The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong
Mark Chrisler
A podcast about exactly what it says it is: examining the bad ideas, mistakes and accidents that misshaped our world.
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May 23, 2023 • 56min
Red Mercury, Part 1
In 2004, three men were arrested in London. Their crime was attempting to purchase material to build a nuclear bomb. But most everyone agrees that material does not exist.Thanks Athletic Greens. Go to athleticgreens.com/constant to get a FREE 1-year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self.Visit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "constant" at check out for $30 off your order.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
May 9, 2023 • 58min
A Pickle for The Knowing Ones
This is The Tale of Lord Timothy Dexter: The Luckiest Asshole in History.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self.Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/constant50 and use code constant50 for 50% off, plus your first box ships free!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
Apr 25, 2023 • 1h 14min
I Have Come from Hell
On the morning of May 8th, 1902, Ludgar Sylbaris awoke in jail alone. And then the world ended.This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/theconstant and get on your way to being your best self.Thanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/constant50 and use code constant50 for 50% off, plus your first box ships free!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
Apr 11, 2023 • 1h 1min
Happy Place
The special spring break surprise is here! Join Heather for a journey into the sad side of the happiest place on Earth.Want a month trial of Shopify for just a dollar? Grab it here!Visit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "theconstant" at check out for $30 off your order.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringThanks HelloFresh! Go to HelloFresh.com/constant50 and use code constant50 for 50% off, plus your firstbox ships free!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
Mar 28, 2023 • 54min
This Means War (Volume 2)
Watch yourself: the wars only get stupider from here.Want a month trial of Shopify for just a dollar? Grab it here!Visit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "theconstant" at check out for $30 off your order.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
Mar 14, 2023 • 50min
This Means War (Volume 1)
At its best, war is terrible, wasteful, regrettable and necessary. At its worst, it's just fucking stupid.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "theconstant" at check out for $30 off your order.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
Feb 28, 2023 • 1h 18min
The Earliest Englishman (Part 2)
A mystery story where one of the suspects writes mystery stories? How could you go wrong!Visit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "theconstant" at check out for $30 off your order.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
Feb 14, 2023 • 54min
The Earliest Englishman (Part 1)
In December, 1912 a lawyer and a paleontologist made an amazing announcement: The missing link was real, the missing link had been found, and--most incredibly--the missing link was... English?This is the story of the greatest scientific scandal of the 20th century: Piltdown Man.Check out: indeed.com/theconstant now to start hiringVisit www.omahasteaks.com and enter "theconstant" at check out for $30 off your order.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
Jan 31, 2023 • 1h 33min
Link Missing (Part 2)
After Charles Darwin published Origin of Species, the scientific world spent the next fifty years searching for an alternative theory for evolution. And they found plenty. This is the story of a period known as "The Eclipse of Darwinism".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
Jan 17, 2023 • 1h 22min
Link Missing (Part 1)
What is a man? A miserable pile of secrets, of course. But in the 19th century, a debate arose about whether apes might have miserable piles of their own, leading to a controversy that persists to this day: are apes men, or are men apes?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
