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In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss the cultural and literary reverberations of the Berlin Wall's collapse, the surprising life of Hedy Lamarr, and a gritty WWII origin for a common idiom.
- 📜 The hosts revisit November 1989 as East German border crossings opened and the Berlin Wall lost its authority — a sudden plot reversal that reshaped identity, art, reunification politics, and public space.
- 🎂 They mark the birthdays of Hedy Lamarr, Spiro Agnew, and Carl Sagan, focusing on Hedy Lamarr's striking duality as glamorous Hollywood actress and co‑inventor of frequency‑hopping technology, and how her delayed recognition reframes cultural memory.
- 💡 Fact of the day: WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific threaded 27‑foot .50 caliber ammo belts through their planes — a vivid origin story offered for the phrase “the whole 9 yards,” tying a tactile wartime practice to everyday language.
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