June 7 - The Things We Couldn't Stop Watching

Sunday, June 7th, 2026 — Today is National VCR Day, which somehow turned into an episode about attention, curiosity, and the stories people can't let go of.Today’s episode looks at *The $64,000 Question*, the quiz show that captivated America… Sony introducing the Betamax recorder and changing how people watched television… and the enduring mystery of D.B. Cooper, a man who vanished into history and never quite left it.Plus, the birthday of Dean Martin, whose effortless charm helped define an era of entertainment.A lot of today's stories ended up becoming about fascination:the things people watch,the things they remember,and the mysteries they keep trying to solve.Anyway… that was the strange collection of human curiosity June 7 left behind.