Holiday Special: We Should Ho Better

Greetings from Krampus!

Tis the season! In this special holiday episode of We Should Know Better we each pick a holiday-themed page and try to thread the needle between them all while Tim blesses us, Kyle gets angry at A Christmas Story, and Sky drinks too much eggnog.

Photos we talk about:
24:50 - A 13th-century depiction of St. Nicholas from Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai
27:10 - Excerpt from Josiah King's The Examination and Tryal of Father Christmas
38:10 - A 1900s greeting card reading 'Greetings from the Krampus!'

43:45 - Clifton Mill in Clifton, Ohio

47:25 - Charles Dickens in 1842

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Ep8: Pennsylvania, First in Ketchup

Hi I'm James Buchanan and
everyone thinks I sucked.

This week we start in seasoned salt and finish on James Buchanan. Who will get to the worst president of the United States first?

Photos we talk about:
22:30 - Peppercorn close-up
55:35 - The Heinz Monument

Ep7: I'm Not Saying It Was Robosaurus, but It Was Robosaurus

Others would make a joke like,
"Is this a photo of Robosaurus, or the Pope?"
 but we're classier than that.

We go from Robosaurus the car-eating dinorobot to beloved Pope John Paul II, stopping at a couple television shows along the way (one iconic, one terrible).

Ep6: BYOHOH (Bring Your Own Hooker of Hollandaise)

This one is a weird one; make sure you've eaten before listening. We go from Mad Libs to the Trojan War.

Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon oh god

Photos we talk about:

• 44:25 - Baron Pierre de Coubertin
• 55:55 - Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes
• 56:35 - "Hercules and the Hydra" by Antonio Pollaiuolo
• 58:45 - An engraving of the death of Astyanax (The Trojan Women)

Ep5: Electric Trains, Faulty Planes & Long Automobiles

A giant replica of a replica of a spike.

From limousines to the golden spike that marked the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, we're all about transportation this week.

Ep4: Snow White and the Seven Old Ones

The elder god whose unutterable name drives mortals insane

This week we travel through the unfathomable rifts in space and time to face unspeakable horrors and some good animation. We go from H.P Lovecraft to Walt Disney.

Photos we talk about:
20:36 - Einstein readying for battle
28:45 - The Astrologer Who Fell into a Well

Ep 3: Two Rabbis Walk into a Bra

Scandalous!

This week we're going from Tupperware to birthmark. Everything will make sense once you listen.

Photos we talk about:
8:20 - Sky's birthmark
17:30 - Alim Khan looking boss
25:40 - Don't Be Afraid
37:45 - Toe Cleavage

Ep 2: It's About Classy Pigeons in Games Journalism

We go from Cher Ami (the pigeon that saved over one hundred soldiers in WWI) to...the GamerGate controversy. God help us.

Ep1: Bioavailable Sexist Burgers

UC Irvine Anteaters to vinegar, and the running of the bulls to dietary fiber.

Audio quality's shaky on this one, thanks for bearing with us.

Photos we talk about:
21:46 - Tornado Fries
40:12 - Bob Hope's Volcano House