I am not looking forward to April Fools' Day this year, but that doesn't mean we can't have a fun episode about it!  In this episode I share an embarrassing Peace Corps story and we look at some of the best April Fools' Day pranks ever. Guest: Russell Silva.

Intro and outro: April Fools' Day Song (Whitney Avalon ft. Jon  Cozart) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMt-v6OA1iw

Dropkick Murphy's Smash Shit Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VaVKE82wMs

Concluding our episode on Valentine's Day, Russell and Cliff look at how it's celebrated in different countries around the world, find out what chocolate has in common with turkey, and discover that people in the comments sections online are dicks, who knew!?

Our intro and outro music is "My Funny Valentine" (Babes in Arms) // Acoustic Cover by Shelly Mazor & idov shai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNm0sbKvRzs

Here's a link to the complete video about Saudi Arabia celebrating Valentine's Day. Interestingly, the host is really unhappy with the idea, and it's worth watching to see some of his cultural complaints with the holiday. Sense Islam's Valentine's Day bit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9_DfYDRTGc

Here's that news article about the white pride billboard in Arkansas. Gross. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_woEC_l6T0

Just wanted to let you know that I'm not ghosting you, but been crazy busy with everything going on regarding the coronavirus. Be back real soon!

If we have to have an extra day of the year, why does it have to be in February? In this quickie, we look at the extra day squeezed into the calendar at the end of February.

Outro music is by Jonathan Mann: Leap Year Song. Check it out on YouTube!

Russell and I continue our exploration in to the history of Valentine's Day with a discussion about love languages, a man turned into a donkey, and the strange history of Cupid.

The intro/outro song is by 1girl1guitar, and you can find her at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jszeBbm6WYc

Have you ever thought Valentine's Day was a whole bunch of lies? It pretty much is! Check out the strange and convoluted history of this holiday in this episode with guest host Russell Silva.

Intro and outro music is clipped from the Merrel Twins' "It's Valentine's Day Song" . Check out the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytMPI_6iw9o

In the second half of our Robert Burns Night episode, we look at the later days of Burns' life, some of his successes and failures, and learn why Haggis apparently is more dangerous than assault riffles. Special Guest: Dan VanVoorhis.

Buy our Robert Burns Night Matters shirts, hoodies, mugs, baby onesies, etc at https://www.teepublic.com/user/allholidaysmatter/

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Here's the video of the forensic facial reconstruction of Robert Burns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtesXpGFIDY&t=174s

The incredible outro musical performance is Midge Ure, and you can watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6QSkoIeris

January 25th is Robert Burns Day and in our second episode, we look into who the hell Robert Burns is and why the hell he gets a holiday. Because of snow-related issues, this episode was forced to be broken up into two parts, hopefully the second will get up before the 25th...

(Burns' poem in the intro, "Selkirk Grace", was uploaded by "urbanegorilla". The Spanish translation is by Vlad Bujanda Valiente, the Spanish version vocal is Ana Maria Duffy, and the Scots vocal is by Andrew C Ferguson.

Welcome to the first episode of All Holidays Matter! A podcast where we explore the origin, traditions, and people's experiences on holidays around the world. My guest for this first episode is history teacher Miguel Gravelle Izaguirre and we discuss the surprising past of New Year.

I mentioned date wine at some point in this episode, so here's a recipe I found online. I've never made it or had it, but it looks good! http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/reques64.asp

All Holidays Matter is a new podcast series dropping at the start of the New Year. In this podcast, we'll explore holiday traditions around the world, some you'll know, and others will be new to you and unexpected. Check out this trailer to learn more, and don't forget to subscribe so you can get our new episodes as they arrive. And, in this spirit of sharing, be a friend and share it with your friends on social media so they can subscribe too!