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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

From the Vault: The Ninja, Part 3

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

iHeartPodcasts

Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Science

4.45.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this four-part series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the history, science and legend of the ninja or shinobi. Feudal Japan’s espionage specialists might not have resembled the characters in your favorite action movie, but they’ve become fictionalized staples of global popular culture while keeping to the shadows of history. (originally published 8/01/2024)

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There are many versions of what

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happened in 1969 when a young Ted Kennedy drove a car into a pond. And left a woman behind

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to drown. Chappaquitic is a story of a tragic death and how the Kennedy machine took control.

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1:47.1

You, the listener, ask the questions.

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Did George Washington really cut down a cherry? Were JFK and Maryland Monroe having an affair?

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And I find the answers. I'm so glad you asked me this question. This is such a ridiculous story.

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