Ep68: Robber Novel

Ginsberg has apparently never seen a guitar before

Ready for some badass gothic women in pants? In this episode, Tim has us go from Mary Tyler Moore to Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Kyle learns all about the Tam o' shanter and the Robert Burns poem that inspired its name, while Sky visits The King and Bob Dylan.

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Ep67: An Embarrassment of Gases

Look at this fartomaniac

No shame this week: Sky has us try to get from figure skating to flatulence. Along the way we encounter landfill farts, tetrapod fish, Zambonis, and Le Pétomane ("the Fartomaniac").

Photos & Videos we talk about:
17:00 - Jackson Haines, considered to be the father of modern figure skating
39:35 - Tripod fish rest on the ocean bottom using three spines originating from the fins

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Ep66: Cetacean Needed

Ever wonder how much a single blue whale tongue weighs in human tongues? Good news! This week Kyle has us go from hangover to blue whale. Along the way we learn the answer to the aforementioned question, and also other things like how much saltwater you can drink before you die and the technical term for a penis bone.

Photos & Videos we talk about:
10:50 - A painting from 1681 showing a person affected by nausea, a typical symptom of alcohol hangover
30:15 - cat loves lamp

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Ep65: Smooch Their Backlines

Prairie dogs snogging

To ring in the New Year, this week's game is from kiss to sabotage. Join us as we explore the four qualities of sportsmanship, the stages of a phalanx battle, General Scott's Anaconda Plan, guerrilla smooches, how Sky loads a dishwasher, and more.

Photos & Videos we talk about:
16:05 - A red-haired Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss in a Spanish paso figure

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Ep64: The Most Ripped Ghost

OoooOooo oh they don't see me
maybe if I put my arms up
hey hey mortals over here OooOoo

This week Sky has us go from amusement park to seance. Tim gives an intricate account of the Haunted Mansion ride while Kyle is amazed at how many different ghosts there are.

Photos & Videos we talk about:
7:40 - Borage

24:40 - Hammersmith Ghost
32:30 - Krasue, a Thai female ghost

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Ep63: The Multiplicity of Santa Claus

Can you hear the raindrops fallllingggg

We're back! Kyle has us go from Black Friday to hovercraft. We learn that an American Thanksgiving tradition is grounded in press dodging, discover a thesis someone baked into the page for Santa Claus parades, and uncover just what Victoria's Secret REALLY is. Also did you know there are only three types of boats?

Photos & Videos we talk about:
1:08:10 - Hovercraft.

1:10:08 - Hovercraft Racing F1Video

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Ep62: Telekepizza

Cheese-kun, Pizza Hut's Japanese mascot.
Because of course.

This week Tim has us race from The Winchester Mansion to Pizza Hut. We go into whether Sarah Winchester was a crazy ghost lady or a wanna-be architect, check out various Brownie Scout mottos, and uncover a sinister plot by Papa John and Russia to scrub Pizza Hut from Wikipedia.

Photos we talk about:
35:00 - Girl Scout with a chainsaw
48:45 - Stick of margarine
58:15 - Ebi shrimp burger oh god

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