Encyclopedia Brunch

Encyclopedia Brunch

By Kathryn Cogert and Tim DobbsSociety & Culture
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Encyclopedia Brunch episodes

  • Ska Music

    Hey kids. Let’s Skank together and rock out to some Ska.



  • Anyone who’s anyone should keep an eye out for an opportunity to play some Donkey Kong Country or Diddy Kong Racing

  • Listen guys, cute ska girls are out there. You just need to put yourself out there too.

  • OKAY. What do you think of Daft Punk’s Digital Love? Kathryn loves it, but she feels like it’s kind of a dumb song. Is she wrong?

  • The Birthday Boys. It’s not the best sketch show. But it’s kind of the best sketch show. Anyhow. This is the sketch she was talking about.

    • Music by: | BLAMMOS | NPR's All Things Considered | The Slackers | The Skatalites | The Specials | Operation Ivy | Less Than Jake | Reel Big Fish |

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  • Carbonation

    It's date night, time to impress! Spring for some Pellegrino and put on some Encyclopedia Brunch to really set the mood.


    The Soda Stream is one of Kathryn's favorite kitchen appliances. It makes every hydration special.


    • Dinotopia is a book about an island where humans and dinosaurs live together. We have a lot more questions too.


    • Also:


    Music by: | BLAMMOS | Candlegravity |

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  • Short - Goat Rentals

    We've been meaning to clear up some brambles, so we brought some goats along to clean up this mess.


    The uncanny valley is that effect where fake people look really really creepy.

    Music by: | BLAMMOS |

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  • Prom

    We're a little nervous, but...would you do us the honor of accompanying us to Podcast Prom? This week we talk all about that special time of year when we dress teenagers up like little rich adults and tell them to go have a fun party!

    Music by: | BLAMMOS | Toussaint Morrison |

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  • Oil Drilling

    Join us this week for a journey... TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH!




    Well, ok, a journey to at best a few miles towards the center of the Earth, representing a miniscule percentage of the entire trip. But hey that's still pretty far!



  • Those reciprocating pumps Kathryn mentioned are called pumpjacks. They help get remaining oil out of the ground once natural pressure in the well is no longer enough.

    • The Kola Superdeep Borehole is 12,262 meters deep and the bottom of it is the deepest artificial point on Earth.

    Music by: | BLAMMOS | The Fucked Up Beat |

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  • Guacamole

    Kathryn's Hubris Guacamole

    About enough for 1 bag of chips, how many people that serves is your deal.

    • 4 Large Ripe-but-not-too-ripe Avocados
    • 1 Lemon
    • 1 Lime
    • 5 Gloves of Garlic, Crushed or Minced
    • 1 Medium Jalapeno, minced & seeded
    • 1/3 Bunch of Cilantro, minced
    • 1/2 Yellow Onion, diced
    • 1 Small Roma Tomato, diced
    • 1 Tablespoon Garlic salt
    • Optional - Tajin
    In large bowl, combine avocado flesh, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, yellow onion, and tomato. Juice lemon and lime into the bowl. Blend together with an immersion blender until well mixed. No more big avocado chunks, but mixture should sill be fairly chunky. Add garlic salt. Add Tajin to taste. I like to keep a couple extra limes and extra garlic salt on hand and I continue to add those to taste as well, but I might be the opposite of a supertaster. A subtaster? Anyway, chill and serve.

    Music by: | BLAMMOS | Bleep |

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  • Billboards

    Kathryn goes on for a while about Jackie Kennedy giving a tour of the white house. It's worth watching a couple seconds of, just for the history.
  • Turns out there is a lot to know about the Highway Beautification Act.
  • Here is that coatingless non-stick cookware idea that Kathryn did for her senior project.
  • Take a trip down memory lane and enjoy this episode we mention on Impulse Buys. Tim and Kathryn: They'll do an episode about literally anything.
  • And finally, making their 2nd appearance in show notes! Quickly on their way to becoming our unofficial mascots just as surely as their on their way into your hearts! The Svedka Robot. Write in with what you think that ad means, and be entered to win a Bruncher Prize Pack!*



    *No such thing as a bruncher prize pack. Maybe we'll send you a gift card for Denny's?

    Music by: | BLAMMOS | Alan Singley |

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  • Knives

    • You may want to learn a little more about the Sea Devil comics.
    • Bunnicula was a series of books about a vampire bunny I guess? The world really is a magical place.
    • You also might want to Pimp Your Knife.

      • Music by: | BLAMMOS | Cahill Locksmith |

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    • Nail Polish

      • The New York Times did a really sad/interesting piece on nail salons.
      • Billy Joel wrote Downeaster Alexa. He is the king of the power ballad.
      • WHAT IS THIS CRAZY AD DOING?? You tell us. @wholikesbrunch.
      • Also, more dumb nail polish names can be found at this fun blog!

        • Music by: | BLAMMOS | Sminky |

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      • Foam

        So we got this new podcast frother. Sure it takes up a lot of counter space, and we may lose interest and stop using it in a few weeks, but for now we're enjoying café quality podcasts about foam right here at home!

        Music by: | BLAMMOS | Molodoys |

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