38: Magic Decks, Garden Hermits, and Skeleton Police Interrogator

This week we are joined by special guest Kurosh Jozavi (@kujoprime) as we learn about Magic the Gathering Commander Decks, how wealthy British land owners used to populate their gardens with hermits, and a patent for a spooky police interrogation device. A listener email reveals the man who convinced Ghirardelli to set up chocolate shop in San Francisco. Episode Tabs: Rocco, the Iranian Street Chef https://archidekt.com/decks/7553410/rocco_the_iranian_street_chef Ornamental Hermits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_hermit The 1920s Lie Detector That Forced Suspected Criminals to Confess to a Skeleton https://www.openculture.com/2023/05/the-1920s-lie-detector-that-forced-suspected-criminals-to-confess-to-a-skeleton.html Listener Tabs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lick https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9o_Major Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to https://nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.