Only 161,00 metric tons of gold has been mined in the entire history of the world. Considering about 85 percent of the precious mineral is recycled, there's a chance your jewelry may once have been part of an Incan headdress or Mycenaean face mask. Learn the ins and outs of this metal that humans have killed over for millennia.
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Josh and Chuck dive into humanity's age-old obsession with gold, exploring why this shiny metal has captivated civilizations for thousands of years. They trace gold's fascinating journey from ancient Aztec temples (where it was called "excrement of the gods") to modern-day mining operations, covering everything from the California Gold Rush to how your smartphone contains traces of this precious metal. The hosts also break down the surprisingly complex process of getting gold from deep underground into that ring on your finger, revealing some eye-opening facts about environmental costs and just how rare gold really is.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995
2h 8m
★ 7.3
"And that's not the bar that you will see in diehard 3. — Josh referenced the gold bars shown in Die Hard 3 when explaining the difference between dorae bars and refined gold ingots."
— Josh
Mad Max
1979
1h 31m
★ 6.7
"I watched Mad Max the other day, by the way, all the way through. — Chuck mentioned watching the original Mad Max film and comparing it to Road Warrior in terms of tone and style."
— Chuck
Mad Max 2
1981
1h 36m
★ 7.4
"Road Warrior got most of the attention because it was bigger than more of an action adventure — Chuck was comparing the original Mad Max to Road Warrior, noting how Road Warrior was more of an action movie."
— Chuck
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
1969
★ 7.8
"There was that great Scooby-Doo episode with the minor 49er, remember him? — Josh referenced a Scooby-Doo episode featuring a character called the minor 49er when discussing the California Gold Rush."
— Josh
Snow White
2025
1h 49m
★ 4.3
"You'd be like the woodsman in Snow White. Like, I don't know what happened to it. — Josh made a reference to the huntsman character from Snow White when discussing sparing an octopus from being cooked."
— Josh
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