Here's Where it Went Wrong

Wen and Andrew are joined by Michael to sit down with Niccole Thurman (Haute Dog, The Opposition, Superstore, Shrill, A Black Lady Sketch Show) and talk about where dating went so wrong, with the introduction of online dating. They trace the history of the personal ad back to 1695, and follow the insane timeline up through early social networks in matchmaking magazines during the 19th/20th century, to the first computer dating service in 1959, and how that all led to the apps of today!

Learn about the insane stipulations of the first personal ad, the astounding results the first time a woman tried to place one, and the covert codes used in lonely hearts magazines that got one shut down and the owner arrested. Plus, when reaching dating apps and the current era, you get to learn about our podcasters’ love lives! Which surprisingly may not be the disasters this show normally strives for, but they’re prepared to make it worse for your entertainment!

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Andrew and Wen talk with comedian and biomedial engineer Pallavi Gunalan (followable on Twitter, Instagram and Tik Tok) about science, peer review, stem cells, Spartacus for some reason, how much sex Stephen Hawking had, and SO much more! But especially, where it all went wrong. In this case, a scandal so big that it rocked the scientific world when the author of a research paper falsified data, which led to 6 months of investigation, drama and even a tragic death.

Pallavi also tells us about her numerous charitable projects, for which volunteers are always needed! The links to the projects discussed in the episode are included below!

RespiraWorks - Developing low-cost ventilators 

Volunteer form to tutor Black students and Form for students to request tutoring

Mailing List to support Black Lives and Google Drive with resources

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Wen and Andrew welcome the very funny Abby Govindan to discuss the 90’s, what makes a TV show problematic, and the Amaani Lyle v. Warner Brothers lawsuit that made us all question exactly what the writers of Friends thought Friends was about. Also Counting Crows comes up a surprising amount, but still not as much as Wen and Andrew would like it to.

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Wen and Andrew welcome Mike Camerlengo (60 Second Classics) to discuss the magical 1998 Home Run Race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, and how it and baseball itself was sullied by the steroid scandal that made baseball players the size of tanks.

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Andrew,  Wen and Jay recap the entire X-Men movie franchise, how it helped set the groundwork for the Marvel universe, and then how X-Men somehow closed the saga on the worst movie of the series!

We get to hear about how they tapped Royal Shakespeare Academy legends to pretend to have super powers,  how one of the world's most powerful Omega Mutants was largely relegated to making ice cubes (and not the mutant it should have been), and how Magneto keeps getting sexier even though he's supposed to be 62 by now.

You can follow all 3 of these comedians to hear their further thoughts on X-Men and everything else at:

Andrew Nadeau

Wen Powers

Jay Jurden

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Andrew and Wen welcome their first two guests of the pod this week! Myq Kaplan and their frequent collaborator Michael talk all things Die Hard and become overly protective of "Live Free or Die Hard" as they take "A Good Day To Die Hard" down a peg.

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In their first history episode, Andrew teaches Wen about the struggles of keeping time at sea, how everything went sideways to sink an unsinkable ship, and why you shouldn't use a dog as a clock.

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With the release of THE BATMAN trailer, Wen and Andrew talk about their love of the Batman movies of the 80's and 90's, including Wen's first Valentine's Day, and determine which film ruined Batman for 8 long years.

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To celebrate the original Jurassic Park films making their way to Netflix, Wen and Andrew use the opportunity to discuss their love for the classic franchise and where it went wrong, Jurassic Park III.

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