Episodes
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Episode 458: Sleng Teng Riddim (Entry 1172.PS3303)
April 28th, 2022 | 1 hr 21 mins
In which the first ever all-electronic groove revolutionized Jamaican music, and Ken thinks there should be more songs about baptism. Certificate #52239.
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Episode 457: Point Nemo (Entry 958.JB3826)
April 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 23 mins
In which the dead center of the Pacific Ocean is revealed to be the home of microplastics, sunken spacecraft, and possibly giant sea monsters, and John refuses to leave his keyboard player in the desert. Certificate #49394.
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Episode 456: The Titanic II (Entry 1311.PR1618)
April 21st, 2022 | 55 mins 24 secs
In which an Australian national treasure and a Chinese resort race to revive the most disastrous brand in maritime history, and Ken is fed up with the sulfurous steel of Belfast. Certificate #50231.
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Episode 455: Ranz-des-Vaches (Entry 1030.PS5010)
April 19th, 2022 | 1 hr 18 mins
In which Swiss mercenaries will desert their post if you whistle a folk song about cows, and John wishes you many goods and cheese. Certficate #26419.
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Episode 454: Solidarnosc (Entry 1187.EC0409)
April 14th, 2022 | 1 hr 16 mins
In which a well-mustached electrician starts a labor movement that even Ronald Reagan can get behind, and Ken is working on a chess novel. Certificate #26170.
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Episode 453: The Presidential Fitness Test (Entry 983.PR3117)
April 12th, 2022 | 1 hr 21 mins
In which terror of falling behind the Swiss leads the White House to introduce America's children to a new and tramautic form of physical education, and John wants to landscape the top of Mount Rainier. Certificate #39398.
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Episode 452: The Torch Lady (Entry 1319.MT2507)
April 7th, 2022 | 55 mins 50 secs
In which a multitude of actresses and one journalist remember being the model for the Columbia Pictures logo, and Ken's fuse box is in the wrong place. Certificate #28564.
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Episode 451: Minitel (Entry 791.IS4209)
April 5th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
In which a French-only precursor to the World Wide Web appears in the late 1970s in a wave of Gallic futurist fervor, and John may have been making long distance calls from a Parisian prison. Certificate #23054.
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Episode 450: Camel Beauty Pageants (Entry 177.MT2324)
March 31st, 2022 | 1 hr 8 mins
In which a Bedouin cultural revival in modern-day Arabia leads to a thriving circuit of competitive camel events, and Ken thinks Brazil is acting a little desperate. Certificate #37337.
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Episode 449: Eyebrows (Entry 446.IS4804)
March 29th, 2022 | 1 hr 9 mins
In which we follow the evolution of the human brow from prehistoric man up through the Kardashians, and John looks into Sanskrit. Certificate #22352.
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Episode 448: Hang In There, Baby (Entry 566.MT2413)
March 24th, 2022 | 1 hr 15 mins
In which a Beverly Hills celeb photographer, a Siamese kitten named Sassy, and a Broadway legend collaborate to create modern poster culture, and Ken hates the ticking of a giant Garfield watch. Certificate #19046.
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Episode 447: Winnipeg the Bear (Entry 1436.PR1712)
March 22nd, 2022 | 1 hr 17 mins
In which a Canadian veterinarian saves an orphaned cub on his way to France, unwittingly giving the world a great literary gift, and John thinks there should be a railway car just for thrash metal. Certificate #51029.