if you are like us, you think a lot about words and where they come from. and if you're like Mattie you spend weeks researching them. this week we talk about the word dude, where it came from, how it has been used, and how it changed. we also read a VERY long poem. 

have you ever played the boardgame Monopoly and wanted to flip the board in frustration? well, what if I told you that you can feel that powerlessness and hopelessness in real-life? all you need is a corporation to form a real monopoly and listen to Austin talk about what happens in real-life monopoly (I'll give you a hint, you can't buy Taylor Swift tickets and suddenly phone companies start acting like fools.). I promise this episode is more fun than playing that game.

we also talk about NSYNC!

This week Mattie takes us back to Ancient Alexandria and tells us all about the OG woman in STEM Hypatia.

hear all about how she learned philosophy, and astronomy, and the creative way she fended off unwanted suitors. 

we also discuss unions and why we now hate Drew Barrymore more than Ross Geller.

you aren't imagining things, Will This Be On The Test is back!

and in classic Debbie Downer style, we are celebrating our triumphant return with a tragedy that shook the nation when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed student protestors. 

so fun...

We also talk about finding cats, rescuing cats, and since we recorded this, adopting yet another cat. So that is the first part of the episode before we get to be our usual buzz kills. We also have a very large skeleton in our yard (not related to the Cardiff Giant or Piltdown man.)

This Week Mattie tells us all about the amazing Sarah Biffen. the disabled woman artist that did portraits of multiple royal families in the late 18th and early 19th century.

That's right, Mattie is doing an art episode this time. everything has gone mad. will Austin do one that contains actual educational value next?

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We're Back!

after a long break, we come in with the unofficial themes of our podcast! Animals that kill and the atrocities committed by Europeans.

Austin goes into The Lions of Tsavo, the real actual killer lions that inspired The Ghost and The Darkness and whatever that Idris Elba movie that came out last year was.

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This week Austin fell down a rabbit hole and ended up riding the rails with all his possessions wrapped up in a handkerchief on a stick. (or a Bindle as Mattie helpfully pointed out.)

After a brief discussion about how our ghost threw a ceramic pig across a room (oh yeah, there is a MAJOR ghost update.) Austin talks about Hobos, a bit of their culture, and their self described King, Leon Ray Livingston. who was the analog equivalent of the lady on Instagram showing you how amazing her van is.

Hear about the Hobo Signs, the wild claims made by the Hobo King, how heaven is real and it is in Pennsylvania, and watch us accidentally become a true crime podcast for a hot second.

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