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Episode 28 Featuring Walt Whitman, Steroids and Ethics

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Big Talk: Does your Mom sing in the car? … Turning Points: In the early 1800s the world had not yet discovered a truly American poet. Laura goes back in time to interview the first real candidate: Walt Whitman…. On Boom Radio Clodagh makes it clear she does NOT have a crack in her windshield… Tucker Jones is on the trail of a stolen car… Getting glabrous? Freddie Finklehammer tells you what that means on Weird Words… As steroid use is rocking baseball, the King of Complicated Stuff & Hayley discuss the role of ethics in the matter… On News Update, Josh wrestles with the question: What is art — and what isn’t? … Toby & Gramps take to the wilderness of Yellowstone Park, despite bluff grizzly charges, buffalo, wolves and… signs.

Episode 20 Featuring Shakespeare and Time Travel II

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Big Talk: Does your Mom ever talk with her hands?… In Turning Points, Kelsey goes back in time to interview William Shakespeare at a time when Puritans and the Plague are making it hard to survive…. Widget and Whack try to explain why something boiling inside your fridge is a GOOD thing… When a local military man suspects a holdover German plot, Tucker Jones gets a call… Ben Jammin has hope for the human race — in the form of a stink bomb… Alicia and the King of Complicated Stuff tiptoe out into the strange world of Einstein and Time Travel… News Update: It looks like we’ll be able to pay for candy in the future by just waving our watch… As they continue their American Journey, Toby and Gramps find themselves getting their kicks on Route 66.

Episode 16 Featuring Michelangelo and Dinosaurs

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Big Talk: Does your Mom have a hard time deciding on her wardrobe in the morning?… He was a world class architect, painter, poet and sculptor. On Turning Points, Kelsey goes back in time to speak with Michelangelo… Ben Jammin’ wonders about that free-for-all for a home run ball… On Schmave’s Elevator, Dave tells how sister Cheryl looked at life with a “tsk” and a snarl – until her life turned inside out… Jessica and famed French chef Jacques La Tour tackle pie crusts in Now We’re Cookin’… They were awfully big, and pretty stupid. But dinosaurs ruled the earth until they mysteriously disappeared. Tucker Jones crosses over to help the King of Complicated Stuff try to figure out what happened… News Update: I wonder what the purr of a robotic cat sounds like… The Count: You never know when you’re going to have to count to ten in Portuguese (really!)… Hayley learns there’s more to grasshoppers than a hop and a jump on this episode’s Natural Wonder.

Episode 12 Featuring Georgia O’Keeffe and Numbers & Risk

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Big Talk: Always travel with an extra Pez dispenser… Skulls and cactus flowers were the subjects of famed artist Georgia O’Keeffe. Kelsey takes the time machine back to get her idea of color… Boom Radio: If the phone doesn’t make you mad yet, just wait until the next great discovery… When Dave Schmave gets a book of proverbs from his grandmother, he first feels cheated out of Grandpa’s spittoon. But with the help of a wise friend, he learns his gift is valuable indeed… Weird Words: Need a fancy word to impress your friends? Here’s Freddie!… Roman numerals, Holy Roman Emperors, gambling – our King of complicated Stuff somehow patches it all together in a Big Idea guaranteed to gum up the thinking machine… News Update: How about skinny-dipping at your next swim meet?… In Natural Wonder, Rachel makes the surprising case for the octopus being not only beautiful and intelligent, but cuddly even!

Episode 11 Featuring Vincent Van Gogh, Use and Abuse of Power

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On Turning Points, Kelsey goes back in time to interview one of history’s most colorful painters: Vincent Van Gogh… Big Talk: Does your Mom come right away when you call?… Sometimes it’s helpful, sometimes it isn’t. Widget and Whack explain how friction plays a role in our lives… Tucker Jones tries to figure out who is filching Christmas presents… Are you a curmudgeon? Before saying yes, you better check out this episode’s Weird Words game show… Why do people with power so often use it so carelessly? Jessica and the King of Complicated Stuff take a look… Don’t throw away that fruitcake. In her News Update, Claire has a better idea… No cars, lots of horses, and plenty of fudge. That’s what Toby and Gramps discover on their American Journey to Michigan’s Mackinaw Island.