Each episode, hosts Kaveh Taherian and Hannah Hillam choose one of their countless open browser tabs and finally take the time to read and discuss its contents ...
This week we deep dive into how Billionaire James Crocker built a fence around a German immigrant's home in San Francisco and how legendary arson investigator John Orr's passion project doubled as a confession for some of California's worst fires. A listener email explains how the first ever women’s college basketball game was played at Smith College in 1893.Episode Tabs:The Man Who Built a 40-Foot Spite Fence Around His Neighbor’s Homehttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/94298/crocker-spite-fence-san-franciscoHe Was Both Fire Captain And Prolific Arsonist. His Novel Put Him In Prison.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-29/john-orr-glendale-fire-captain-prolific-arsonistListener Tabs:Stone of Blarney, Meet Head of Leninhttps://lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2015/jul/10/stone-blarney-meet-head-lenin/March 22, 1893: First Women’s Collegiate Basketball Gamehttps://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/first-womens-collegiate-basketball-game/Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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55: Big Jim O’Leary and Mark Twain vs USPS
This week we learn how the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 gave birth to the city's most honest gambler and how Mark Twain's feud with the United States Postal Service lasted a lifetime. A listener email tells us the story of Mike the Headless Chicken.Episode Tabs:The Irish American Gangster Whose Family Rose from Chicago's Asheshttps://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/big-jim-oleary-chicago-crime-bossMark Twain Had a Lifelong Feud with the United States Postal Servicehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mark-twain-had-a-lifelong-feud-with-the-united-states-postal-serviceListener Tabs:How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31374512-how-to-tame-a-fox-and-build-a-dogMike the Headless Chickenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_ChickenEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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54: Aristotle's Masterpiece and American Hippo Bill
This week we learn about a sex manual/midwifery book from 1684 and how the American Hippo Act forced two rivals from South Africa to come together for the greater good. A listener email explains why Pandas use horse manure to stay warm.Episode Tabs:When the Birds and the Bees Were Not Enoughhttps://publicdomainreview.org/essay/when-the-birds-and-the-bees-were-not-enough-aristotle-s-masterpiece/American Hippopotamushttps://magazine.atavist.com/american-hippopotamus/Listener Tabs:Why is Bern the Capital of Switzerland?https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/federal-city-_why-is-bern-the-capital-of-switzerland/44577476Why Wild Giant Pandas Frequently Roll In Horse Manurehttps://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2004640117Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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53: Dellschau Notebooks pt. 2 and Nuclear Semiotics
This week we finally unpack Charles Dellschau's forgotten aeronautical notebooks and learn how long-term nuclear waste warning messages are created. A listener email digs up the story of how the Brynlow shovel was dug up out of Alderley Edge but not identified as a Bronze Age tool until many decades later.Episode Tabs:Charles A.A. Dellschau Bookhttp://www.shishigami.com/srfa/Charles_Dellschau_FINAL.pdfInverse Archaeology: Sending a Message to the Future
https://www.stochastication.com/2016/06/13/inverse-archaeology/amp/Listener Tabs:https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1l0CodEbSLsF0zj7i5SWJPJfvu9iNvi3f&hl=en&ll=34.42740297426141%2C-117.9767350680066&z=8https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/opinion/magic-and-mining-at-alderley-edge.htmEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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52: LA Fire Update and Patreon AMA
Unfortunately the LA fires have forced us to delay recording, so here's a quick update about ways you can help followed by our last Patreon AMA that should be unhinged enough to hold you all over till next week. Stay safe friends!!ANIMATION PPL & FRIENDS AFFECTED BY FIRES:https://airtable.com/appugwkqKAVGDdeaJ/shrrujOu1GKwKAW0f/tblBTejpocYFoeauXEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Each episode, hosts Kaveh Taherian and Hannah Hillam choose one of their countless open browser tabs and finally take the time to read and discuss its contents until they gain enough strength to close that tab once and for all.