Cathy
This week, we explore the high-anxiety, chocolate-loving world of Cathy, the comic strip that spent 34 years capturing the crushing weight of modern womanhood.Before we analyze the intersection of boo...
7 Juni 1h 5min
Nielsen Ratings
It's a classic Sweeps Week episode of TCGTE, so we're talking about the company that measures who's watching and listening to stuff. And how's this for a dramatic plot: Tim has been chosen to be a Nie...
31 Maj 1h 3min
Jell-o
This week we are diving spoon-first into the history of America's most famous gelatinous dessert. We break down Jell-O's humble beginnings as boiled animal bones, Kraft Heinz’s plan to eliminate artif...
24 Maj 1h 7min
Greatest Living American Songwriters
The eggheads over at The New York Times put together a list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters in order to get people to get mad on the internet and it worked! This week we're going throug...
17 Maj 1h 7min
Eurovision
This week we’re covering a long-time topic request for the contest that made ABBA and Celine Dion famous: The Eurovision Song Contest. Also, Tim recovers from a stomach bug, the latest in deciphering ...
10 Maj 1h 5min
Magicians
Tom saw a magic show and his mind was so blown that he hasn't talked about anything else for over a week. So this week, we just turned on the microphones and let him go. We talk about a bunch of magic...
3 Maj 1h 10min
Aging
This week Tom turns another year older. We explore the history of birthday parties (a surprisingly recent invention born of 19th century consumerism), the decades-long legal battle over who owned "Hap...
26 Apr 1h 7min
Caverns
This week, we take the show underground (LITERALLY!) after we experienced the splendor of the subterranean world. We talk about the difference between caves and caverns, how certain caves are a part o...
20 Apr 1h 7min
