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It seems like two movies come out around the same time, about basically the same thing all of the time. Right? Turns out, it's not as common as you may think and some studios take active steps not to let it happen. The phenomenon is referred to as Twin Films and that is our topic of the day.  Dan takes the helm on this one while he gives us some examples from the 80's and beyond. Plus, we might go off on a little tangent about Alien 3. Hey, it happens. How often do twin films actually happen?  Are Dante's Peak and Volcano really that similar? Would Deep Impact be remembered better if it had a kickass Aerosmith soundtrack too? You'll have to tune in to find out.

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Who doesn't enjoy a good one hit wonder? An artist comes out with one, maybe two hits and then you never have to see them again. I mean, do we really need more Vanilla Ice in our lives? That's the topic on todays episode. Dusty has a list of the so called "top 100 One Hit Wonders" and the guys are going to go through some of them. Hits like "Hot Hot Hot", "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" and others that don't use the same word four times in a row for a title. Will you remember any of these one and done stars? Tune in to find out!

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Hey Gang! This is a bit of a unique episode. David has hijacked the format so that he has an excuse to watch the K State/KU basketball game.  So we're going to indulge him and just talk about whatever comes to mind while watching the game. From favorite middle school classes to the Chipotle vs Qdoba debate, the guys talk about anything and everything.....including some basketball. Join us while we Wabash our way through this week's episode of Gettin' Sidetracked.

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Wait! Before you leave, it's not what it sounds like. It's a tale as old as time. Dad gets son on a top tier traveling little league team, little league team scouts ringer to join, ringers Dad turns out to be a huge a hole, ringers Dad becomes personal villain to Dad number one, chaos ensues.  I've seen it a hundred times. Dan wants to share the story of Dad Ball. A rivalry between two Dads that went well beyond the safe confines of the baseball diamond. How far beyond? You'll have to tune in to find out. Let's just say this story has some twists. Are you ready to get sidetracked? PLAY BALL!

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What did people even do before high fives? Just shake hands? That's weird. Either way, David has got some history and info about the high five that you may not know. From it's differing accounts of an origin to the evolution into different variations, the guys will go over it all.  What's your favorite variation? Have you ever been "too slow"ed? What's your strategy for the perfect high five? Hear the guys takes on this and so much more on this week's episode. GIMME FIVE!

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What do you say when you want someone to search for something on the internet? Google it. Right? Well that is just the kind of phenomenon that Dusty wants to talk about today. The proper term is genericization but what it boils down to is when a brand name becomes so recognizable that it is indistinguishable to the product itself. Some of these names might just change the way you look at certain products. From Thermos to Chapstick, the guys will go over some of these with the kinds of observations that only they can provide. Oh yeah! Also the Chiefs won the Super Bowl again. No big deal. 

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Have you ever experienced deja vu? Seen something that shouldn't be possible? Had the feeling we were all living in a simulation? You're not the only one! What? Did you think you were special or something? Dan wants to tell the guys about a few stories that claimed to have "glitched the matrix" and see what they have to say about the matter. From a guy that envisioned his impending death down to very minute details to someone finding random post it notes with information only they would know, join the guys while they try to break down the source code and possibly come up with a new slang term in the process.

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1994 was an interesting year. Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was hit with a pipe, Nelson Mandela was the first democratically elected president of South Africa and the whole OJ thing went down. If you don't already know about that one, look it up. We're not going into detail here and neither is David! Not on that at least. Today he wants to talk about the MTV Music Video Awards of that year. A very eclectic lineup featuring the likes of Snoop Dogg, Peter Gabriel and Bjork just goes to show you how weird of a year it really was. Find out who took home the award for best video, how famous Michael Jackson really was and why you should use a fake name if you're going to get bad news. All this and more on this week's episode of Gettin' Sidetracked!

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You've just hit the jackpot of all podcasts! On todays episode, Dusty wants to talk about the lottery. What would you do if you were suddenly given millions of dollars over night? If we're all being honest with ourselves, we might end up losing it all and then some. Those are some of the people that Dusty wants to tell the guys about. The ones that won it all and then lost everything. Did any of them actually learn a valuable lesson and come out of it as better people? You'll have to join us to find out. So come on in and buy a ticket. After all, you can't win if you don't play.

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On this week's episode we jump  into the mystery known as the DB Cooper incident, in which an unidentified man hijacked a commercial flight and demanded $200,000 back in 1971. After he got the money, the plane took off again toward Mexico City, but this cunning criminal needed an extra parachute for his balls of steel, because he jumped out of a Boeing 727 with all that money strapped to him under cover of darkness somewhere in the Washington wilderness. Did he die? Did he escape? Which Tom Hanks movie has Dan not seen? Find out all that and more! Oh yeah, and rate and review us on your preferred podcasting app, it helps Al Gore with his rhythm, or something.