Episode

1666: "A Billion Seconds"

Podcast
Interesting Things with JC
Published
May 28, 2026
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63
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Summary

Interesting Things with JC #1666: "A Billion Seconds" - A million seconds goes by pretty fast. A billion seconds is something else entirely. Once you truly understand the difference, it changes the way you look at time, money, and the scale of the world around you.