesn't lead to the downfall of the human race. Listen to our full Fascinating Nouns interview: bit.ly/3CIlYj5

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 28/08/2025

#FascinatingNouns is back in production! First up is my conversation with Psychiatrist/Closeted Cinephile Dr. James Charney . We talk about how realistically psychos are portrayed in #movies, and how terrified James is of rope suspension bridges in the wilderness. bit.ly/James_Charney

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 03/12/2024

This week we discuss a creature that goes by many different names: #Yeti #sasquatch, #skunkape, #yowie, but you probably know him as #bigfoot. This elusive creature has inspired groups to go on expeditions looking for him, and today's guest did just that. Listen to his tales: bit.ly/3B7QSVMbit.l...

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Fascinating Nouns @fascinatingnouns.com · 25/11/2024

We all know #thanksgiving is right around the corner, and if you have a pet (especially a dog) I know you are thankful for them. Dogs are uniquely intelligent & this week Dr. Brian Hare discusses his work at Duke University's Puppy Kindergarten: bit.ly/33M93wV

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