Math and Musings

Mike and Franklin discuss September 11th... and all things American.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Nationals Park to see their hometown team take on the Miami Marlins. Highlights include Nationals starting pitching and Korean corn dogs.

Mike and Franklin discuss some notable people and events from 1978, including Bucky Dent, Pete Rose, and Pope John Paul II.

Mike and Franklin discuss some notable events from 2010, including the World Cup, Winter Olympics... and a family wedding.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Lancaster and York, Pennsylvania, seeing some baseball and following the trail of the Declaration of Independence.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip north to the Adirondack Mountains and the legendary Enchanted Forest.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Niagara Falls and challenge each other with some N.F. trivia.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Atlantic City and test each other with some A.C. trivia.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Annapolis, Maryland, and the Delmarva Peninsula, among other things home of the Delmarva Shorebirds baseball club.

Mike and Franklin discuss the changing of the seasons, soccer to baseball, highlighted by recent excursions to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Front Royal, Virginia.

Mike and Franklin celebrate our nation's semiquincentennial in true Math and Musings fashion.

Mike and Franklin are on location in Norfolk, Virginia, celebrating among other things "Sail 250" and the Peninsula Pilots!

Mike and Franklin explore trends in June 2026: the World Cup, Pride, America 250, and Toy Story 5.

Mike and Franklin celebrate the last day of school and the opening of World Cup matches with some reminiscing and trivia.

Mike and Franklin celebrate in style the 5th anniversary of Math and Musings.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (a.k.a. "Wolf Trap") to hear the United States Marine Band (a.k.a. "The President's Own").

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, also known as "the zoo" in Washington, D.C.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to National Harbor, Maryland, to hear the U.S. Army Band... and dine at Johnny Rockets!

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Ithaca, New York. Highlights include hiking at the famous Buttermilk Falls and dining at the famous Moosewood.

Mike and Franklin discuss a recent trip to Winchester, Virginia, and the glorious pizza buffet known as Cicis.

Mike and Franklin celebrate the crowning achievement of Mike's youth: catching a foul ball at a baseball game twenty years ago.

Mike and Franklin discuss the remainder of their recent trip to Denver, including the grand finale: an evening of dining and entertainment at Casa Bonita.

Mike and Franklin discuss (as best they can) their trip to Denver, Colorado, and its highlight, the Convergence Station exhibit from Meow Wolf.

Mike and Franklin celebrate the beginning of the baseball season with some good old-fashioned MLB trivia.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trips to a few local art galleries: the Renwick Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, and Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Mike and Franklin discuss the start of this year's NCAA college basketball tournament... a.k.a. March Madness!

Mike and Franklin celebrated the 250th episode of Math and Musings with some college basketball stories and predictions.

Mike and Franklin remember Joe Sullivan, 20 years after his passing.

Mike and Franklin celebrate the latter's upcoming birthday with, among other things, trivia from 1994.

Mike and Franklin discuss this year's "week of holidays" with a special emphasis on Lunar New Year.

Mike and Franklin celebrate Snow Day #3 talking a little Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day.

Mike and Franklin celebrate Snow Day #2 with a preview of this year's Winter Olympic Games.

Mike and Franklin celebrate the first snow day of 2026.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Hanover, Maryland... home of the Medieval Times dinner theater extravaganza.

Mike and Franklin continue their discussion of Walt Disney World, this time covering some magical rides and experiences.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Walt Disney World with a focus on culinary delights. Highlights include the rekindling of Franklin's Food Review!

Mike and Franklin celebrate all things 2025 with an eye towards 2026.

Mike and Franklin discuss their progress on the Christmas Schedule and all things Winter Break, including Festivus, Boxing Day, and cinnamon rolls.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Binghamton to see some friends and see some hockey.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent late-night diner trip and test their knowledge of "diner lingo."

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Hershey, Pennsylvania, discovering there's a lot more to Hershey than just chocolate. (Though the chocolate is really good too.)

Mike and Franklin discuss the famous O'Connell Christmas Schedule, complete with a few additions and potential additions from previous years.

Mike takes a metaphorical holiday and lets AI (Google's new Brisk feature) plan the show. Brisk and Franklin discuss.

Mike and Franklin continue their conversation from last week, recreating the most talked about episode of Politics After Dark.

Mike and Franklin celebrate the 20th anniversary of the most talked about episode of Politics After Dark ever aired. 

Mike and Franklin discuss Halloweens past, present, and future, capping things off with some Halloween (and Diwali and Dia de los Muertos!) trivia.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to Binghamton, commenting on several of the area's mom-and-pop pizza joints.

Recorded on Yom Kippur, Mike and Franklin celebrate the Yiddish language. Included in the episode are all things related to the Jewish holiday season, or as we Gentiles call it... Pumpkin Spice.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent excursion to Winchester, Virginia, home of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley... and Zaxby's, the home of Southern-style deliciousness.

Mike and Franklin discuss their recent trip to the mecca of fall festivals: Cox Farms.