96: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pumpkin Mammoth Theory, and Bao Xishun
This week we're joined by very special guest, comic artist Harris Fishman AKA BeetleMoses as we discuss Roald Dahl's relationship to Tim Burton's 2005 adaptation of his book, how Wooly Mammoths helped...
19 Marras 20251h 32min
95: Billy Possum and The Thing
This week we deep dive into how a political cartoon of William Howard Taft inspired Billy Possum who once tried to take control of the plush market from the Teddy Bear and how a listening device withi...
12 Marras 20251h 27min
94: The Acali Experiment and Bat Boy
This week we deep dive into the true story of ten strangers who were picked to live on a "sex raft" to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start banging, and the hilarious origins ...
5 Marras 20251h 29min
93: Gef the Talking Mongoose, Origin of Haunted Houses, and Halloween Candy Myths
It's finally Halloween! This week we're joined by very spooky guest Alyssa Cooper as we learn about Gef, a talking Mongoose who haunted a rural home on the Isle of Man, how haunted houses share a hist...
29 Loka 20251h 41min
92: Astor Place Riot pt 3 and The Great Imposter
This week we're together in New York as we discuss the grand finale of the Astor Place riot which unfolded like a Looney Tunes style fight and Barry Bremen, the great sports impostor who posed as play...
22 Loka 20251h 25min
91: Astor Place Riot pt 2 and Khutulun
This week the story of the Astor Place riot continues with the Bowery Boys gang further fueling the divide between English and American theatre styles and the fearsome Mongolian Warrior Khutulun, who ...
15 Loka 20251h 31min
90: Origin of Gotham City and Astor Place Riot pt 1
This week we're in NYC as we deep dive into how a satirical 1800s magazine helped coin the city's nickname and the origins of a bitter rivalry between the American stage actor Edwin Forrest and Englis...
8 Loka 20251h 38min
