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How The Fatigue of Taking Care of Toddlers Forced Early Man to Invent Work and the Office



A grand mix of the St. Crispin’s Day Speech from “Henry V” and some insight into another Henry: Henry Hill, who helped engineer the largest cash robbery in American history. Plus, the life and music of Jackie Wilson.


The Short, Happy Life of a Free-Range Chicken



Free-Range Chicken Number 1: “Life is really great here. The food is fantastic and you really get room to run around and peck others.”

Free-Range Chicken Number 2: “Tell me about it. I’m never thirsty because there’s always water nearby and I hear that when the farmer comes for you, they take you to a wonderful place where you’re taught to fly.”


The Earl of Sandwich’s First Attempt: One Slice of Bread in Between Two Slices of Bread



Is there really such a thing as pre-natal speech, and did the Earl of Sandwich really invent the sandwich? Podcast 33 reveals the truth with the help of Mel Brooks and Woody Allen.

Join us for some first-rate comedy including Bob & Ray’s “Two Faces West”, plus a variety of music that you won’t typically hear on the airwaves.


Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner Reveal How Humankind First Understood the Differences in Gender



The legendary comedy duo of Brooks and Reiner teach us the secrets of longevity, poet Richard Wilbur whimsically explores the nature of shame, and Stan Grossman tells Jerry Lundegaard, “We’re not a bank, Jerry.”


Whatever Happened to Rock n’ Roll Instrumentals? Have They Simply Disappeared?



The Ventures, Bill Justice and others give us a taste of a bygone art form: rock songs without lyrics where the guitar riffs and driving beats provide all the story we need. And we honor Tony Bennett’s 95th birthday with Alec Baldwin’s hilarious Saturday Night Live impressions of the legendary crooner.