So You Wanna Be Average

We are celebrating Tartan Day on our 11th So You Wanna Be Average podcast episode with a discussion about plaid! What is Tartan Day? Is there a difference between plaid and tartan? Which Nova Scotian location is the provincial tartan apparently inspired by? How does plaid relate to the punk movement? Which drinks and songs to we think of when it comes to the topic? Find out all that and more in Episode 11: Plaid!

We do "Something Different" in our tenth So You Wanna Be Average episode by lifting the curtain and helping listeners learn more about us! What are some of our go-to drinks? What music were we raised on? Who was rammed by a ram? Who has toured Canada as a musician? How has the podcast life been so far? Find out all that and more in Episode 10!

We're talking about stop signs on the ninth episode of our So You Wanna Be Average podcast. What colours were early stop signs? What is the significance of the octagon shape? What are alternatives to the classic four-way stop? What's the history behind famous songs with "stop" in the title? Find out all that and more in Episode 09: Stop Signs!

In this So You Wanna Be Average podcast episode, we are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in a COVID-friendly fashion … sharing facts about the holiday over the internet while drinking in our basement! Does Guinness taste better in Ireland? How long is the “perfect pour” of Guinness beer (it’s longer than you probably think!)? Which character briefly replaced Lucky the Leprechaun from Lucky Charms in a particular region? What are the marshmallows in Lucky Charms called? Did leprechauns always wear green? How did Bono of U2 get his nickname? Find out all that and more in Episode 08!

In this So You Wanna Be Average podcast episode, we discuss potatoes. What is the (brief) history of the potato? Who was known to wear potato blossoms? Which Canadian province is leading the potato race? What's the deal with Mr. Potato Head?Find out all that and more in Episode 07!

In this So You Wanna Be Average podcast episode, we discuss arcades and the golden age of gaming, touching upon the video game crash of 1983.. What are arcades? Were there famous arcade gamers? What happened when successful arcade companies tried to bring games into the house? How did a major mogul trick a friend during development of an arcade game? Find out all that and more in Episode 06!

So You Wanna Be Average is a podcast out of Halifax, Nova Scotia. This week we discuss denim: what is denim? What's the difference between denim and jeans? How did the Canadian Tuxedo come to be and which celebrities are associated with it? Do we know who is wearing jeans on the cover of Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones? Find out all that and more in Episode 05!

This week on So You Wanna Be Average we discuss Valentine's Day: what are crushes and are they good for you? What celebrity is the song You Oughta Know about? Which candy company got in trouble for telling people to SMILE? Find out in Episode 04!

This week on So You Wanna Be Average we talk about guilty pleasures. What is a guilty pleasure? What are our guilty pleasures (professional wrestling and watching Real Housewives)? What are the commonalities in our guilty pleasures (they are surprisingly similar)? Why should we be retiring the phrase guilty pleasure? Find out all of this and more in Episode 3!

We’re discussing birthdays this week on So You Wanna Be Average. How did we come to celebrate birthdays? Who gets to celebrate multiple birthdays per year? What songs remind us of birthdays past? What is the most popular birth month in the US and when are people least likely to be born? Find out all this and more.