Nobody Knows

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Listener PJ Huang asked this question on this episode, which features music by J. O. LaMadeleine, Effisio Melis, the Original Sacred Harp Choir, Temiuv Damirov, and the Georgian State Folk Song and Dance Ensemble. Other sounds courtesy of the community at freesound.org. Somebody is thinking of buying a Freesound T-shirt.

"Why do people have political beliefs that are so bad for the world?

This week we rebroadcast a favorite episode of Nobody Knows and would love for you to share it with everybody—your family, your friends, somebody with whom you have political differences—everybody.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Elizabeth Weinstein asked this question. Spanish military band music recorded by Radio Nacional in Sevilla sometime in the early 1950s. Somebody is running low on lizard food.

Nobody’s gone to the beach and will be back for a special holiday episode next week. Music on this bonus episode recorded by King Ben Nawahi in the 1920s.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Joanna Kessler asked this episode's question. Nobody was injured during the making of this episode. Somebody knows nothing about it.

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Rebecca Kanach asked this episode's question. Music by the Columbia Saxophone Sextette, recorded in 1919. Nobody won a Peabody for producing this episode. Somebody spent all the prize money on seven things. Anybody can write and guess what they were. Everybody who includes an address will get a prize.

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody.

This episode's questions were asked and recorded by Danny Leo, Michele Rosenthal, Morgão Papelão, Amy Smith, Heather Houde, Loren Groenendaal, Heidi Kay, Sharon Wasko, Alanna Bozman, Lizzie Burrows, TJ McGlinchey, and Sasha Wright. Ariel Ben Amos chose this episode's number.

"Ein, Zwei, Drei und Vier (Glücklich Bin Ich Nur Mit Dir)" written by the Comedian Harmonists and recorded here by Fred Bird in 1932. Gamelan music performed by the Gong of Belaluan in 1928. "Auld Lang Syne" recorded by Japan's Imperial Navy Concert Band in 1910. Somebody knows the rest.

Julius Masri neither recorded a question nor any music for this episode, but has plenty of both questions and music. Thanks to Jonathan Pfeffer for ringing our bell, and to the late Bob Dorough for doing the math.

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Jen Kinney asked these questions. Music performed by the Stick & Rag Village Orchestra in 2005. Additional percussion courtesy of Kevin Hall through freesound.org. Nobody knows? Somebody knows better.

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Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Jerold “Papa” Rosenthal asked these questions in conversation with Benjamin “Ace Mensch” Rosenthal. Klezmer music recorded in 1939 by the State Ensemble for Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Romany music recorded c. 1930s by a group of unknown musicians, “Old Time Blues” recorded in 1921 by Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds. Scurrying dog recorded by Kat7777 in 2017 and made available via freesound.org.

This special episode is dedicated to the memory of Papa Rosenthal and all the tails he shared.

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"Why does a dog wag their tail when happy, chase their tail when bored, and what's the origin of 'a piece of' tail?"

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Jerold “Papa” Rosenthal asked these questions in conversation with Benjamin “Ace Mensch” Rosenthal. Klezmer music recorded in 1939 by the State Ensemble for Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Romany music recorded c. 1930s by a group of unknown musicians, “Old Time Blues” recorded in 1921 by Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds. Scurrying dog recorded by Kat7777 in 2017 and made available via freesound.org.

This special episode is dedicated to the memory of Papa Rosenthal and all the tails he shared.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Scott Sheppard asked this question. Somebody boycotted the podcast for a week because it switched to a fortnightly release schedule without notice. Nobody cares.

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