Ranked #1

Troll - What do Ogres, George Michael & Chrissy Teigen Have in Common?
Troll - What do Ogres, George Michael & Chrissy Teigen Have in Common?
If you think a Troll is an ogre from northern European mythology, a beast under the bridge, you'd be missing half the st... Read more
28 Mar 2022
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20mins
Ranked #2

Propaganda - War, Pandemics, Soap & Cigarettes, oh and the Pope
Propaganda - War, Pandemics, Soap & Cigarettes, oh and the Pope
War, pandemics, politics, soap, cigarettes – it’s all propaganda. Whether it’s coming from the left or the right, your p... Read more
14 Mar 2022
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23mins
Ranked #3

Hoax - Real Mermaids, Magicians and Balloon Boy does Metal
Hoax - Real Mermaids, Magicians and Balloon Boy does Metal
To investigate the word "Hoax", we need to talk about magicians and the Catholic liturgy. This episode is about a fake w... Read more
28 Feb 2022
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24mins
Ranked #4

Niiiice - Drug Smugglers, Purity Balls and the Complicated History of Nice
Niiiice - Drug Smugglers, Purity Balls and the Complicated History of Nice
How did such a nice word that we use to mean sweet and polite, also come to be an insult for some? Well, today's word, n... Read more
14 Feb 2022
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18mins
Ranked #5

ASMR - Head Orgasms, Triggers & Bob Ross
ASMR - Head Orgasms, Triggers & Bob Ross
Many years ago, I found a series of videos on YouTube of people making miniature food. Actual food like a burger, the si... Read more
31 Jan 2022
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22mins
Ranked #6

Hysteria - Wandering Wombs, Toxic Semen & Exorcisms
Hysteria - Wandering Wombs, Toxic Semen & Exorcisms
When you think of hysteria, what comes to mind? Melancholia, anxiety, frigidity. It’s a problem that can be solved, says... Read more
17 Jan 2022
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20mins
Ranked #7

Resolutions - Barbarians, Two-Faced Gods, Serial Killers & Roast Swans
Resolutions - Barbarians, Two-Faced Gods, Serial Killers & Roast Swans
Resolutions Each and every year I buy a diary and I make a resolution to use it ALL YEAR. This is my year. I say that ev... Read more
3 Jan 2022
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17mins
Ranked #8

Christmas Elves & Pooping Birds - Where do Christmas Traditions Come From?
Christmas Elves & Pooping Birds - Where do Christmas Traditions Come From?
It’s almost Christmas so there’s no better time of the year to have a look at the words we use once a year with abandon.... Read more
20 Dec 2021
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18mins
Ranked #9

What do Peeping Tom & The Rosary Have in Common?
What do Peeping Tom & The Rosary Have in Common?
From Taxi Driver to Psycho, Ted Bundy to the kid down the road, the Peeping Tom is both a real life predatory character ... Read more
6 Dec 2021
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19mins
Ranked #10

Why is the Left Sinister and What does the Devil Have to Do with it?
Why is the Left Sinister and What does the Devil Have to Do with it?
Do you know where the word “left” comes from? Well, in Latin, it’s Sinister, in all of its evil definitions. So let’s b... Read more
22 Nov 2021
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19mins