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Ep 155: Don't go chasing waterfalls in Honduras - Lisa Left Eye Lopes
Episode 155
In this episode, we’re spotlighting Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and her pivotal role in the creation of TLC. From her bold audition that caught the attenti…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep 154: Off With Their Heads! - Medieval Executioner
Episode 154
Today, Farz explores the life of the Medieval Executioner and the unique challenges of their profession. This role was essential in every town and wa…
1 year, 8 months ago
Scorched Omnibus: Four Episodes on Some of History's Most Epic Fires
🔥 Scorched Omnibus is here! 🔥
In this epic four-part series, we dive into the stories of some of history's most devastating fires:
🌆 The Great Fire of …
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep 153 - Silly Rhymes, Serious Messages: Dr. Seuss
Episode 153
Oh, the tales we will tell, the stories we’ll share,
Of a man with a hat and a cat—so rare!
From Lorax to Horton, the lessons abound,
But what of the wh…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep 152 - Grammar Nerds for the Ages: The Brothers Grimm
Episode 152
Meine Damen und Herren gather round as we tell the tale of die Brüder Grimm! Two brothers in a pre-unified Germany who spent their days writing a Ger…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep 151 - North Korean postscript: Operation Paul Bunyan
Episode 151
Today, we re-visit North Korea one more time to discuss how a tree nearly caused WWIII. Remember that M. Night Shyamalan movie where the trees were t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep 150 - North Korea: Where did it come from?
Episode 150
Journey with us today into the mysterious world of North Korea, why is Korea split in two, and who are the leaders of the North Korean Government? We…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep 149 - The Fairytale Man: Hans Christian Andersen
Episode 149
Once upon a time, a man named Hans Christian Anderson fell in love with EVERYONE - and he was rebuffed by almost everyone. Luckily for us, his heartb…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep 148 - A Very Famous Series of Murders in Whitechapel: Jack the Ripper
Episode 148
Happy Halloween!! Today, we tell the classic tale of Jack the Ripper - who was he? We probably will never know, but we learned some stuff along the w…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep 147 - Election 2000: Pat Buchanan's Rosetta Stone
Episode 147
Farz, in his infinite kindness, tries to calm the great American Anxiety (tm) and reminds us what we've been saying over and over. We just live in ti…
1 year, 9 months ago