Corn Talk

All things Halloween!

We'll talk at length about what we (don't) know about AI, ChatGPT, and a few other sub-categories including self-driving cars, and the future of artificial intelligence. Should we be scared or excited? Tune in or call in at 218-325-4444

Fruitopia, Arch Deluxe, CremeSavers, EZ Squirt Ketchup, Butterfinger BBs, McPizza, Orbitz, Dunkaroos and MUCH MORE. In this episode, we're talking all food and beverage items that have been long gone but not forgotten. If you're lucky, you may still see some of these items around today (i.e. Surge, Flintstones Vitamins, Clearly Canadian, and Tang). Enjoy!

Did you know that according to a Russian superstition, if a bird poops on you, it will bring you wealth and good fortune? What's the deal with saying "God bless you" after you sneeze? Do you know why it's bad luck to break a mirror, walk under a ladder, or step on a manhole? If you're looking for answers to these questions, make sure to tune into this episode!

You might be the one who has asked Google..."Why do I..." while Google automatically fills in your thoughts by writing, "Why do I sweat so much?" or "Why do I have a headache?" or "Why do I yawn so much?"
In this episode, we explore the most frequently asked questions on Google as well as filling in the blanks when we start typing in our own questions. Enjoy!

This episode focuses on a smorgasbord of song meanings that don't mean what you thought they meant. A few of the songs we dive into include Semi-Charmed Life, Closing Time, 99 Red Balloons, Summer of '69, and Total Eclipse of the Heart.

John Nielsen covers two songs during the episode.
@ 36:33--James Taylor - You Can Close Your Eyes
@ 1:11:25 -- John Mayer - Victoria

A cultural phenomenon over the past year, TikTok women have been sharing the tiniest things that guys do that are huge turnoffs for them, aka their "icks." Oh boy, here we go.

There are an abundance of things that drive us a little mad during our mundane days. Opening packaging that takes an engineering degree, bathroom stalls with gaps in the doors and seeing undesirable pants around the shoes of someone you don't know, and maybe thinking back on how ridiculous it was that Colgate made frozen dinners. Join us!

John Nielsen plays two songs this episode...
@ 24:16 - 28:00: Phoebe Bridgers - Scott Street
@ 53:55 - 56:25: The Beatles - Cry Baby Cry

Yolk. Queasy. Maggots. Pulp. Coagulate.
Jump the shark. Once in a blue moon. Cold turkey.
All of the words that you cringe to & all of the idioms explained.

21:30 - 24:10: John Nielsen covers 'Chapter 8' by Wake Up Poland It's 8 O'Clock.
43:15 - 45:45: John Nielsen covers 'Eugene' by Sufjan Stevens

All of your favorite O.G. viral videos from the pre-Youtube days through today.
We cover all of the bases---'Apparently' Kid, Boom Goes the Dynamite, Charlie Bit Me, Chocolate Rain, Double Rainbow Guy, Star Wars kid, Zombie Kid 'I Like Turtles', and pretty much the rest of the billion other videos on the interwebs. Check it out!