All Episodes

130: The Luddites and AI

129: AMA 2026

128: Coney Island Amusement Park Wars

127: Elephantine Colossus of Coney Island

126: Coney Island Infantoriums

125: KUMIT۵B (500 Open Stabs Round 5)

124: The Battle of Santiago

123: Beanie Babies (feat Alyssa Cooper)

122: Narodniks (feat Josie Azzam)

121: Colonel Sanders pt 2

120: Colonel Sanders pt 1

119: History of Courtroom Sketching

118: Snake Island (with Holden McNeely)

117: History of Personality Tests

116: The Highwaymen

115: Marion Stokes

114: Brother Jonathan

113: History of the Saxophone

112: Mike Diana pt 2

111: Mike Diana pt 1

110: Curse of the Fire Horse

109: Kaveh the Blacksmith

108: Might Morphin Power Rangers (with Steven Ray Morris)

107: Darwin’s Maiden Voyage

106: Magic Eye

105: John Swartzwelder

104: Batman (Disambiguation)

103: Renfrew Christie

102: The Tab Conspiracy - p2

101: The Tab Conspiracy - p1

100: KUMIT4B!! (500 Open Stabs Round 4)

99: A Niewe Herball, Atomic Bomb Ring, and Reverse John Wick

98: Leon Theremin and Emperor Norton

97: Listener Email Extravaganza - Thanksgiving Edition!

96: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Pumpkin Mammoth Theory, and Bao Xishun

95: Billy Possum and The Thing

94: The Acali Experiment and Bat Boy

93: Gef the Talking Mongoose, Origin of Haunted Houses, and Halloween Candy Myths

92: Astor Place Riot pt 3 and The Great Imposter

91: Astor Place Riot pt 2 and Khutulun

90: Origin of Gotham City and Astor Place Riot pt 1

89: Manzanar Baseball Project and The Midnight Cave Experiment

88: Self-Experimenting Medical Researchers and Sybil Ludington

87: Sushi Row pt 2 and Historical Laxatives

86: Time Colonization and Sushi Row pt 1

85: History of Lawns and The 1903 Oregon Train Robbery

84: Three-Point Hitch and Global Thai Program

83: Ken Allen and Medieval Russian Kid Art

82: John Murray Spear pt 2 and November Rain Trilogy pt 3

81: November Rain Trilogy pt 2 and John Murray Spear pt 1

80: Night Watchmen Theory and November Rain Trilogy pt 1

79: Choctaw Irish Friendship and Pigeons

78: The Carrington Event and The First Renaissance Faire

77: KUMITA3!! (500 Open Stabs Round 3)

76: Listener Email Extravaganza!

75: The Joker as Iranian Ambassador and Dora Richter

74: Toto Koopman and the Battle of Los Angeles

73: Scotty's Castle and Willem Arondeus

72: Lesbians in WW2 and Pepsi's Soviet Fleet

71: The American National Exhibition and Michel Vaujour

70: Raven Wolf Friendships and Tipu's Tiger

69: Gatekeeping, Behavioral Sink, and Crows

68: The Bonaparte Siblings and The Sea Peoples

67: Murdered Popes and Whaling Wives

66: Pizza Delivery Boxes and The Death of Pythagoras

65: Roland the Farter and Vietnamese Nail Industry Origins

64: Chicago's Lager Beer Riot and The Yes Men

63: First Amendment Auditors, Nixon's Favorite Restaurant, and Auditor the Miner Dog

62: Pretendians and Rube Waddell

61: Legend of Siavash and State of Jefferson

60: Supermarket Sweep, Beetle Beer Bottle Sex, and Fake Filipino Vampires of the CIA

59: Stone of Destiny Heist pt. 2 and Richard Parkers at Sea

58: Konami Code Origins and Stone of Destiny Heist pt. 1

57: Diary of The Shah and More Spite Houses

56: Crocker Spite House and John Orr

55: Big Jim O’Leary and Mark Twain vs USPS

54: Aristotle's Masterpiece and American Hippo Bill

53: Dellschau Notebooks pt. 2 and Nuclear Semiotics

52: LA Fire Update and Patreon AMA

51: Salamander Wool and Dellschau Notebooks pt. 1

50: 2024 Audience Favorites: Oops All Kavehs!

49: 2024 Audience Favorites: Oops All Hannahs!

48: K2MITAB!! (500 Open Stabs Round 2)

47: The 47 Society and Ol' Rip the Horned Toad

46: Vavilov & Lysenko pt2 and Zeno Brothers

45: Phantom Islands and Vavilov & Lysenko pt1

44: Ten Cent Beer Night and Bog Snorkeling

43: Milicent Patrick and Casa Sanchez Tattoos

42: Notorious Victoria Woodhull and 80s Cartoon Deregulation

41: Jack O'Lantern and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

40: Talking Heads, Robert Liston, and Battle of Santa Monica Bay

39: NYC Cow Tunnels and Staten Island Ferry Disaster

38: Magic Decks, Garden Hermits, and Skeleton Police Interrogator

37: Penny Arcade Sisters and Maple Syrup Heist

36: Cordwainer Smith pt2 and The Lost Stuart Little Masterpiece

35: God's Rambo and Cordwainer Smith pt1

34: Icelandic Dracula and The Guano Islands Act

33: LA's Underground Lizard Tunnels and Hodges Meteorite

32: The year of 5 Roman Emperors and Colossal Squids

31: Groom of the Stool, World's Oldest Cat, & Art in the Olympics

30: Alligator Joe and Australian Camels

29: Target Husk and Pompeian Graffiti

28: Skydiving Beavers and Cynthia the Gaba Girl

27: Comic-Con 2024 Special

26: Pig Butchering, Mohammad Khordadian, & the Tiffany Problem

25: Kumitab!! (500 Open Stabs)

24: The 1303 Crown Jewels Heist pt2 and Tanuki balls

23: Taco Bell Paintings and the 1303 Crown Jewels Heist pt1

22: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 pt2 and Colonel Thomas Blood

21: 1904 Olympic Marathon and The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 pt1

20: Frank Dux, Fata Morganas, and McGruff the Crime Dog

19: MacArthur Maze pt 2 and Rose O'Neill

18: Trial of Anne Hutchinson and MacArthur Maze pt 1

17: Fake buildings, Sperm Whale Defenses, and Sea Lego

16: Jonathan the Tortoise and Air Force One Theft

15: 1976 Tehran UFO Incident and Crypt of Civilization

14: Head Hunter Ants and The Patent Wars

13: Louis Le Prince and The Color Grue

12: Roar the Movie and Nintendo Power Hotline

11: Michelin Man and An Arab among the Vikings

10: Aconcagua Murder Mystery, March 27th, and Golf Course Sharks

9: Lobotomies and Nikola Jokic

8: Trial of the Werewolf Peter Stump and Folk Etymology

7: Terminal Dwellers and Panda Diplomacy

6: Johnstown Flood pt 2 and The Letter Thorn Þ

5: The Niihau Incident and Johnstown Flood pt 1

4: Ni’ihau Island and Jesus in Japan

3: Catfish CEO and Princess Caraboo

2: Phossy Jaw and Exploding Whales

1: Mafia Mozzarella and Hobby Tunneling

Trailer: 500 Open Tabs