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- Actually Happening Episode 39 — Aaron Burr’s Contiguous AdventuresThis week Aaron Burr gets mispronounced, Russian peasants stop sleeping in their own ovens, and Steven has all the anxiety dreams at once.44 min
- Actually Happening Episode 38 — Papal Resignation SpecialThis week we take on the first papal resignation in almost 600 years, by using a Google+ Hangout to do out breaking news coverage. The audio is kinda ropey, but we got an actual expert! Renaissance historian Ada Palmer joined us and told us awesome things about actual history and actual popes. Enjoy.32 min
- Actually Happening Episode 37 — Miss IslippiThis week we put pasties on the Woman of Willendorf, send Robocop to Florence, and take Oliver Wendell Holmes’ lunch money.40 min
- Not Actually Happening Episode 21: Wugs!Because sometimes the best way to learn about language is to make up new words.(Also, thanks for bearing with us through the bandwidth overage! Hoping it won’t happen again. Rather nice that it seems like we can blame it on folks downloading the entire back catalog…)12 min
- Actually Happening Episode 36 — The Modern, Up-to-date World of Today!This week we examine possible ends of the world, what Ben Franklin really wanted from the French, sentimental novels, and the striking contrasts between the modern era and the times we’re living through today.48 min
- Not Actually Happening Episode 20: Pseudo-ZoroasterWe’re back from our holiday break with some spurious attempts at etymology by the ancient Greeks! Also Steven is leaking bits.16 min
- Actually Happening Episode 35 — Holiday Special, Happy New Year!It’s our last holiday special, and our last episode of the year. So enjoy a handful of facts about the first (or last?) holiday of the year, and we’ll see you in January!13 min
- Actually Happening Episode 34 — Holiday Special, The War on ChristmasNo, pointless trivia is the reason for the season!Another fine holiday special in which we discuss the great myth of the holiday season: the War on Christmas.Image source: Kevin Dooley on Flickr15 min
- Actually Happening Episode 33 — Holiday Special, The Festival of Lights-You-Can’t-Use-As-LightsHanukkah/Chanukah, ketchup/catsup, let’s call the whole thing off!14 min
- Actually Happening Episode 32 — Lame Duck SpecialA not-so-lame new episode all about politicians and poultry!Image credit: scjody on Flickr via Creative Commons32 min
About Actually Happening
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Yes, it's "Actually Happening," a panel game podcast with a healthy dose of obscure trivia, historical nonsense and terrible puns. Led by the obviously related Kevin Clark and Dennis Clark, and aided…
by their distinguished guests (none less so than Anna Grafton, Steven Padnick and Sarah Wheaton), our teams attempt funny and occasionally accurate answers to questions from referee Victoria Nece. Alternate weeks feature "Not Actually Happening," shorter episodes where we talk about things that didn't, well, actually happen. If you happen to learn something along the way we swear it’s not our fault. www.itsactuallyhappening.com