The Cracked Podcast

Cracked Head Writer & Creative Director of Video, Daniel O’Brien joins Jack O’Brien (no relation) to discuss the many things you may not know about President Lyndon B. Johnson in honor of Daniel’s upcoming book, “ How To Fight Presidents .” We’ll learn about some gems such as LBJ’s obsession with recording/transcribing almost every phone conversation to taking out his wiener (which he nicknamed Jumbo) in public all the time.

David Wong aka Jason Pargin returns to discuss cultural bias with Jack O’Brien on this week’s episode of Cracked. They’ll get into why we overlook major plot points from real world origin stories of many cultural figures ranging from Bill Gates to Prince, why the mentor character always has to die in a story, and why Disney characters are usually orphans.

David Wong aka Jason Pargin returns to discuss cultural bias with Jack O’Brien on this week’s episode of Cracked. They’ll get into why we overlook major plot points from real world origin stories of many cultural figures ranging from Bill Gates to Prince, why the mentor character always has to die in a story, and why Disney characters are usually orphans.

On today's episode of Cracked, Jack and Michael invite some fellow Cracked contributors to dissect their favorite real world origin stories. Topics discussed include everything from the QWERTY keyboard, Wikipedia and ketchup to planned parenthood, the concept of summer and the Holocaust.

On today's episode of Cracked, Jack and Michael invite some fellow Cracked contributors to dissect their favorite real world origin stories. Topics discussed include everything from the QWERTY keyboard, Wikipedia and ketchup to planned parenthood, the concept of summer and the Holocaust.

Michael Swaim is back to share stories from his first time visit to Burning Man. He’ll tell us all about feeling comfortable enough to be nude for almost the entire time he was there, getting his mind blown from some of the many pieces of art, the most refreshing shower he’s ever had, the incredible Thunderdome, some of the craziest things that happened when he was on acid, the concept of Playa Time, and some of the negatives from his first time experience.

Michael Swaim is back to share stories from his first time visit to Burning Man. He’ll tell us all about feeling comfortable enough to be nude for almost the entire time he was there, getting his mind blown from some of the many pieces of art, the most refreshing shower he’s ever had, the incredible Thunderdome, some of the craziest things that happened when he was on acid, the concept of Playa Time, and some of the negatives from his first time experience.

Jack O’Brien welcomes Executive Editor of Cracked/author Jason Pargin aka David Wong today to talk about our loss of privacy. They’ll get into why people aren’t that interested in the NSA scandal, how growing up during the Cold War affected Jason’s outlook on being constantly monitored, and the near future in which everyone will be completely fine with being recorded at all times.

Jack O’Brien welcomes Executive Editor of Cracked/author Jason Pargin aka David Wong today to talk about our loss of privacy. They’ll get into why people aren’t that interested in the NSA scandal, how growing up during the Cold War affected Jason’s outlook on being constantly monitored, and the near future in which everyone will be completely fine with being recorded at all times.

Today Jack O’Brien talks about memory and why we suck at it. He’ll examine the idea of flashbulb memories by chatting with senior Cracked editor Robert Brockway about a personal anecdote of his that involves mushrooms and a wolf. Then, Jack & Robert discuss what’s weird about George Bush’s recollection of how he found out about the September 11 attacks and whether 9/11 was an inside job.