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Ask the Ascot

by Michael Beck

A plucky 10-minute podcast that answers your questions on any topic. New episodes every Monday afternoon.@[email protected]

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Episodes

  1. Ask the Ascot 33: Secret Holiday

    Sibling rivalry, antiques, and more! Email your questions to [email protected]

  2. Ask the Ascot 32: Blame the Third Ryan

    We're back with a NEW SEASON of Ask the Ascot! Email your questions to [email protected] You can follow Michael Beck on BlueSky @michaeljeromebeck.bsky.social

  3. Ask the Ascot 31: Crushing Obligation

    Topics include the origin of religion, the best winter bird, and more!

  4. Ask the Ascot 30.5: A Christmas Carol

    I am delighted to present, as a holiday treat, a reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

  5. Ask the Ascot 30: A Holiday Beckstravaganza

    Topics include inventing holidays, Charles Dickens in Ohio, and more!

  6. Ask the Ascot 29: Practicing Old-Timey Medicine Without an Old-Timey License

    Topics this episode include sneezing at night, debunked medical practices, and more!

  7. Ask the Ascot 28: An Inadvertently Summer-Themed Episode

    Topics include linen pants, vacations, my outrage over a defective pint glass, and more!

  8. Ask the Ascot 27: A Few of My Favorite Things, Plus Chess

    Topics include my favorite funny books, my favorite varietal of garlic, and more!

  9. Ask the Ascot 26-and-a-half: In Which I Pop Up My Head to Say Hello and Then Immediately Return to Work

    Topics include U.S. President James Garfield and a hearty greeting from the podcast wilderness.

  10. Ask the Ascot 26: The End of the Beginning

    Topics include commencement speeches, the agonies and resentments of middle age, and more!

  11. Ask the Ascot 25: The Vampire You Will Always Have With You

    Topics include straws, being a good neighbor, calling entities the name by which they want to be called, and more!

  12. Ask the Ascot 24: I Suggest You Concede

    Topics include board games, video games, giving up, and more!

  13. Ask the Ascot 23: Charming but Evil

    Topics include old-timey automobiles, action figures at work, and more!

  14. Ask the Ascot 22: Feelings about Hills and Streams

    Topics include Twitter, 19th century English poetry, my favorite of Brian Johnson's cats, and more!

  15. Ask the Ascot 21: Meet the New Zeus, Same as the Old Zeus

    Topics include my favorite mythology, pro-billionaire propaganda, and more!

  16. Ask the Ascot 20: Eleanor of Aquitaine is Not a Sandwich

    Topics include sharing with friends, my favorite Plantagenet, the distinction between seeming and being, and more!

  17. Ask the Ascot 19: A Moving Podcast

    Topics include cardboard boxes, theater recommendations, jokes about potatoes, and more!

  18. Ask the Ascot 18: Bankers in T-Shirts and Other Signs of the Apocalypse

    Topics include the perfect outfit, great cooking recipes for living on your own, and more!

  19. Ask the Ascot 17: The Crystal Show

    Topics include treats, important legal matters, and more!

  20. Ask the Ascot 16: Working for the Whiskey Ring

    Topics include terrible bosses, the best Gilded Age president, and more!

  21. Ask the Ascot 15: Baby's First Book of Imperialism

    Topics include what technologies we want to destroy, giving away Belgium, and more!

  22. Ask the Ascot 14: Special Topics in Solitude

    Every question in this episode is somehow related to solitude.

  23. Ask the Ascot 13: Big in Slovakia

    Topics include sibling rivalry, twenty-year-old pop songs, and more!

  24. Ask the Ascot 12: Why is the Cat Judging Me?

    Topics include how to talk with your doctor, whether or not our scientists are building Terminators, and more!

  25. Ask the Ascot 11: The Mournful Cadillac

    Topics include learning how to drive, trying new types of food, and more!

  26. Ask the Ascot 10: Government of the Goldendoodle, by the Goldendoodle, for the Goldendoodle

    Topics include the best dog name, the longest-lasting form of government, and more!

  27. Ask the Ascot 9: Hey Chickens

    Topics include celebrity crushes, how to sew a button, a question from Justin McElroy, and more!

  28. Ask the Ascot 8: Millions and Millions of Mileses

    Topics include the strength of the human heart, my favorite musician, working for the Kennedy administration, and more!

  29. Ask the Ascot 7: Blitzen is a Cop

    Topics include what's in my stocking, the game of world conquest, and more!

  30. Ask the Ascot 6: Drinking in the Church Parking Lot

    Questions include beloved holiday traditions, Charles Dickens, 17th century wars of religion, and more!

  31. Ask the Ascot 5: Beware Greeks Bearing Bearer Bonds

    Questions include hoverboards, an important distinction between cats and dogs, and more!

  32. Ask the Ascot Trailer

    Ask the Ascot is a new podcast that answers your questions on any topic.

  33. Ask the Ascot 4: A Roundhouse Kick to the Face

    Questions include the Harry Potter GOAT, children who are smarter than their parents, and more!

  34. Ask the Ascot 3: Math on Labor Day

    Questions include middle names, what my friend Adrienne is doing wrong, and more!

  35. Ask the Ascot 2: Henry VIII in Space

    Questions include Jimmy Hoffa, science fiction books, fascism, and more!

  36. Ask the Ascot 1: Outrunning the Bear

    Questions include elastic waistbands, being devoured by a bear, and more!

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A plucky 10-minute podcast that answers your questions on any topic. New episodes every Monday afternoon.@[email protected]

HOSTED BY

Michael Beck

CATEGORIES

comedy

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How many episodes does Ask the Ascot have?

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A plucky 10-minute podcast that answers your questions on any topic. New episodes every Monday afternoon.@[email protected]

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Ask the Ascot has 36 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Ask the Ascot is created and hosted by Michael Beck.
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