The Scofflaws: A History of Law and Disorder

Substitute cohost John and Sean put on their deer stalker caps and then immediately discard them to discuss the greatest detective in fiction, Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's creation that helped usher in many of the investigative techniques used by law enforcement today. Also discussed, the Fox Saturday Morning Cartoon Block and some light Batman talk.

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Kate and Sean go to the final frontier and examine the laws that govern the infinite void of space. What's the real Prime Directive? What articles of secession do the colonies have to file to secede from the United Earth Federation? Does Kate get any of these references? Also, discussion of movie actors and characters without remembering their names and spoilers for a 20 year old comic book.

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Kate and Sean ramp up for Halloween by proving that the gig economy was alive and thriving in the 16th century, except instead of driving people and things places, it was witchfinders. Who were guys, who found witches. It's not always a clever pun, sometimes it's just a straightforward business name. Also, Costumes of Halloween past, and the adopt-a-highway program of 16th century England: adopt-a-vagrant.

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Kate and Sean swim up from the lake that was the Chicago-land area to discuss one of everyone's favorite labor laws, the 8-hour work day. When did it start? How did unions impact its creation? Also, Sean gives an impromptu geography lesson vis-a-vis fruit and you should really visit some museums cause they're awesome and deserve you're patronage.

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Kate and Sean dive into (no pun intended) into the laws and regulations surrounding swimsuits through the centuries. From full body wool swimming coffins to paradoxical swimsuits you cannot get wet, follow the trail of how squeamish society is around how much skin is showing. Also, walnuts make you look like a burn victim and turn of the century sexy Japanese neck action.

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Sean quizzes Kate on the hometown superhero (villian?) of Florida, FloridaMan! Where do his powers come from? What are his powers? How strong are his toes? See if you can best Kate at picking out true FloridaMan stories from false ones!

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Kate and Sean go back to the wild west to talk about gun control laws of the lawless. Well, they weren't really lawless. I mean, they HAD laws, just not a lot of federal oversight. Also discussed, Sean misremembers the name of a firearm, and Mark Twain dissing on a town in California.

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Special guest Trai and Sean go off script and talk about the history of the Mona Lisa, one of the most famous stolen artworks in existence! It's also super tiny and effective against Bug, Grass and Fairy type paintings! Also discussed, the Marquis of the Vale to Hell! Dun dun DUUUUUUUUN!

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Kate and Sean go through a brief history of gamlbing, humanities oldest competition. How does roulette work? We have no idea! Also, discussion of how much it hurts to step on tiny pyramids and wondering what mammoth steaks tasted like.

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Special guest expert Alison and Sean discuss scams throughout the ages, some that play on greed, some that play on grief, a lot that were in American Gods. Also included are (unfortunately non-sponsorship deal related) book recommendations and Alison's favorite Simpsons quote.

Music: Prohibition Blues (Scofflaws remix) from www.purple-planet.com, remixed by Trai Orthal