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The podcast where we choose a subject, read a single Wikipedia article about it, and pretend we’re experts. Because this is the internet, and that’s how it works now.
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July 23, 2025
Moving Day
Moving Day was a tradition in dating back to times and lasting until after . On February 1, sometimes known as "Rent Day", landlords would give notice to their tenants what the new rent would be after the end of the...
July 16, 2025
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by the pen name Mark Twain , was an American writer, humorist , and essayist. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced", [ 1 ...
July 9, 2025
The Juniper Tree
"The Juniper Tree" (also "The Almond Tree"; : Von dem Machandelboom) is a German published in by the in in 1812 (KHM 47). The story contains themes of , , and and is...
July 2, 2025
Optograms and Wife Salves
Optography is the process of viewing or retrieving an optogram , an image on the retina of the eye. A belief that the eye "recorded" the last image seen before death was widespread in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a...
June 25, 2025
Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade was a military action undertaken by British against Russian forces during the in the , resulting in many casualties to the cavalry. On 25 October 1854, the Light Brigade, led...
June 18, 2025
The Barkley Marathons - The Immortal Horizon - Part 2
The Barkley Marathons is an held each year in in , United States. Described as "The Race That Eats Its Young", it is known for its extreme difficulty, purposefully difficult application process, and many...
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Tom
Tom’s soft side includes a literature degree, a love of poetry, and being dad to 2 sons. Tom’s hard side includes applying harsh judgments on each of the 50 states, as well as a fear of birds. Based in Chicagoland, Tom is also a pizza connoisseur.
