Best Elliot Matson Podcasts (2024)

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#120: Randall, NY 1:21:57

5+ y ago1:21:57

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In the finale show, Elliot and Vince make it to their great-great-grandfather's all-time favorite town. Randall, NY, was established by Rand as a valhalla of sorts for the McNally lineage. It's customary that all McNallys make a pilgrimage here in their formative years to learn about the famous family and their place in the cartographical world at …

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#119: Loufficeatte, LA with Janelle Blasdel 1:01:20

5+ y ago1:01:20

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Vince and Elliot McNally head to the bayou to check out Loufficeatte, LA. Rand's 2nd all-time favorite town was once the short-lived sovereign country of Randada. Rand purchased the land from French con-woman Lucille Loufficeatte in a deal called the Lousiana Hornswaggle—it reverted back to US jurisdiction shortly thereafter. To this day, the town …

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#118: Isle of Doves, CA with Aric McKeown 58:38

5+ y ago58:38

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Vince and Elliot McNally head west to Rand's 3rd all-time favorite town. Isle of Doves, CA, was the westernmost point in the union until Alaska and Hawaii were admitted. Rand created one of the first formal nature preserves when he discovered the small island, though he originally believed he had found a sea-route to Japan—despite still being withi…

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#117: San Guajandro, NM with Jeremy Adler 1:01:30

5+ y ago1:01:30

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Elliot and Vince McNally check out Rand's 4th all-time favorite town in this episode. San Guajandro, NM, served as the sleepy southwest stage for Rand’s late-in-life religious reawakening. Now it's home to the Born-Again-Born-Again Movement, a group that has realized that “Born-Again” Christians take things a bit too far. Chatting with Vince and El…

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#116: Phox, SC with Michael Ribbens 57:23

5+ y ago57:23

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The McNally brothers break into Rand's Top 5 with their visit to Phox, SC. Phox was the setting of the Spanish-American War's last shots fired in the Spanish-American war. Unfortunately, yellow journalism ran so rampant in the town that, in an effort to sell more newspapers, word of the peace treaty never made it to print. Rand oversaw the peace ne…

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#115: Byarkansa, AK with Milan Patel 53:17

5+ y ago53:17

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Elliot and Vince McNally are staying cool in one of Rand's hottest towns. Byarkansa, AK, clocks in number 6 on the brothers' countdown. When originally charting Byarkansa, Rand mistranscribed all of the town’s coordinates. Zealous and nearsighted town governance ratified the measures into law, and their city constitution can never be amended for an…

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#114: Kaner, WI with Bill McKinley 1:01:51

5+ y ago1:01:51

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The McNally brothers visit their great-great-grandfather's 7th all-time favorite town. Kaner, WI, is where Rand holed himself up for a year to write the Great American Novel. Although he never finished, Kaner is now home to authors, wordsmiths and novelists of all kinds attempting to craft their prose. Chatting with Elliot and Vince is accomplished…

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#113: Ortolan, PA with Michael Erickson 45:48

5+ y ago45:48

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Elliot and Vince McNally visit Ortolan, PA, their great-great-grandfather's 8th all-time favorite town. Citizens of Ortolan have believed the apocalypse was coming any day now for the better part of a century. A haven for preppers of all kinds, Rand spent a year hunkered down in a bunker here. Chatting with the McNally brothers is local prepper Cra…

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#112: Nergens, KS with A.J. Grimm 52:01

5+ y ago52:01

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Elliot and Vince McNally are at last reunited to visit Rand's 9th all-time favorite town: Nergens, KS. The nation’s first laundromat founded here, and Rand utilized it on a cross-country mapping expedition. He unfortunately lost a sock in the process—the only personal effect he ever misplaced. Nowadays, the town serves as a lost-sock museum. Chatti…

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#111: Ungsten, DE with Matt Fox and Vince Koci 57:11

5+ y ago57:11

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In the mid-season premiere, Elliot McNally visits Rand's 10th favorite town. He's joined by his illegitimate cousin—a descendant of Rand's secret family—Frederick "Frito" Kissinger (Matt Fox), since Vince forgot to show up. Ungsten, DE was home to Rand's very own newspaper, the Ungsten Free Monitor. The politically driven rag is still printed to th…

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#110: Bradley, MA with Jack Van Thomme 51:59

6y ago51:59

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In the mid-season finale, Vince and Elliot McNally travel to Rand's 11th favorite town, Bradley, MA. Established by board game inventor and investor Milton Bradley, some of the most famous and infamous games were created right here with the help of his long-time friend and one-time partner Rand McNally. Rand left the town after a huge relationship-…

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#109: Charla, ME with Sam Hayes 43:49

6y ago43:49

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Charla, ME makes Rand's Top 20 list at spot #12. The northeastern town is rumored to be the resting grounds of Roman Emperor Charlemagne. Rand was preoccupied for a year here in a DaVinci Code-esque grail quest for answers and more. Vince and Elliot McNally visit and talk to present-day adventurer and treasure hunter Louisiana Jones (Sam Hayes).…

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#108: Huntley, AR with Jared Haverdink 52:01

6y ago52:01

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Vince and Elliot McNally visit Rand's 13th favorite town, Huntley, AR. Huntley hosts and boasts the most eating competitions of anywhere else in the nation. Rand McNally once placed second in a hot dog eating contest here. Chatting with the traveling duo is competitive eater Doug "The Disposal" Dillinger (Jared Haverdink).…

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#107: Blumenthall, CO with Eric Simons 53:48

6y ago53:48

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Rand's 14th all-time favorite town is home to the first widely broadcast radio program. Now, the Colorado town of Blumenthall is a breeding ground of podcast production. Rand’s old radio show based on his journal, The Windings & Findings of the Great Rand McNally, aired weekly in all 18 states. Talking with Vince and Elliot McNally this week is loc…

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#106: Hawkins, TN with Hallie Zmroczek 47:07

6y ago47:07

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Elliot and Vince McNally travel to Rand's 15th favorite town: Hawkins, TN. Originally named for Sadie Hawkins, the first girl to ever ask a boy to a dance, the town's namesake once escorted Rand McNally to a barn dance during his travels. Today, the citizens of Hawkins champion feminism and cultural subversions of all kinds—and at the forefront of …

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#105: Mount Melanie, WA with Brady Cripe 45:31

6y ago45:31

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Rand's 16th favorite town comes straight from the heart. Mount Melanie, WA was founded by Rand in tribute to his forbidden love, Melanie Mercator—of the Mercator Projection lineage. Because their love could never be, this was originally their secret meeting place. Today, the town serves as a home to star-crossed lovers of all kinds. Talking with Vi…

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#104: Fairfax, GA with Scott Engdahl and Elliot Matson 51:59

6y ago51:59

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Rand's 17th all-time favorite town will put a spring in your step and a song in your heart. Fairfax, GA is home to the most barbershop quartets, but only one barbershop. Rand belonged to a group here called The Note-able Gentlemen that's still going strong today. With Elliot out this week, Vince is joined by their uncle Chet Romney (Scott Engdahl) …

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#103: Mayhew, TX with Jeremy Sender 57:34

6y ago57:34

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Vince and Elliot head south to Rand's 18th favorite town, Mayhew, TX. Mayhew is home to the most cults of anywhere else, including one Rand belonged to here for a few years that's still going strong today. With the brothers this episode is Kip Tennis (Jeremy Sender), a citizen who's tried just about every cult in town but can't quite commit to any …

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#102: Clybourn, CT with Alex Collyard and Alexa Palmero 48:57

6y ago48:57

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Vince and Elliot McNally travel to Rand's 19th all-time favorite town, Clybourn, CT. Clybourn is home to sports played the old fashioned way, from leather heads to woody skis and everything in between. Rand played quarterback for a season with the Clybourn Kodiaks. Talking with Vince and Elliot are town game masters Chumly Julius (Alex Collyard) an…

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#101: Brompton, VA 49:02

6y ago49:02

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Elliot and Vince McNally are back with a new series of These Parts and a new journey. Following along with their great-great-grandfather's travel journal, they're visiting and counting down Rand McNally's all-time 20 favorite American towns. Kicking things off at #20 is Brompton, VA, the last remaining vestige of the "Wild Wild East." A young Rand …

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008. Beyond Bond 42:50

6+ y ago42:50

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Infinite insights. 8 Episodes. 1 legendary actor. As our analysis of each performance draws to a close, we must explore the future of a franchise with open minds. 007 is just a code name, after all. For it’s the man behind the moniker with whom we build our Bond. James Bond.By Rupert Carmichael and George Lazenby

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007. Daniel Craig 42:16

6+ y ago42:16

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The bad boy. The blonde Bonde. The stoic sleuth with the steely blues. Daniel Craig may be the newest addition to the Bond name, but in terms of making his mark on the franchise, he’s certainly no spectre. His films have boldly reinterpreted the origins of 007 and modernized the story for a new generation.…

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006. Pierce Brosnan 46:26

6+ y ago46:26

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Tall, dark and deadly. The tech-savvy sleuth. Debonair style from the Eyre Isle. Pierce Brosnan’s suave diction and smooth operations earned him a place in the crosshairs amongst his fellow MI6 admirables. This storied stage master’s tenure as 007 ushered in a new era for the franchise, and continually ensured that Bond would live another day.…

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005. Timothy Dalton 36:42

6+ y ago36:42

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The iconoclast intimidator. The stalwart spy. The killer Welsh. Timothy Dalton harkened back to literary inspiration for a Bond that would scare the living daylights out of his foes, and stir the hearts of his fans. In the pantheon of Bond, Dalton’s stay may have been short, but he surely earned his license to thrill.…

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004. Roger Moore 35:41

6+ y ago35:41

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The classic Brit. The blithe Bond. If Connery brought the swagger, it was Roger Moore who brought the smile. His jubilant approach to playing the iconic secret agent was—and is—a controversial interpretation of the role. With seven outings as Bond, he became the spy many loved to the Moonraker and back, and many...did not.…

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003. George Lazenby 38:30

6+ y ago38:30

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The model. The anomalous adventurer. The only Bond who was a bloke. Our own George Lazenby burst from obscurity into the throws of espionage and the world was never the same. Number of Bond films to his name? Just one. But that was all he needed to take the franchise from Down Under, to Over the Top.…

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002. Sean Connery 47:06

6+ y ago47:06

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The King of the One-Liner. The Eyebrows from Edinburgh. The British rogue with the Scottish brogue. A man who once famously said never say never again. Sean Connery cemented the vision of Bond in the eyes of the world, and in doing so, built the foundation for what would be considered one of most influential franchises in the history of film.…

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001. Before Bond 46:53

6+ y ago46:53

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The name “James Bond” is synonymous with action, espionage, sex and swagger. While the man of mystery is truly one of a kind, his essence is a pastiche of Ian Flemming’s original literature and the eight men lucky enough to don the moniker in cinema. Join Rupert Carmichael and Mr. 007 himself, George Lazenby, in an eight-episode series investigatin…

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#100: Lastly, CO 2:04:42

6+ y ago2:04:42

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In the landmark 100th episode of These Parts, Vince and Elliot McNally travel to Lastly, CO. Having just been incorporated the previous week, the brothers offer their assistance in jump-starting some town culture with clips of their favorite places across small-town America.By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#99: Abra, NM with Maria Bartholdi, Lupe Muraszewski, Vince Koci and Elliot Matson 47:08

6+ y ago47:08

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As Vince and Elliot prep for their 100th episode, a couple of their distant relatives fill in to host. One is their far-removed and illegitimate British cousin Ash Picklicker (Lupe Murazsewski), and the other is a cyborg with the D.N.A. of Rand McNally's bastard child Tube McNally called Robot Trying to Understand Humanity Through the Lens of Peopl…

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#98: Scuttlebutt, NJ with Jake Michels and Katie Michels 50:54

7y ago50:54

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Elliot and Vince McNally head to Scuttlebutt, NJ for this week's show. Scuttlebutt is deemed the most gossipy town in the United States, and telling the brothers all about it and more are local housewives, best friends and world-class gossips, Lex (Jake Michels) and Sally Saywhat (Katie Michels).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#97: Togeroga, AL with Matt Fox 57:23

7y ago57:23

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Vince and Elliot McNally are in for a high-octane episode this week in Togeroga, AL. The NASCAR epicenter is home to the famous annual Togeroga 1 one-lap race. Talking with the brothers is NASCAR commentator Calvin Monterrey (Matt Fox).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#96: Florp, LA with Casey Haeg 46:18

7y ago46:18

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This week on These Parts, Vince and Elliot head to the Bayou. Florp, LA is home to the makers of Florp, a short-lived '90s slime toy desperately ready to make a comeback. At the forefront of this endeavor is head of PR at Florp Corp. Intl. Tina Florp (Casey Haeg).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#95: Brumsky, AR with Jed Arkley 51:49

7y ago51:49

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The McNally boys head over to Brumsky, AR on this week's episode. The entire town of Brumsky is an Amazon warehouse wherein its citizens are employed as "pickers"—talking with Elliot and Vince is one of them: Mark Charlesworth (Jed Arkley).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#94: Hampshire, NH with Aric McKeown 48:39

7y ago48:39

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Elliot and Vince McNally visit Hampshire, NH in this week's show. The town harbors the fugitive bloodline of American monarch King Bosco IV, and still attempts to conceal their pre-Revolution British allegiance. Talking with the travelers is local all-American shopkeep Pip Swellington (Aric McKeown).…

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#93: Marshfield, MS with Jack Van Thomme 48:06

7y ago48:06

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Vince and Elliot McNally visit Marshfield, MS this week. Built on a swamp after a sign from God to the town founder, the town is sinking at a rate of around 10 feet per year. Chatting with Vince and Elliot is town architect Bill a.k.a. Mountain Man (Jack Van Thomme).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#92: Handler, OK with Jeremy Adler 1:03:22

7y ago1:03:22

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Elliot and Vince McNally head over to Handler, OK this week. Historically the largest manufacturer of pan handles, the town has since needed to diversify into handles of other products. Talking with the travelers is struggling pan handle salesman Russell Brinkman (Jeremy Adler).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#91: Windsom, NE with Michael Erickson 49:06

7y ago49:06

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Elliot and Vince McNally are in the heart of America and its street art scene in this week's show. Windsom, NE boasts a large population of Banksy-esque graffiti artists looking to make a statement and gain notoriety. However, the town has a lush arts community and are thus unoffended by the painters. Talking with the brothers about all that and mo…

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#90: Kenzy's Gulch, TN with Kristen Rau 50:29

7y ago50:29

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The McNally Brothers are in Kenzy's Gulch, TN in this week's show. The town is determined to be the birthplace of just one famous person—literally any famous person. It just hasn't happened yet. Talking with Elliot and Vince is the town's talent scout, Judith Marie Kallabach (Kristen Rau).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#89: Wagon Wheel, KS with Jeremy Sender 50:03

7y ago50:03

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Elliot and Vince McNally head to Wagon Wheel, KS in this week's show. The town claims origin to all wagon-related history, including Rosebud. Chatting with the travelers is wagon historian Arnold McRib (Jeremy Sender).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#88: Sylvester, CA with Laura Sams 44:37

7y ago44:37

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The McNally brothers head west to Sylvester, CA on this week's show. Voted Muddiest Town in America, this landslide-ridden town is literally constantly on the move. Vince and Elliot's guest is the town's bus tour guide, Janis Jammerson (Laura Sams).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#87: Lookyhere, SD with Jocelyn Brady 40:57

7y ago40:57

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Vince and Elliot McNally are reunited after a couple weeks apart in Lookyhere, SD. The town has the most and farthest reaching bill boards for various town spectacles leading to it than any town in the United States—billboards for the town are planted as far away as Maine. Talking with the travelers is town resident, and proprietor of the World's L…

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#86: New Nagano, HI with Bobby Gardner and Vince Koci 58:35

7y ago58:35

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Elliot McNally and his special co-host, Dan McNally (Bobby Gardner) are in New Nagano, HI. Settled as an attempt at Japanese expansionism, New Nagano is mostly populated by American tourists looking to soak up even just a little bit of far Eastern culture. Talking with the travelers is Japanese culture connoisseur, Sammy Chan (Vince Koci).…

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#85: Revere, MA with Cody Nelson and Elliot Matson 45:16

7y ago45:16

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Vince McNally and his step-dad, Skip Margolis (Cody Nelson), head out to Revere, MA, named for renowned lantern maker Doug Revere. Chatting with Vince and his special co-host is town resident, and descendent of Doug Revere himself, Minty (Elliot Matson).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#84: Springfield, UT with Jack Van Thomme 54:55

7y ago54:55

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Vince and Elliot McNally check out Springfield, UT this week. Established as an homage to the titular family of the longest running animated series, The Simpsons, Springfield plays host to every super fan's wildest dreams. Talking with the brothers is proprietor of local comic shop, The Cyborg's Portcullis, Graphic Novel Man (Jack Van Thomme).…

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#83: Maynard, ND 42:14

7y ago42:14

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Elliot and Vince McNally head up to Maynard, ND. Like many cities, no building in Maynard can be taller than its City Hall. Unfortunately, Maynard's burned down in 1911, so no building can be taller than 2.7 feet high.By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#82: Coalson, MI with Jen van Kaam 45:18

7y ago45:18

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Vince and Elliot McNally travel up north to Coalson, MI. This Upper Peninsula steampunk town denounces Henry Ford and all his inventions, opting instead to only use steam-powered vehicles and machinery. Chatting with the McNallys this week is steam-power mogul Tabitha Cogspenny (Jen van Kaam).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#81: Early, RI with Bill McKinley 53:00

7y ago53:00

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Elliot and Vince McNally head out to Early, RI this week. Early is home to the most houses and buildings used in exterior establishing shots of films and television shows. The boys welcome local housing agent and realtor Brett Gladstone (Bill McKinley) to talk all about this picturesque town.By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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#80: Newtown, VA with Emily Hemson 41:25

7y ago41:25

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The McNally Brothers head out east to Newtown, VA. Neighbor to the colonial re-enactment town of Fredericksburg, Newtown is in constant peril of colonial re-enactors who've been in character too long storming in and threatening to burn the "witchcraft" and "magical" town. Chatting with Elliot and Vince this week is Newtown's resident computer engin…

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#79: Seattle 2, WA with Tom Reed 44:36

7y ago44:36

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Elliot and Vince McNally visit Seattle 2, WA, whose chronically hip inhabitants insist they prefer the sequel. Showing the brothers around town is professional bicycle delivery bicycle messenger, Benjji Bulksection (Tom Reed).By Elliot McNally and Vince McNally

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