Retrocast #38 - UI Podcast #250

About this episode

This episode discusses legal questions, social experiments, and school policies with a comedic twist.

In this episode: Can a wife legally swipe cash from her husband’s wallet? One Chicago man puts a bizarre social experiment in motion—mailing $1 to 500 people and asking them to mail it back. Plus, a high school student discovers a brilliant workaround for his school’s long-hair ban… and much more! Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-38-podcast-250/ You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• legal issues
• social experiments
• school policies
• comedy
• society

Keywords

• legal swipe
• social experiment
• long-hair ban
• cash mailing
• Chicago

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Useless Information Podcast, Airwave Media Podcast Network

Places: Chicago

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