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The Big Lie

Hosted by Bob Carlson May. 06, 2015 Arts
You lie to manipulate, or to hide, or to seem more interesting, but mainly it's to save your own butt. (Repeat)

You lie to manipulate, or to hide, or to seem more interesting, but mainly it's to save your own butt. (Repeat)

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The Mysterious James Tiptree

James Tiptree Jr. was a science fiction writer from the late 60's and early 70's. He had a loyal following for his books and stories which were partly notable for the way he...

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The Dog, the Rabies, and the Lie

This is a story about the time of our lives when we LEARN how to lie. As soon as many kids get old enough to get in trouble, they're going to try and lie to get out of it....

7 min

Panther Hoax

For decades an argument has never stopped about the existence of large black Panthers living in the woods of Kennison Mountain in West Virginia. The official story is that...

10 min

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Bob Carlson

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Bob Carlson

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