Moments of Hark

June 2025

From the hunt for the million dollar fish to a day at Action Park, these are June's podcast moments that made us go "wow!"

From the hunt for the million dollar fish to a day at Action Park, these are June's pod... more

Hosted byJody Avirgan

Curated byHark Editors

20 CLIPS1 HR 41 MINS

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Ancient Hangover Cures: From Owl Eggs to Crushed Human Skulls

A wild tour through history's most bizarre hangover remedies, including jackrabbit dropping tea… and why some of them actually worked.

Ancient Hangover Cures: From Owl Eggs to Crushed Human Skulls

Decoder Ring

5 MINS

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What Do Actors Do During 20-Minute Standing Ovations at Cannes?

The longest standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival this year was 19 minutes. So what do actors do for all that time while on stage? Tom Hanks reveals the truth.

What Do Actors Do During 20-Minute Standing Ovations at Cannes?

How To Do Everything

4 MINS

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The Gay Soldier Who Made History

During Pride Month, it’s important to remember trailblazers who made life better for people today. Like Leonard Matlovich, who appeared on the front of Time in 1975.

StoryCorps

5 MINS

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A Day at Action Park

Action Park was a New Jersey water park unlike any other. A huge part of its appeal was how dangerous it was.

Criminal

6 MINS

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When Dominican Musicians Trolled U.S. Marines

When U.S. Marines were in the Dominican Republic in 1965, the locals found a way to fight back, using the power of merengue.

When Dominican Musicians Trolled U.S. Marines

Alt.Latino

3 MINS

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The Hunt for the Million Dollar Fish

Tournament fishing is wild, involving polygraph tests, video evidence, and bizarre catches such as $75,000 worth of marijuana.

The Broadside

5 MINS

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The Coin that Could Change Your Life

Adam Bottner discovers that his son had a coin in his collection worth so much that it would pay for him to go to college.

The Moth

5 MINS

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"My Parents' Epic Three-Time Love Story"

Meredith Goldstein tells her parents' incredible meet-cute, featuring teenage love at music camp, a dramatic car crash, and a fateful reunion at Juilliard.

"My Parents' Epic Three-Time Love Story"

Love Letters

3 MINS

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A Trippy Amazon Night Adventure

A journalist ventures into the Amazon rainforest at night to hunt for bioluminescent fungi and discovers glowing mushrooms and lizards.

Science Weekly

3 MINS

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Notes from Dad

When Chris moved his family to Louisiana, his daughter was anxious about starting a new school. So he put a note in her bag. Then another, and another.

The Daily Smile

4 MINS

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The First Black Ringmaster's Moment of Truth at Madison Square Garden

Johnathan Lee Iverson describes the profound night he performed at Madison Square Garden while his father was dying, feeling his presence during the show.

The First Black Ringmaster's Moment of Truth at Madison Square Garden

Snap Judgment

7 MINS

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The World Record Holder for the Most World Records

David Rush has broken over 350 Guinness World Records, everything from corn-eating with a toothpick to nerf gun shooting.

The World Record Holder for the Most World Records

The Extraordinarians

5 MINS

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Some Egg-cellent Etymologies

Language experts Grant Barrett and Martha Barnett reveal that the phrase 'egg someone on' actually has nothing to do with eggs.

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

4 MINS

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A Slave's Voice: A Rare First-Hand Account

For Juneteenth, an extraordinary 1898 newspaper interview captures the memories of Samuel Anderson, one of the last enslaved people in Brooklyn.

A Slave's Voice: A Rare First-Hand Account

Borrowed

4 MINS

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Learning to Swim with YouTube

A man learns to swim by watching YouTube videos, in order to go scuba diving on his honeymoon.

The Moth

4 MINS

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Releasing a Baby Shark Into the Wild

Greg Nowell worked out how to grow baby sharks from a dead mother's eggs, before successfully releasing them into the Mediterranean Sea.

Radiolab

5 MINS

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The Surprising Origin of Dr Pepper

The wild history of 1800s medicinal sodas packed with cocaine, opium, and even clam flavoring, and how Dr Pepper stood out by being surprisingly drug-free.

The Best Idea Yet

5 MINS

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Sports Cheating Gone Wrong: From Anal Beads to Fake Blood

The most outrageous cheating scandals in sports history, including chess players using vibrating anal beads and rugby players faking injuries with blood capsules.

Sports Cheating Gone Wrong: From Anal Beads to Fake Blood

The Allusionist

4 MINS

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The Entire History of Recording in One Marriage

A mind-blowing perspective on how recent recording technology is, showing that our entire recorded history fits within the lifespans of cellist Pablo Casals and his wife Marta.

The Entire History of Recording in One Marriage

Twenty Thousand Hertz

4 MINS

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Love at First Sight at the Trevi Fountain

Catherine shares the magical moment she met her future husband at Rome's Trevi Fountain after throwing three coins and making a wish.

Love at First Sight at the Trevi Fountain

Chance Encounters

6 MINS

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Curated byHark Editors

20 CLIPS1 HR 41 MINS

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Moments of Hark

June 2025

Ancient Hangover Cures: From Owl Eggs to Crushed Human Skulls

Decoder Ring

What Do Actors Do During 20-Minute Standing Ovations at Cannes?

How To Do Everything

The Gay Soldier Who Made History

StoryCorps

A Day at Action Park

Criminal

When Dominican Musicians Trolled U.S. Marines

Alt.Latino

The Hunt for the Million Dollar Fish

The Broadside

The Coin that Could Change Your Life

The Moth

"My Parents' Epic Three-Time Love Story"

Love Letters

A Trippy Amazon Night Adventure

Science Weekly

Notes from Dad

The Daily Smile

The First Black Ringmaster's Moment of Truth at Madison Square Garden

Snap Judgment

The World Record Holder for the Most World Records

The Extraordinarians

Some Egg-cellent Etymologies

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

A Slave's Voice: A Rare First-Hand Account

Borrowed

Learning to Swim with YouTube

The Moth

Releasing a Baby Shark Into the Wild

Radiolab

The Surprising Origin of Dr Pepper

The Best Idea Yet

Sports Cheating Gone Wrong: From Anal Beads to Fake Blood

The Allusionist

The Entire History of Recording in One Marriage

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Love at First Sight at the Trevi Fountain

Chance Encounters

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