The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

Mark Chrisler

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

Mark Chrisler

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

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Lucy Lightfoot went missing in 1831, and was later found alive and well... in 1364. Listen to this episode through Vodacast here! (http://feed.vodacast.com/59793132/The%20Constant:%20A%20History%20of%20Getting%20Things%20Wrong/Lucy%20Lightfoot)
Happy Second Birthday to The Constant! To celebrate, we're tackling the story that everyone advised Mark not to tell, that Mark himself failed over and over again to write: The Brownian Ratchet. And along the way, we're dropping into a select f
Martha died alone, becoming the first named member of an exclusive and terrible club: The Endlings. This episode we're tracking the history of the passenger pigeon, a bird that once darkened American skies by the billions. The story of the pass
On History Daily, we do history, daily.Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous event that happened ‘on this day’ in history. Whether it’s to remember the tra
Just one more story to go. Unless we're forgetting somebody...Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS!The Constan
Second verse same as the first. A little bit louder and a little bit worse.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS
In 1761, the world joined together to complete the most difficult, ambitious, important scientific project in history. It... didn't go great.Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FI
Some things are ordered and some are chaotic. This story is neither.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS!The C
We're opening up the vault and giving you access to three stories from our secret feed. If you like what you hear...Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS!The Constan
What's on the menu this week? Dick jokes and heresy, of course!Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS!The Consta
Here's a special 4th of July episode designed to make everybody happy and not upset anyone at all in anyway.Want a month trial of Shopify for just a dollar? Grab it here!Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, startin
From Wondery and Goalhanger Podcasts, Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell thewild stories of some of the most extraordinary men and women ever to have lived –and ask whether they have the rep they deserve.Should Nina Simone’s role in the ci
We're ending this pseudo-series on the golden age of hoaxes with the original mass media fake that started it all.Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS!The Constant
Napoleon is dead, the cry went out. But he wasn't.Want a month trial of Shopify for just a dollar? Grab it here!Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting no
In the 18th century, something started happening to the news...Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS!The Consta
Two classic Constant episodes, re-edited, re-recorded and re-produced. "People this Isle" and "Do Good, Carefully."Want a month trial of Shopify for just a dollar? Grab it here!Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our P
Many men tried to claim the invention of anesthesia as their own. It didn't work out well for any of them.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BU
What does every wild west shootout in every movie you've ever seen have to do with the history of anesthesia? You'll find out in the cold open! Then, stick around for the rest.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Pat
The war between humanity and its oldest, archest of enemies: pain.Get 50% off by navigating to factormeals.com/constant50Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, st
He was the most beautiful man in the history of Athens. And he nearly destroyed it.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY
Until recently, our understanding of where babies came from was hazy. Which made it easy for a certain class of hucksters to make up crazy stuff about them.Get 50% off by navigating to factormeals.com/constant50Visit our Patreon here. You too
We're remaking one of the all-time classic Constant episodes, this time with decent audio!Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU
Did a woman secretly manage to become pope, only to be revealed by a badly mistimed labor in the streets of Rome? Probably not! But it's gonna be fun figuring it out for sure!Visit greenchef.com/60constant and use code 60constant to get 60% of
Did a cross-dressing woman manage to worm her way into the papacy, and was she discovered when she gave birth on the street? Lots of people believe and have believed in the Legend of Pope Joan. We're taking a two part dive into the history.Che
Find Historical Blindness at https://www.historicalblindness.com/ or wherever you listen to this podcast. We'll be back with a new year of new episodes in two weeks.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit our Patreon here.
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