Pursuit of the Trivial

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Pursuit of the Trivial episodes:

April 29, 2015 Ep.52.keep your podcast away from the holocaust
Join Matt and Spencer try to break out of a room, create belly button cheese and finally find that adventure playground they’ve been dreaming of.
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Additional reading:
Trailer for The Land documentary
Scientists create belly button bacteria based cheese
Break Out Birminham
Matt’s cover of Wrecking Ball
Matt’s coverage of Daredevil
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April 07, 2015Ep.51.Sloppy, Profound
Matt and Spencer talk about meeting John Popper, building their life on a lie, plastic and The Boredom Method.
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Additional Reading:
Hook by Blues Traveler
The Max Fun Drive
The musical stylings of Nixon Cheesewheel
A Case for Boredom
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March 19, 2015 Ep.50! – We’re Baaaaaack!
Matt and Spencer return from their hiatus and talk about disappointing vacations, media endurance challenges and the owl vandalism subplot in The Walking Dead.
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January 30, 2015 Ep.49 – The Times They Are a-Changin’
Join Matt and Spencer as they prepare for the Pope’s arrival by throwing back some North Korean brew, sneaking Bob Dylan lyrics into scientific papers and replacing their food intake with Soylent. How do they get so much done you ask? Two words: adult diapers!
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Sports & Leisure
North Korea’s microbrewery culture
Geography
When preparing for the pope to visit don’t forget the adult diapers
Science
Lose your dependence on food (video: How I Stopped Eating for 30 Days)
Arts & Literature
Swedish scientists compete over who can sneak the most Dylan lyrics into their articles
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January 16, 2015 Ep.48 – Vegetable Theory
Join Matt and Spencer as they send glitter to their enemies, take up DIY synthetic biology and get surgery on a boat! All while watching the same bad movie over and over and over.

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Entertainment
Two guys watch Grown Ups 2 every week for a year and thier podcast about it
Sports and Leisure
Glitter bomb your enemies!
Science & Nature
What are the risks of DIY synthetic biology?
History
What president had secret surgery on a boat?
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January 08, 2015Ep.47 – All the Way to Mexico
Join Matt and Spencer as they watch violent children’s films, bet on their weight loss and wait for their lost parrot to return. The entire time they are the only audience for an exclusive Bob Dylan show!
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Science & Nature
How to bet on your weight loss with Diet Better or use Healthy Wage (or you could go cold turkey)
Arts & Literature
Bob Dylan does a show for one man as part of an “experiement” on the effects of community (also check out the video) (or check out The Filip and Fredrick Podcast)
Geography
Parrot returns to owner speaking a different language after four years
Entertainment
Children’s movies are rife with murder!

Also we talked about
Goat punishment
Jump Little Children’s song Mexico
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December 31, 2014 Ep.46 – Eli Is My Power Animal
Join Spencer, Ashley and Brittany as they take their emotional support alpaca to an eatery, clean their chimneys with a goose and find out why the movie Face Off is no longer science fiction.
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December 18, 2014 Ep.45 – Nothing Good to Say About Cuba
Join Matt and Spencer as they visit an abandoned man-made lake in search of a tree of forty fruit and then create an elaborate infographic about the journey. All the while they are hoping the Cards Against Humanity expansion pack they purchased on Black Friday can’t be judged by it’s cover!
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Arts & Literature
Nicholas Felton makes data filled annual reports of his life
Entertainment
Cards Against Humanity gives it’s Black Friday customers exactly what they advertised
Geography
The Saltan Sea is a man-made lake that is all but abandoned (also there’s a short film on it)
Science & Nature
Artist makes a tree that produces 40 different types of fruit

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December 12, 2014 Ep.44 – North Korea Special
Join Matt and Spencer as they explore the mysterious and humorous depths of North Korean history and speculate on whether the Sony leaks are the “merciless counter measure” Kim Jong Un was promising. All while erecting a statue to Kim Jong Sung in celebration of his eternal presidency!

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History
10 things you might not know about North Korea!
Entertainment
Were the Sony Leaks payback for “The Interview”? Is Kim Jong Un the leader of The Guardians of Peace?
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December 04, 2014 Ep.43 – Baby at Mic Level
Join Matt, Spencer, and special guest Ashley Roeder as they prevent the rise of Polish vampires, scroll through a stomach churning app and remember what Thanksgiving is really all about, shopping! Also special appearance by Spencer’s son who attempts to eat the microphone!

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History
Why Thanksgiving was moved up a week
Geography
How to prevent Polish vampires from rising (and why they probably weren’t to begin with)
Science & Nature
Doctors share stomach turning patient photos on the app, Figure 1

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FAQs about Pursuit of the Trivial:

How many episodes does Pursuit of the Trivial have?

The podcast currently has 51 episodes available.