Best Reference Desk Podcasts (2024)

"'Comment 'recipe' and I'll send it straight to your DMs!' Could you just put the recipe in your Instagram caption, please?" === "Food trucks costing the same as a brick-and-mortar restaurant and asking for tips while you have to sit on some hard-ass curb to eat your food." === "Overly elaborate milkshakes." === "Combining things and calling it a '…

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After 5 days we've made it thru nearly 75% of Dune 2 11:48

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Also, I've noticed a marked improvement in my life by saying restroom instead of bathroom https://youtu.be/pxIBKHBmaSc?si=mPkv9GfPW-FIkGze

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Hot Orange Chicken for breakfast, Pecan Praline versus Butter Pecan, and an ocean full of Fishers 33:55

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Also, Carolyn tried to eat a 3 inch chunk of green onion

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It's like the Vietnamese version of Hatfields versus McCoys 30:24

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We also had drinks with a war monger https://medium.com/@vincenicholas_77176/so-you-wanna-buy-a-conflict-free-laptop-in-this-economy-54c0c2c4d14b

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Goofy refused to serve us food, we didn't shower, Carolyn walked into a pole, and TSA confiscated my protein bar 44:10

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also, do you tip your hotel chambermaid?

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Disneyland: The happiest and most expensive place on earth! 38:17

21d ago38:17

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And the Star Wars cafe sucked! Plus, the rides we loved and the rides which sucked.

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Disneyland or burst (that was a Perfect Strangers reference) 21:56

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BGB is the new GTL

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Disneyland is greedy and we can't wait go 25:01

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My mom wanted to grill up carne asada in the hotel room

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Nail polish made in Poland would be called Polish Polish 16:53

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Ouch! but i aint bleed

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I should've lied to the post office lady 25:13

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Amazon Prime is next day delivery, Neighbour Prime is 5 day delivery!

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Am I the a--hole for eating an apple in bed in the middle of the nite? 43:55

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Run a mile?, Trader Joe's Kimbap review, and why isn't there a 5 second interval windshield wiper speed?

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Carolyn's Book Club, The Red Door, and apples are just a giant berry 33:00

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And, do apples belong in the fridge?

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We found a hair in our scoop of ice cream; we kept eating it 32:05

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also, lettuce don't belong on no panini!

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Mental Health Vacation 1:25:35

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Sometimes, we all need a vacation! For us, that meant being together in person for the first time in two years and chatting about our favorite weird topics. In this episode, Katie and Hailee are bewitched by the legend that is Reesa Teesa, the absurdity of medieval animals on trial, and the Dave Matthews Band tour bus incident. Plus, we share some …

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Campfire stories with Camp Counselor Carolyn 41:09

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The kids built a fort, tried to start a fire, and perhaps got a lil' musty https://www.instagram.com/butimstillagoodperson/

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My life as a single dad for 5 days and 4 nites.. 21:17

2M ago21:17

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i ain't makin' no half of no bed!

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Carolyn the Camp Counselor 21:36

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what if Amanda and Sarah start throwing hands??

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The Price is Right: The Perfect Bid Scandal 53:01

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Come on down! You’ve been accused of cheating on The Price is Right! In this episode, Katie is bewitched by Terry Kneiss’ perfect showcase bid. In 2008, a man named Terry Kneiss had a perfect bid on his showcase. But he was robbed of his celebratory moment when new host Drew Carey and tPIR producers assumed the historical bid was the result of chea…

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We ate at that restaurant inside Ikea and the breakfast sucked but the meatballs were guud 26:18

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The Stockholm salad seemed insensitively named. https://www.instagram.com/butimstillagoodperson/

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Men who don't go grocery shopping with they womenz 13:23

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Women be shoppin'!

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It was A Tale of 2 Carne Asadas 40:09

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It was also the final stop on the 3 city domestic tour of spreading my dad's ashes.

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Behind the Scenes of The Price Is Right 1:06:38

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In this episode, Katie is bewitched by the favorite game show of sick children everywhere, The Price is Right. For over 50 years, The Price is Right has ruled the early-afternoon TV lineup, with millions of viewers tuning in each day to see who will be the next to COME ON DOWN! What is it that makes the Price is Right so endearing? Maybe it’s the l…

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You call that turbulence? 31:21

3M ago31:21

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do you like seeing the pilot or nah?

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Should we eat pork which expired over 2 weeks ago? 30:37

3M ago30:37

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spoiler alert: we don't, we won't. and i talk about my 3 part lie.

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Ped Eggs & Blates: The Secrets to a Happy Marriage 28:48

3M ago28:48

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and what kind of people go grocery shopping at nite?!

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Walrus versus Human 34:30

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What does 40% chance of rain mean any dang way?!

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Yes, my name is Shince. 27:51

4M ago27:51

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Follow me on my day off which includes a dentist appointment and breaking a porcelain bunny It's a jolly holiday with you Buuuurrrrtttttt

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Punxsutawney Phil and other Strange American Traditions 1:12:13

4M ago1:12:13

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In this episode, Hailee explains the quirky and beloved tradition of Groundhog Day in America, from origins in ancient beliefs to a quaint local observance to a nationally recognized phenomenon. We will also explore a few other quirky American traditions, including the Presidential turkey pardon and a unique form of communication in the rural south…

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Carolyn drank wine at 10am (at least it was a saturday?) 23:47

4M ago23:47

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ain't no party like a unit 1 party cuz a unit 1 party don't STOP!

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The burnt cheeseburgers incident (An addendum) 25:16

4M ago25:16

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What does boxed wine mean to you in your life?

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Our favorite Trader Joe's products 36:43

4M ago36:43

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We also purchased 3 bottles of 3 and a half buck chuck

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I read Bobby Brown's memoir so you don't have to (but you probably should anyway) 22:46

4M ago22:46

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Bobby B has led an amazing and tragic life

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Annie Turnbo Malone & Madam CJ Walker 1:32:47

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In this episode, Katie is bewitched by the lives and legacies of Annie Turnbo Malone and Madam CJ Walker. Many of us are familiar with the story of Madam CJ Walker, often cited as the first self-made Black millionaire, but fewer recognize the name Annie Turnbo Malone. Years before the formula for Walker’s hair treatment came to her in a dream, Malo…

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The appliances that tear our love apart 32:03

4M ago32:03

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What happens in the kitchen stays in the kitchen.

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Eating our wedding cake 1 year after our wedding and we don't need no brain cells (An addendum) 24:52

4M ago24:52

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KFC offers a $56 meal featuring 16 chicken tenders plus, we have wanderlust..

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Inhaling helium, eating donuts in the backseat of a Kia, and tea with Drew Barrymore 39:46

4M ago39:46

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This is 40

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Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, Part 2 1:16:45

5M ago1:16:45

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This week, we continue the harrowing experiences of the survivors from the Uruguayan Old Christians Rugby Team whose plane crashed in the Andes mountains. The survivors begin attempting expeditions to seek help, though efforts were put on hold after another tragedy: the plane was hit with an avalanche. Eventually, a few of the strongest were able t…

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Your Keto Casserole of Lies 19:51

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Great Value fried onions are infinitely better than French's. Stay in your lane, French's! Stick to mustard!

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Ethan Costanza (An Addendum) 14:01

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Guys who still live in the same town they went to high school in and have never lived anywhere else

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Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, Part 1 1:02:26

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On October 13, 1972, a chartered Fairchild F-227 carrying 45 people, most rugby players from Uruguay, crashed in the Andes mountains. Of the 45 people on board, 16 survived. The survivors were stranded in the mountains for 72 days, during which time they faced freezing temperatures, life-threatening injuries, an avalanche, and imminent starvation. …

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