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A Listener's digest of the unusual, the unexpected, and the unexplained.  Because on closer inspection, Mysteries Compound. A comedy episode! To many short clips to list them all, but some from the Jimmy Dore show, but he was rude to me in an email once so it's ok. Plus some Pachelbel. SFW, 25 minutes

A Listener’s digest of the unusual, the unexpected, and the unexplained. Because on closer inspection, Mysteries Compound. Louis Spagnuolo never tells a client no. His clients never hear anyone tell them no. The early Roman republic voting system wass eerily similar to ours Jairo Reyes got fired for starting work too early. His employer thought that was the end of it. How John McAfee escaped Belize while the police were watching his house and all the border checkpoints Prodcast promos from redditor radio, cybercast, papas basement, everything noob, everyday destruction and alpha city news SFW, 55 minutes

A Listener’s digest of the unusual, the unexpected, and the unexplained. Because on closer inspection, Mysteries  Compound.  Alexander Hamilton and Cattle Mutilation  A collection of science fiction stories written in 200 characters or less  Practical tips for dealing with loneliness  A 16 year old girl steals a time machine SFW, 30 minutes Episode 14 "Microfutures"

Mysteries Compound. A Listeners digest of the unusual, the unexplained, and the unexpected. Because on closer examination, Mysteries Compound. In this episode: Why do people pronounce words the way they do? Who was Satan really? Slow wave sleep How much spiderweb to stop a jumbo jet? The quantum computer. They can’t prove it works, and they can’t prove it doesn’t 51 minutes, SFW Episode 13 "They can't prove they work, they can't prove they don't" Show Notes

Mysteries Compound Episode 12 “Lewis and Clark and Shay’s Bilious Pills” A Listener’s digest of the unusual, the unexpected, and the unexplained. Because on closer inspection, Mysteries Compound. An attack on an arctic convoy Jenny can speak kookaburra What the founding fathers really thought of each other Lewis and Clark and Shay’s Bilious Pills Three professors discuss merits of different types of exam questions An expert description of Apples ‘goto fail’ bug. But was it an accident or not? SFW, 41 minutes Mysteries Compound Episode 12

A Listener’s digest of the unusual, the unexpected, and the unexplained. Because on closer inspection, Mysteries Compound. * UFO Abduction Investigators talk * A man steals a bus and becomes a national celebrity * Medical experiments on children SFW, 52 minutes Mysteries Compound Episode 11

Mysteries compound Episode 9 “Hamilton the Hair Buyer” A Listener’s digest of the unusual, the unexpected, and the unexplained. Because on closer inspection, Mysteries Compound. Thomas Jefferson explains how difficult it was to use a pen and paper in his time The Clarke Expedition to the American West (not the one you’re thinking of, that was his brother) and Henry Hamilton the Hair Buyer Veteran NBC Journalist Luke Russert Talks to Jimmy Dore Composer Paul Williams explains how a song just comes out of nowhere 9 Mysteries Compound Episode 9

>We still don’t quite get to taxes, but middle distillates, ASTM standards and the certificate of analysis are touched on. Fuel Excise Tax Podcast 2

We still don’t quite get to taxes, bet we do touch on the ASTM, the terminal bulk system, and the LUST tax. The Zen Master ponders that that all jet fuel is kerosene but not all kerosene is jet fuel. And guess what happens when you add a quart of oil to 50 gallons of kerosene? SFW, 27 minutes Fuel Excise Tax Podcast Episode 3

The Fuel Excise Tax Podcast Episode 6 "There's No Tax on Asphalt" We don’t quite get to taxes, but we do touch on the terminal bulk transfer system, foreign trade zones, blend stock, and really, gasoline is the liquid that boils at the specific temperature for gasolines, and let me get this straight, you add butane to make it more flammable and octane to reduce the flame rate? SFW, 18 minutes 6 Fuel Excise Tax Podcast Episode 6

The Fuel Excise Tax Podcast Episode 4 "When Congress Let The Laws Expire For 21 Days" We don’t quite get to taxes, but we do touch on 637 registrations and section 4041, why the taxation points of the fuels moved back to the refinery level, the terrible horrible no good very bad year when congress let the laws expire for 21 days, section 4082, section 4091 which is out of force but still cited, and the difference between a position holder and a terminal operator. SFW, 17 minutes Fuel Excise Tax Podcast Episode 4

We don’t quite get to taxes, but we do touch on throughputters, position holders, inventory owners, how banks don’t like speculators, how inventories are a mixed blessing, and how for most businesses sitting on the fuel until the price recovers isn't an option. SFW,  15 minutes itunes link

We still don’t quite get to taxes, but middle distillates, ASTM standards and the certificate of analysis are touched on. SFW, 17 minutes (this is a repost to synchronize up with itunes)  

The Fuel Excise Tax Podcast Episode 4 "When Congress Let The Laws Expire For 21 Days" We don’t quite get to taxes, but we do touch on 637 registrations and section 4041, why the taxation points of the fuels moved back to the refinery level, the terrible horrible no good very bad year when congress let the laws expire for 21 days, section 4082, section 4091 which is out of force but still cited, and the difference between a position holder and a terminal operator. SFW, 17 minutes Fuel Excise Tax Podcast Episode 4

We don't actually get to taxes, but we talk about petroleum basics and distillation. SFW, 20 minutes  

Fuel Excise Tax Podcast Episode 3"The record keeping is a complete nightmare" We still don't quite get to taxes, bet we touch on the ASTM, the terminal bulk system, and the LUST tax.  The Zen Master ponders that that all jet fuel is kerosene but not all kerosene is jet fuel.  Guess what happens when you add a quart of oil to 50 gallons of kerosene? SFW, 27 minutes