Best David Saliterman Podcasts (2024)

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The Olympics: When We Made HUMAN ZOOS (w/ Elsie How) 1:12:26

2+ y ago1:12:26

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Wenzler and Andrew welcome on the very funny and multi-talented Elsie How to the podcast to talk about The Olympics! From their ancient origins, to the rocky road to their reemergence, all the way to the creation of zoos for people and their displacement of people. Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You …

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Crafts: When A Hobby Shop Doubled As An Indiana Jones Bad Guy (w/ Hillary) 1:02:51

2+ y ago1:02:51

1:02:51

Andrew and Wenzler have on the hilarious twitter personality and podcaster Hillary (Help Wanted) to talk about crafts! Andrew gives the gang a run down on what exactly makes something a craft, to how they led to the rise of entire cities, and into how Hobby Lobby became comic book villains! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or sugges…

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The NBA: When The Three Events Prevented The Greatest Basketball Era Ever (w/ Jon Rineman) 1:05:46

2+ y ago1:05:46

1:05:46

Andrew and Wenzler have a visit from the incredible Jon Rineman (The Tonight Show, WWE) to talk about Wen's greatest passion, The NBA! From its start as a YMCA game played with peach baskets, to its rise in popularity, all the way to the three events John pinpoints as derailing what would have been the greatest era of the sport! Enjoying this podca…

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McDonald's: When A Cool Family Food Stand Became The Face Of McCorporate Greed 56:55

2+ y ago56:55

56:55

Wenzler and Andrew spend some time alone together to discuss something Wenzler is very passionate about, McDonald's! From its early days pioneering the Speedee system, to their rise to being America's number one food chain, and eventually its evolution to sinister conglomerate! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an …

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The Law: When Your Fate Is Decided By 12 People Who Couldn't Figure Out A Way To Not Be There (w/ Matt Knudsen) 1:01:55

2+ y ago1:01:55

1:01:55

Andrew and Wenzler welcome on the very funny Matt Knudsen (I Think You Should Leave, Multiple Comedy Albums) to talk about the law! They get into the first recorded laws, the rise of juries, and how painful it must be to watch a priest slowly move a statue just to show you're going to be murdered. Want to assist Matt in raising money for St. Jude's…

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Dieting and Beauty Standards: When We Stopped Highlighting a Favorite Boob 1:14:51

2+ y ago1:14:51

1:14:51

Andrew and Went sit down with comedian and author of upcoming book, I'm More Datable Than a Plate of Refried Beans, Ginny Hogan! Together they trace the ever-evolving beauty standards of the world through what was in and why! From the first artistic depiction of humans to trends of today, and the role dieting has played has played in them! Enjoying…

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Public Transportation: When A Nice And Easy Way To Get To Work Was Replaced With Casual Hit And Runs (w/ Chelsea Pope) 1:05:00

2+ y ago1:05:00

1:05:00

Andrew and Wenzler welcome comedian and podcaster Chelsea Pope (Breath Of Fresh Movie) to talk about Public Transportation! They get into the beginnings of public transit, get way too into a Matrix tangent, and how "Jaywalker" went from vicious slur to a commonly used phrase! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an ep…

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Fantasy Football: When People Turned Every Single Day Into An Uncut Gems Sequel (w/ Time Metzler) 59:04

2+ y ago59:04

59:04

Andrew and Wenzler welcome on comedian and improviser Tim Metzler (Second City) to talk about the history of Fantasy Football! From it's beginnings in an Oakland bar, to its clever skirting of sports gambling rules, all the way to the unstoppable, potentially live ruining behemoth of daily sports betting! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comm…

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Secret Societies: When We Went From Fun Bird Flutes To Sex Coffins (w/ Ely Kreimendahl) 1:04:01

2+ y ago1:04:01

1:04:01

Andrew and Wenzler welcome the hilarious Ely Kreimendahl to talk about secret societies! From their almost untraceable origins, their incredible ability to hoard wealth and power, and finally to where two President's may have seen each other do some weird stuff inside of a coffin! They cover it all! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, …

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The News: When Remaining Unbiased Became Super Biased 1:02:25

2+ y ago1:02:25

1:02:25

Andrew and Wen talk with writer and comedian Robby Slowik (Conan, The Problem with Jon Stewart) to trace the entire history of news! From its first appearance in written records, town criers, radio and TV, to the current state of debate where attempts at unbiased reporting might actually be more biased! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, commen…

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The Dark Knight Rises: When Nobody Understood How Knees Work 1:02:34

2+ y ago1:02:34

1:02:34

In this special solo episode Wen and Andrew (twitter.com/theandrewnadeau) discuss the entire history of attempted Batman movies that finally led up to Batman Begins, and where it went wrong in The Dark Knight Rises. Including obligatory Bane voices and a defense of socialism! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an ep…

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Weightlifting: When We Decided To Make Something Healthy Entirely Unhealthy (w/ Sahana Srinivasan) 50:22

2+ y ago50:22

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Andrew and Wenzler welcome the incredibly talented Sahana Srinivasan (Insecure, Brainchild, Fear The Walking Dead) to talk about weightlifting! From the first muscle heads, to Wenzler and Sahana's own experiences, and the sport's decent into steroids and bad form! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You c…

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Rock Climbing: When The Dirtbags Were Replaced With Douchebags (w/ Diya Basrai) 49:56

2+ y ago49:56

49:56

Andrew and Wenzler welcome comedian Diya Basra to talk about the history of rock climbing! It's beginnings as just something you had to do to survive, to trips to find angels, and finally the pro-sport it is today that rich people are taking over! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You can reach out to A…

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Publishing: When We Made The Barrier For Entry "Having The Internet" (w/ Alex Dobrenko) 55:37

2+ y ago55:37

55:37

Wenzler and Andrew welcome writer, comic, and actor Alex Dobrenko ("Distance" web series) to talk about self-publishing! From publishing's beginnings as stone tablets, to the awesome job of copywriting Monks, and finally where everyone with the internet can release their own books and manifestos! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or …

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Here’s Where WE Went Wrong: A Special Bonus Episode! 1:08:10

3y ago1:08:10

1:08:10

Wenzler and Andrew ask two of their favorite previous guests, Maggie Smith and Paula Skaggs to return for a special bonus episode! They discuss their own personal disasters, from Worst New Year’s Eve to Worst Breakup, including the most insane breakup location and story we’ve ever heard! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestio…

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Pixar: When They Followed Original Ideas With Merchandise Focused Sequels (w/ Alex Collyard) 59:55

3y ago59:55

59:55

Andrew and Wenzler welcome on the great Alex Collyard to talk about Pixar! From their beginnings looking to make impossible projects, to their rise as a blockbuster machine, to the inevitable sequels and merchandising that replaced prestige with cash! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You can reach out …

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Airlines: When They Couldn't Make First Class Better So They Made Coach Worse (w/ Lisa Curry) 1:04:15

3y ago1:04:15

1:04:15

Andrew and Wenzler welcome back the incredible Lisa Curry (new album "Alive for Awhile" available now!) to talk about the history of Airlines! From their humble beginnings of "jumping off this roof", to the first planes, and eventually the hour long interrogation center to reach a Chili's Too that they're know as today! Enjoying this podcast? Have …

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The Halloween Series: When They Decided That It Was All A Big Domestic Dispute (w/ Joseph William Gregory) 1:06:28

3y ago1:06:28

1:06:28

Wenzler and Andrew welcome horror writer Joseph William Gregory to talk the Halloween series! From the origins of slashers, to John Carpenter's original classic, and eventually Busta Rhymes kung fu, they dive into one of the greatest horror series ever! Want to donate to "Agora"? Follow the link here! www.agorashortfilm.com Enjoying this podcast? H…

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LSD: When We Stopped Doing Medical Research With It And Instead Tried To Talk To Dolphins (w/ Skyler Higley) 1:09:50

3y ago1:09:50

1:09:50

Andrew and Wenzler have comedian Skyler Higley (CONAN) to talk about the history of LSD! From cultures the world over using hallucinogens, to the development of a synthetic equivalent, all the way to where it somehow become a catalyst for dolphin hand stuff! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You can rea…

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Photography and Plagiarism: When No One has Ever Had An Original Thought (w/ Cassidy Kulhanek) 1:00:41

3y ago1:00:41

1:00:41

Andrew and Wenzler welcome the very funny Cassidy Kulhanek to talk about the concept of Plagiarism! What started out as the hosts taking a very hard "Plagiarism is bad" stance, ends with Cassidy completely frying both of their minds as they dive through the history! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You…

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Video Games: When People Found Sonic Too Sexy (w/ Sara Wren) 1:05:15

3y ago1:05:15

1:05:15

Wen and Andrew sit down with writer and comedian Sara Wren (Letterkenny, Just For Laughs) to talk about the entire history of video games! From the very first video game to arcades and N64, plus Sara's own history as an early video game reviewer! Plus where it went wrong in the insane amount of dirty Sonic fan fiction and toxic gatekeeping! Enjoyin…

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MoviePass: When The Magical Summer Gave Slowly Revealed The Creepy Business Practices Underneath (w/ Kristofer Thomas) 1:01:18

3y ago1:01:18

1:01:18

Andrew and Wen welcome on comedian and twitter darling Kristofer Thomas to talk about MoviePass! Remember the magical summer of MoviePass? Well the gang dives in deep to find the origins of the company, its rise, and the beautiful carnage of its demise! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You can reach ou…

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Theme Parks: When They Realized No One Really Inspects The Rides (w/ Jeremy London) 1:05:59

3y ago1:05:59

1:05:59

Andrew and Wen welcome actor Jeremy London (Mallrats, Party of Five) to discuss the history of theme parks! From their beginnings as places to exchange crops, to the rise of the circus and carnivals, and finally the non-well inspected theme parks that led to injuries and death! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an …

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Chicago: When They Built It All Out Of Wood Like A Cartoon Beaver City 53:42

3y ago53:42

53:42

Wen and Andrew welcome on the hilarious...Wen and Andrew! They go solo this episode to discuss Chicago, why they moved there, the city's history, and how it all burnt down in what can only be described as an elaborate game of Mousetrap! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You can reach out to Andrew and W…

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Beer: When All The World's Beer Ended Up Being From The Same Three Guys (w/ Jon Drake) 57:24

3y ago57:24

57:24

Andrew and Wen welcome on the wonderful Jon Drake (The Blast Zone podcast!) to talk about the history of Beer! A delicious and sometimes life ruining beverage that every culture made its own version of, they go through its humble beginnings, to bootlegging, and finally to the absorption of almost all beer sales into one small handful of companies. …

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Photo Editing: When We Invented Whole Technologies To Make Abraham Lincoln More Attractive (w/ Justine Stafford) 54:07

3y ago54:07

54:07

Andrew and Wen welcome on writer, comedian, and Photoshop maestro Justine Stafford to talk about the history of photo editing! From its origins of being invented to bully one monk, to its advances in making Abraham Lincoln hotter, and eventually the body dysmorphia and scamming machine it has become! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments,…

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Royal Weddings: When One Family Came From A Long Line Of Side Chicks (w/ Raina Morris) 1:08:39

3y ago1:08:39

1:08:39

Andrew and Wen welcome the writer and performer Raina Morris (Emily in Paris) to talk about Royal Weddings! In true show fashion, they begin with the very concept of weddings, through the creation of the church of England, and ending up at the marriage of Suits star Meghan Markle and some guy named Harry! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comm…

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Movie Remakes: When They Found Out They Could Sell You The Exact Same Movie A Second Time, But Worse! (w/ Myq Kaplan) 1:06:11

3y ago1:06:11

1:06:11

Andrew and Wen welcome back their first return guest Myq Kaplan (CONAN, Album A.K.A) to talk about the history of remakes! From there beginnings as some of the first kinds of films to their modern reputation of the most rage inducing kind of film! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You can reach out to A…

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Gay Bars: When They Somehow Became A Safe Space For Straight Nonsense (w/ Dylan Adler) 1:00:27

3y ago1:00:27

1:00:27

Andrew and Wen have on the very funny Dylan Adler to talk about gay bars! From their origins as "Molly Houses", to the Stonewall Riots, to straight people making themselves a bit too comfortable, we cover it all! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You can reach out to Andrew and Wen on the HWIWW Twitter …

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Inline Skating: When We Forgot to Add Brakes and Tony Hawk Became King (w/ Jon Torres) 57:28

3y ago57:28

57:28

Wen and Andrew are joined by Jon Torres (Don't Tell Comedy, Bric-a-Bracket podcast) to discuss the entire history of roller skating! From the very first pair to the first roller rink, roller derbies, and on through the inline skate explosion and the first X-Games! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode? You c…

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Sneakers: When We Turned Running Shoes Into Faberge Eggs 1:10:25

3y ago1:10:25

1:10:25

Andrew and Wen sit down with Josh Gondelman (Desus & Mero, Last Week Tonight, Make My Day podcast) to talk about the entire history of shoes! From horrifying hay sacks that look like something from Scarecrow’s fear toxin, to when fashion made them too pointy to walk, to the development of sneakers and sneaker culture! Josh tells us about his collec…

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Marlon Brando: When Our Greatest Actor Became Our Greatest Weirdo (w/ Sydney Battle) 54:34

3y ago54:34

54:34

Andrew and Wen welcome on the hilarious Sydney Battle to talk about childhood crushes and the weird life and career of Marlon Brando! From his incredible work in Julius Caesar, A Streetcar Named Desire, and The Godfather, to his later years trying to play characters as talking bagels and recently surfaced allegations of assault, we examine one of t…

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Running: When The Olympics Gave Marathoners Strychnine (w/ Eden Dranger) 1:03:11

3y ago1:03:11

1:03:11

Wen and Andrew sit down with the absolutely hilarious, and apparently incredibly skilled runner, Eden Dranger to talk about the entire history of running! They track when and how humans first evolved to run, through the Greek games, to the jogging craze, and the most absolutely insane Olympic disaster where SO many people almost died! Like, WAY mor…

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John Carter: When Every Other Sci-Fi Already Did It, But Better (w/ Michael Tannenbaum) 1:17:03

3y ago1:17:03

1:17:03

Andrew and Wen welcome the hilarious Michael Tannenbaum to talk about the grandfather of all Sci-Fi series, John Carter of Mars! From its beginning as one of the first pieces of Science Fiction, its many different forms that almost took fruition from almost being America's first animated film, to dream Tom Cruise vehicle, to its eventual release as…

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Millennials and Generations: When Tik Tok Made Us Face Our Own Mortality (w/ Daniel Spenser) 1:08:24

3y ago1:08:24

1:08:24

Wen and Andrew talk with Daniel Spenser (Samantha Bee, Last Week Tonight, Adult Swim, The Onion) about how we first created the idea of collective generations! Together they trace the entire history through its inception in the 19th century, to the drama of millennials and boomers, to Gen Z and Tik Tok, and how side parts and Hufflepuff became the …

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Chuck E. Cheese: When It Basically Became Budget WestWorld 59:08

3y ago59:08

59:08

Wen and Andrew embark on a solo episode to figure out what is going on with Chuck E. Cheese. From its beginning as a place where kids could go to safely play video games to how it became a VERY unsafe place for children to play video games! Along the way, they cover everything from how the business grew, the video game crash of the 80's, and even m…

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Reality TV: When It Stopped Being Polite but Also Stopped Being Real (w/ Haley OC) 1:10:50

3y ago1:10:50

1:10:50

Wen and Andrew sit down with the incredibly funny comedian Haley OC to discuss reality television! They cover the entire history, from game shows and scandals to the first modern reality show, all of their favorite shows, and the absolute disasters we still can't believe made it to air! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestion…

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Anarchy: When They Stomped Out A Utopia To Make More Capitalism (w/ Yedoye Travis) 1:10:45

3y ago1:10:45

1:10:45

Andrew and Wenzler sit down with the always hilarious Yedoye Travis (Album "Ok" out now!, Batman comic this summer, and his podcast "Anime in America") to discuss Anarchy! Together, they dive into what it is, how it has been perceived, and the best example of it and what went wrong! For more of Yedoye's work, here is a link to a video mentioned in …

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Ireland: When Rome Said They Ate People and England Cromwelled Over Everything (With Mike O'Keefe) 1:19:24

3y ago1:19:24

1:19:24

Wen and Andrew talk with Mike O'Keefe, currently getting his masters in history education, to talk about his specialty, Ireland! Together they trace its entire history, to the myths and legends about eating people from Rome and Greece, to the Vikings, Christians, and of course the English. Covering wars, rebellion, famine, some true heroes and vill…

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Justice League: When It Got So Dark And Gritty, You Couldn't See Why You Liked Them (w/ Brandon T. Snider) 1:15:51

3+ y ago1:15:51

1:15:51

Wen and Andrew are joined by comedian and comics writer Brandon T. Snider (Inside Amy Schumer, DC Comics, RUBE GOLBERG) to talk about the history of The Justice League! From their start as Justice Society, to the shows that turned Wen and Brandon into huge nerds, and where it went wrong, IDENTITY CRISIS, also known as "The Comic That Ruined Comics"…

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The Internet: When The News And Wafflemaker420 Became Equally Trusted (w/ Eliza Skinner) 1:07:51

3+ y ago1:07:51

1:07:51

Wenzler and Andrew welcome on writer and comedian Eliza Skinner (Earth to Ned, The Late Late Show) to talk about the history of the internet! From its early days of basically being an advanced calculator to now being a system where you can listen to us complain about it on a magic rectangle in your pocket! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, com…

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Alien: When They Went All In On The Sex Stuff (w/ James Breakwell) 1:01:08

3+ y ago1:01:08

1:01:08

Wen and Andrew have on the very funny James Breakwell (new book "How to Be a Man (Whatever That Means)" out this June) to discuss the grandaddy of all Sci-Fi Horror, Alien! From its beginnings as a Star Wars cash in the one of the most successful sci-fi and horror franchises of all time, they get into how the first two entries were some of the grea…

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Labor Unions: When The Mob Made Some Pretty Great Points 1:05:45

3+ y ago1:05:45

1:05:45

Andrew and Wen sit down with comedian and Jimmy Hoffa super fan Lisa Curry (The Jim Jefferies Show) to talk about Labor Unions! From ending child labor, to the Hoffa disappearance, and the frank admission that, if we're honest, the mob was running a pretty great scheme! Enjoying this podcast? Have questions, comments, or suggestions for an episode?…

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The Simpsons: When We Had Fears That They'd Have Stories For Years 1:00:10

3+ y ago1:00:10

1:00:10

Andrew and Wen sit down with comedy video maestro and all around funny man Joe Kwaczala (Comedy Central, "Who Cares About The Rock Hall" podcast) to talk about America's first family, The Simpsons! The show has inspired countless comedians and has become a language in and of itself, so what better way to honor it than to try to find the moment it w…

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Comedy: When, Like Beer, It Doesn't Age Or Travel Well (w/ Avital Ash) 1:16:47

3+ y ago1:16:47

1:16:47

Wen and Andrew sit down with one of their favorite comedians and writers Avital Ash (New Series Antisocial Distance out this week!) to talk about comedy! They go into the first recorded jokes, "canceling", and have a bone to pick with the casting directors at Amazon Prime in what will go down as their "most edited" episode! Enjoying this podcast? H…

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Grunge: When They Traded Organic Sound With Bubble Gum Pop (w/ Adam Cozens) 59:34

3+ y ago59:34

59:34

Wen and Andrew sit down with one of their favorite comedians and writers, Adam Cozens! Having written for Funny or Die, SNL, and MadTV, the pair could not be more excited to talk about the rise and fall of Grunge! They dive into Adam's time growing up in the home of Grunge, Wen's tales of playing grunge in a cover band, and Andrew's wondering how t…

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Star Wars: When They Just Kept Making Star Wars (w/ Tim Barnes) 1:12:05

3+ y ago1:12:05

1:12:05

Andrew and Wen welcome the very funny Tim Barnes ("The Tonight Show", YubNub Pod) to talk about "Star Wars", a franchise loved by millions and hates by Star Wars fans! From their own experiences to starting therapy, to the history that includes a lot of legitimate tortures as well as way too much incest, the comics get into all the the triumphs and…

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Television: When Must See TV Became Quick Bites (w/ Moses Storm) 1:16:29

3+ y ago1:16:29

1:16:29

Wen and Andrew are joined by two time streaming star Moses Storm to discuss the history of television and the absolute deluge of streaming services! From the first tv shows (weird marionettes!), to Netflix (Blockbuster what are you doing?!), to the services that burned out quickly (a good number!), we're covering it all! Also, we have an idea for a…

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The Gold Rush: When The 49ers Led To The Bloody 50's (w/ Sohrab Forouzesh) 1:05:03

3+ y ago1:05:03

1:05:03

Andrew and Wen are joined by the very funny Sohrab Forouzesh to go into the history of the California Gold Rush! From its start as a one man's lucky find, to the Bloody 50's, to their deep dive into how it all affected the American Civil War! Enjoying this podcast? You can subscribe to the Patreon for just $5 a month to help keep the show running! …

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Cop Shows: When They Decided To Let The Cops Run The Shows (w/ Mohanad Elshieky) 56:40

3+ y ago56:40

56:40

Andrew and Wen Cops are joined by the very funny Mohanad Elshieky to talk about the history of Cop Shows! From Law & Order, all 20 versions of Hannibal, to Wen getting incredibly angry at the manufactured drama of of everyone's favorite civil rights violation COPS! Enjoying this podcast? You can subscribe to the Patreon for just $5 a month to help …

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