Episodes
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Episode 26: Back Masking (Entry 091.EP0427)
February 22nd, 2018 | 46 mins 13 secs
In which John investigates whether or not segassem terces naitnoc sgnos kcor, and Ken wonders why Satan would own a toolshed. Certificate #30148.
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Episode 25: Megafauna (Entry 772.JB4015)
February 20th, 2018 | 44 mins 46 secs
In which we learn which Ice Age animal is named after the human nipple, and which modern animal fills John's soul with bloodlust. Certificate #47448.
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Episode 24: Oneida (Entry 866.MT2230)
February 15th, 2018 | 44 mins 30 secs
In which a socialist preacher invents a tricky birth control technique he calls "male continence," leading directly to the lazy Susan and the assassination of an American president. Certificate #34322.
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Episode 23: The Bellamy Salute (Entry 112.HE0616)
February 13th, 2018 | 41 mins 9 secs
In which Ken blames a crucial bit of fascist iconography on the most successful magazine premium in American history, and John knows the lyrics to "Alaska's Flag" but refuses to sing it. Certificate #37863.
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Episode 22: Hat Etiquette (Entry 571.1C1104)
February 8th, 2018 | 39 mins 24 secs
In which John strongly admonishes future listeners not to get sloppy with their headwear, if they have heads. Certificate #25200.
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Episode 21: Death Discs (Entry 319.MK1610)
February 6th, 2018 | 51 mins 43 secs
In which the gruesome deaths in early 1960s teen ballads are variously blamed on capitalism, Marlon Brando, chastity, and giant clams. Certificate #34312.
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Episode 20: Mutual Assured Destruction (Entry 820.JE5022)
February 1st, 2018 | 47 mins 23 secs
In which the human race barely survives the 20th century. (Well, not all of it, obviously. Picasso didn't, for example.) Certificate #27008
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Episode 19: Mummy Brown (Entry 817.PR0716)
January 30th, 2018 | 45 mins 13 secs
In which the bodies of ancient kings are ground up to fertilize lawns, power locomotives, and paint portraits. Certificate #37891
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Episode 18: Thomas Midgley (Entry 786.ZC0508)
January 25th, 2018 | 47 mins 34 secs
In which the world's worst chemist gives everyone lead poisoning, and then puts a hole in the ozone layer as an encore. Certificate #25185
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Episode 17: Paris Syndrome (Entry 901.JS1002)
January 23rd, 2018 | 46 mins 44 secs
In which twenty tourists a year have a psychological breakdown because the most magical city in the world is a little disappointing. Certificate #507
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Episode 16: The Sentinelese (Entry 1134.LV2024)
January 18th, 2018 | 40 mins 51 secs
In which John introduces us to the world's last uncontacted tribe—but not literally, because that would be illegal. Certificate #13568
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Episode 15: Kohoutek (Entry 692.JU0113)
January 16th, 2018 | 40 mins 39 secs
In which a Czech astronomer is hailed as the hero of 1973, only to have his discovery flame out by not flaming out. Then he gets very seasick on a cruise. Certificate #31644