The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

Mark Chrisler
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Oct 8, 2024 • 56min

The Ghost Ship

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
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Oct 1, 2024 • 22min

Introducing: History Daily

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
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Sep 24, 2024 • 55min

Venus in Transit, Part Three

Just one more story to go. Unless we're forgetting somebody...Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit 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
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Sep 10, 2024 • 58min

Venus in Transit, Part Two

Second verse same as the first. A little bit louder and a little bit worse.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit 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
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Aug 27, 2024 • 58min

Venus in Transit, Part One

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
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Aug 13, 2024 • 42min

Crackpots

Some things are ordered and some are chaotic. This story is neither.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit 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
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Jul 30, 2024 • 50min

It's a Secret 3 Everyone

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
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Jul 16, 2024 • 51min

A Cut Above

Explore Galileo's groundbreaking observations in astronomy, historical confusion around Saturn's rings, Leo Alatius' contributions to the Vatican Library, Greek beliefs about vampires, martyrdom of Christian bishop Polycarp, and the controversies surrounding the Holy Prepuce relic.
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Jul 2, 2024 • 1h 13min

Everyone Can Sing

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
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Jun 24, 2024 • 12min

Listen Now: Legacy “J. Edgar Hoover”

From Wondery and Goalhanger Podcasts, Afua Hirsch and Peter Frankopan tell thewild 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 itis? When you find out what Picasso got up to in his studio, can you still admire hisart? Was Napoleon a hero or a tyrant - or both? (And, while we’re at it, was he evenshort?)Legacy is the show that looks at big lives from the perspective of now – and doesn’talways like what it sees.Listen to Legacy on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You canbinge episodes early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the WonderyApp, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Listen now: LINK: Wondery.fm/legacy_TC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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