Fireside Cast

Fireside Cast

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Fireside Cast episodes

  • Episode 14 - Outlaw Duels
    Good evening, and welcome to our last late episode! Let's settle down with David's return and listen to his whimsical tales of trial by combat as John and Travis make crude jokes and tabletop game references.
    Why do people resort to fighting to prove their innocence? Why do certain cultures have this tradition? Why do priests still have hands? Find out all this and more in this exciting episode of Fireside Cast!
    58 min
  • Episode 13 - A Wistful Remembrance.
    In this episode of Fireside Cast we reminisce about the good old days when things were easier and David had a computer. We cover the best bits and hardest hitting fact sections that the Fireside Cast has to offer. David's computer seems to be fixed, so we should be back to new material next week. See you then!
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 12 - The Man Who Put Timbuktu on a Map
    In this (slightly late) episode, we talk about a man who almost single-handedly crashed the world's economy. Who was he? Where did he come from? Is the chicken really golden? Why can't i seem to find Mali? Find out this episode.
    Fire sound effects from - www.freesound.org/people/hansende/sounds/263994/
    All other sounds made by our mouths or John.
    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode 11 - The Political Quagmire that is the Borgia Papacy
    In a turn of events, this episode is very educational. We dive right into the interesting life of the Borgia. How did a pope manage to have this many children? Why did they coat pig intestines with arsenic? Where did the chestnuts go? Find out this and so much more!
    Fire sound effects from - www.freesound.org/people/hansende/sounds/263994/
    All other sounds made by our mouths or John.
    1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 10 - How Did We Get Here: A John FitzJohnEddy Story
    In this episode, we vaguely discuss names, and etymology in general. We went into this episode with high hopes, but Travis and John get a little out of hand vamping for David who says his research turned up less than he wanted on the topic. Check out our twitter for accompanying images.
    Fire sound effects from - www.freesound.org/people/hansende/sounds/263994/
    All other sounds made by our mouths or John.
    1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 9 - No Gods, No Kings, Only Olimpicks
    Good morrow everyone and welcome to the fireside cast. In this (mostly) profanity free episode, we talk about the olympic games and their history. When did they start? How did they get started? Why don't we have competitive shin kicking anymore? Find out this and so much more!
    Fire sound effects from - www.freesound.org/people/hansende/sounds/263994/
    All other sounds made by our mouths or John.
    1 hr 9 min
  • Episode 8 - Dr. Livingstonvania, I Presume
    So, This episode is really long, and kinda sad. We got really into talking about Civilization and Undertale as well as the depressing adventures of Dr. Livingstone. David once again tells us to look at maps and images. If you want to see them, I tweeted them out with the post of this episode.
    1 hr 33 min
  • Episode 7 - John Lockard: not as funny as I thought he'd be
    After a long discussion of the current state of the housing market, Travis, John, and David dive into the juicy history of pies. What is a pie? Why do americans call tarts pies? Will John ever be funny? Find out in this episode!
    Fire sound effects from - www.freesound.org/people/hansende/sounds/263994/
    All other sounds made by our mouths or John.
    1 hr 8 min
  • Episode 6 - Leadsight 20/20
    In this episode we continue our exploration of the northwest passage. We had an interesting start with only my audio working. Then we add in David for a bit. And about 20 minutes in John decided to start recording, but instead of redoing it all, we just rolled with it and had John do some fancy post-pro work.
    Fire sound effects from - www.freesound.org/people/hansende/sounds/263994/
    All other sounds made by our mouths or John
    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode 5 - The Internet Strikes Back
    Founders of AT&T and CS:GO Lotto Travis David and John set out on a quest to conquer both the northwest passage and DSL.
    Fire sound effects from - www.freesound.org/people/hansende/sounds/263994/
    All other sounds made by our mouths or John
    1 hr 8 min

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Travis, John, and David embark on an educational journey through the unique parts of history.