This week on Always Wondered, America is turning 250 years old. So we’re celebrating two-and-a-half centuries of American ingenuity, accidental success, and just enough chaos to make it all work! Meet some Founding Fathers who were absolute geniuses…and a wee bit eccentric. Also - learn about Revolutionary War battles that we had no business winning, but somehow managed to pull off! Plus, as the nation expanded, the ideas grew bolder and even weirder! Join host Rick Peterson as he answers more of the questions you’ve Always Wondered about.

Coming up on Always Wondered, America is turning 250 years old. So we’re celebrating two-and-a-half centuries of American ingenuity, accidental success, and just enough chaos to make it all work! Meet some Founding Fathers who were absolute geniuses…and a wee bit eccentric. Also - learn about Revolutionary War battles that we had no business winning, but somehow managed to pull off! Plus, as the nation expanded, the ideas grew bolder and even weirder! Join host Rick Peterson as he answers more of the questions you’ve Always Wondered about.

This week on Always Wondered, why do our stomachs growl when we get hungry? Is it science - or is your body just trying to embarrass you in public? Also, we explore how famous movie quotes escaped the theater, took over our brains, and somehow replaced standard human conversation! Plus - hear the unusual origin of the frozen dinner. Discover how we invented a meal in a cardboard box so that we never have to look each other in the eye at dinner again! Join host Rick Peterson as he answers more of the questions you’ve Always Wondered about.