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Where Does It Go?

by Where Does It Go? A Podcast

A podcast about curious endings. Where does it go? We look at the hidden life cycles of things that seem to just "go away", such as sewage, viruses, stardust, old curse words, fatbergs, and more!

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  1. The Circular Economy: Where Does It Go?

    Episode 94: The CIrcular Economy: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | An episode that comes full circle, Sarah talks to us today about what the circular economy is, and how it differs, in a wonderful way, from the linear economy, which is...

  2. High Tea: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 93: High Tea: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | High tea vs low tea? Which is fancier, which persisted into supper, and where and when did afternoon tea become a ubiquity? Tea is one of the major beverages of the world, traded...

  3. Ziggy Stardust: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 92: Ziggy Stardust: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Ziggy Stardust, the omnisexual cool cat whose message of hope was sent from space to save us all…where did he go? David Bowie’s massively inspirational character started…

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  4. Whales: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 91: Whales: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | From hippos to wolfpigs to whales, from Russia to Hawaii, the Arctic to the equator, where do whales go? How did whales evolve, where do they live, and will they ever go to space?...

  5. Mothman, An Interview with Ed Grabianowski: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 90: Mothman, an Interview with Ed Grabianowski: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | This episode features a fascinating interview with Ed Grabianowski, a researcher, writer, and musician, about Mothman, and where the myth and the...

  6. Mexican Jumping Beans: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 89: Mexican Jumping Beans: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Sarah walks us through the life cycle of the moth (Cydia saltitans) that makes those Mexican beans jump! How does a little moth laying eggs in the flowers of a shrub...

  7. The Irish Romanov Crown Jewels, or Ireland’s Russian Collateral: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 88: The Irish Romanov Crown Jewels, or Ireland’s Russian Collateral: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Kicking off our Romanov September, it’s the question of why, and how, did the Irish government end up with four pieces of...

  8. Chemistry, Education and the Apocalypse, an interview with Jessica Reel: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 87: Chemistry and the Zombie Apocalypse, an interview with Jessica Reel: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Here, we have a fascinating interview with Jessica Reel, an Assistant Professor at Wake Tech. We discuss the trajectory…

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  9. Eepersip, and the Disappearance of Barbara Newhall Follett: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 86: Eepersip, and the Disappearance of Barbara Newhall Follett: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | From child prodigy and author to disappeared person, where did Barbara Newhall Follett, author of Eepersip, or the House with no...

  10. Robo, Comics, And Creativity: A Second Interview with Jesse Keppler. Where Does it Go?

    Episode 85: Robo, Comics, and Creativity; a Second Interview with Jesse Keppler: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Jesse Keppler, of Moosecat Comics, returns to tell us where Robo has gone, and where the Robo comic project will go, in...

  11. Litter: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 84: Litter: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Sarah has been spending her time digging into literal litter, and so she was inspired to come to us today to talk about where litter goes! Sarah takes a look at the Great Pacific...

  12. Ashtrays: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 83: Ashtrays. A recent antiquing trip uncovered not a single, solitary ashtray, and that led us to ask, where have all the ashtrays gone? Emily dug into the subject, and interviews cohost Sarah, our resident expert in where household goods tend to end up, to let us all know where ashtrays...

  13. Floriography: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 82: Floriography: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | The secret language of flowers. From tussie mussies to bouquets, to single floral messages, what does it mean when you hand over particular flowers? Are you being insulting,...

  14. Ambergris: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 81: Ambergris: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | It’s the whale poo (formerly thought to be puke!) that the wealthy of the world have eaten, worn, coveted, and collected. It’s Ambergris! You can’t legally own it, but why? Where...

  15. Robo, and Comic Publishing; an Interview with Jesse Keppler: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 80: Robo, and Comic Publishing; an Interview with Jesse Keppler: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Where does Robo, main character of the Robo comics by Jesse Kepler, go? How does he navigate the gig economy of the future, where...

  16. Memphis Milano Design: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 79: Memphis Milano Design: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | What do Love Shack, PeeWee’s Playhouse, Saved By the Bell, Rugrats, and Beetlejuice have in common? What about Christian Dior, David Bowie, Karl Lagerfeld? They were…

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  17. Godzilla: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 78: Godzilla: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | “Oh no, they say, he's got to go Go go Godzilla, yeah Oh no, there goes Tokyo Go go Godzilla, yeah” Blue Oyster Cult, Godzilla Godzilla has taken on humanity, aliens, Mothra…

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  18. Charismatic Marine Debris: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 77: Charismatic Marine Debris: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Garfield phones in Brittany? Legos in Cornwall? Friendly Floatees all over the world? Feet in the Salish Sea? Where does marine debris, particularly the very...

  19. Vestigial Organs (Palmaris longis, etc.): Where Does it Go?

    Episode 76: Vestigial Organs (Palmaris longis, etc.): Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Let’s talk about the palmaris longis, a leftover tendon from our ape ancestors! With fine detours into appendixes, pinkie toes, the AIDS epidemic,...

  20. Earring Magic Ken, Recalled Dolls: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 75: Earring Magic Ken, Recalled Dolls: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Earring Magic Ken; fresh, funky, cool, cock ring? Was there a Barbie doll with a sex toy? Kind of! Emily takes a look at the moral panic surrounding…

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  21. Aphrodisiacs: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 74: Aphrodisiacs: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | It’s a NSFW episode, just in time for Valentines Day! Sarah delves into the history of aphrodisiacs, ones that have been in and out of fashion, where they go in your system and...

  22. Milli Vanilli's Voices: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 73: Milli Vanilli’s Voices: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Possibly the greatest lip syncing scandal of all time, the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli is a distinctive moment in music history. But what happened to the…

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  23. Old Mail Trucks: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 72: Old Mail Trucks: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | 20+ years, 20 hours a day, 300,000 potholes minimum. USPS mail trucks are BUILT TO LAST. But where do old mail trucks actually go? Can you buy one? Would you want to? Would...

  24. Vienetta, and Jell-o Salads: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 71: Vienetta, Jell-o Salads: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Molded salads. Congealed salads. Those wobbly, wonderfully colorful, suspiciously flavored Jell-o salads; where have they gone, now largely absent from our dinner...

  25. The Fool’s Journey/Tarot Cards, Castrati: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 70: The Fool’s Journey/Tarot Cards, Castrati: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Content warning: Discussion of child abuse, genital mutilation Where does the Fool go, in a deck of Tarot cards? At that, where did Tarot cards come...

  26. TV Show Wardrobes and Body Through-Holes: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 69: TV Show Wardrobes, Body Through-holes: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Where do those glorious, strange, glamorous, destroyed, and all-important clothes go, that your favorite, or least-favorite, TV characters wear? Emily...

  27. The D.A.R.E. Program, Spirit Halloween stores: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 68: The D.A.R.E Program, Spirit Halloween stores: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Dare to stay off drugs? How has the D.A.R.E program evolved throughout it’s lifetime, and where did pilot programs go for D.A.R.E.? Is there a...

  28. An Interview with Chad Ryan, Author of Ghost River: Where Does it Go?

    We had the good fortune to get to interview the author Chad Ryan, about ghosts! His debut novel, Ghost River, looks at ghosts in a variety of iterations, and we talk about his research for the novel, his personal ghost experiences, and a philosophical discussion on why ghosts are such a common...

  29. Face Masks and "Nightmare on My Street": Where Does it Go?

    Episode 66: Masks, “Nightmare on My Street”: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Are we soon to have more disposable masks than jellyfish in the ocean? Do masks decompose? How do they even get made? Sarah takes a look at where the...

  30. Polaroid, Flea and Tick Medicine: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 65: Polaroid, Flea and Tick Medicine: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Where did Polaroid, the instant film company, end up going? Why don’t we have one at every birthday party and christmas anymore? Sarah is covering where…

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  31. Hobby Lobby Looted Antiquities, Change Shortage: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 64: Hobby Lobby Looted Antiquities, Change Shortage: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Hobby Lobby imported a godawful amount of stolen, fake, looted, etc. artifacts over the past 20ish years. Why? How? Where were these from?…

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  32. The White Panther Party, and PonyHenge: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 63: The White Panther Party, and Ponyhenge: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | The White Panther Party, an anti-racist group that was founded to support the Black Panther Party, had impacts on punk rock, Nixon’s resignation,...

  33. Flappy Bird, and Psychic Hotlines: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 62: Flappy Bird, and Psychic Hotlines: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Flappy Bird had a wild ride; an obsession-worthy, highly frustrating game for smartphones, its maker was plagued by peoples’ anger over the difficulty of…

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  34. Robert E. Lee, and Black Squirrels: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 61: Robert E. Lee, and Black Squirrels: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | So where did long-term white supremecist, avid reconstructionist, and failed Confederate general Robert E. Lee end up, anyway? And those rascally Kellogg...

  35. Outmoded Disease Names, and Sin Eaters: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 60: Outmoded Disease Names, and Sin Eaters: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Ever have a dry bellyache? Maybe a commotion? Have you ever fallen victim to French disease, or perhaps had an attack of bone shave? What were these...

  36. The Minnesota First and a Confederate Flag, Gong Farmers: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 59: The Minnesota First and a Confederate Flag, Gong Farmers: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Where is the enemy flag the Minnesota First Volunteer Infantry captured during the battle of Gettysburg? How did they get it in the...

  37. The Social Isolation Episode; Garden Hermits and Anchorites: Where Does it Go?

    What is a garden hermit? It’s a dude that hangs out in your yard, if you’re rich! And pretends to be an actual hermit! But you pay him! Where did hermits go? Anchorites. What? Who? Wait, they just got walled up in a room? And prayed all day, and that was it? Why? Jesus? Oh. Let’s take a look at...

  38. Tan M&Ms, Bowling Alley Pinboys: Where Does it Go?

    Episode 57: Tan M&Ms, Bowling Alley Pinboys: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Why did M&Ms remove tan M&Ms? What replaced them? When were they introduced? With a brief detour into Trix cereal shapes and colors, Emily takes a look at…

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  39. Outmoded Disease Treatments, Plague Fashions: Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 56: Outmoded Disease Treatments, Plague Fashions: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | Farts! Raw sewage! Cocaine! Linen fabric! Arsenic! Mercury! What do these have in common? They’re all...

  40. Werewolves; An Interview With Victor Arteaga: Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 55: Werewolves; An Interview With Victor Arteaga: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW] Where do werewolves go? In Victor Arteaga’s book Unrest, turns out they end up as refugees on…

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  41. Dollywood's Garbage and Bigfoot: Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 54: Dollywood’s Garbage, Bigfoot: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW] National treasure, Dolly Parton, in true Dolly Parton style, has a novel and highly environmentally friendly...

  42. Agatha Christie, and Kentucky Daisy: Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 53: Agatha Christie, Kentucky Daisy: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW] It’s a history episode! We start with an Agatha Christie mystery; where did she go during her 11 day...

  43. Happy To Be Me Doll, and Atuk, the Movie : Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 52: Happy To Be Me Doll, and Atuk, the Movie : Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW] What brought about the Happy to be Me doll? What impact do fashion dolls like Barbie really have on...

  44. The Bhopal Disaster Aftermath, and The Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion: Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 51: The Bhopal Disaster, and The Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW] Bhopal, 1984, was the site of the largest industrial disaster in human history....

  45. The Devil's Tramping Ground, and Space Rovers: Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 50: The Devil’s Tramping Grounds, Space Rovers: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW] Where does the Devil go to dance? Did you know it’s North Carolina? Did you know it’s right near...

  46. Old Wind Turbines; The Island of the Blue Dolphins: Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 49: Old Wind Turbines; The Island of the Blue Dolphins: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW] What happens when wind turbines are at the end of their expected lifecycle? Do you know…

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  47. Sealand, and Nuclear Satellites: Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 48: Sealand, and Nuclear Satellites: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW] The micronation of Sealand; what? Who? Where? When? And what do they have to do with Gianni Versace, German...

  48. Pangaea, The First Emperor of the United States: Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 47: Pangaea, Emperor Norton : Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW] Pangaea; the first supercontinent humans ever determined existed. Where did it go? How did it break up, and why? And...

  49. Turdus migratorius, Cigarette Butts : Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 46: Turdus migratorius, Cigarette Butts : Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW] Turdus migratorius; where do they go, each year? These little harbingers of springtime in North America...

  50. Bob Ross' Paintings, Bad Children at Christmas: Where Does it Go?

    [COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 46: Bob Ross Paintings, Bad Children at Christmas : Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [NSFW] Bob Ross painted upwards of 30,000 paintings in his life, including over 1000 just for his…

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A podcast about curious endings. Where does it go? We look at the hidden life cycles of things that seem to just "go away", such as sewage, viruses, stardust, old curse words, fatbergs, and more!

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