Attend the tale of this wienie clod,

Whose legs were short and proclivities odd.

He snipped the tresses of sleeping women,

Who never thereafter were stylish again.

He trod a path that none should trod,

This wienie clod,

The Phantom Barber of Creep...Street.

A baseball game. A ballpark hotdog. Needlessly uprooting a native population in the name of Manifest Destiny. America.

This week, the guys excavate the seedy history of the Battle of Chavez Ravine and how Dodger Stadium came to be located where it is. Caution: you may want a refund on those season tickets after you hear this one.

Pardon our dust! Due to technical issues, the guys won't be blessing your ears with a full episode this week. Please enjoy this Bright Spot in its place, and have a wonderful week!

If the past four years have taught us nothing else, it has taught us the dangers of entertaining conspiracies "just for fun." Kevin and Jason didn't get the memo, though, because that's just what this week's episode is about! This week, the guys head off to the mythical land of Wyoming, only to end up naked and Canadian. What happens in between? Only reddit knows.

Marriage is a glorious institution, but everyone needs a little Me Time now and then. But what happens when a getaway weekend requires a getaway car? This week, the guys walk down the aisle toward the altar of marital bliss, only to be jilted by the tale of Lawrence Ripple, the Kansas man who robbed a bank to escape living with his wife. Curl up with your SO and be grateful for them as you hear this wild story about a man trying to exchange one institution for another.

Who hasn't gazed at a rainbow, following its graceful arc to the horizon, dreaming of reaching its storied end, on the promise of finding...Mobile Alabama? This week, the guys trample on not just American history, but Irish oral tradition too, as they set off in search of the truth of the Crichton Leprechaun story. Will they find the pot of gold? Or just a pile of shit? We think you already know.

They aren't from here. But they came, and now it seems like they've taken over the whole place! They use up all the resources, trample on the existing cultures, then move on to the next unsuspecting unfortunates. We know you think we're talking about Americans, but no! This week, the guys manifest a destiny wherein they learn about the hidden lives of invasive species, those hearty, adaptive creatures that looked so cute in the store, but now they just ate the dog.

Hey, sweetie. We've had a good run, but it's not working out. It's not you, it's us. We want nothing but for you to be happy, so we have to let you be free. Free to live your life. Free to listen to other podcasts.

Kidding! We'll never leave you, though this week the guys are looking into the scary, painful world of the breakup. This episode is for anyone who has ever broken up with someone, or for any country that's breaking up with its President.

The clinical term for the fear of clowns is coulrophobia, but the rest of us know it as common sense. This week, the guys explore the (numerous!) clown panics of American history, often as a result of mass cultural anxiety. Of course, there's nothing like a televised attempted coup to ratchet up the cultural anxiety level. So if the giant orange clown in charge of the government isn't enough for you, who knows? Expect to see more?

Water, water everywhere, and what a spot to sink! This week, the guys probe the murky depths of The Michigan Triangle, a mysterious section of Lake Michigan which seems to swallow ships and planes much like its better-known cousin near Bermuda. Along the way, they find--well, not much. That's kinda the nature of mysterious sections of lakes which swallow ships and planes. If you were hoping for a more cheery start to 2021, I don't know, buddy. Sorry.