This Isn't New - History | Trends | Humor | Culture

Internet memes: you know them, you love them, or you hate them. But there is no avoiding them. It’s easier than ever to share random information, songs, and images. But, why do we all do it suddenly? The answer is of course that sharing of things random or nonsensical is not new.

What makes a trendy food? What makes a trendy food expensive and lux? These questions and more, we answer in part 2 of our topic of Food Trends. Prepare to talk about $30 s'mores, snail eggs, toast, and, everyone’s favorite thing: BACON.

Healthy food is trendy food nowadays. But, health food isn’t a new concept and Kale wasn’t discovered yesterday.

What makes a bad president, who gets to decide, and are the judgements fair? Today our hosts will list for you some of America’s worst presidents and try our best to keep Bob in the country and Cliff from succeeding from the union.

Since as long as we've been having sex, there have been methods to try and prevent birth and pregnancy for both men and women.

Special Guest Joanna Robinson from VanityFair, Little Gold Men, Storm of Spoilers, Cast of Kings, and Gen Pop plays a game for us called "Fact or Fake: Contraception Edition" 

The SF Tech Boom changed much of the major city in the past decade. Not Everyone is excited though, and with good reason. Tech booms have always created new innovations and with it, created backlash.

Political Apathy...We're all feeling it and we have all been feeling it since politics has been invented.

Selfie Sticks. Vending machines. Robots. You may think you know when they were invented but, Cliff and Bob know better. Here are some of their favorite examples of modern/old inventions.

Part 2 of Illegal Art and Graffiti in which we play "Startup or Street Artist" with writer Meg Elison - Interview with artist Strider Patton.

What is This Isn’t New? Who are the hosts? What is this madness? These topics and more are discussed in this “About Us” episode. Prepare to be dazzled!