99: A Niewe Herball, Atomic Bomb Ring, and Reverse John Wick
This week we are joined by award winning author Amal El-Mohtar as we learn about herbiary plagiarism from the 16th century, how Kix cereal once offered toys with radioactive material, and the tale of ...
10 Joulu 20251h 32min
98: Leon Theremin and Emperor Norton
This week we learn about the fascinating life of Russian inventor Leon Theremin, whose eponymous instrument led to the birth of electronic music and how San Francisco happily obliged a formerly succes...
3 Joulu 20251h 31min
97: Listener Email Extravaganza - Thanksgiving Edition!
It's Thanksgiving week so we're showing our thanks to our tens of listeners by dedicating an entire episode to their tabs! Join us as we learn about Existentialism, criminals who are bad at stealing r...
26 Marras 20251h
96: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pumpkin Mammoth Theory, and Bao Xishun
This week we're joined by very special guest, comic artist Harris Fishman AKA BeetleMoses as we discuss Roald Dahl's relationship to Tim Burton's 2005 adaptation of his book, how Wooly Mammoths helped...
19 Marras 20251h 32min
95: Billy Possum and The Thing
This week we deep dive into how a political cartoon of William Howard Taft inspired Billy Possum who once tried to take control of the plush market from the Teddy Bear and how a listening device withi...
12 Marras 20251h 27min
94: The Acali Experiment and Bat Boy
This week we deep dive into the true story of ten strangers who were picked to live on a "sex raft" to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start banging, and the hilarious origins ...
5 Marras 20251h 29min
93: Gef the Talking Mongoose, Origin of Haunted Houses, and Halloween Candy Myths
It's finally Halloween! This week we're joined by very spooky guest Alyssa Cooper as we learn about Gef, a talking Mongoose who haunted a rural home on the Isle of Man, how haunted houses share a hist...
29 Loka 20251h 41min
92: Astor Place Riot pt 3 and The Great Imposter
This week we're together in New York as we discuss the grand finale of the Astor Place riot which unfolded like a Looney Tunes style fight and Barry Bremen, the great sports impostor who posed as play...
22 Loka 20251h 25min
