Research and Destroy Podcast

Dude, you got a really hot grandpa. Speaking of oldies: so many people in history have a lot of bizarre sexual kinks. Plus where did this sex tape craze come from? Should that really be enough to give rise to stardom?

Not so long ago, snake oil was sold as a remedy for any ailment. Good thing the FDA and PETA weren't around to prevent people from wringing out their snakes. Animals aside, what if we used people in our experiments instead? Leave it to the Third Reich to cross all moral boundaries and put our mortal bodies to the test. We'll wrap up this episode exploring some of the most ridiculous things ever heard by MD's. As expected, there is still no cure for idiocy.

Harry Houdini had escaped from so many predicaments, but could he have escaped from Alcatraz prison? He was good at getting in, but did you know that Casanova was also good at getting out? Prison was just another temporary sentence for this bossonova beast.

Is it true that phobias and anxiety are closely related? The link is much closer than you may think. Adam breaks down how phobias have been studied and categorized across history. Justin covers a variety of celebrities with aversions ranging from clowns to mirrors. Meanwhile, Jon gives us some of the wackiest fears out there!

If another country tried to influence our minds here at home, would that be surprising? What if it was in the form of a pop song? Russian propaganda has been all over the news within the past few years. It turns out that it goes much further back than that... This leads us to the question we're all thinking: "Is the USA pulling these same tricks on us?"

Is the role of Superman cursed? Many of the actors that portrayed the Man of Steel have had suffered mysterious deaths or unfortunate accidents. People with bad luck often claim they are cursed, but maybe they just walked under a ladder or got off on the 13th floor. Is it just bad luck? or did someone curse them, find out how that curse probably, definitely, maybe went down. (hint: it involves a jar of pee)

Just hearing the word ‘scandal’ probably makes you think of something dramatic and juicy. Bill Clinton, Watergate, and OJ Simpson top the popular lists of the biggest scandals of our generation, but what about some of the others? It may surprise you to hear that John Lennon falls into the category of scandal-maker. How could...

Have you ever wondered about what happens after you die? If you’re a schmuck in this life are you recycled into an measly animal of prey? Maybe at the brink of death you’ll be pulled back, after catching a glimpse into a sweet existence beyond this world. Or, maybe, a winged woman clad in armor...

It all comes full circle as our friends discuss the absurd, the wacky, and the spooky within this coming “home” episode about Florida. Jon reminds us what truly constitutes a Florida man: a Lego-man raft full of meth and a sprinkling of bath salts. Within Adam’s tale, we learn a bit about the weird-woods location...

You’ve probably heard of Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, but what about a Bunyip? To venture into the world of cryptozoology, Justin elevates the conversation by taking us to the Himalayas while discussing the origin story of the Yeti. Benjamin Franklin throws copious amount of shade at some colonial Americans in Adam’s tale of...