Hold on to your socks — ELT finds an unbelievable story from the edge of the roll. Plus, your MacGyver stories.
From tool of the devil to high-end luxury good, ELT traces the multi-pronged path of the silverware drawer’s most recent addition.
When did organ music and baseball become an item? ELT digs into the history of this odd couple.
ELT sorts cleaning fact from fiction, and finds out what’s behind “thrift store smell.”
ELT solves an Unsolved Mysteries mystery about the sound that leaves listeners shaking in their shoes.
ELT goes inside the secret government committee that rules our stamps.
ELT gets schooled by a professional auctioneer.
ELT finds out where millions of pounds of pocketknives, sunscreen and snow globes end up.
ELT asks J. Kenji López-Alt about the origin of the seasonal favorite: cold eggs and booze.
ELT explores the allure of pumpkin spice. Why did this latte superstar spread to hummus, beer, and even lip balm? Plus, ELT listeners pitch the next big flavor trend.
ELT talks trash with Last Week Tonight writer Josh Gondelman. Plus, a look at how the Cinch Sak landed in your trash can.
ELT blows open the secret flavor of bubblegum. Plus, why omelettes aren’t made of turkey eggs, and other turkey tidbits for your table talk.
ELT dives into goldfish history to find out how this once-humble fish swam into our lives. Plus — drumroll please — the winner of our pet vocal talent contest.
ELT digs into colonial-era graves, to find out what remains of the deceased. Plus, a jellyfish horror story that’ll keep you out of the water.
ELT meets the man who made the world stand up and cheer. Plus, echidnas aren't marsupials — we're sorry.
ELT tracks down the inventor of a tiny, brilliant car hack. Plus, a car expert tackles listener car-spiracies
How did they make the dinosaur roars in the Jurassic Park movies? Flora talks with the sound engineers behind the bellows. Plus, ELT goes deep into the Mesozoic to find out what what dinosaurs looked (and tasted) like.
ELT traces the delicious and X-rated history of cheese. Plus, processed cheese: making the most of the dairy aisle.
Who put the tension in reality TV? ELT tracks down the source of the nail biting-sound you can’t unhear. Plus, cicada killer wasps — a backyard horror story, turned intervention.
DJ Casper tells us the origin story of the Cha Cha Slide. Plus, The Nod’s Brittany Luse is astonished by the unreleased Cha Cha Slide Pt. 1.