The Odditorium Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-odditorium Weird history and strange science, and every word of it true. With Wren and Felix, every Thursday. © 2026 Chris Bookman f22be3a1-1e79-5b87-a01d-c92feb01534d yes en Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:35:33 -0700 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:36:05 -0700 https://img.transistorcdn.com/bcy7oG4O6QNyBfVHVG3py4MB6OPzaGNNQARUqkT9Rqg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wMTJh/ZDc3NTZhOTViOWJi/ODhmMjZmYWZjYjI3/NTkxMS5qcGc.jpg The Odditorium episodic Chris Bookman Weird history and strange science, and every word of it true. With Wren and Felix, every Thursday. Weird history and strange science, and every word of it true. Chris Bookman No No Molasses in January, an Armored Amphibian, and a Ring That Came Home Molasses in January, an Armored Amphibian, and a Ring That Came Home full 2cef20cf-6063-4d53-aae5-8014d927c7db https://share.transistor.fm/s/6bac0e50 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 04:35:30 -0700 Chris Bookman Chris Bookman 672 Boston's 1919 Great Molasses Flood, when two million gallons moved at 35 miles an hour; a newly published armored amphibian that lived in the sea 237 million years ago; and a 1976 Adelphi class ring found after decades underground and returned to its owner's widow just before the class's 50th reunion. Boston's 1919 Great Molasses Flood, when two million gallons moved at 35 miles an hour; a newly published armored amphibian that lived in the sea 237 million years ago; and a 1976 Adelphi class ring found after decades underground and returned to its owne No Rabbits, Platypuses, and a Book 82 Years Late Rabbits, Platypuses, and a Book 82 Years Late full d6cc29b2-de0a-42f9-aec0-c0b93ed0dcbb https://share.transistor.fm/s/192b8d00 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 04:40:44 -0700 Chris Bookman Chris Bookman 729 Wren and Felix untangle Mary Toft's 1726 rabbit-birth hoax that fooled royal doctors, the platypus's newly discovered hollow pigment structures found in no other mammal, and a San Antonio library book returned 82 years after it was checked out in 1943. Wren and Felix untangle Mary Toft's 1726 rabbit-birth hoax that fooled royal doctors, the platypus's newly discovered hollow pigment structures found in no other mammal, and a San Antonio library book returned 82 years after it was checked out in 1943. No