The Low Grade Research Podcast

In this episode, Jay tells Mitch about a protein folding disease that's probably in your body right now and only growing stronger. Its like the sad, dangerous, adult-onset puberty you never wanted.

While this episode has nothing to do with puberty, it does talk about infectious diseases and briefly cannibalism (I'm honestly blown away how often I have to warn about cannibalism with this show).

If you want to learn more about Proteinopathy, check out the Wikipedia page. If you want to know why Mitch has a bench warrant issued by a federal judge in Minnesota, you can click here. It "allegedly" has something to do with him running an illegal underground fight ring pitting teens against drug dealers in what critics are calling "a fresh take on the circus, but with real consequences."

Thanks for listening.

In this episode, Mitch tells Jay about that one kid in high school who grew up to be the real life Spiderman: Benjamin Fodor, AKA Phoenix Jones.

This episode contains descriptions of vigilantism, dealing drugs, and spending buckets of cash on a custom super-suit. Listen with care.

If you want to learn more about Phoenix Jones, visit the Wikipedia page. If you'd like to learn more about Mitch's campaign to cut down as many trees as possible because "the forest knows and it needs to go" click here.

In this episode, Jay tells Mitch why there's more to fear in the deep ocean than just sharks. There is also pressurized gas and your body will explode.

This episode contains descriptions of how extreme pressure effects the body (spoiler, its not good), death, claustrophobia, body recovery, and a host of other unpleasant stuff related to deep scuba diving. Listen with care.

If you wan't to learn more about Deep Diving, check out the Wikipedia page. If you want to watch Mitch slam 17 whole lobsters in a world record attempt, check out this video. I should be clear, it wasn't an official eating contest, more like a "did you see the SWAT team had to drag a guy out of Krogers" type of thing. Its just Mitch, a GoPro, and 17 raw lobsters, shell and all. What a day.

Enjoy the episode.

In this episode, Mitch tells Jay about one dentists insane dream that altered the course of human-bat and dentist-politician relations forever. The Bat Bomb.

This episode contains some descriptions of WW2, and animal-powered bombs engineered during that time.

If you want to learn more about the Bat Bomb, check out the Wikipedia page. Before you leave, Mitch is looking for gently used copies of Passion of the Christ to hand out to local Satanic Temples. Click here to send your copy.

In this episode, Jay tells Mitch about Fritz Haber, the father of chemical warfare, who was instrumental in advanced agricultural science but hated by his father for his lack of business acumen.

This episode includes content about biological and chemical warfare, lethal gasses and their effect on the body, the holocaust, murder, and suicide. If you'd rather not listen to this one, feel free to check out our episode on Frankenstein, its much more lighthearted.

If you want to learn more about Fritz Haber, check out the Wikipedia page. I also want to mention, Mitch finally wrapped up his old high school science-fair project (they wouldn't mail him a diploma until he did). Here's his presentation on how animals without thumbs eat human cereal.

In this episode, Mitch tells Jay about Lake Surfing, ocean surfing's younger, colder, more remote, and extreme (and also less extreme) sibling.

This episode contains descriptions about large bodies of water, Tokyo, and sharks, so listen with care.

If you want to know more about Lake Surfing, visit the Wikipedia page.

P.S. Mitch is purchasing and reselling Girl Scout Cookies at rock bottom prices. You're literally losing money not buying these. Snag them now before they sell out.

In this episode, Jay tells Mitch about the most expensive way to pay for a funeral. I'm talking about spending $50k to climb the most dangerous mountain on Earth.

This episode contains descriptions about death and accidental dismemberment, corpses interred in the Himmalayas, and people falling to their deaths or dying from other injury or exposure. Listen carefully so it doesn't happen to you.

If you want to learn more about K2, visit the Wikipedia page. Its also worth checking out this unbelievable, I mean, UNBELIEVABLE video from Red Bull Snow of Andrzej Bargiel skiing down K2 after he just climbed it. I chewed my nails clean off watching this. Special thanks to the American Alpine Club and this fantastic article we reference in the show.

One last thing. Mitch just started a charity that makes cargo pants for horses and they need your support. Click here to voice your support--or lets be honest--your concern.

Mitch tells Jay about a monster every drunk uncle at every Thanksgiving claims they've fist-fought: Skin-walkers.

This episode contains some talk about murder and frightening subjects, so please listen with care. There is also some talk about a lunatic named Cosmic Ray who has an ice cream stand that is definitely not within health code.

If you'd like to know more about Skin-walkers, visit the Wikipedia page. If you're interested in getting in on the ground floor with lightly haunted antiques, check out this Garden Gnome Mitch is trying to sell for his Grandma.

Jay ruins Mitch's sleep forever: Let's talk about Windegos.

The giant, hungry, murderous villian of Algonquian folklore, the Windego answers the age-old question: Would you rather run into a bear or a Windego in the woods? Choose the bear.

This episode contains descriptions of murder, cannibalism, auto-cannibalism, suicide, dismemberment, and other frightening topics, so don't listen around small children or small pets.

In addition to the fantastic Wikipedia page about Windegos, we also talked about this great article from All Things Interesting. We also mention the National Park After Dark and Tooth and Claw podcasts--check them out.

One last thing: Mitch is auditioning for a leading role in a stageplay he wrote, but he's nervous he wont get he part. Please like and comment on his video aution to boost his odds.

Mitch tells Jay about the Chupacabra. A feral, blood sucking, dog-racoon-wolf-Karen hybrid that's terrorizing our farms and livestock... or is completely made up out of the movie Species.

This episode contains descriptions of livestock killings, illiteracy, and worthless careers, so be careful.

If you want to learn more about the Chupacabra, visit the Wikipedia page. Also, I'm not really supposed to share this, but here's a video of Mitch cradling a baby orangutang at the Zoo and sobbing lol. Its hilarious.