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Dolby noise reduction, Mark Twain’s riverboat call, Daedalus and the Labyrinth, and the history of Chinese takeout boxes.

How Toyota's automatic loom helped launch a carmaker, why goats are called hircine, what James Bond's Q stands for, and Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind. A conversation about inventions, language, film, and mythology.

How did BVD become shorthand for underwear? How did Andrew Jackson pay off the national debt in 1835, and why did it return? This episode also traces Saratoga Chips and visits Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia.Mind Games Trivia Deep Dive Episode 4 explores the history and background behind these four stories.

From Britain’s mushy peas to the feathered Velociraptor of the Late Cretaceous, this episode follows four surprising stories. We also revisit the casting change that put Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future and trace how Japan’s yen got its name.