Brimful of Wrath and Cabbage
a double dram of true Dutch courage
A satirical (and entirely fictional) account of the fall of Fort Christina from early America's greatest humorist, Washington Irving.
Categories: Bonus Episodes, Supplement
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Recent Posts
Governor Printz Park
On a cold early March morning, #13 and #23 took a field trip to the former site of Fort Gothenberg, which is now a public park.
Categories: History, Supplement
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Nya Sverige
What if you started a colony and nobody came?
What would happen if you started a colony in the New World and then just kind of forgot about it for a few decades?
Categories: History, People & Places, Series 10
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With Both Hands
Where's Bum Farto?
Baseball, black magic, corruption, drugs, murder and poop jokes in the Florida Keys.
Categories: Intriguing & Unsolved Mysteries, People & Places, Series 10
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I Was A Teenage Eight Things We Like
Okay, so due to scheduling issues we're actually not taking all that much of a break... but here are eight things we like anyway!
Categories: Meta
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Tales from the Cryptid
on the trail of the Typhonian beast
We know all the coolest Ancient Egypgian gods have animal heads, but ask yourself: what kind of animal is Set?
Categories: Arts & Culture, Bonus Episodes, Legendary Lands & Beasts
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Peacemaker
tear your world apart once the magic starts
This week we've got all the hot Peacemaker spoilers you've been craving! Assuming you don't mean the John Cena show.
Categories: Bonus Episodes, History, Man's Amazing Inventions
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Crunchy or Wrong
a deep dive into the sticky, messy history of peanut butter
Who deserves the credit for inventing peanut butter? A Michigan physician? A Missouri snack food maker? A Canadian chemist? None of the above?
Categories: Arts & Culture, Man's Amazing Inventions, Series 9
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Lost Legacy
the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull of Doom
It is the embodiment of all evil? Can it kill with a thought? Can it unlock the secrets of the universe? Whatever it can do, it's the Skull of Doom!
Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 9, Wild Card
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Whatever Happened to Baby Eve?
when is a clone not a clone? when it's a hoax
A baffling tale about ancient astronauts, religious fanatics, fake clones, a gullible press, and sex robots from outer space.
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Most Popular, Science & Nature, Series 9, The Astonishing Human Body
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Dawson’s Creek
the curious story of Piltdown Man
In 1912 it was the greatest anthropological find of all time... until it was revealed to be an audacious hoax.
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Science & Nature, Series 9
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The War Between the States
the history of the Yankee-Pennamite Wars (1768-1813)
Did you know that Connecticut and Pennsylvania went to war multiple times over the area that's now scranton? Learn all about the Yankee-Pennamite Wars!
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