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167 – The Tower Bridge Incident
In 1968 during an Airshow to commemorate the Royal Air Force one pilot by the name of Allan Pollock decided that he was unhappy with the bureaucratic fat cats in London who felt the RAF funding was ex
166 – Escaping North Korea
Today we’re releasing a 2019 Patreon exclusive episode due to some unforeseen life circumstances that prevented us recording a new show! If you’ve heard it then it’s a perfect time to listen to Body B
165 – Dr. Brinkley goes nuts for goats!
Jess is back with another Medical Miracle Man of the early 1900s. Dr. John Brinkley was an infamous medical quack known best for his Goat Gland treatment in which he would surgically insert goat testi
164 – Mount Rushmore’s Controversial Creation
Joe and Jess have a blast examining this monumental undertaking of stonework. We look at the controversial Gutzon Borglum who picked up the job after being run out of the South. We also discuss the me
163 – How Heavy Metal Ended the Soviet Union
We’ve known for years that Heavy Metal represented the greatest threat to all civilized nations. But today Joe brings us definitive PROOF that heavy metal was the final straw that broke the Soviet Uni
162 – Super Mario 2’s Bizarre Origin Story
Who doesn’t love stomping Goombas and grabbing some coins? But if you ever played Mario 2 then you may have noticed it feels a bit different from the rest. Sometimes its even labeled as Super Mario 2
161 – Rudolf the Reindeer’s Origin Story
It’s geek chic to lay out all the origin tales of Earth’s mightiest heroes. So Jess and Joe decided to give you the origin tale nobody seems to talk about and that is the young upstart Rudy the Reinde
157 – Akkad the Producer
Moustapha Akkad born in Aleppo Syria came to the United States in the mid 20th century with a dream of the theatre. He would go on to produce a 30+ year movie franchise easily recognizable today. Not
156 – Halloween in the White House!
Woah now, something is wrong! Due to unforeseen circumstances Joe and Jess weren’t able to record but no worries! We’re releasing to you all an Exclusive Patreon only Episode we did for Halloween WAY
155 – The Witchfynder General
In the spirit of this spooky season, Joe tells us the tale of Matthew Hopkins the Witchfynder General which was mostly a self appointed title to a man with nothing much else going for him. Ever wonder