Ep49: A Sawed-Off Violin

A nice, normal family

In this episode, Sky has us go from crash test dummy to violin. Kyle tells us all about Mary Roach and bamboo, Tim uncovers the conspiracies surrounding the Marx Brothers' nicknames, and none of us ever shut up about Steve Martin.

Photos we talk about:
10:45 - Dummy calibration


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Ep48: A Probiotic Crisis

BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL BILL

Tim has us race from Bill Nye the Science Guy all the way to Armageddon! Sky gets lost in The Big Rip while Kyle uncovers what actually killed the dinosaurs.

Photos we talk about:
17:00 - Meteor/ite/oid gif

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Ep 47: The Grim Spanish Giblets

Crooked bowling

Don your team polo and reading glasses, Kyle has us going from bowling to librarian! Along the way Tim discovers how Washington Irving pretty much WAS early American culture and Sky delves into the Secrets of the British Realm.

Photos we talk about:
20:15 - Sir Francis Drake rolling his eyes
26:20 - Whoa what is wrong with Drake's arm

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Ep 46: Go Put Your Barry On

Fancy fancy

It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's an overused cliché!

This week Sky has us go from Superman to hygiene. Along the way Kyle falls in line with military dress terminology while Tim talks space showers and viable toilets.

Photos we talk about:
32:05 - Polish Uhlans wearing czapki
59:20 - The "F-Diagram"
1:06:20 - Showering on Skylab
1:08:55 - Hygieia feeding a snake
1:14:05 - Asclepios with his daughter Hygieia


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Ep45: A Trombone That's Let Itself Go

Step off

This week Tim has us race from Sonic the Hedgehog to John Phillip Sousa! Sky learns what a scatter band is while Kyle explores the presidency and person of Bill Clinton.

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Ep44: A Seven-Foot-Tall Dolphin Man

why

Chug a bottle of bleach and grip your pugil stick, we're going from Mr. Yuk to American Gladiators! Kyle quizzes us on ultimate Frisbee moves, Tim threads the needle through weird NFL mascots, and Sky obviously knows nothing about gladiators.

Photos we talk about:

30:25 - Steely McBeam
34:25 - 2004 Olympics mascot plush
35:30 - Clay model at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens
39:05 - T.D. The Dolphin

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Ep43: All of Us Were Pooped Out by Stars

These are not fluffernutters.

This week we go from fluffernutter to Thomas Edison! We solve the mystery of Elvis’s death, learn about a car practically made out of a firestarter, lick through the soggy history of the ice cream cone, and discover how much of a crush Henry Ford had on Edison.

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