Interesting Things with JC #1499: "Dance Hall Days" – Before the neon, before the synths, there were floors that creaked and shoes that scuffed. This one hit track holds more ghosts than glitter.
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1498: "The History of Hot Tubs"
Interesting Things with JC #1498: "The History of Hot Tubs" – From ancient stone pools to backyard bubbles, people have been sinking into hot water for the same reason: relief. Greeks soaked, Romans socialized, presidents healed, and engineers added jets!
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1497: "French Fries"
Interesting Things with JC #1497: "French Fries" – What we call fries began as a way for families to get through the bitter cold when the river froze. A simple food with a tougher story behind it.
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1496: "The Mysterious Death of Sam Cooke"
Interesting Things with JC #1496: "The Mysterious Death of Sam Cooke" – A man who mastered control of his music lost it in a single night. Conflicting accounts, missing evidence, and a silence in the timeline keep the questions alive.
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1495: “The Grand Island Bridges - 90 Years of Steel and the People Who Took Care of It”
Interesting Things with JC #1495: "The Grand Island Bridges - 90 Years of Steel and the People Who Took Care of It” – They did not replace them. They repaired them. For 90 years, these steel spans stood because people took them personally. Because someone climbed them in the heat and the cold, checked every beam, every bolt, and fixed what time and weather tried to take away. People like Karen Fischer, and the men and women of the New York State Thruway Authority, who carried the responsibility of keeping others safe, often without recognition. This episode is dedicated to them, and to the idea that care, done well and done consistently, is what keeps a society moving.
Interesting Things with JC is a new podcast mini series, with highlight on some of the more interesting historical stories, current events as well as under-told stories.