Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2026-04-11

Books mentioned on Selects: What is a Numbers Station?

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If you think secretly coded messages sent via short wave radio is Cold War relic, think again. In this classic episode, Chuck and Josh are here to dispel that myth, along with many others relating to numbers stations, including why they might still be operational.

Josh Clark discussed To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   To Kill a Mockingbird

   Harper Lee · at 17:04 · mentioned 2 times

   To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic American novel by Harper Lee that explores themes of racial injustice and moral growth in the American South.

   Discussed

   “It you could both have agreed upon a book. You have to kill a mockingbird. I've got to kill a mockingbird.”

   Josh Clark Selects: What is a Numbers Station? 2026-04-11 Listen at 17:04

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