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As any Historian who watched The Flinstones knows, men and dinosaurs existed at the same time and often performed household tasks together! So says the Creationism Museum in beautiful Kentucky. Jim and Drew discuss this ode to modern science and also chat about some of their favorite music festivals.

Everybody had to read Frederick Douglass' autobiography in high school, didn't they? Since it appears our President didn't, we thought we'd revisit famed Orator, Author, Abolitionist and Freedom Fighter Frederick Douglass and discuss his life.

Also on the show: Drew and Jim are exhausted but for very different reasons, we see just how young and hip we are with modern music and possibly the greatest obituary of all time.

It's 2017, so obviously people aren't going to elect documented sociopathic megalomaniacs with a history of lying to office, right? As we found in America, Authoritarianism has an allure to some voters, and in this episode we discuss Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who was elected on a platform of killing drug addicts and who claims to have murdered people himself. Also discussed: it's our first episode in two months! What has been going on and what's coming up for the year?

Nothing helps spread the loving word of God like hateful cartoons, and nobody did it better than Jack Chick. Jim and Drew discuss the artistic endeavors of the one and only Jack Chick, whose Chick Tracts have helped convince weirdos for decades that board games and Halloween will send you to Hell. Also discussed: the election, alcoholic radio DJs, why Americans are so dumb and how getting older can be a good thing.

Writer H.P. Lovecraft was a timid, shy man riddled with anxiety and doubt. So of course he wrote about epic uncaring gods who will destroy all of us. Drew and Jim discuss his life, how he became enamored with worlds of fantasy and the mental illnesses that plagued his family. Also, it's Halloween! And Donald Trump might be President! SPOOOOOOKKYYYYY!!!

To celebrate the spirit of the Olympics and rampant sexism, Jim and Drew discuss the epic Tennis match dubbed The Battle Of The Sexes - how it came to happen, the aftermath of the victory that almost nobody expected and how it changed the sport forever. Drew also discusses the effect being a busy comedian has on a marriage and job and Jim makes fun of Drew for trying to read Infinite Jest on a plane.

Tex Avery was a groundbreaking cartoonist and storyteller who pioneered the comedy that many kids grow up with. Jim and Drew discuss his early life, how he got started at Warner Brothers before moving to MGM studios in the Golden Age of cartoon shorts and how his work still influences cartoons today. They also chat about Pokemon Go, Drew's trip to Michigan and driving across the Midwest in a muscle car with Tom Petty blaring.

In the late 80's America was caught up in blaming the worst of all for EVERYTHING: the DEVIL! Drew and Jim discuss why, how and when it just sort of....stopped. They also chat about Drew's new job at a tech startup, Jim quits smoking and...sigh, more politics.

Back in 1919 one of the most dangerous things in Boston wasn't just post-industrial boredom or Rusty Worker's Lungs, it was a giant tank of molasses exploding, flooding the streets of Boston and killing dozens of people. Drew and Jim discuss the incident, as well as delve into how Jim is still living in a house filled with MMA dudes, Drew hustles hard and how one of the cohosts of their second-favorite podcast is leaving.

When 8 Bits ruled the world, a select few were able to A-B-Select their way into the winner's circle at the Nintendo World Championships in 1990. Drew and Jim discuss these epic competitions, as well as some big new developments in Jim's life, a recent incident that led Drew to flip off some old man and the recent epic divorce case of Batman V. Superman.