Ep38: Cute Animals and the Ways We Wear Them

Okay so some bats are cuter than others.

Kyle has Tim and Sky go from bat (the animal) to hat (the clothing accessory). We learn about how foxes occur, give tips on skipping the winter months through human hibernation, and make fun of baseball.

Photos we talk about:

20:20 - Bat-eared fox in the Etosha National Park

1:08:30 - Owl mascot being thrown a ball outside his strike zone
1:09:00 - Surly bear mascot
1:10:00 - Surly bear mascot with legs

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Ep37: The Cry of the Camel Leopard

Steve Martin is a wild and crazy guy.

This week Sky has us go from Ansel Adams to Charlie Chaplin. Kyle quizzes us on weird Western genres and gets distracted by camel leopards while Tim discovers disgusting photos that were included on the Voyager golden record.

We also open a care package sent by friend of the show, Dr. Blots! Apologies for the length of this episode, but it's worth it!

Photos we talk about:

57:50 - Photo of people eating and drinking that was included on the Voyager Golden Record

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Ep36: Shooda Noed Beter HARVEST HOLIDAY SPECIAL

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It's that time of year again! In this special harvest holiday Halloween spootakular extravaganza, each of us picked a page and we all tried to get to all three of them together. Strap in and get ready for the original Fruit Brute commercial, harvest hymn sing-a-longs, and ducks getting blasted in the face with high-velocity pumpkins.

Photos we talk about:

37:30 - An early 20th-century Irish Hallowe'en mask displayed at the Museum of Country Life
46:20 - Egyptian and cows???
59:50 - Award-winning pumpkin with small child for reference

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Ep35: Tastykake

The Liberty Bell's pretty cool, you guys.

This week Tim has us go from Cluedo to Liberty Bell. Things...things happen. We unearth Scooby Doo lore, explore the history of the Statue of Liberty, and Sky describes some of the more...unusual foods Philadelphia is known for.

Photos we talk about:

56:20 - Detail from a fresco by Constantino Brumidi in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., showing two early symbols of America: Columbia (left) and the Indian princess

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Ep34: Oh, I Played That in a Sam’s Club Once

What are the aliens trying to tell us?!

In this episode, Kyle has us go from Dreamcast to corn maze. Tim delves into Lockheed Martin's plan for a space fence, Sky uncovers something sort of disturbing that hedgehogs do to themselves, and Kyle quizzes us on the famous Spanish fighting bull, Ratón.

Photos we talk about:

40:20 - A hedgehog self-anointing
53:30 - Advertisement for the appearance of the bull Ratón in Ricla, Spain, in 2010

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Ep. 33: I Am a Buff Orpington

Knight art is weird you guys.

This week Sky has us go from Star Wars to Mark Twain. SPOILERS: We all like Mark Twain a lot more than we do Star Wars. Tim forgets where he was, Kyle tells us about the world's first fanfiction, and everyone gets derailed by chickens.

Photos we talk about:

23:10 -David I of Scotland knighting a squire

33:15 - Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post cover featuring Rosie the Riveter

1:09:45 - A Buff Orpington cock

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Ep32: Mounties Are All Over the Place

Indignant Medusa. It's a meme now.

In this uncomfortable episode, Tim has us go from Pepe Le Pew to eye contact. Kyle explains to us what roadkill is while Sky discovers brendanfraser.com and invents a new meme.

Photos we talk about:

17:20 - Brendan Fraser in Canada
40:05 - Satan Cow
59:10 - Medusa Meme

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