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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

178 Episodes • By Mark Chrisler • www.constantpodcast.com
Did you know that Europeans used to believe that sheep grew from Mongolian trees? Have you heard about the misbegotten discovery of a new form of water in the 1960s that set off a cold war arms race? Ever seen the gleaming Las Vegas hotel that accidentally shoots heat rays at poolside guests? The Co ...more
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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
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Comfortably Numb, Part 3
Many men tried to claim the invention of anesthesia ... more
Apr 23 2024 1h 9m
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Comfortably Numb, Part 2
What does every wild west shootout in every movie yo... more
Apr 9 2024 45m
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Comfortably Numb, Part 1
The war between humanity and its oldest, archest of ... more
Mar 26 2024 48m
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Like a Son
He was the most beautiful man in the history of Athe... more
Mar 12 2024 56m
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Whoa Baby
Until recently, our understanding of where babies ca... more
Feb 27 2024 54m
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Let's Talk About Sex, Babies (Remix!)
We're remaking one of the all-time classic Constant ... more
Feb 13 2024 56m
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The Holy She, Part 2
Did a woman secretly manage to become pope, only to ... more
Jan 30 2024 50m
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The Holy She, Part 1
Did a cross-dressing woman manage to worm her way in... more
Jan 16 2024 42m
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Presenting: Historical Blindness
Find Historical Blindness at https://www.historicalb... more
Jan 2 2024 1h 8m
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A Very BMJ Christmas
They celebrate the season a little differently down ... more
Dec 19 2023 1h 4m
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99% Conspicuous
The James R. Thompson Center is the most hated build... more
Dec 5 2023 1h 15m
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Rock Bottomless, Part 2
We can go deeper.This episode is sponsored by Better... more
Nov 21 2023 1h
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Rock Bottomless, Part 1
This week, we're going deep. How deep? No one knows!... more
Nov 7 2023 53m
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The Werewolf
A beastly history of the beasts that stalked Europe ... more
Oct 24 2023 1h 7m
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Psych Out, Pt 3: Repeat After Me
In which a psychic horse causes the greatest crisis ... more
Oct 10 2023 1h 29m
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Introducing: Southern Gothic
The Baynard Mausoleum is the oldest surviving struct... more
Oct 7 2023 30m
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Psych Out, Pt 2: Pick a Card
In which a talking, psychic horse gives JB Rhine the... more
Sep 19 2023 1h 26m
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Psych Out, Pt 1: Lady Wonder
A horse is a horse, unless, of course, that horse ca... more
Sep 5 2023 1h 23m
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Everything Aristotle Has Said is Wrong & The Reflex
Early episodes of this show sound like crap! So this... more
Aug 22 2023 55m
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The One from Nowhere
In 1900, three lighthouse keepers went missing, star... more
Aug 8 2023 53m
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Burning Men
There's a party in 14th Century Europe, and everybod... more
Jul 25 2023 56m
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The Captain and The Serpent, Part 2
What's that out there in the distance? A fish? A wha... more
Jul 11 2023 1h 6m
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The Captain and The Serpent, Part 1
Murder! Monsters! Lifeboats! This one's got it all.G... more
Jun 27 2023 1h 10m
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Red Mercury, Part 2
Buckle up your crazy belts, 'cuz we're going off the... more
Jun 6 2023 1h 17m
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Red Mercury, Part 1
In 2004, three men were arrested in London. Their cr... more
May 23 2023 56m
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