Nonsense: The Show

Nonsense: The Show

By Captain Nick PottorffSociety & Culture
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Nonsense: The Show episodes

  • 313 - A Complicated Tale

    Episode 313 of Nonsense is here! 


    Tonight I'll share with you a fun-filled and free-wheeling episode featuring the story of the Dancing Plague of 1518, the complicated tale of Mary Surrat - a Lincoln Assassination Co-Conspirator, and the 48th entry into the Captain's Film Institute - Pineapple Express. 


    For those few of you supporting on Patreon.com/NonsenseTheShow, thank you so so much.  Your donations to my work mean more than I can ever express. 


    [email protected] for any feedback, story suggestions, or anything else you feel like sharing. 

    1 hr 18 min
  • 312 - Question Everything

    Nonsense returns and Captain Nick is starting to feel the magic again!  


    Tune in to hear lots of killer music as well as a fun conspiracy theory - Is Finland Real?  You'll hear the tale of the world's most incredible taxidermist, Carl Akeley and the tale of the Little Man Mine and the Pedro Mountains Mummy.  We'll close the show out with Captain's Film Institute entry #47 - Accepted!  


    Thank you, as always for supporting this show.  It means a lot and I'd love to hear your feedback.  


    IG: BeardNBones


    Support Nonsense with your dollars please! 

    Patreon.com/NonsenseTheShow

    1 hr 16 min
  • 311 - Fresh Start, Don't Quit

    Welcome to Nonsense 311. It's a drunken ramble of me expressing some emotions and rambling my way through some stories.  It's been a hard year and there's a lot of emotions so I expect you can tolerate a weird episode or two now and then, huh?

    Check in for some drunken vulnerability, a story of Fray Tormenta, La Maupin, and Nacho Libre.  Plus, a far too honest reflection on my year and things that are going on.


    Fuck it, I'm drunk and figuring it out as I go.  Good luck.  Thanks for listening.  See you again soon for a better episode.

    1 hr 32 min
  • 310 - Love Is A Battlefield

    Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back to Nonsense:The Show!  A little bit sporadic lately due to the ugliness of real life intruding but Nonsense perseveres and I'm working on getting back to a proper schedule as soon as possible.    This week we'll discuss some badass stories inspired by love and an indomitable warrior spirit. You'll hear the story of Robert Smalls, the pirate slave of the Mississippi.  Then you'll hear all about the Night Witches of World War 2 and Jean De Clisson - The Lioness of Brittany.  We'll close the show out with Captain's Film Institute #45 - Top Gun: Maverick.   As always, thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for your support and continued listening of Nonsense.  I love this weird little show and wish we had more ears on it but each and every one of you should feel pride in your support of my silly little dream.    If you read this far, please indulge me and post a picture on Instagram that makes you think of me or makes you feel happy.  Please tag me in it so that I can feel the happiness and love.  God knows I could use it right now.   IG: @BeardNBones

    Patreon.com/NonsenseTheShow

    1 hr 32 min
  • 309 - A Woman Scorned

    Welcome back to a long-overdue return to Nonsense!    After some major life changes and a few months of much-needed escape, Nonsense is back!

    This week's episode focuses on badass women and legendary warriors.  We'll start with the female samurai known as the Onna-Bugeisha, spend some time in the high mountains with Miriam O'Brien, and face down samurai legend with Hattori Hanzo.  We'll round out the episode with the first part of Quentin Tarantino's incredible films - Kill Bill.   As always, thank you for your continued support and time spent on Nonsene: The Show.  It means the world to me.    

    IG: BeardNBones

    Patreon.com/NonsensetheShow

    57 min
  • 308 - Kilmer's Last Ride

    Please forgive my extended break, my friends.  Nonsense is back to its regularly scheduled programming and I have an explanation for you along with a couple of killer segments.  Tune in to hear some fantastic tales of Led Zepplin's Rock & Roll greatness and a taste of Cold War espionage with an iron curtain love story about friendship between a CIA agent and his KGB counterpart.  We'll close things out with the 43rd entry into the Captain's Film Institute - Varsity Blues!  


    Thank you, as always for supporting this little show and my broadcasting dreams.  I appreciate each and every one of you. 


    Patreon.com/NonsenseTheShow


    IG: BeardNBones

    1 hr 3 min
  • A Nonsense Special Announcement
    Due to some unfortunate and unforeseen changes in life, I’m not shoe to record a show this week. I’ll be back ASAP with new episodes and and explanation. Thank you all.
    2 min
  • 307 - Two-Faced Fashion

    Ladies and Gentlemen, a very special fashion-focused episode of Nonsense: The Show is here to grace your eardrums!  


    Tune in to hear the interesting and "erotic" history of the powdered wig, a tale about a two-faced man called Edward Mordrake, and the fascinating facts about pubic wigs known as merkins.  We'll also add the 42nd entry into the Captain's Film Institute with the Alicia Silverstone classic from 1995 - Clueless! 


    Thanks, as always, for tuning into Nonsense.  Whether this is your first episode or your 50th, it means the world that you'd give me an hour of your life.  I hope you were entertained and I hope you learned something new along the way. 


    Pretty, pretty please, tell your friends and share Nonsense on your social media.  It all helps me draw new listeners and add to my goal of growing Nonsense into something I can do full-time for your wonderful, wonderful people. 


    Love and hugs.  Stay cool.  


    Support Nonsense on Patreon.com/NonsenseTheShow. 


    Write a review on Apple Podcasts or share on your socials! 

    59 min
  • 306 - Rockstars and Rebels

    Nonsense 306 is a piratical expedition into stories of some of the most famous and influential rockstars and rebels in history!  We'll start with the backstory of a famous rumrunner who inspired the phrase "The Real McCoy" and then slide right into a tale of rockstar debauchery with the 1984 Bark at the Moon Tour featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue.  You'll hear about Ozzy and Crue battling to out rockstar each other and get the true backstory of Ozzy's famous bat-biting incident.   You'll then get the tale of the most successful pirate in history, a female pirate who ruled Chinese waters with hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of men.   Closing things out will be entry 41 in the Captain's Film Institute - Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, 


    Thank you, as always, for supporting Nonsense: The Show.  Please tell your friends and throw me a few dollars on Patreon to keep the episodes coming!  Patreon subscribers get every episode several days early.  


    IG: BeardNBones

    1 hr 5 min
  • 305 - Outlaws, Lovers, and Lawyers

    Welcome back to episode 305 of Nonsense: The Show! 


    This episode is a long one!  It features stories about an incredible Atlantic kayaker, a major league trick play featuring a baseball and a potato, the story of a famous outlaw and lover called Tiburcio Vasquez in California's wildest days, and the 40th entry into the Captain's Film Institute with the Joe Pesci classic, My Cousin Vinny. 


    Thanks so much for tuning in!  Please tell your friends, leave me a review, and support me on Patreon.com/NonsenseTheShow. 


    Feedback, questions, sponsors, and more always welcome at [email protected] or BeardNBones on Instagram.  


    Love you! 

    1 hr 31 min

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