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A toadally chill podcast where I ponder my thoughts. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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Humanity's Thundering Brainstorms Turned Blundering Brain Farts They are priceless, multifaceted jewels of misjudgment. Masterworks of the moronic. Steroid-juiced stupidity wearing a size 9XX dunce cap embroidered with one simple word: “Duh.” They are the colossally, cringingly, often laughably bad notions that have leapt from the short-circuiting synapses of some of the world’s brightest (and dimmest) brains, now faithfully retold here as "100 of the Worst Ideas in History, The Podcast." Ba ...
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Presiding over five Boston Red Sox World Series titles in fifteen years, the team's ownership confidently believes their roster is doubtlessly strong enough to withstand the departure of star pitcher Babe Ruth, a.k.a. “The Bambino.” So they conjure up the idea, in 1920, to sell Ruth to the then-lowly New York Yankees. What happens next is an histor…
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A swarm of sweet-toothed beetles is chomping away at Australia’s sugar cane crop. So, by cracky, local farmers come up with the perfect solution: Introduce 102 toads from Hawaii to scarf up the bothersome beetle population. Problem solved, eh mates? Not quite. Our Outback sugar farmers thus begin one of the worst ecological calamities in Australian…
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An erstwhile sprinkler repairman, Bernard L. Madoff is the embodiment of the American dream, parlaying a paltry $5,000 initial investment in his own securities firm in 1960 into a nearly $1 billion dollar personal fortune by 2008. Shockingly, his American dream becomes a nightmare for thousands of investors who trust his sage advice and reputation …
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It’s his wedding night. And in a blissful, celebratory moment, Robert Kearns pops a champagne cork—right into his left eye, leaving him partially blind. Fast-forward ten years. Driving home in a rainstorm, the sight-impaired automotive engineer and part-time inventor squints through his car’s rapidly oscillating windshield wiper. Even with one bad …
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Newly reelected and embarking on a national speaking tour, President William McKinley is a busy chief executive—too busy, his staff decides, to meet with a clothier who’s offered to fit the commander in chief with a snazzy piece of outerwear. Instead, the meeting is rescheduled until after McKinley returns from a brief trip to the Pan American Expo…
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"Guiltless Snacking" Becomes the Butt of a Fat Joke
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Since the dawn of our republic, Americans have been wrestling with a great existential question: “How can I shove limitless fistfuls of fatty snack foods into my bloated face without making my arteries harder than last week’s linguine?” Finally, in 1968, Proctor & Gamble discovers the answer: Olestra. Thanks to this new chemically-contrived fat sub…
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You know the movie, you know the scene: Young Elliot lures E.T., the extraterrestrial, out of hiding with a trail of yummy candies. "E.T." screenwriter Melissa Mathison believed that only one kind of candy could pique the sweet tooth of a cute, cuddly intergalactic visitor to our planet -- the most popular candy on Earth --M&M’s. But when presented…
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Ensconced in the back seat of his open-roofed Double Phaeton limousine, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian empire, warily motorcades from a town hall meeting through the streets of Sarajevo, Bosnia. And with good reason. Just hours earlier, the archduke narrowly escapes a bomb-thrower’s assassination attempt that s…
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New Coke's Product Launch Goes From Fizzy to Flat
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In the bubbly affluence of post–World War II America, Coke is the cola preferred by 60 percent of the market. Yet by 1983, pesky rival Pepsi has begun to outsell Coke among coveted youth demographics. Despite a generations-long reign as the world’s top-selling soft drink, “The Real Thing” -- a bastion of coolheaded product stability-- makes an unch…
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Uber music producer Farian is looking for the “next big thing” in music. Scouring the ’80s Berlin club scene, he happens upon models Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus tearing up the dance floor. To most, they’re no more than hunky, prancing boy toys. But to Farian, they’re ideal front men for a new band. One problem: Neither Rob nor Fab can sing. To c…
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Nearly a half century after George Washington dons a three-cornered hat, courageously crosses the Delaware River, and defeats the British Army redcoats, President John Quincy Adams strips down to his birthday suit, swims naked in the Potomac River, and leaves America red faced. Giving “crack of dawn” a whole new meaning, each morning, Adams sneaks …
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Just your typical day at the ballpark: First you see a pitcher smoke a fastball down the middle of the plate. Then you watch a speedy runner burn up the base paths. Finally, you see center field explode in a fireball! Okay, so it’s not exactly your average trip to the old ball game. But that’s the whole, record-breaking idea behind “Disco Demolitio…
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We are back with an episode for the gamers! I talk about finding hope in dark time, all while playing Fortnite. Write in! ToadsCapPod@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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*TRIGGER WARNING** Suicide is the main topic of this episode. This one should not be live! Write in! ToadsCapPod@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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It’s the return of The Toad’s Cap Podcast! The Toad talks about the long lay-off and is ready to hop into Season 2! **TRIGGER WARNING** Suicide is talked about in this episode.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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I talk about Mexico and cock fights! Song: Dreamcatcher - Metro Boomin (feat Swae Lee & Travis Scott) Follow the Pod on Twitter @ToadCapPod ! Email me! ToadsCapPod@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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Theft, movies, and uncomfortable situations.Song: YOSEMITE - Travis ScottEmail Me! ToadsCapPod@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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This one just goes wrong.Email Me: ToadsCapPod@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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Acts of generosity, awkwardness, and blood.Song: Walk on By - ThundercatEmail Me: ToadsCapPod@gmail.com--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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This week I talk about almost crashing, my hate for Target, and a dream come true. Song: Ned Flanders (feat. A$AP Ferg)--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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In this episode I talked about my road trip, goals, and cursing too much. I lost the first half of this episode yesterday, here is the full recording!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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My first ever podcast episode! I talk about sadness, eating, and some other stuff. Enjoy.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/toadscap/support
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