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A weekly podcast for knowledge about anything and everything. From North Korea to Nicolas Cage, Tim and Tom leave no stone unturned in their humble quest to make the world a more informed place. Put away the encyclopedia four-eyes because this may just be the last resource you'll ever need. Wikipedia, consider yourselves on warning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Protein · 1 h 9 minCaring about your protein intake: it's not just for meatheads anymore! This week we're talking about the current protein craze and all the wonderful snack foods that are healthy…
- Cryptids · 1 h 5 minHalloween month is technically over, but Tom still wants to talk about cryptids, so here we are. This week we discuss Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Mothman and some other…
- Psychics · 1 h 6 minHalloween Month continues with psychics: people who claim they can talk to the dead! This week we discuss cold reading, Houdini’s war on mediums and whether you can make a living…
- Shingles · 1 h 3 minIf you had chickenpox as a kid, you might think you’re done with it. BUT, the virus hangs around in your nerves for decades and come back as shingles. Halloween month continues…
- Halloween Candy · 1 h 6 minIt's Halloween Month™ and this week we're going big and covering one of the main Halloween things: candy. And although we usually spend a fair amount of time talking about candy…
- Halloween Decorations · 1 h 4 minIt’s Halloween month, and we’re discussing decorations that require a truck, a storage unit, and year-round technical support. We investigate the appeal of Home Depot’s 12-foot…
- Rank Cranks - Candy [Unlocked] · 1 h 3 minIt's mayhem at TCGTE headquarters this week, with scheduling snafus and illness causing all kinds of chaos. We'll be back next week with a new episode, but for now, please enjoy…
- Waiting Rooms · 1 h 7 minYou may think of waiting rooms as just the boring places you sit in while biding your time before heading into the place you really came for, but we're here to tell you you're…
- Folding Phones · 1 h 2 minIt used to be only cheap phones could be easily folded in half, but now if you want a phone you can fold it’s gonna cost ya two grand. This week we’re talking about folding…
- Dolly Parton · 1 h 10 minDolly Parton wrote thousands of songs, gave away millions of books and somehow managed to get everybody to like her. This week Christine joins us to remember her favorite person…
- Surfing · 1 h 3 minGet ready to "hang ten" and do various other surfing things, because this week's episode is about riding the waves on those big ol' boards (surfboards). We discuss surfing’s…
- Sharks · 1 h 7 minThey’re older than trees, older than the rings of Saturn, and covered in thousands of tiny teeth instead of normal scales. That’s right, this week we’re diving deep into the…
- Summer Jobs - Part 2 · 1 h 4 minSince we didn't really talk about summer jobs last week, we're spending this episode militantly on-topic. We discuss the weird psychology of group job interviews, the most common…
- Summer Jobs · 1 h 6 minThis week on TCGTE Presents: HOT SUMMER, we’re diving into the classic teen rite of passage: summer jobs. Tim details his storied career slinging meat at a butcher shop, ignoring…
- Air Conditioning · 1 h 3 minIt’s summer and we’re hot, so this week we’re talking about air conditioners: how they work, whether they’re actually bad for the environment, and why portable ones with one hose…
- Thunderstorms · 1 h 4 minThings are getting intense during TCGTE's Hot Summer series, as we're tackling Thunderstorms this week. These storms are dangerous and destructive, but luckily we're two of the…
- Sunglasses · 1 h 6 minThis week we’re discussing the only glasses that are cool: sunglasses. Plus, Tom recounts his heroic (and highly litigious) days as a teenage lifeguard, we try to decipher the…
- Songs of the Summer 2026 · 1 h 2 minSummer is heating up on TCGTE presents HOT SUMMER, and this week two men who are very plugged into the pop music scene are evaluating the candidates for the 2026 Song of The…
- Ice Cream · 1 h 4 minThis week, we brave the sweltering NYC summer to tackle summer’s recession-proof treat: Ice cream. We delve into the logistics of the US’s floating WWII ice cream barge, explain…
- Summer Movies 2026 - Part 3 · 1 h 10 minWe're back with even more movie mayhem as we bring you through Tinseltown's July offerings. We cover cool superhero origin stories like Young Washington, plucky upstarts like…
- Summer Movies 2026 - Part 2 · 1 h 13 minFollowing backlash on Reddit for our lack of preparation last week, we have instituted a professional course correction for Part 2 of our Summer 2026 Movie Preview: we watched…
- Summer Movies 2026 - Part 1 · 1 h 3 minJoin two of the world's most respected film critics as we walk through all the thrills and chills to be had at your local movie theater this summer! This week we're talking about…
- Cathy · 1 h 5 minThis week, we explore the high-anxiety, chocolate-loving world of Cathy, the comic strip that spent 34 years capturing the crushing weight of modern womanhood. Before we analyze…
- Nielsen Ratings · 1 h 3 minIt's a classic Sweeps Week episode of TCGTE, so we're talking about the company that measures who's watching and listening to stuff. And how's this for a dramatic plot: Tim has…
- Jell-o · 1 h 7 minThis week we are diving spoon-first into the history of America's most famous gelatinous dessert. We break down Jell-O's humble beginnings as boiled animal bones, Kraft Heinz’s…
- Greatest Living American Songwriters · 1 h 7 minThe eggheads over at The New York Times put together a list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters in order to get people to get mad on the internet and it worked! This…
- Eurovision · 1 h 5 minThis week we’re covering a long-time topic request for the contest that made ABBA and Celine Dion famous: The Eurovision Song Contest. Also, Tim recovers from a stomach bug, the…
- Magicians · 1 h 10 minTom saw a magic show and his mind was so blown that he hasn't talked about anything else for over a week. So this week, we just turned on the microphones and let him go. We talk…
- Aging · 1 h 7 minThis week Tom turns another year older. We explore the history of birthday parties (a surprisingly recent invention born of 19th century consumerism), the decades-long legal…
- Caverns · 1 h 7 minThis week, we take the show underground (LITERALLY!) after we experienced the splendor of the subterranean world. We talk about the difference between caves and caverns, how…
- Artemis II · 1 h 5 minIt's been 54 years since anyone's been to the moon and we're finally sending people back up there. Well, near the moon. This week we break down the Artemis II mission, NASA's…
- Pranks · 1 h 2 minHot on the heels of April Fools' Day, we're being mischievous little imps and causing all sorts of trouble with our pranks. We talk about the best pranks ever pranked, whether or…
- Ryan Gosling · 1 h 3 minThis week we're talking about everyone's favorite Canadian Goose, Ryan Gosling. We cover his early days corrupting children on the Mickey Mouse Club alongside Justin Timberlake…
- Medieval Times · 1 h 6 minThis week we're talking about Medieval Times. Not the actual times, but the place people go in modern times to eat food with their hands and watch people dressed as knights fight…
- Looksmaxxing · 1 h 6 minNow that it’s just the boys again, we’re mogging on all of the softmaxxers this week. You know the type, the ones that don’t even bonesmash. This week we’re diving into the…
- Trios · 1 h 5 minTim is back and the gang's all here! This week Christine sticks around for one more episode to discuss Trios with Tim & Tom, and things get strangely chaotic. We go through…
- Dating Etiquette · 1 h 12 minThis week we take a look into the ever-shifting world of dating etiquette: the 3-3-3 Rule, the dangers of becoming a "yap-trapper," and why the 1996 film Swingers is to blame for…
- Waiting in Line · 1 h 10 minIt’s something everyone has to do sooner or later, unless you’re wealthy, and that’s waiting in a line. But did you know that the idea of “lines” or “queues” is a modern…
- Pigeons · 1 h 16 minPigeons are funny little guys you may have seen walking or even flying around. Some people hate them, some people like them, some people judge each individual pigeon on its own…
- Umbrellas · 1 h 13 minStop being a Victorian fuddy-duddy and open up that umbrella inside, baby! This week we’re disrupting everything you thought you knew about umbrellas. Also, a look at the patent…
- 90s Daytime Talk Shows - Part Deux · 1 h 15 minDespite covering THREE 90s Daytime Talk Show hosts last week, there are still more! This week we talk Montel, Donahue, Sally Jesse, Maury, and Geraldo (not the Rico Suave one)…
- 90s Daytime Talk Shows · 1 h 12 minThis week Christine and Tom discuss the trashiest era of daytime talk shows: the early 1990s. We’re talking’ Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones and “the voice of Gen X” Ricki Lake…
- Supermarkets · 1 h 15 minChristine joins Tom this week to discuss her favorite place: Supermarkets. We discuss the various psychological tricks they use, Christine shares a truly harrowing milk story and…
- CES 2026 · 1 h 6 minThe Consumer Electronics Show happened this week, and we’re here to fill you in on all of the latest advances in toilets, vacuums, and knives. We also discuss the new Lego Smart…
- Biohacking · 1 h 2 minWant to optimize your body's performance by doing a bunch of weird things? Well then, it's time to start biohacking, baby! This week we're talking through all the ways people are…
- 2025 Year-in-Review · 1 h 4 minWe’re still in the Holiday grindset this week and going over the year that was. We discuss what the kids are into (Labubu and saying 6-7), what the adults are into (the Megan 2.0…
- Christmas Cards · 1 h 2 minIt just wouldn't be the holiday season if we didn't send pieces of folded up paper with well-wishes to everyone we know. This week we're talking about Christmas cards, and please…
- Holiday Toys 2025 · 1 h 4 minThis week we’re discussing the hottest Holiday Toys of 2025. We’re talking Labubus, Nintendo Switch 2, LEGO Minifig Vending Machine, Bitzees, Hatchimals, DJ Furby, and a bunch of…
- Secret Santa · 1 h 9 minShhhh... keep your voice down! This week we're talking about Secret Santa, and the last thing we need is someone blabbing about it all over town. You know that thing where you…
- Eyeglasses · 1 h 8 minCan you read this? If not, you might need glasses. This week we’re talking about spectacles, bifocals, and progressives. We also discuss the history of eyewear, from Nero…
