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291: The Electric Slide

June 12, 2025 · 58 min

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Zip, zap, zop! Prepare your brain for some shocking trivia about electricity. Are electric eels actually electric? What did people call them before we had a word for electricity? Get charged up with Chris' "Complete The Circuit" word game. Colin gets juiced up by college rock, and learn about landmark moments in electronica with Karen's synthy quiz.


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