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The Story of the Nuclear Boy Scout

David Hahn was a kid who was really into science. So much that he built a nuclear reactor in his mother's potting shed. And it worked.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Short Stuff: Getting Winded

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  The Village People Episode

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  Selects: How the Beagle Brigade Works

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  The Awful Crimes of Georgia Tann

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  Short Stuff: The Sad, Strange Tale of Margaret Schilling

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  The Power of the Wind

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  Selects: Special Effects: A Short History

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  Hitchhiking: Two thumbs out!

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  Short Stuff: The Amazing Tale of Juliane Koepcke

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  The Dubious Science of Arson Investigation

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  Selects: How Famines Work

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  Testosterone and Estrogen: Wondrous Hormones

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  Short Stuff: Straitjackets

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  The 1977 Women's Conference That Changed America

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  Selects: All the Gold In Fort Knox: Meh

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  The Everglades: Wowee