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FAQs about The Uncanny County Museum:How many episodes does The Uncanny County Museum have?The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.
May 25, 2024Episode 139: 9 to 5 Chads: Teaching Art in Higher Ed.On today's rather unconventional tour, our tour guides, Xan and Joe, return to the Uncanny County Museum to lead a drawing workshop, where they discuss their experiences teaching Drawing in higher education, along with the joys and difficulties attached to teaching art. Meanwhile, they also give insight into the unexpected slow down of their tours at the UCM and hint at their new Podcast project. ...more1h 34minPlay
April 27, 2024Episode 138: Assassins CuisineOn today's tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the museum's hall of Middle World history where Joe recounts the history of the infamous group known as the Assassins. They both discuss the impact this group had from the 11th to 13th century on middle world history, their downfall, along with wondering what kind of food they may have eaten. ...more1h 5minPlay
April 13, 2024Episode 137: Chicxulub Asteroid CityOn today's tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, in the Museum's voided exhibition hall where Xan recounts the events of the devastating KPG extinction event that destroyed the Dinosaurs, and most life on Earth, while also discussing just how long our planet has been around, and all it has endured....more1h 11minPlay
March 30, 2024Episode 136: Poor Things in MargaritavilleOn today's tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the Museum's gift shop where they discuss the impact, reasons, and purpose of why we enjoy fiction. Pulling from numerous examples such as Stoner by John Williams, the recent film Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, and even the AMC series Breaking Bad, they deep dive into how we can identify with fictional characters, and take away powerful messages from reading/consuming fiction....more1h 30minPlay
March 16, 2024Episode 135: Parthenogenesis EvangelionOn today's tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe inside the Museum Chapel of the Holy Stingray, where Xan discusses the hot gossip behind the pregnancy of Charlotte the lone stingray and breaks down the science as to how and why this is possible without her having a mate. Meanwhile, Joe opens with his thoughts regarding Dune 2. ...more1h 1minPlay
February 24, 2024Episode 134: Soccer PunchOn today's tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the Museum's replica 16th-century Florentine arena, where Joe discusses the history, rules, and story that makes up the Florentine sport, Calcio Storico Fiorentino. All the while, they discuss the role of sports in society and their greater physical and psychological impact....more1h 16minPlay
February 10, 2024Episode 133: Scuba Certified FreshOn today's tour, we join Xan and Joe for a relaxed tour as they re-visit the infamous Tampa Triangle Dead Zone, where Xan recounts the perplexing story surrounding the lost wreckage of German submarine U-166, and a boat-load of mercury....more1h 15minPlay
January 27, 2024Episode 132: Pyramid Scheme to DivinityOn today's tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, in the Museum's hall of ancient Egypt where Joe recounts the history surrounding an important figure in the ancient Egyptian world, Imhotep, along with describing some of the evidence for his existence, and some of the speculative conspiracy theories surrounding his existence. ...more1h 20minPlay
January 13, 2024Episode 131: Wolf DispensaryOn today's tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the Museum's hall of Predator Animals where Xan discusses the recent news concerning the reintroduction of wolves into the state of Colorado by conservationists, while also discussing the environmental impacts wolves have in their given ecosystems, and how their absence in the East Coast of the United States due to colonization has led to environmental devastation. ...more1h 11minPlay
December 16, 2023Episode 130: Hallmark or Ballpark?Happy holidays from all of us at the Uncanny County Museum!On today's tour, we join our tour guides in the Hall of Hallmark at the Museum where they discuss the purpose and cultural impact of Christmas movies. All the while, Xan talks about his recent experiences in liminal Florida....more1h 24minPlay
FAQs about The Uncanny County Museum:How many episodes does The Uncanny County Museum have?The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.