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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.

Recent Episodes

April 17, 2024

Battle of Red Cliffs

The Battle of Red Cliffs, also known as the Battle of Chibi, was a decisive naval battle in the winter of AD 208–209 at the , about twelve years prior to the beginning of the  period in . The battle was fought...
April 10, 2024

Gamergate

Gamergate or GamerGate (GG) was a loosely organized  campaign and a  backlash against , diversity, and  in . It was conducted using the  "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and...
April 3, 2024

Animals on Trial

In , an animal trial was the   of a . Such trials are recorded as having taken place in  from the thirteenth century until the eighteenth. In modern times, it is considered in most criminal justice systems...
April 1, 2024

Odd Screw Lengths

At a minimum, a  drive is a set of shaped cavities and protrusions on the screw head that allows  to be applied to it. Usually, it also involves a mating , such as a , that is used to turn it. Some of the less-common...
March 27, 2024

American Gladiators

American Gladiators is an American   that aired weekly in  from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur  against each other, as well as against the show's own "gladiators", in contests...
March 20, 2024

Lola Montez

Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (17 February 1821 – 17 January 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez (), was an  dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, , and  of...

About the Hosts

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Cecil

With degrees in Philosophy, Culinary Arts, Patisserie Arts, and New Media from Chicago institutions, Cecil knows how to Tweet about the Existentialism of donuts. Which he feels is vastly superior to the Danish.

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Heath Enwright

Heath enjoys hockey, short walks on the beach, and has considered doing his own show: “Cooking Ramen with Heath”. When he laughs hard, which could be at any moment on the show, he’s noted for his very impressively high-pitched squeaks.

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Eli Bosnick

Eli Bosnick is a comedian and podcaster living in New Jersey. You can read his blog and check out his other work at elibosnick.com

Cecil is his best friend.*
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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.

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Noah Lugeons

Noah Lugeons yells at a microphone for a living. He is also the author of Diatribes Volume One: 50 Essays from a Godless Misanthrope, and Diatribe Volume Two: 50 More Essays from a Scathing Atheist.