Episodes
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
21. Diving! (Into The Balrog Of Knowledge)
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
There are MANY types of diving and we dive into them all. Huge respect to all our adrenaline junkies and the peace they find in danger!
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
20. Music! (Everybody Plays The Drum)
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
We're back! Kicking off season 2 with a long-awaited topic: MUSIC!
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
19. Beer! (The Ashtray Stout) [Holiday Special!]
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
A very special bonus episode for the holiday season on a topic very close to all of our gullets, the wonders of that magical beverage... Beer!
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
18. Season 1 Wrap-Up & Livestream Q+A (Wacky and Wonderful Lies)
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
We lovingly look back and say farewell to season 1 with a special audience livestreamed to our Discord! Enjoy the fun, see you next year for season 2!
Monday Sep 26, 2022
17. Baseball! (King Magnus Theory)
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
This episode we don our favorite team shirts and delve into the very roots of this distinctly American sport with distinctly non-American origins. Let's play a round of Battenball with the Force of the Mage King Magnus! (It makes sense, just listen)
Monday Sep 12, 2022
16. Plumbing! (Cisterns Are Doing It For Themselves)
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Where would we be without the genius innovation of plumbing? What would you name your shared rectal sea sponge? How many diseases have we cured by accident? [PS This was recorded before the death of Queen Elizabeth II, and Jim stands by everything he said]
Monday Aug 15, 2022
15. Tabletop RPGs! (The Thing About Flamingos)
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
We've wanted to cover TTRPGs ever since we started this thing - it's finally time! How did D&D come to be? What is the joy of fantasy world roleplay? What alignment is Vin Diesel? Let's find out!
Monday Aug 01, 2022
14. Numbers! (The Reunion of Broken Bones)
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Jim breaks down immediately as Samantha breaks down numbers and mathematics... before Samuel drops the hammer of the history of numbers. This is insane.
Monday Jul 18, 2022
13. Coffee! (Psychosomatic Arsehole Kaboom)
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Today we explore one of our favourite things in this universe, COFFEE! What is its history, what does it do, and how does it do it? Also, have we drunk far too much of it today? Yes. Yes we have. Enjoy!
Monday Jul 04, 2022
12. Maps! (There Is No Thames)
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Maps are awesome! Let's lay out the tablecloth of the world and see if it doesn't remind us of a mammoth tusk.
Monday Jun 20, 2022
11. Australiana Pt. 2 (The Further Explanation of Things)
Monday Jun 20, 2022
Monday Jun 20, 2022
We had so much more to cover after our first Australiana episode that we couldn't help but come back and explain ourselves EVEN FURTHER. Enjoy the insane timeline of indigenous culture and a voting system that became the envy of the world!
Monday Jun 06, 2022
10. Sewing! (The Power of Lightning and Cloth)
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Monday Jun 06, 2022
Discover the distant origins of sewing (and why witches weren't involved) in an episode full of mind-blowing facts that should definitely be common knowledge but definitely aren't!
Saturday May 21, 2022
9. Australiana! (Pt. 1: The Shortening of Things)
Saturday May 21, 2022
Saturday May 21, 2022
Who's right about the potato scallop or potato cake? Is it a Longneck or a Tallie? It might just depend on where you're standing. In this episode we engage in the hilarious and time-honoured tradition of Australians desperately attempting to explain Australia's idiosyncrasies to non-Australians!
Monday May 09, 2022
8. Corrections! (The Very Many Things We Missed)
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Time to fix mistakes/dig into the juicy bits we missed along the way! Thanks to all of you for your suggestions and corrections since the podcast kicked off - we hope this episode answers some of those burning questions, and we can't wait to cover the topics you've suggested. Enjoy!
Monday Apr 25, 2022
7. Beekeeping! (Enter the Bee Space)
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Who is the real Dancing Queen? Join us as we get amped beyond belief about the remarkable bee, and how beekeeping has helped us connect with nature for thousands of years!
Monday Apr 11, 2022
6. Winter Olympics! (Frosty Lawn Bowls)
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Join us as we explore sports that send human beings flying and sometimes defy physics entirely! The Winter Olympics RULE!
Monday Mar 28, 2022
5. Olympics! (PDC Droppin’ Parallel Bars)
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Join Jim and the Sams as they get overtly excited (and ultimately emotional) about the Summer Olympics and Paralympics. Discover the amazing and improbable former Olympic events, and the dark origins of some now beautiful traditions. Great fun!
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
4. Cocktails! (Masonic Gathos)
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Sunday Mar 13, 2022
Join us in an Old Fashioned and the spanking new and improvised Pangea Fix to talk cocktail history, cocktail families, and freeing yourself from the shackles of the rigid recipe!
Monday Feb 28, 2022
3. Spelunking! (Tom Baker’s Perfectly Cylindrical Tube)
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Three fragile spider-fearing claustrophobes talk at length about the wonders of cave exploration!
Monday Feb 14, 2022
2. Comfort Food! (Stereo Papadams)
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Monday Feb 14, 2022
Prepare your mouths for inexplicable Australian traditions, food in the shell, and a sloppy back-to-back donut experiment!