Commute | The Podcast

Every day, millions of truck hit the roadways to deliver the goods and services we’ve come to take for granted. This week: what it takes to be a truck driver.

Seven of the most common birthdays are all in the same month. But just wait until you hear about the most UNcommon!

Theaters in the 1940s and 1950s looped a movie continuously throughout the day. Moviegoers arrived to see their film of choice whenever they wanted to, starting wherever that movie happened to be in its story. Until the arrival of a movie with an unbelievable ending.

Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/540211/11-secrets-truck-drivers
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/630025/why-september-is-most-popular-birth-month
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/when-moviegoers-started-watching-films-from-the-beginning-guest-column-4075683/

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Artificial intelligence is everywhere: education, science, healthcare, work; but what about church? How would you like to have a conversation with Jesus?


We imagine making an Olympic team and competing against the world's best on a global stage, but have you heard of the Magic Olympics?


Subtitles are a TV viewing feature to assist people who are hard of hearing, so why are folks who can hear just fine using them?

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We all love a feel-good sports movie. The underdog learning to win, the budding romance, the dad who works too much…. When The Mighty Ducks became a hit in the 90s, Disney loved the movie so much that they made a real team.


If you’re listening to this on release day, it’s Labor Day and you’ll have to put away your white clothes until next Spring. Why?


When you pause a DVD you see a floating logo bounce around the screen continually. This week we reveal - does it ever eventually hit the corner?

Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/astrazeneca-s-vaccine-mishaps-the-mighty-ducks-nhl-history-ryan-mcmahon-the-barbizon-hotel-and-more-1.5964106/why-disney-turned-the-mighty-ducks-movie-into-an-actual-nhl-team-1.5964113
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2022/08/12/white-after-labor-day-explained/10269739002/
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/did-the-bouncing-dvd-logo-ever-hit-the-corner-of-the-screen

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An airport realized that people kept urinating on the floors of the men’s bathroom. It came up with an interesting solution that is now used all over the world.


The Beatles are considered the greatest band of all time. Why did it take them so long to have a song reach a billion streams on Spotify? And what’s a billion streams worth, anyway?


What if you went to a restaurant and you knew up front that there was a good chance that your order wouldn’t arrive the way you wanted it, and what if you were ok with that?

Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/09/whats-a-urinal-fly-and-what-does-it-have-to-with-winning-a-nobel-prize/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/05/10/the-beatles-billion-spotify-streams-most-streamed-songs-ever/70200833007/
https://www.openculture.com/2019/08/the-restaurant-of-mistaken-orders.html

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Our birthday is a special day - a good reminder to pause and celebrate another year of life. It’s also the day we’ll most likely die.

If you saw the movie Oppenheimer you know how destructively deadly nuclear weapons can be. Obviously it’s not a big deal that we’re missing a few of them, right?

Virtual wallet apps like Venmo are incredibly convenient. They’re also incredibly generous in giving away your personal information.

Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/the-birthday-effect-explained
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220804-the-lost-nuclear-bombs-that-no-one-can-find
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/technology/personaltech/venmo-privacy-oversharing.html?searchResultPosition=1

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At any wedding you’ve likely heard and danced badly to the Cha Cha Slide, but its success was accidental. This week we discuss how a well-meaning uncle tried to help but inadvertently changed weddings forever.


In the 1940s, one out of every 18 newborn girls was given the name Linda - a success rate no name has attained since. Today? Its popularity ranks in the 800s. Enter the Linda Club. 


Think your kids are a little more rowdy tonight because of the chocolate bar they just snuck? You wouldn’t be alone, and you’d be wrong.


Sources:
https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2019/02/04/how-low-can-you-go-the-history-of-the-cha-cha-slide/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/linda-names-girls-baby-boomer-afc86ba8?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/busting-sugar-hyperactivity-myth

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From U.S. presidents to athletic coaches, some folks need a little less privacy than others.

You know the heart symbol ❤️ looks nothing like the real thing, right? How did it come to represent an actual heart?

You’d think we discovered all of the dinosaurs by now, wouldn’t you? Not so. How many remain undiscovered?

Sources:
https://www.insidehook.com/article/news-opinion/the-weird-disgusting-art-of-the-toilet-power-meeting-lbj
https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-origin-of-the-heart-symbol#
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-many-dinosaurs-remain-undiscovered-180982560/

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From U.S. presidents to athletic coaches, some folks need a little less privacy than others.

You know the heart symbol ❤️ looks nothing like the real thing, right? How did it come to represent an actual heart?

You’d think we discovered all of the dinosaurs by now, wouldn’t you? Not so. How many remain undiscovered?

Sources:
https://www.insidehook.com/article/news-opinion/the-weird-disgusting-art-of-the-toilet-power-meeting-lbj
https://www.history.com/news/what-is-the-origin-of-the-heart-symbol#
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-many-dinosaurs-remain-undiscovered-180982560/

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Money men. Elon Musk. Warren Buffet. Jeff Bezos. Chris Reynolds? 

“From nearly $3 million to barely $3.” Almost overnight, Non-Fungible Tokens went from invaluable to worth, well, almost nothing. 

Since the early 1980’s Mario has been the face of the video game industry   This week, where that face and name came from.

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Sources:
https://www.the-sun.com/money/6369937/quadrillionaire-accidentally-deposited-account/amp/
https://cryptoslate.com/the-nft-of-jack-dorseys-first-tweet-originally-purchased-for-2-9m-is-worth-less-than-4-in-todays-market/
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/02/663372770/mario-segale-inspiration-for-nintendos-hero-plumber-has-died#:~:text=Angerer%2FGetty%20Images-,Mario%20Segale%2C%20the%20inspiration%20for%20one%20of%20the

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Money men. Elon Musk. Warren Buffet. Jeff Bezos. Chris Reynolds? 

“From nearly $3 million to barely $3.” Almost overnight, Non-Fungible Tokens went from invaluable to worth, well, almost nothing. 

Since the early 1980’s Mario has been the face of the video game industry   This week, where that face and name came from.

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Sources:
https://www.the-sun.com/money/6369937/quadrillionaire-accidentally-deposited-account/amp/
https://cryptoslate.com/the-nft-of-jack-dorseys-first-tweet-originally-purchased-for-2-9m-is-worth-less-than-4-in-todays-market/
https://www.npr.org/2018/11/02/663372770/mario-segale-inspiration-for-nintendos-hero-plumber-has-died#:~:text=Angerer%2FGetty%20Images-,Mario%20Segale%2C%20the%20inspiration%20for%20one%20of%20the

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