Focused on Nothing

For the first time ever, we have four distinct voices on the show! ...Though one of them is the dog. Ted does his best to share good news with the world, while Chrystal and Nick basically just shut him down the whole time. It's fun. Really. Tune in!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb HereThe rest of the content can be found at the good news network .com

Welcome back! Our computer froze, we experienced lost time, we told another epic HOA story, and then made some jokes about some guys that decided hundreds of years were made up. It was Fun. Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Herehttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Otto-IIIhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Dominihttps://www.unexpectedtraveller.com/the-phantom-time-hypothesis/https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/when-was-the-old-testament-written/

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Hi! Uncle Dan is back talking about a pretty rambunctious camping trip that my Pop took with his father in law in the way way back time ago that is definitely a lot funnier now than it likely was at the time. We take our first commercial break...it officially lasts 6 days. It's a good time. Enjoy!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Here

The boys are, in fact, back. They haven't talked in what seems like forever. Today we get into some heavy suit testing and general BSing. If you pay close attention, or don't, you'll probably realize there's no intro track! We'll just add that in post...no we wont. Enjoy!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Herehttps://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=99-P13-00045&segmentID=3https://improbable.com/news/2001/nov/troy-bear2.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RORPP6tuq70https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_HurtubiseProject Grizzly

Welcome to episode 20! We did it! we're in the 1% club! I think? We set out to publish a minimum of 20 of these here audio entertainment segments, and with this publication we have done it. Thanks for listening, on to the show!Have you ever been attacked by a grizzly bear? Have you ever seen the blood vessels and tendons inside your own hand? Have you ever wanted to? Follow along as Nick and Ted discuss a quite inventive fellow and uncover some pretty impressive inventions. Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Herehttps://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=99-P13-00045&segmentID=3https://improbable.com/news/2001/nov/troy-bear2.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RORPP6tuq70https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_HurtubiseProject Grizzly

Welcome back! This week Ted and Chrystal talk cryptids from around the world, soccer, kiddos, and have a generally good time. Tune in and join us for a truly educational journey. Intro music prod. by Ty Cobb can be found Herehttps://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cryptid_Wiki

Welcome back to the show! In this week's episode Pop gets run over, Dan flips a blazer and I give away a truck...I thought this was supposed to be funny? Well it's fun anyway. Make some popcorn and have a listen! Unless you're driving...don't make popcorn if you're driving

Welcome back folks! This week we have another new, old, topic to chat about! Ted and guest host Nick talk about light bulbs, batting cages, new cars (surprise) and planned obsolescence! Join us! Send us an email! Have a generally good time!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Herehttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-birth-control-for-pets-could-make-spaying-neutering-obsolete/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-great-lightbulb-conspiracyhttps://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/comments/xzx48f/examples_of_planned_obsolescence/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/London_%281932%29_Ending_the_depression_through_planned_obsolescence.pdf

We may be a day late, but we're not $9.3B dollars short...or however that goes. Today's episode includes...Focus group guest host Chrystal, batting cage gate 2025, HOA blues, and a maybe? fun? ish? story about a manufacturing facility that promised to bring THOUSANDS of jobs to Wisconsin while investing BILLIONS of dollars. You can probably guess how that turned out...but it just might be more fun to listen in and find out!

Buckle up kiddos! This week hosts Ted and Nick discuss old man injuries and beloved Buick station wagons. Once we cut the goofing to 50% or so it's time tackle the subject of cloning. As it turns out, a mand named Dr. Dick Seed claimed he was going to clone himself. This story comes from a book of the same name and is part of IG Nobel lore Tune it to see how it went!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Herehttps://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/the-story-of-dolly-the-sheephttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatic_cell_nuclear_transferhttps://viagenpets.com/dogs/https://improbable.com/2026/03/10/the-ig-nobel-prize-ceremony-is-moving-to-europe-after-35-years-in-the-usa/

Welcome back folks! The boys are, in fact, back in town! Or whatever. This week Ted and Nick kick off season two with a slightly silly, and really fun NASA cover up / conspiracy episode. Grab your popcorn, stay tuned for some tangent alerts, and enjoy a very deep dive into conspiracies, cover ups, and a total lack of resolution. Intro music prod. Ty Cobb can be found Herehttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/4-exciting-space-missions-launch-this-year-including-nasas-return-to-moon-japans-jump-to-mars/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nasa-project-anchor-earth-gravity/https://irl.umsl.edu/urs/204/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg1epp73ppohttps://gizmodo.com/no-earth-wont-lose-gravity-for-7-seconds-on-august-12-nasa-says-2000711970https://www.reddit.com/r/astrophysics/comments/1qcc0cl/is_the_7_second_gravity_loss_even_possible/

Merry Christmas you filthy animals! And a Happy New Year! We reminisce about the first season, talk Christmas, and plan a little for 2026. Thank you all for listening in 2025, we're looking forward to next year and next season!

Welcome to the first ever installation of Story Time with Uncle Dan! He's my uncle, and he told us a story. It's our first attempt at an interview and, you know, things happened. We might talk over each other occasionally due to some latency issues on the call, but buckle up, because it's a wild one. Did I mention I'm not an audio engineer recently?Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Here Oh wait...there is no intro music this week. Oh well!https://santamariatimes.com/long-term-fixes-high-school-uber-hilker-ahc-board/article_3383e643-17b9-562e-80dd-884681054ede.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnappings_in_Colombia

Nick's computer is dying. I'm out of brandy. My computer stops us from recording several times. But who cares because we're BACK! Welcome to episode 11 and do enjoy what are probably sane volume levels. This week we talk some serious financial crisis (it's not serious), and may have a good science tangent, but you get to decide that. Enjoy!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Herehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_R%C3%B6ntgenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscopehttps://amsterdamtulipmuseum.com/pages/tulip-history-botanical-mystery-tulipmaniahttps://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/7rx93a/til_during_the_dutch_tulip_mania_a_sailor_mistook/https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2014/02/03/tulipomania/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_(unit)https://financebuzz.com/rare-pogs-worth-a-fortunehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_tokenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_(unit)

Well I'd say that's much louder anyway! Thanks for Joining!Welcome back to the show. This week Ted gets with Guest Host Nick for a discussion on this Fermi fellow and ponder the age old question "Where is everybody?" Don't worry host Nick will be back next week for more shenanigans. In the meantime, enjoy!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb ⁠Here⁠⁠https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bumblebees-have-learned-to-read-simple-morse-code-an-ability-seen-only-in-humans-and-vertebrates/⁠⁠https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Alien_Bigfoot⁠⁠https://science.howstuffworks.com/question431.htm⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox#cite_note-1⁠

So it turns out I still have no idea how audio engineering works. Fortunately one of you fine listeners informed me that last weeks episode was EXTREMELY QUIET! As such, E10.1.1 will be the same Fermi Paradox episode, but at an actually audible level. Enjoy!

Skip ahead to the NEXT episode. Which is this episode, but with audio levels that you can actually hear. = ) Thanks!Welcome back to the show. This week Ted gets with Guest Host Nick for a discussion on this Fermi fellow and ponder the age old question "Where is everybody?" Don't worry host Nick will be back next week for more shenanigans. In the meantime, enjoy!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Herehttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/bumblebees-have-learned-to-read-simple-morse-code-an-ability-seen-only-in-humans-and-vertebrates/https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Alien_Bigfoothttps://science.howstuffworks.com/question431.htmhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradoxhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradox#cite_note-1

Welcome back to the show folks! This week Ted and Nick jump into the conclusion of the methman prophecy with the complete and unabridged story of Aimo Koivunen who super OD'd on methamphetamine in WWII. If you haven't heard part 1 of this, jump back one episode and enjoy! Now quit methin' around and smash that play button!Also...IYKYKVicki's Famous "Kahlua" recipe as promised!Kahlua- 192+oz10 c water8 lb sugar1-2 c brown sugar7 oz instant coffee1.75 ml brandy4 oz pure vanillaBoil water, sugars and instant coffee for 10-15 minutes. Let syrup cool. Add vanilla and brandy. Bottle and let rest for 21 days. Make sure to shake or stir once or twice a week while resting. Does not need to be refrigerated.https://www.hereswhathappened.net/blog/aimo-koivunenhttps://online.norwich.edu/online/about/resource-library/six-causes-world-war-ihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_in_World_War_IIhttps://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/psychiatry-psychotherapy-podcast/episode-133-blitzed-hitler-nazigermany-pervitinhttps://www.discoverphds.com/blog/finlands-phd-sword-and-hat-traditionhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NazN5WcXwiohttps://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Ecstasy-MDMA-2020_0.pdfhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-9-year-old-son-saves-his-father-from-leukemia-by-donating-stem-cells/Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Here

Ted and Nick once again join farces to podcast for the people! In this weeks episode we have a lengthy discussion about drugs, and war. We don't recommend either, but apparently some years ago doing both at the same time was the hot ticket, so quit methin' around and smash that play button!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Here.https://www.hereswhathappened.net/blog/aimo-koivunenhttps://online.norwich.edu/online/about/resource-library/six-causes-world-war-ihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_in_World_War_IIhttps://www.psychiatrypodcast.com/psychiatry-psychotherapy-podcast/episode-133-blitzed-hitler-nazigermany-pervitinhttps://www.discoverphds.com/blog/finlands-phd-sword-and-hat-traditionhttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NazN5WcXwiohttps://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Ecstasy-MDMA-2020_0.pdfhttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/a-9-year-old-son-saves-his-father-from-leukemia-by-donating-stem-cells/

You guessed it...the fellers are back again with some fun facts and some moderate to bad jokes. The focus group joins us this week to banter about the origin of the ever mysterious podcast. We're sure you know what a podcast is...because you're here...but hang on to your butts and you just might learn ONE new thing! Enjoy!!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb Herehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasthttps://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/audibles-lost-mobileplayerhttps://podcastatistics.com/https://www.reddit.com/r/podcasting/comments/xn3crs/90_of_podcasts_dont_publish_more_than_3_episodes/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/goofy-goobers/id1543269453

Welcome back! This week hosts Nick and Ted continue the conversation on their first food conspiracy! MSG...is it good? Is it bad? It is certainly delicious., and very possibly best served on tortilla chips. Taco Works wrote us back! It seems they are glad we enjoy their chips = ). This week we get into all of the "research" that went into 'researching' this wonder spice, and it's a wild ride. If you haven't heard part I jump back an episode and dive in! If you have...thank you and enjoy!As always, intro music prod. Ty Cobb can be found ⁠⁠Here⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-rotten-science-behind-the-msg-scare/⁠⁠⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikunae_Ikeda⁠⁠⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-msg-got-a-bad-rap-flawed-science-and-xenophobia⁠

This week on Focused on Nothing we dive into our first food conspiracy! MSG...is it good? Is it bad? It is certainly delicious., and very possibly best served on tortilla chips. We had so much fun recording part I, you can join us next week for part II !As always, intro music prod. Ty Cobb can be found Herehttps://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/scientists-engineer-yeast-to-create-honey-bee-superfood-colonies-grew-15-fold/HEY TACO WORKS, WE’RE STILL OUT CHERE IF YOU HAVE SOME SPARE CHIPS. [email protected]://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-rotten-science-behind-the-msg-scare/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikunae_Ikedahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umamihttps://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-msg-got-a-bad-rap-flawed-science-and-xenophobia/

Welcome back to the Focused on Nothing Podcast! Tonight hosts Ted and Nick are joined by guest host...Nick! Tune in as they talk about all the joy that is the Ford Pinto. The legend, the experimental, the memo, and so much more. Enjoy. Intro music prod. Ty Cobb can be found Herehttps://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-volkswagen-beetle-65-years-20140130-story.htmlhttps://hondanews.com/en-US/ahm-collection-hall/releases/release-cc39196e84787a20ec3cb086fb079961-1970-honda-n600https://www.jdpower.com/cars/1958/toyopet-toyota/crown/4-door-sedanhttps://www.motortrend.com/features/oldest-newest-air-cooled-volkswagen-beetle-comparisonhttps://simanaitissays.com/2023/07/13/toyota-toyopet-de-luxe-a-65-year-look-back/https://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1959/2076785/datsun_1000_211.html#gsc.tab=0https://mgaguru.com/mgtech/variants/pdf/datsun1000.pdfhttps://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1971?amount=1919https://www.census.gov/library/publications/1972/demo/p60-85.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Iacoccahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangrahttps://ahrf.com/ak-miller/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AVE_Mizarhttps://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/auto-safety-testing/did-pintos-really-explode-in-the-1970s.htmhttps://www.autosafety.org/ford-pinto-fuel-tank/

Welcome back to the Focused on Nothing Podcast! Season 1! Episode 3! Tonight hosts Ted and Nick give social media updates, discuss the greatness that is the IG Nobel prize awards, then give you an extremely (not extremely) history about Murphy's Law. Come on down and give it a listen!Intro music prod. Ty Cobb can be found Here

Welcome back! Hosts Ted and Nick get together and talk about Nick's extreme enthusiasm about social media and get into the depths of whether it adds happiness to one's life. The truth is we still don't know, but we talk about it for a while and make some jokes. Give it a listen!Intro music produced by Ty Cobb can be found ⁠here.https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/play-your-way-sane/202502/the-psychology-of-quitting-social-mediahttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178118306073https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ppc.12431https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myspacehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBrKAEbmOg - Todd Barry Crowd work- Avant Abstract! 15:30

Hosts Ted and Nick are back! Well, technically...they're here! In this first ever episode of the Focused on Nothing podcast the fellers introduce themselves, the show, crack some jokes, perhaps a cold snack and generally have a good time. Intro music produced by Ty Cobb can be found here.