The Quiz Fix
The Quiz Fix turns real stories from history, science, and culture into bite-sized episodes you'll actually remember — because every one ends with a quiz.
Two formats: Deep-Dive conversations (15–20 minutes) for when you want to sink into a single subject, and Quick-Fire trivia sprints (under 10 minutes) for when you've only got a coffee break. Educational, conversational, never dry. Subscribe and turn dead time into smart time.
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Latest Episodes
Stonewall: The Uprising That Changed the Movement
A police raid at a Greenwich Village bar in June 1969 became a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ rights. But Stonewall wasn’t where the movement began—and its story is bigger than any one night or any one person. We explore the conditions that...
The Bonus Army: Veterans, Protest, and Federal Power
In the depths of the Great Depression, thousands of World War I veterans came to Washington asking for compensation they had been promised. Their protest ended with soldiers, tanks, and burning camps—and left the country debating how far federal p...
When the Ground Moved: Alaska’s Great Earthquake and the Science of Tsunamis
On Good Friday in 1964, a magnitude 9.2 earthquake shook southern Alaska for nearly four and a half minutes—and the danger kept moving long after the ground stopped. Discover how one enormous quake sent tsunamis across the Pacific, and why knowing...
The Wright Brothers and the First Powered Flights
A twelve-second flight across the sand may not sound like much—but it changed the history of flight. At Kill Devil Hills, the Wright brothers showed that a powered aircraft could be controlled in the air. In this episode, Cyril and Olivia trace h...
Texas City, 1947: The Explosion That Changed Industrial Safety
What happens when a routine cargo fire becomes one of the deadliest industrial disasters in American history? On April 16, 1947, the explosion of the SS Grandcamp in Texas City, Texas, killed hundreds, injured thousands, and exposed the dangerous ...