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Beer league beauties and NHL fanatics, Dan & Chris Powers, bring their absurdity and humor to all things hockey. Covering topics from the NHL, all the way down to the beer leagues, with a dash of everything else in between. Chris and Dan Powers are hockey players from York, Maine. An adventurer at heart, Chris is fluent in zero languages and still cries when he gets his haircut. He tried to kill Dan in the womb, despite being two years older than him. According to one anonymous source, he’s ...
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A podcast for the casual fan of history. The Wikipedia reader. The kids who grew up with a dad who watched the same 10 hours of World War II specials on The History Channel. Join Dan Regester, Rob Fox, and a weekly guest as they tastefully insert themselves into the past. The only thing we don’t show is our research.
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BookLab

Dan Falk and Amanda Gefter

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From neurons to nanotech and from quarks to the cosmos, BookLab is the podcast that puts science books under the microscope! Join hosts Dan Falk and Amanda Gefter for a look at the latest in popular science writing: what’s new, what’s hot, and what you ought to be reading right now.
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Lauer Road Radio

Jason Owings & Dan Owings

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Lauer Road Radio (LRR), the popular comedy podcast hosted by brothers Jason and Dan Owings, has been entertaining audiences for years with their hilarious takes on life, family, and everything in between. From food and movies to technology and video games, the brothers leave no stone unturned in their quest to bring laughter to their listeners. With new episodes released every week, LRR has something for everyone, whether you’re a fan of science fiction, sports, or good old-fashioned comedy. ...
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Talk Nasty to Me

Nicole Rafiee, Jake Thatcher

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Nicole Rafiee and Jake Thatcher love the sound of their voice so much, they decided to monetize off of it every other Monday. For advertising opportunities: nicole@whalartalent.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw8_yg1camlWnYfX_0tfECw Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/talknastytome/support
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This is Ed Talks: a show about professors. Every episode I have a professor as my guest. We have a chat, but with one rule: we can't talk about what they teach. There's a second half to the show exclusive to WCWM 90.9 Williamsburg where I play music the professor recommends. Each professor's playlist is in the episode description. Or check out this Spotify playlist with every professor's music: https://open.spotify.com/user/theycallmezeal/playlist/53A1F7AX2w43vc504vPctY?s
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Not all Protestant movements in the 16th Century had Martin Luther's success. Enter the Münster Rebellion, in which a bunch of anti-Catholic, anti-Lutheran lunatics took over a city, enacted full-on communism (except for its leaders, of course), legalized polygamy so hard it became a sport, and ultimately inspired some of the most metal church deco…
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Is the No Move Clause a good thing or a bad thing? Either way, it exists now, so fans need to chill with getting mad at their players for not waiving it. Plus, four epic trades the guys want to see happen this summer. NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1O7guPMzsMvv2kA FOLLOW US …
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Psycho DP the GM woke up and made a spreadsheet picking the entire rosters including line breakdowns for every team in the Four Nations Tournament. Needless to say CP has a few edits. NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1O7guPMzsMvv2kA FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagra…
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The First Punic War was the first of three conflicts between the established Carthaginians and the rising, upstart Roman Empire. For 23 years these two forces slugged it out in the Mediterranean Sea, Siciliy, and North Africa and suffered immense loses on both sides before the Romans ultimately pulled off the upset and laid the foundation for their…
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Ready for some way too early hot takes from the boys for the next NHL season? You’re in luck! DP is high on Zegras and CP thinks Tampa is finished. And they both have something to say about Crosby. NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1O7guPMzsMvv2kA FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: https:…
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MDZ talks about his experience on draft night, why Torts is his favorite coach of all time, and the art of the sexiest stretch pass the NHL has ever seen. His day with the cup was epic, but some of his Christmas traditions are a little questionable. Plus Nate Thompson joins the group to talk about an incredible NHL Golf Tournament that has partnere…
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If you’ve ever wondered why whale sightings are such a big deal or why we need to “save the whales”… it’s because the Soviet Union killed them all. Find out why the communist super power had such a lust for whale blood in this week’s episode. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener…
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The Ducks once again had the biggest surprise of the first round. Some new faces won the NHL’s biggest trophies. And the top 6 players on each Four Nations team has been released! The boys wrap up the season in Vegas. NEW EPISODES EVERY MONDAY & WEDNESDAY! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1O7guPMzsMvv2kA FOLLOW US …
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Elite Prospects Guru Cam Robinson dishes out all the sleepers, busts, and potential trades we can expect at this year’s NHL draft in the Sphere in Las Vegas. Celebrini is the next can’t miss prospect, but there could major fireworks at #2 for the second year in a row. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtu…
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The Cats avoid an epic collapse and defeat McDavid, his Conn Smythe trophy, an the Oilers in a game 7 for the ages to win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The atmosphere pregame was electric and the parties post game were iconic. The boys wrap up the wild ride that was this Stanley Cup Playoff. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSC…
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For decades Americans have sneered at the French for taking a big, fat L in World War 2 -- but are we too hard on France? How many of their contributions to this country -- let alone its freedom -- have we overlooked?? Special guest Jack Mandaville helps us dive in. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history co…
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The Oilers have actually forced a winner take all game 7 and the hockey world gets the greatest gift of all time. Will it be a reverse sweep? Will the Panthers get the last laugh? Either way, this is shaping up to be the greatest Stanley cup final ever. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/…
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Little bit of news to start the show! Columbus fires their coach, Markstrom is headed to NJ, and PLD gets set packing out of LA! The Panthers can’t finish the job and make Matthew Tkachuk a man of his word. McDavid stays scorching hot and drags the Cats back to Edmonton, but now the pressure is on to completely the miracle reverse sweep. PRESENTED …
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Jake and I discuss beekeeping, our middle school crushes getting married, using pride for marketing, and being Hasan Piker sober.☞business email: nicole@whalartalent.comWhere to listen: https://open.spotify.com/show/57bGQm6...Follow Nicole: @nicolerafieeFollow Jake: @jakethatcher_0:00 Intro0:34 acting out the entire bee movie 5:12 BEE who you AREEE…
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A brief overview of warfare's long, rich tradition of using animals in creative and horrifying ways, from Alexander the Great's war pigs all the way up to... pretty much modern day, actually. It's not great. Featuring special guest host Jessie Wiseman of Crime Corner. Listen to Crime Corner wherever you get podcasts! Subscribe to the Softcore Histo…
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The Panthers got fixated on the Cup being in the building and the Oilers hung a snowman on them. Bob got the yank, and Connor finally got on the board. The boys are headed down to Sunrise, Florida to see if the Panthers can finally get the job done. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf…
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A crushing home loss for the Oilers has the Panthers on the brink of the Stanley Cup. Too little too late in Edmonton but the city isn’t ready to quit. But the big dogs on the Oilers need to figure out Bobrovsky immediately PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1O7guPMzsMvv2kA FOLLO…
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The panthers deliver another 3 goal win to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the series. Things got chippy last night but the power plays are still struggling. The oilers need the home crowd to turn things around in game 3. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1O7guPMzsMvv2kA FOLLOW US…
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Joshua Norton was a 19th century English immigrant who became financially ruined after a deal went south with a Peurivian rice company. After a long legal battle that reached the California Supreme Court, banks took all of his assets and he wandered the streets of San Francisco for the next 20 years. Not one to accept his fate in the gutter, Joshua…
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The Panthers shut out the Oilers 3-0 in game one of the Stanley Cup Finals. Bobrovsky will never be scored on again. McDavid will never score again. Power Plays were nowhere to be found but there were plenty of fireworks in the first bout of this electric series. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1O7guPMzsMvv2kA FOL…
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Jake and I discuss DUI bodycam footage, Nicole ha-ha and hee-heeing with Hasan Piker in LA, Theyms Charles, Jeffree Star flying economy, and the Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish beef. 0:00 Intro 0:29 Challengers again/ Billie’s dilf 6:45 why r we talking about euthanasia.. 7:07 we can’t stop watching dui arrests 14:56 Jake has nightmares 16:21 Hasan …
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Connor McDavid beats the Stars and makes his first trip to the Stanley Cup Finals! Waiting for him is the extremely dangerous Florida Panthers who finally killed the Cockroaches. And Matthew Tkachuk is desperate to right the wrongs from last year. The boys give their Stanley Cup Final predictions. Find out who’s winning it all. PRESENTED TO YOU BY …
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King Mannesah of Judah is considered one of the worst kings in the Old Testament but is that the reality of the situation or just the perspective of the authors of the Bible? It turns out he might have had some surprisingly good reasons for doing (some) of the supposedly egregious things he did. DONATE to Iris Faust's College Fund GoFundMe Here Sub…
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This is Jake's last episode, Nicole talks about Charli xcx and her working it out on the remix with some girlies, Clementine's diagnosis, and Jake is becoming a homewrecker.☞business email: nicole@whalartalent.comWhere to listen: https://open.spotify.com/show/57bGQm6...Follow Nicole: @nicolerafieeFollow Jake: @jakethatcher_ --- Support this podcast…
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The rats have the roaches on the ropes. How’s that for alliteration?! The Rangers need a win in Florida to keep their season alive. And the Stars and the Oilers are locked at 2 with a pivotal game 5 tonight. You won’t believe the boys Power Rankings this week. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c…
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In Jake’s final episode, he takes us down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories -- and the history behind them -- that range from somewhat plausible to totally insane, and what unifies all of them. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs…
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Hear the story of what went down with hosting Stanley Cup Central during the boys NY trip. The Rangers punch back in a big way thanks to electric overtime heroics. And the Oilers aren’t here to mess around after stealing a game in Dallas. Plus Dan has a new rule change the NHL has to consider. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR …
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The Rangers find themselves losing in a series for the first time all playoffs. The Western Conference Final kicks off tonight! Keefe lives in New Jersey now. McDonagh lives in Tampa again. And the boys are getting really tired of goalie interference. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC…
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Just about every Native tribe has passed down legends of a race of white giants that they defeated to take the Americas. The Cherokee call them the Moon People. The Utes and Paiutes spoke of a group of ten-feet-tall beings living in caves and ironically referred to them as "savages" and "cannibals." We discuss this mysterious society of mountain si…
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Nicole needs desperate advice from Jake's parents, Billie Eilish album dropped, and Jake is in fact moving away.0:00 Intro0:27 Where are we?/Jake moving3:14 Nicole: “Hey Alien! Where r u?”7:57 Jojo Graceffa10:36 The Light in Our Eyes13:40 Edging music releases18:13 the podcast ending???26:29 billy mays corn42:08 Mascots are furries55:46 Our date 1:…
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The eastern conference is set and we’ve got the dream match up. Rats vs Roaches. Out west, the Stars await the winner of an electric game 7 between the Canucks and the Oilers. Hear who the boys pick to play for the cup. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1O7guPMzsMvv2kA FOLLOW US…
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Yasuke was a 16th century African slave that found his way to the far east working for Italian missionaries and became an obsession and friend to one of the most influential warlords in Japan. Yasuke eventually took over as Oda Nobunaga's personal weapon bearer, body guard, and -- many speculate -- earned full samurai status in just 15 months. But …
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If Nate and Cale want to take over a series they can take over a series. We’ve got game 6 drama as the Stars, the Rangers, and the Panthers all desperately try to avoid game 7. And John Michael Liles tells incredible stories like watching American Idol with Joe Sakic, working out with Phil Kessel, and getting paid to drink wine PRESENTED TO YOU BY …
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If the Oilers don’t get better goaltending they might found themselves out in the second round for the second year in a row. Sam Bennett is public enemy number one in Boston. The Canes finally got a win against their big brother, but the Rangers aren’t worried. And the Avalanche need to fix their power play immediately if they are ever going to sco…
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Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it, but the Chinese are studying history with the explicit hope that they do, in fact, repeat it. National Security and the Rise and Fall of Great Powers is the Chinese Communist Party's examination of how nations over the last 500 years -- from Spain and Portugal to Britain, the Soviet Union, and…
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Tkachuk and Pasta are throwing fists! The Rangers might never lose again. The Avs are the scariest team in the playoffs. The Nucks pulled a rabbit out of McDavid’s hat. Eddie Lack stops by to dish some incredible stories like partying with Hank Lundqvist after winning gold! PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www…
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Second round match ups look even juicier than the first. Canes/Rangers and Stars/Avs are must watch television. Can the Bruins get their revenge on the Panthers? Can McDavid apple his way back to the WCF? Plus down go the champs! And what in the world will the Leafs do now? Time to blow it up in Toronto. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCR…
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New location unlocked! 0:00 Intro0:27 Where are we?/Jake moving3:45 Throwing Up as Chappell roan10:23 What’s Upwizat? Connor Franta Beef14:44 Nicole’s Family Visited19:22 Flirting with a Carcinoma23:33 Polish Word of the Day25:16 Do you love yourself?33:30 The cats will starve42:53 Zendaya 3some Movie50:13 My FBI Agent is lucky☞business email: nico…
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From cavemen to Rome to post-Civil War America and the present day, humans have been harvesting and eating oysters for hundreds of thousands of years. Jake, who just got back from working an oyster farm for a week (seriously), details how humans came to eat these little gooey delicacies, the wars we've fought over them, and the myths we've created …
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What a turnaround in the most exciting match up of the first round! Keith Yandle is here to debate if the Leafs can finally flip the script on the Bruins and if the Predators can pull off the upset. Plus, Stamkos is playing WHERE next year?!?! PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuf52MHW1…
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Nashville is puking up a golden opportunity and they have themselves to blame. Stammer is showing his worth, the Leafs are fighting each other, Helly has lost his mojo, and Dallas/Vegas is a chess match. The boys debate rhythm vs rest and answer other mailbag questions. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.you…
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In celebration of reaching 1,000 reviews on Apple Podcasts, and perhaps in a bit of method podcast hosting, Dan Regester attempts to tell the story of The London Beer Flood of 1814 while flooding his own body with a mixture of Guinness and whiskey. Like the flood itself, Dan's evening ends in disaster. (Maybe come back to this one if this is your f…
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Vegas has the stars on the ropes, the Canucks are in big trouble,McDavid can’t score, and Panarin might have gotten away with one. Sara Civian gets in on the action with the guys. And Sophia Jurksztowicz talks all things hockey, fitness, and Jack Edwards. PRESENTED TO YOU BY LABATT BLUE LIGHT SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channe…
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Get your Magic Mind mental performance shots here: https://www.magicmind.com/nicolerafie Use code NR20 for up to 48% off! 0:00 Intro 0:31 Tin Foil Hairpiece & Bonnet 4:44 Tik Tok Tweet Compilations 11:43 UTI/Warm OJ PSA 19:37 TAKE THIS!! 21:26 Did Jojo Siwa ever actually care about bows? 24:27 Pistol for my nightstand 28:11 Would you rather? 33:56 …
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The Leafs could really use their second leading scorer if they don’t want to regress to first round clowns. Sean McDonough joins the pod to share incredible stories of calling the biggest games in sports history and how he learned from the Doc. The playoffs are in full swing. Some series look like sweeps. Some series look drunk. Find out who is in …
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Malcolm Caldwell was a professor at the University of London who loved two things: Communism, and publicly cheerleading Pol Pot's regime in Cambodia. The latter, he insisted, was a beacon of hope for humanity and definitely not killing people by the millions. In 1978, Caldwell was granted an audience with his political and humanitarian hero, but af…
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We got Kings and Oilers round 3 at the buzzer! Vegas/Stars is a slugfest, it’s unfair one has to go home. Jets/Avs could be the MVP vs the Vezina winner. And can the Canucks handle the heat of that Nashville spice?? The boys were aligned with their east picks but they’re all over the place in the west. Find out who the round 1 winners are going to …
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Playoffs are here! It’s time to break down Florida/Tampa, Boston/Toronto, Rangers/Capitals, Hurricanes/Islanders. The boys pick which teams will win and in how many games. The Atlantic matchups are looking like a blood bath, but the top teams in the Met right roll. Did the boys pick any upsets? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/chan…
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The second wild card spot is up for grabs and there are a million different scenarios playing out this week. Plus, McDavid hit 100 with Kuch at 99 on his heels. Matthews has two chances to join the 70 club. And there is some VERY interesting data showing which teams play well against the best teams in the league. Guess who should be nervous? SUBSCR…
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Thomas Midgley Jr. revolutionized the U.S. auto industry in the early 1900s. But, he may have also been responsible for a violent mid-century American crime wave and lowered IQs across the world. Subscribe to the Softcore History Patreon for hundreds of hours of extra history content including listener history questions, history movie watch-alongs,…
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