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Music
We hear Valentine My Funny by Nils Frahm and F.S. Blumm from the album Tag Eins Tag Zwei.Notes
This idea came to me a long time ago while researching an old episode. I read an extraordinary article from the 1890s that hung with me, particularly the notion of folks writing in to try to become sideshow attractions.Episode 40 (Crazy Bet)
Episode 39 (Road Trip)
Episode 38 (A Stretch)
Episode 37 (Natural Curiosity)
Episode 36 (Six Scenes in the Life of William J. Sidis, Wonderful Boy)
Episode 35 (A Brief Eulogy for a Consumer Electronics Product)
Episode 34 (Soldier Frum)
Episode 33 (Lost Lobsters)
Episode 32 (Gigantic)
Episode 31 (Looking Up)
Episode 30 (Nee Weinberg)
Episode 29 (OMG!!! JKP!!!)
Episode 28 (Babysitting)
Episode 27 (The Sisters Fox)
Episode 26 (Citius, Altius, Fortius, Horrendius)
Episode 25 (I Have Not Yet Begun to Rot)
Episode 24 (The Moon in the Sun)
Episode 23 (400 Words for 79th Street)
Episode 22 (You Know You’re Sick)
Episode 21 (A Gas Gas Gas)
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