The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong (Mark Chrisler)

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 tragedy of December 7th, 1941, the day “that will live in infamy,” or to celebrate that 20th day in July, 1969, when mankind reached the moon, History Daily is there to tell you the true stories of the people and events that shaped our world—one day at a time. So if you’re stuck in traffic, bored at work—wherever you are, listen to History Daily to remind yourself that something incredible happened to make that day historic. Check out History Daily at https://www.historydaily.com/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To start off the year, we're looking back at an old favorite that plays a significant part in an upcoming series. Visit GiveWell.org to find a charity today. Be sure to choose "podcast" and enter "The Constant" at checkout to get your donation matched up to $100 dollars.​ Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's that out there in the distance? A fish? A whale? A SEA SERPENT?! No, it's just the conclusion to our latest two part series! Cancel your unwanted subscriptions via rocketmoney.com/CONSTANT right now! Go to drinkAG1.com/constant to get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a party in 14th Century Europe, and everybody's invited! Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/constant50 and use code constant50 for 50% off plus free shipping! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do a professor, a heretic, a clockmaker, a barber, a cantor, a laborer, an architect, an alchemist and a couple of bonafide renaissance men all have in common? All of them tried to fly, and none of them succeeded. Continue your education via University of California Irvine now! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Visit our Patreon here. BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the third part of our survey of failed fliers, we've drawing from all walks of life: a peasant and a physicist, a cobbler and a surgeon, a locksmith and an archbishop, not to mention a pair of brothers who aren't the ones you know. Continue your education via University of California Irvine now! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here. BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The doe-eyed optimism of Rousseau! The biting cynicism of Baron von Grimm! And a whole bunch more people attempting to fly, and falling disastrously, all together in one podcast episode! Continue your education via University of California Irvine now! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here. BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will humanity ever successfully fly? No. Find out why, on this, the conclusion of our five part series on people who tried. Continue your education via University of California Irvine now! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here. BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The search for the original language, the true language, the language of God and Adam and Enoch, begins today. Continue your education via University of California Irvine now! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Get a free business account and a copy of Novo's Small Business Starter Guide at banknovo.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here. ​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you really want to know what language people originally spoke, all you have to do is the unspeakable. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233597995_Royal_Investigations_of_the_Origin_of_Language Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Get a free business account and a copy of Novo's Small Business Starter Guide at banknovo.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here. ​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1474, the people of Basel tried, convicted and sentenced to death a rooster, in one of the strangest court cases in history. How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Get a free business account and a copy of Novo's Small Business Starter Guide at banknovo.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here. ​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feeling run down, run out or run around? Well friend, I've got the cure for you! Step right up for The Constant Miracle Tonic All Night Medicine Show! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here.​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. ​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Step right up, step right up! We've got the cure for what ails you: more podcasts! How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here.​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. ​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1867, The Eliza set out to sea with a fresh crew, a full hold and fair weather. Yet no one expected her to ever make land again.  Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here.​ ​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. ​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are lots of stories about drugs that changed the medical industry. But here's one about a drug that changed the entertainment industry, too. How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here.​ ​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. ​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This story is about music, radio, medicine, politics, power, money, people and... goat testicles. Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here.​ ​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. ​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After every American mass shooting, the gun debate is drowned in one question: What about Chicago? Today, we're answering it. "How the A.T.F., Key to Biden’s Gun Plan, Became an N.R.A. ‘Whipping Boy’" -NYT "The ATF’s Nonsensical Non-Searchable Gun Databases, Explained" -The Trace University of Chicago Firearms Reports Illinois 2020 Firearms Trace Data Giffords 2019 Memo on ATF "How the NRA Hobbled the ATF" - Mother Jones "The ATF: A Portrait of an Impotent Bureau" -Washington Monthly Giffords' explainer of Tiahrt Amendments Everytown Gun Trace Reform Proposal Murder and Gun Homicides by City "Their Guns Fueled Chicago Crime. When They Broke the Law, The ATF Went Easy" -The Trace "How the NRA became ATF's biggest enemy" -SF Gate Pascrell, Leahy Gun Tracing Bill Quigley Trace Act Lee, Menendez Gun Record Bill Want 15% off an annual subscription to MasterClass? Go here: http://masterclass.com/theconstant How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here.​ ​BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​ ​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Beneath lackluster Disney movies and schlocky cable reality television lies an untold true story: the secret brontosauruses of Africa, and the men trying to find them. Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit our Patreon here.​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three high ranking American financial officials tried to warn the world about the 2008 financial collapse. But they were ignored, in large part because of who they were: women. On this episode we're looking at the stories of a few of the many women like them whose contributions, insights and discoveries have been overlooked, undercut or highjacked. Want 15% off an annual subscription to MasterClass? Go here: http://masterclass.com/theconstant How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant ​Visit GiveWell.org to find a charity today. Be sure to choose "podcast" and enter "The Constant" at checkout. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a story about the search for goodness in the world. Naturally, it ends tragically. Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant​ Visit GiveWell.org to find a charity today. Be sure to choose "podcast" and enter "The Constant" at checkout. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the story of two diseases, and two theories about where one of them came from. Want 15% off an annual subscription to MasterClass? Go here: http://masterclass.com/theconstant Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant​ Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in. How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant​ Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After more than four years of research and nine hours of episodes, we're finally at the TRUE conclusion to The Foolkiller Saga. Or are we...? Want 15% off an annual subscription to MasterClass? Go here: http://masterclass.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant​ Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Wondery and Goalhanger Podcasts, Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell the wild 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 civil rights movement be more celebrated than it is? When you find out what Picasso got up to in his studio, can you still admire his art? Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant - or both? (And, while we’re at it, was he even short?) Legacy is the show that looks at big lives from the perspective of now – and doesn’t always like what it sees. Listen to Legacy on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge episodes early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen now: LINK: Wondery.fm/legacy_TC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good history, well-told, five days a week. That's History Daily. So get on it, y'buncha jagbags! How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant​ Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've got a special Halloween episode for you, full of demonic possessions, dark conspiracies and sexy nuns. What more could you ask for? Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant​ Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're keeping things simple this week. Or that was the plan at least. But sometimes the simple things are friggin' complicated. Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Want 15% off an annual subscription to MasterClass? Go here: http://masterclass.com/theconstant​ Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Mark's birthday, it's The Constant's birthday, and it's Thanksgiving. In celebration we're opening up The Secret Feed vault and asking you to sponsor this show! This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant​ Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One more round of short stories, about little things, that had big consequences. This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Want 15% off an annual subscription to MasterClass? Go here: http://masterclass.com/theconstant Visit GiveWell.org to find a charity today. Be sure to choose "podcast" and enter "The Constant" at checkout to get your donation matched up to $100 dollars.​ Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merry Christmas, you filthy animals. This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Visit GiveWell.org to find a charity today. Be sure to choose "podcast" and enter "The Constant" at checkout to get your donation matched up to $100 dollars.​ Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1900, three lighthouse keepers went missing, starting a phony mystery that long concealed a real one. Go to drinkAG1.com/constant to get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions via rocketmoney.com/CONSTANT right now! Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Early episodes of this show sound like crap! So this week we're remaking a couple of old favorites. Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50constant and use code 50constant for 50% off plus free shipping! 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A horse is a horse, unless, of course, that horse can tell the future. Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50constant and use code 50constant for 50% off plus free shipping! Cancel your unwanted subscriptions via rocketmoney.com/CONSTANT right now! Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which a talking, psychic horse gives JB Rhine the idea for a new field of science: parapsychology. Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/50constant and use code 50constant for 50% off plus free shipping! Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Murder! Monsters! Lifeboats! This one's got it all. Go to drinkAG1.com/constant to get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self. 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout the 19th Century, The United States was absolutely barraged by tales of petrified stone men: ancient giants, missing links, careless miners, unfortunate souls and one Civil War hero, General Thomas Francis Meagher. Continue your education via University of California Irvine now! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Give the gift of Masterclass! Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant ​Visit GiveWell.org to find a charity today. Be sure to choose "podcast" and enter "The Constant" at checkout to get your donation matched up to $250 dollars. Visit our Patreon here. BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! Music by: ​Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a romantic sounding title. I bet this will be a sweet one. Send me your best "I bet you didn't know that" story in an audio file to tellmesomethingconstant@gmail.com Go to US.Amazfit.com/TheConstant and enter promo code "constant" for 15% off your Amazfit smart watch. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The misadventures of a steamfitting vice president who dreamed to dare. Send me your best "I bet you didn't know that" story in an audio file to tellmesomethingconstant@gmail.com Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's about time we talk about time. 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Baynard Mausoleum is the oldest surviving structure on Hilton Head Island, but eerily, the family once interred inside is no longer there. Now, after a century of vandalism and treasure hunters has taken its toll, we attempt to explore the local lore that has sprung up to give this unique tomb a romantic origin story. https://podfollow.com/southern-gothic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is a man? A miserable pile of secrets, of course. But in the 19th century, a debate arose about whether apes might have miserable piles of their own, leading to a controversy that persists to this day: are apes men, or are men apes? 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Year, New You, New Constant. Season 11 begins Tuesday, January 11th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Charles Darwin published Origin of Species, the scientific world spent the next fifty years searching for an alternative theory for evolution. And they found plenty. This is the story of a period known as "The Eclipse of Darwinism". Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In December, 1912 a lawyer and a paleontologist made an amazing announcement: The missing link was real, the missing link had been found, and--most incredibly--the missing link was... English? This is the story of the greatest scientific scandal of the 20th century: Piltdown Man. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "theconstant" at check out for $30 off your order. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A mystery story where one of the suspects writes mystery stories? How could you go wrong! Visit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "theconstant" at check out for $30 off your order. 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At its best, war is terrible, wasteful, regrettable and necessary. At its worst, it's just fucking stupid. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "theconstant" at check out for $30 off your order. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watch yourself: the wars only get stupider from here. Want a month trial of Shopify for just a dollar? Grab it here! Visit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "theconstant" at check out for $30 off your order. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The special spring break surprise is here! Join Heather for a journey into the sad side of the happiest place on Earth. Want a month trial of Shopify for just a dollar? Grab it here! Visit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "theconstant" at check out for $30 off your order. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/constant50 and use code constant50 for 50% off, plus your first box ships free! Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the morning of May 8th, 1902, Ludgar Sylbaris awoke in jail alone. And then the world ended. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self. Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/constant50 and use code constant50 for 50% off, plus your first box ships free! Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is The Tale of Lord Timothy Dexter: The Luckiest Asshole in History. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self. Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/constant50 and use code constant50 for 50% off, plus your first box ships free! Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2004, three men were arrested in London. Their crime was attempting to purchase material to build a nuclear bomb. But most everyone agrees that material does not exist. Thanks Athletic Greens. Go to athleticgreens.com/constant to get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self. Visit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "constant" at check out for $30 off your order. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckle up your crazy belts, 'cuz we're going off the rails on a crazy train to crazy town! Thanks Athletic Greens. Go to athleticgreens.com/constant to get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In which a psychic horse causes the greatest crisis in scientific history. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A beastly history of the beasts that stalked Europe for centuries. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self. Get 15% off your MasterClass subscription by visiting masterclass.com/theconstant today! Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're going deep. How deep? No one knows! Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Get 15% off your MasterClass subscription by visiting masterclass.com/theconstant today! Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We can go deeper. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self. 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The James R. Thompson Center is the most hated building in the city of Chicago. And it has to be protected. Check out Nathan Eddy's documentaries on The Thompson Center, Helmut Jahn, and more, here: https://vimeo.com/nathaneddy Find Stewart Hicks' youtube channel, with great architectural content (much of it about The Thompson Center) here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYAm24PkejQR2xMgJgn7xwg Visit The Chicago Architecture Center's Thompson Center page here: https://www.architecture.org/learn/resources/buildings-of-chicago/building/thompson-center/ Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Get 15% off your MasterClass subscription by visiting masterclass.com/theconstant today! Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They celebrate the season a little differently down at The British Medical Journal. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self. 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've heard of The Wright Brothers, the first people to fly. Maybe you've heard of Alberto Santo Dumont, too. Arguably he managed to fly two years earlier. Perhaps you know The Montgolfier Brothers, who first got a manned balloon in the air. But what about all the people who tried and failed? Forget the history of flying; to start off 2022 we're giving you the history of falling. Continue your education via University of California Irvine now! Get $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/theconstant Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting: http://betterhelp.com/theconstant Get up to 14 free meals AND three free gifts from HelloFresh by visiting: HelloFresh.com/theconstant14 and entering code "theconstant14" at checkout. How about a free fourteen day trial of Shopify? Grab it here! Visit our Patreon here. BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! Music by: Epidemic Sound ​Blue Dot Sessions Lee Rosevere Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a thin line between "improbable" and "impossible". Send me your best "I bet you didn't know that" story in an audio file to tellmesomethingconstant@gmail.com Go to US.Amazfit.com/TheConstant and enter promo code "constant" for 15% off your Amazfit smart watch. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring 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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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% off and 20% off your first two months. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're remaking one of the all-time classic Constant episodes, this time with decent audio! Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/constant50 Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He was the most beautiful man in the history of Athens. And he nearly destroyed it. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The war between humanity and its oldest, archest of enemies: pain. Get 50% off by navigating to factormeals.com/constant50 Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 18th century, something started happening to the news... Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's on the menu this week? Dick jokes and heresy, of course! Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some things are ordered and some are chaotic. This story is neither. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Second verse same as the first. A little bit louder and a little bit worse. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just one more story to go. Unless we're forgetting somebody... Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The great thing about a ghost ship is that you can blame the ocean for your pants being wet. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A ghost story, a murder mystery, a romance, a tragedy, a farce and a con job, all rolled into one. What could make for a better Halloween? Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the story of the worst American presidential election (so far (arguably)).  Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I had a nice, fluffy, inconsequential story to tell you this week. Instead, here's this. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Go to US.Amazfit.com/TheConstant and enter promo code "constant" for 15% off your Amazfit smart watch. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is this thing on? I had a nice, fluffy, inconsequential story to tell you this week. Instead, here's this. Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Go to US.Amazfit.com/TheConstant and enter promo code "constant" for 15% off your Amazfit smart watch. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who slipped that package under the tree? Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Go to US.Amazfit.com/TheConstant and enter promo code "constant" for 15% off your Amazfit smart watch. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy New Year, you buncha weirdos! Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiring Go to US.Amazfit.com/TheConstant and enter promo code "constant" for 15% off your Amazfit smart watch. Visit our Patreon here. You too can get ad-free, early episodes, starting now!​​ BUY OUR MERCH, YOU FILTHY ANIMALS! The Constant is part of the Airwave Media podcast network.​​ ​​Interested in advertising on The Constant? Email sales@advertisecast.com to get on board! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever wondered where birds go in the winter? Of course not. But throughout history, many people have. On this, the season premiere of The Constant, we dive into some of the incredible explanations people concocted for this seemingly obvious question, and give you the surprising story of how we eventually came to know what we do. https://theconstantpodcast.weebly.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A preview of things to come: this is our "stress test" mini episode to try to work out all the kinks. Music byLee Rosevere http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/  and Animeistrash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1960's, scientists discovered a new form of water, kicking off millions of dollars of research, Nobel Prize consideration and a new Cold War arms race between the USA and USSR. This episode we investigate the history of the miraculous discovery that almost changed the world, and the unbelievable story of why it didn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's difficult to honor the spirit of the season when you're making a show about mistakes, foibles and failures, but we've done our best. This week, the most uplifting story about prime numbers you'll hear all season. Promise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You don't know this story. You don't know the killer. You don't know the victims. You don't know the artist and you don't know the artworks. But in 1998 Yugoslavia, a series of mutilated corpses shocked the public, rocked the art world and, maybe, changed politics forever.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Threatening the world with Famine, Plague and War: To Princes, Death! To Kingdoms, many Crosses; To all Estates, inevitable Losses! To Herdsmen, Rot; to Plowmen, hapless Seasons; To Sailors, Storms, To Cities, Civil Treasons!" -John Gadsbury, 1665. This week we get superstitious with comets, the great bearded stars that herald wishes made true. Or else fiery death. One or the other. For millennia mankind was panicked by these heavenly signs, not knowing what they were. And once we did find out what they were... well, then we panicked differently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week: a whirlwind history of bad medical practices, worse medical practices and medical practices that--while still pretty awful--looked fantastic by comparison. Western medical history began with a madman who threw himself into a volcano to prove he was a god, and it only went downhill from there. For our story, we look at how one man managed to change 19th century medicine for the better, and how his discovery managed to make 20th century medicine worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Throughout time people have twisted the most humdrum of creatures until they were fantastical, bizarre, unbelievable monsters. From a logistically unfeasible hybrid to a self-castrating quarry, we're bringing you a suite of four stupefying animal myths, and then tracing them to their surprisingly humble beginnings. Plus, do you know what's in your vanilla flavoring? Do you want to? Well, listen anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We could've called this show "Whoopsie!" or "Oops!" or "People Believe The Strangest Things." But instead, we called it "The Constant." On this, the season finale, we finally explain why. That means it's time to fawn about Einstein, and the thing he called "the biggest blunder of his life." It also means it's time for Mark to get a tattoo. Which... Look: let's not talk about it, okay? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While we work away on season 2, here's a few extra stories related to the content from season 1 that didn't make their way into the episodes. More art hoaxes! More diligent prime number seekers! More birds on The Moon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1867, The Eliza set out to sea with a fresh crew, a full hold and fair weather. Yet no one expected her to ever make land again. This episode we look at why, and why, throughout the 19th century, hundreds of ships sank every year in entirely preventable circumstances. It's a story of high seas adventure, murder for profit and... a London coffee shop? It also happens to bear a more than passing resemblance to the gun debate happening in America today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Would you like a serious deep-dive into the technical history of cryptocurrency? Too bad. That does sound like something we'd do, but instead we're giving you a political comedy piece by host Mark Chrisler, performed for The Paper Machete, a weekly live magazine out of our hometown, Chicago Illinois. We'll be back next week with more sober examinations of historical ephemera. For this week, give yourself a little break. You've possibly earned it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It started off as an innocent enough idea: what if the moon was made of ice? But from there it grew. Into an alternative-science, into a grand conspiracy theory and, finally, into one of the greatest evils in history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices