Your Weird Summer Travel Guide!
Guess what happens when we try to pick the top 8 U.S. museums to visit? (Spoiler: we accidentally end up with 11 on the list.) From a mecca of kazoos to a dinner theater in a mine, here are some wonde...
27 Jun 202544min
Can You Make a Puppet Out of Ice?
We pull their strings and stick them on our hands, but puppets are so much more than toys! Today Mango and producer Mary are taking you on a whirlwind world tour of puppetry, from Indonesian puppet sh...
24 Jun 202522min
Who Invented Fentanyl, and How Did It Become a Crisis?
Nowadays we often hear about fentanyl in the context of the opioid epidemic. But it began as a medical breakthrough, created by a pharmaceutical genius who was once ranked the second-best Belgian of a...
22 Jun 202523min
Why Do NASCAR Fans Drive Trucks and Formula One Fans Drive Yachts?
Sure, we've watched Pixar's Cars a few times. But that doesn't mean we know anything about racing. Will and Mango dive into the strangely boozy origins of NASCAR, why you might need a yacht to enjoy F...
20 Jun 202539min
Is Mexico City Really Sinking?
From the floating gardens of Xochimilco, to the sinking sights of El Zócalo, Mango and Gabe explore some of the most fascinating, offbeat attractions in Mexico City. Along the way we'll dole out some ...
17 Jun 202538min
Why Can’t You Copyright a Chicken Sandwich?
In 2019, a new cache of works entered the public domain—from Charlie Chaplin to Jane Austen stories to Felix the Cat cartoons. But what does that really mean? Will and Mango dig into how Mickey Mouse ...
13 Jun 202531min
Inside the Fact Vault: Bird Drama and a Tormented Statue
Today producers Gabe and Mary are opening the top-secret PTG fact vault to share bonus stories from recent episodes, including an international seagull incident, a pioneering artist who painted chicke...
10 Jun 202532min
What's the Secret to Nintendo's Success?
From Nintendo's history with the Yakuza to its dabbling in the seedy motel business, the House of Mario has a much longer and stranger history than you might guess. Find out what happened when the com...
6 Jun 202542min
