Awesome Today

Awesome Today

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Awesome Today episodes

  • It's like a root beer float, but it's better

    Meg and Kyle answer questions from Awesome Today fam this week including what they've been sipping this summer and whether or not Kyle will see the Barbie movie.


    By request and Kyle's insistence, Meg's chocolate cake recipe (including two frosting options):


    CAKE

    1 cup butter


    4 Tblsp. dry cocoa

    1 cup water

    2 cups sugar


    2 cups flour

    1/2 cup buttermilk


    1 tsp. baking soda


    2 beaten eggs


    1 tsp. vanilla (Mexican vanilla is the BEST if you can find it!)


    In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add cocoa and water and bring to a boil. (can also be done in microwave by melting butter 30 seconds, adding cocoa and water, and heating in microwave until it begins to boil) Cool slightly and transfer to a large bowl. Add sugar and flour and beat well with mixer. Add buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla. Mix well with mixer.


    Pour into sprayed baking pan. (9 x 13)   Bake 20 minutes at 425 degrees.  


    While cake is baking, make the frosting below:


    FROSTING 1/2 cup melted butter
3 to 4 Tblsp. cocoa
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 box powdered sugar (at least 1 1/2 c. or to taste) Combine ingredients. Beat well. Spread on cake just as soon as it's out of the oven. Cover with foil immediately.  (The original frosting recipe is double this, but it is just too much frosting for us.) This frosting will be very thick. You just kind of dot it over the hot cake, wait for it to melt a bit, and then spread it over the top. It soaks into the cake and makes a delicious part-frosting, part-glaze!


    OR


    CHOCOLATE GLAZE

    2 Tblsp. melted butter


    2 Tblsp. cocoa


    1 tsp. vanilla


    1 cup powdered sugar


    1/4 cup or less heavy cream


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    1 hr 8 min
  • Hey, you know what I'd like is some counterfeit kolaches

    Kyle explains old band-aid smells, Meg discovers fasting like a girl, and they both really love and really hate Spotify sometimes.


    Ze Frank's Creepy Dave animal show

    TikTok kolaches

    "He's not real" (big language warning)


    Fast Like a Girl, Dr. Mindy Pelz

    Dr. Pelz on Dr. Rangan Chatteree channel

    Dr. Pelz on The Daily Connoisseur


    Santo and Johnny Sleep Walk


    Beer-battered shrimp




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    59 min
  • If you like it then you should have put a wreath on it

    Meg and Kyle cordially invite you to this conversation of royal mess. Included are discussions of Sir William Golding, 80s feel good music, and their general inadequacy with world geography.


    You are invited, as well, to come join Awesome Today fam on Facebook


    The Unguarded Moment

    Look up Feel Good 80s on Spotify and Spotify will make a playlist just for you!


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    47 min
  • Can I drink from your water hose?

    Childhood summertime nostalgia including but not limited to the wildly hot handles on a merry-go-round, minors medicating minors, and chicken ice. Yep.


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    59 min
  • And that takes us back to the Silkwood Shower

    Meg explains a home state conspiracy theory to Kyle, and then they both talk (a lot) about a show they can't stop talking about (obviously).


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    1 hr 5 min
  • There are better ways to get your ya-yas

    Did you know you there's a code to find words from numbers from WORDS?! Oh yeah. There is. And it's ancient. We're talking all about it today!


    Ronnie McDowell Older women make beautiful lovers

    Gematrix

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    57 min
  • The sacred moment of holy bathroom math

    Did you know that men have to do arithmetic to figure out urinal manners? Meg had no idea, but they manage to clear it up. So to speak.


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    54 min
  • Urban legends aren't real. Or .... ?

    If you were going to get your heiney bitten by a creature that made its way through sewer pipes into your toilet, would you rather it be a snake or a rat? These are the questions that need answering!


    Mental Floss

    El Buho

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    56 min
  • The summer you wish you had

    Millennials of Awesome Today fam! This your chance to defend the music of the early 2000s! Plus nostalgic summers, Colombo, and yes, Bigfoot.


    Check out the So Awesome Summer guide! Awesomes everywhere get 23% off with code awesome23 at sortaawesomeshow.com/soawesomesummer


    The Uwharries Part 1 and Part 2 on Otherworld Podcast

    The Sierra Sounds

    The Curious Case of Columbo's Message to Romania on Decoder Ring




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    1 hr 14 min

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Awesome Today: the show you didn't know you have to have! Join Kyle and Meg for your daily dose of what's good in the world. Historical trivia, fun with personality types, pop culture commentary,…