Episodes
-
Episode 506: The Thanh Hoa Bridge (Entry 1293.2C0409)
October 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
In which the "Dragon's Jaw" across the Song Ma River in North Vietnam proves a challenge for the most advanced air weaponry on earth, and Ken thinks teens should be in parking lots. Certificate #22691.
-
Episode 505: Dissociative Fugues (Entry 363.HE1017)
October 11th, 2022 | 1 hr 16 mins
In which human memory and identity are so fragile that a series of people simply walk away from them, and John wishes more things were the movie Tron. Certificate #28975.
-
Episode 504: Lem Billings (Entry 121.PR2705)
October 6th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
In which a high school Kennedy confidante becomes an influential White Hoise voice while hiding a delicate secret, and Ken wants to blur some of John Lithgow's wrinkles. Certificate #36906.
-
Episode 503: The Murder of Herbert Lee (Entry 817.EX2307)
October 4th, 2022 | 57 mins 34 secs
In which a racist Mississippi state legislator kills his childhood friend, a civil rights organizer, in broad daylight with no consequences whatsoever, and John thinks Ken pronounces "Montgomery" like a Southern belle. Certificate #34239.
-
Episode 502: Adbusters (Entry 014.HG0105)
September 29th, 2022 | 1 hr 11 mins
In which a pair of outraged Canadians, kept off the TV airwaves, change the world with their anti-consumerist art magazine instead, and Ken thinks Mr. Ed should have had pop-up ads. Certificate #29414.
-
Episode 501: Luke and Laura (Entry 739.MT2210)
September 27th, 2022 | 1 hr 19 mins
In which the first daytime "supercouple" briefly makes soap operas a part of 1980s mass culture, and John wonders if a bride is "zaftig." Certificate #32511.
-
Episode 500: Bitcoin Pizza Day (Entry 126.JB1304)
September 22nd, 2022 | 1 hr 25 mins
In which $300 million in 2022 money is unwisely spent on the world's first real-world cryptocurrency transaction, and Ken explains why a bro should not have an army. Certificate #11904.
-
Episode 499: Exclaves (Entry 436.NU2021)
September 20th, 2022 | 1 hr 25 mins
In which we explore life in parts of the map that are bizarrely separated from the rest of their nations, and John thinks Alaska looks like a very fertile octopus. Certificate #51829.
-
Episode 498: The Boots Theory (Entry 143.LK2104)
September 15th, 2022 | 1 hr 14 mins
In which a British fantasy writer reframes cost-of-living calculations for future economists, and Ken doesn't notice cobblers. Certificate #28114.
-
Episode 497: Farmer Burns (Entry 166.GN3224)
September 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 33 mins
In which a gifted grappler with Iowa's biggest neck becomes America's first national wrestling celebrity, and pro wrestling reminds John of many of his past relationships. Certificate #29766.
-
Episode 496: Tom Thumb (Entry 1315.PR2131)
September 8th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
In which America's first locomotive faces its greatest challenge, a group of angry teamsters, and Ken decides horses are his Sammy Hagar. Certificate #17918.
-
Episode 495: The Winchester Geese (Entry 1434.JG1601)
September 6th, 2022 | 1 hr 7 mins
In which a church bishop's sanction makes the London borough of Southwark a haven for sex workers and other outcasts for centuries, and John would like to pay someone to chide him. Certificate #49605.