This week we explore old comic adverts, TV jingles, and the slow and slick brainwashing of the populace to Buy more! Consume more! Sell more!

We compare movie trailers of the 1970’s from the 2010’s.

We wrap things up by trying to figure out how the hell you make money from online advertising and we are not sponsored by Squarespace. 

This week we explore the concept of underdogs.  What makes a loser a loser?  Do underdogs have to lose to be a winner?

Are American underdogs different than British underdogs?

Burn those books, torch those records and protect those kids this week we are discussing moral panics.

From Comic Book Panics of the 1950's to the Satanic Panics of the 1980's we cover it all in under an hour.

Seduction of the Innocent

Michelle Remembers

The fill in the blank craze that is sweeping the nation.  This week we delve into the cultural impacts of Manias.  Not the mental disorder but those that started dance crazes and speculation booms.

We examine the impact of The Beatles, Bat-Mania, Pogs, and of course Patrick talks about comic book shops.

This week we put on our pith helmet and coon skin cap, to go deep into the bush looking for monsters.  We discover Bigfoots, Lake Monsters, and Alien Big Cats.

We also explore the sub culture of Cryptozoological for good and ill

What happens when a superhero puts on that mask?  We examine the concept of hiding your face from people in hopes of becoming something greater and more powerful.   The sad downfall of real life superhero Phoenix Jones, Japanese secret pornstar dads, "secret spy" Chuck Barris are all examined.  

Step right up folks try this drink. It cures baldness, cures diabetes, it can even make you taller, we just need your credit card number and five minutes of your time.  What hucksters?  Naw? Scammers?  No, we are mere confidence men trying to help you out of your hard earned time for some respite and fun.

If this feels like a bad deal we will toss in some magic beans for your garden that can get you up to that castle in the sky.