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June 2025

Shoes on the Wire: Four Weeks in L.A. Trying to Figure Out What the Hell Is Going On
Six neighborhoods, endless rumors, and one weird slice of L.A. that nobody can fully explain.
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Trivia Night: Dumb Things Famous People Said
A Trivia Night Tribute to the Dumbest Things Ever Said by the Famous and Clueless.
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The Man that Killed Prank Calls, Pissed Off the FCC, and Changed Everything
The Petty, Forgotten War Over Caller ID
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The PBS Show That Wrecked a Family and Invented Reality TV
The Loud family didn’t get famous. They got destroyed. And reality TV was born in the wreckage.
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What It’s Like When Your Distant Cousin Invents Sliced Bread
And yes, it’s exactly as strange—and slightly tragic—as it sounds.
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The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
Or why following your curiosity down strange rabbit holes might be the most productive thing you do all week.
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NYC: Where Did All the Rats Go?
Pizza Rat is out of work—Here’s why you’re seeing fewer rodents in NYC
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May 2025

The Truth About Taco Tuesday
A tale of lawyers, tortillas, and the corporate liberation of a phrase too greasy to be owned.
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You Know This Song. You Just Don’t Know Its Name.
The story of how the NBA’s greatest theme — and your entire childhood — was almost lost to history.
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Where the Hell Are All the Baby Pigeons?
A mystery hiding in plain sight—along with a French dinner reservation you didn’t ask for.
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Trivia Night: Almost Famous – The Roles That Got Away
The Roles They Lost, The Stars Who Missed, and the What-Ifs That Could’ve Broken Hollywood
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