Episodes
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Episode 110: Patrick Nagel (Entry 823.SS0115)
December 13th, 2018 | 1 hr 10 mins
In which one artist redefines eroticism for the MTV generation, and John gets stuck with a very overpriced piece of Duran Duran memorabilia. Certificate #31513.
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Episode 109: Robert Smalls (Entry 1176.DE2315)
December 11th, 2018 | 1 hr 5 mins
In which a South Carolina slave seizes a heavily armed Confederate ship and sails it to freedom and instant celebrity, whereas Ken doesn't even own a hatchet. Certificate #38760.
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Episode 108: Marmorated Stink Bugs (Entry 761.LV1120)
December 6th, 2018 | 1 hr 2 mins
In which a hard-to-kill Asian insect arrives in America and discovers a delightful new predator-free life eating our produce, hiding behind our picture frames, and making everything smell like cilantro-infused sewage. Certificate #30979.
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Episode 107: Ghost Forests (Entry 527.EZ1724)
December 4th, 2018 | 57 mins 25 secs
In which Ken accidentally goes on vacation to a long submerged, 2,000-year-old forest, and John explains the value he can add to a rugby game or campfire. Certificate #1751.
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Episode 106: Scrappy Doo (Entry 1115.PP0302)
November 29th, 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
In which 1970s and 1980s TV is overrun by an avalanche of orphans, runaways, and other wisecracking moppets, and John reveals that Oscar the Grouch is a witch in a "fursuit." Certificate #37500.
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Episode 105: The Qibla (Entry 1016.PS5517)
November 27th, 2018 | 1 hr 17 mins
In which the Islamic practice of facing Mecca in prayer becomes a thorny theological and geographical question, particularly for Muslims in Alaska, French Polynesia, or low-earth orbit. Certificate #2405.
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Episode 104: Pumpkin Pie (Entry 1008.JH0406)
November 22nd, 2018 | 1 hr 8 mins
In which we consider America's favorite gourd as a botanical mystery, a symbol of autumn, a Civil War flashpoint, an Illinois monoculture, a delivery vehicle for condensed milk, and an instrument of Starbucks-related misogyny and class warfare. Certificate #36525.
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Episode 103: Deep-Fried Turkeys (Entry 325.JN0432)
November 20th, 2018 | 1 hr 10 mins
In which the Cajun cooking fad of the 1980s spawns a hazardous new holiday favorite, and Ken's wife flips us the bird. Certificate #30269.
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Episode 102: The Cagot (Entry 173.2K0527)
November 15th, 2018 | 50 mins 53 secs
In which a tiny French minority in the Pyrenees is shunned and hated for reasons no one can quite remember, and John pronounces the words "goose foot" more capably than Ken. Certificate #28287.
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Episode 101: Jennens v. Jennens (Entry 671.NU2711)
November 13th, 2018 | 58 mins 2 secs
In which the notorious "Miser of Acton" forgets to sign his will, and for over a century thousands of people--including Ken's family--become convinced they are rightful heirs to his $300 million fortune. Certificate #23502.
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Episode 100: Wild Man Fischer (Entry 472.GE1612)
November 8th, 2018 | 1 hr 22 mins
In which a troubled street performer becomes a beloved musician and helps found a landmark record label, Ken buys a booby-trapped painting, and John critiques the storytelling of celebrity children. Certificate #49895.
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Episode 99: The Doomsday Flight (Entry 372.AM0214)
November 6th, 2018 | 1 hr 19 mins
In which the U.S. government tries to ban a Rod Serling TV movie for inspiring too many mid-air extortions, all of which can be foiled by knowing the right trivia fact about Denver. Certificate #41961.