Hat Of Many Things

Tom & Mike discuss their lives in lockdown, some big life changes and plans for Season 2. Make sure to get involved by voting on our next topic or by suggesting your own.

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TOPICS

- [0:00] Intro

- [4:53] Dog Diversion

- [7:33] New Hobbies?

- [26:03] How Busy Was Your Lockdown?

- [38:02] Working Under Lockdown

- [1:11:45] Season 2

- [1:18:19] Outro

- [1:19:11] Ad: Unparliamentary Language

LINKS

- A Weber Smoker

- Tom’s Baguette Making

- Tom’s New Toy

ATTRIBUTION

- Recording engineer: Craig

- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0

- Main Image: Tom’s Baguettes

Lisa replaces Mike and joins Wade & Tom to discuss all things dinosaurs! From dino DNA to the most atrocious dinosaurs in pop-culture…

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TOPICS

- [00:00] Intro

- [1:41] Definitions

- [8:05] Iguana-wrong

- [9:55] Mary Anning

- [18:33] Erosion, the Fossil Collectors Friend

- [25:19] Stan the T-Rex

- [30:03] Dinosaurs You Remember

- [42:18] Lizards/Birds Controversy

- [50:48] A Rapidly Evolving Field

- [1:06:48] Jurassic Park Theme Plays

- [1:30:01] Other Dinosaurs Of Note

- [1:46:26] Feathers?

- [1:50:11] Next Topic

- [1:53:44] Outro

- [1:55:39] Ad: Dr Wilko's Campaign For Better Beverages

LINKS

- Iguanodon Restoration

- Crystal Palace Dinosaurs

- Mary Anning

- Hell Creek Formation

- What on Earth Happened? From the Big Bang to the Present Day

- Dinosaur Timeline

- Spinosaurus fossil: 'Giant swimming dinosaur' unearthed

- New 'frozen dragon' pterosaur found hiding in plain sight

- The Brontosaurus Is Back

- What Did T. Rex Look Like? A New Exhibit Has the 'Ultimate Predator' in Feathers

- T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

- Siberian Traps

- Compsognathus

- Many Paleontologists Today Are Part Of The 'Jurassic Park' Generation

- Omega 09: Purple T-Rex

- The Land Before Time

- Dinosaurs Intro

- Dinotopia Trailer

- Charlie Brooker on Primeval

- Dinosaur Island

- Theodore Rex

ATTRIBUTION

- Recording engineer: Craig

- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0

- Main Image: Tom running away from Stan at Manchester Museum

Kenny joins Mike & Tom to discuss the Three Kingdoms period in China.

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TOPICS

- [00:00] Intro

- [02:55] Dynasty Warriors

- [06:18] Fact Versus Fiction

- [09:13] Chinese Politics pre-Three Kingdoms

- [34:18] Lu Bu

- [40:03] Chasing the Emperor

- [50:20] Drunken Shenanigans

- [53:16] Eyeball is Back on the Menu Boys

- [59:28] 200 AD

- [01:08:17] Saving Liu Shan

- [01:16:05] A Wizard Did It: The Battle of Chi Bi

- [01:24:15] The Aftermath of Red Cliff

- [01:29:37] The Three Kingdoms

- [01:42:17] The Northern Campaigns

- [01:50:06] The End Of The Three Kingdoms

- [01:56:49] Why is this period still culturally relevant?

- [02:15:51] Outro

LINKS

- threekingdoms.com

- kongming.net

- Three Kingdoms over time

- China Unveils Epic 1,320-Ton God Of War Statue

- Heirloom Seal of the Realm

- Zhang Fei Scares Cao Cao At Changban Bridge

- Battle Of Chibi - Fire Cutscene

- Gundam Three Kingdoms

- Romance and Records Game Modes in Total War Three Kingdoms

- Tom’s ‘Hat’

ATTRIBUTION

- Recording engineer: Craig

- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0

- Announcer Voice: Provided by Adam Grant

- Main Image: Guan yu -Summer Palace, Beijing by Shizhao under CC by SA 3.0

Part 2 of 2: Tom and Mike are joined by Rob (from Unparliamentary Language) and Texas Dave to discuss all things sport. Will they convince Tom to like or even try sports?

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TOPICS

- Intro [0:00]

- Balls with Rackets [0:26]

- Kick Punching [10:40]

- The Ocho [31:04]

- Pitching Sport to Tom [40:33]

- Outro and Plugs [1:09:29]

- Next Topic [1:11:12]

- Bonus: Craig and Derailing [1:15:01]

LINKS

- YouTube: Remember Andy Murray winning Wimbledon?

- YouTube: John Isner v Nicolas Mahut

- YouTube: Anderson Silva vs. Israel Adesanya Full Fight Highlights UFC 234

- YouTube: Fight 1 of the TFC Event 1 LPH (Poznan, Poland) vs Wisemen (Gothenburg, Sweden)

- Freakonomics: Not Just Another Labor Force

- YouTube: Calcio Storico 2016

- YouTube: Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat Fortunegiants 30-29 Patna Pirates

- YouTube: Gaelic Football - The Original Beautiful Game

- YouTube: Best Ultimate Frisbee Highlights

- YouTube: Gloucester Cheese Rolling 2012 OFFICIAL - World's Stupidest Competition

- YouTube: Two Amazing NXL World Cup Pro Paintball Matches

- YouTube: The Rules of Bo Taoshi - Weirdest Sport EVER!

- YouTube: Watch the Football! - That Mitchell and Webb Look

- YouTube: Fantasy Football.mov

- YouTube: Math and Baseball Stats | The Career Stats of Chipper Jones

- YouTube: Rickey Henderson crushed souls with unprecedented efficiency

- YouTube: Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

- Dave on Twitch

- Rebel Rivers

ATTRIBUTION

- Recording engineer: Craig

- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0

- Announcer Voice: Provided by Adam Grant

- Main Image: Cheese Rolling by Dave Farrance under CC by SA 3.0

Part 1 of 2: Tom and Mike are joined by Rob (from Unparliamentary Language) and Texas Dave to discuss all things sport. Will they convince Tom to like or even try sports?

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LINKS

- YouTube: As Long As We Beat the English

- YouTube: Fans celebrate England scoring against Wales

- YouTube: Irish fans celebrate Japan win

- YouTube: Seahawks Tackling Drill

- YouTube: Josh Pray - Rugby players are secretly Spartans

- Jag Tag comes to Manchester

- YouTube: Australia bowled out for 60

- Dave on Twitch

ATTRIBUTION

- Recording engineer: Craig

- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0

- Announcer Voice: Provided by Adam Grant

- Main Image: American Football under CC0

With Mike away Tom is joined by Wade (of Mish Mash Mayhem) to discuss flying! Wade talks about his times stuck in helicopters and they both offer some tips for flying as well as the funniest airline safety videos.

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LINKS

- Oxford Dictionaries: Flying

- Wikipedia: Turboprop

- YouTube: BA Flight Safety Video

- YouTube: Virgin Atlantic Flight Safety Video

- YouTube: Air New Zealand Flight Safety Video

- YouTube: BRISTOW AW139 Safety Video

- Flight Jacket

- YouTube: IrnBru Goth Advert

- Instagram: Photos at 30,000 ft

- YouTube: EuroTrip Deleted Scene

- Wade in Cycle Helmet

ATTRIBUTION

- Recording engineer: Craig

- Intro & Outro: Sorcerer's Apprentice by Paul Dukas under CC0 1.0

- Main Image: Elijah Wood in Air New Zealand Safety Video

Tom and Mike are joined by Tom Harrison of Shuffle Quest fame to discuss RPG Streams and Shows. Followed by a Q&A about GM-ing a different RPG system every week and other tidbits about Shuffle Quest.

SPOILERS for Shuffle Quest from 1:24:30-1:32:31.

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LINKS

- Tom Harrison: @TomHarrison19

- Shuffle Quest: @ShuffleQuest

- RPG Casts

- Oglaf: Trapmaster [SFW comic, NSFW website]

- The Adventure Zone

- Critical Role

- Dice, Camera, Action!

- Dark and Dicey

- Fandible

- HoMT 20: Roleplay by Night

- Olmec

- Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG News

- YouTube: Bodger and Badger

- Kickstarter: Interstitial RPG

- Shuffle Quest Discord

- Tomefoolery

- You Don’t Understand

- The Skewer

ATTRIBUTION

Recording engineer: Craig

Outro: Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Main Image: Dice used under CC0. Post-processing by Artur Meski (Instagram: meartur).

Tom and Mike are joined by Jason Carl and Juhana Pettersson from White Wolf to discuss what makes a good Player Character in RPGs as well as news of the upcoming V5 (Vampire 5th Edition) release.

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LINKS

- Jason Carl: https://twitter.com/vampiresnvino

- Juhana Pettersson: http://www.juhanapettersson.com/

- YouTube: Travis Willingham: Lessons in being a Good D&D Player

- YouTube: The Gentleman's Guide to Vampires: V5 Episode One - What's Past is Prologue

- World of Darkness website

- Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines on Steam

- Vampire the Masquerade: Heritage

- By Night LARP

- Arcana High on Twitch

ATTRIBUTION

Recording engineer: Craig

Outro: Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Main Image: Tom in Torpor taken by Tom

Tom and Mike discuss all things musicals: what is a musical? what is the history of the musical? Which ones have made the most money? How many got a Tony, Tony, Toonyyyyy!?

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Links

Musical Theatre

Musicals by Year

Portrayal of East Asians in American Film and Theatre

Examples of Yellowface

Gas That Turns You Inside Out

What Am I Going To Do With A BA In English?

Springtime for Hitler [Movie Version]

Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat

17 Top Grossing Musicals of All Time

Longest Running Broadway Shows

MUGSS

The Squip Song

A Little Priest

2011 Tony Awards Opening Number

2013 Tony Awards Opening Number

Dr Horrible's Sing-a-Long Blog

NOBODY WILL WATCH THE F*CKING TONY AWARDS WITH ME

The 17 Most Tony Award-Winning Works of All Time

NPH Video Games Awards

Tom in a Rainbow Hat

Attribution

Recording engineer: Craig

Outro: Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Main Image: Made in Dagenham cast taken by Tom

Tom and Mike are joined by Leah and Oli to discuss Transhumanism: what is it? what will replace us? should we be worried?

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LINKS

Transhumanism subreddit

What is Transhumanism?

Bill McKibben

Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age by Bill McKibben

Foreign Policy: Transhumanism

Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

CGP Grey: Fable of the Dragon Tyrant

Crash Course: The Hamburger

BBC: TNG1412 Drug Trial

Project Cyborg 2.0

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Ray Kurzweil

Redesigning Humans by Gregory Stock

Engines of Creation by Eric Drexler

I, Cyborg by Kevin Warwick

Attribution

Recording engineer: Craig

Outro: Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/