These Are The People

Episodes

1. 14

   #14: Tournament Part 1: The Game

   For the next few episodes we'll take you into the world of tabletop gaming as the world Kingdoms and Clashes tournament descends upon our very own Eagle's Lodge. This installment: we break down Kingdoms and Clashes itself: what's the game and what is its rules?

   Mar 7, 2018

   22m
2. 13

   #13: Peps

   This week on These Are The People: the jalapeno pep pepper menace. Is it real? Join us as we investigate a landmark court case rocking the halls of justice like to many cousins Vinny.

   Feb 5, 2018

   45m
3. 12

   #12: The Jar Tipper

   Ancient Dutch tradition means a lot in our great city. Ever since our ancestors came here, lured by the moderate fortune promised by the Coal Rush, we've held to the tradition of placing wishing jars on our stoops around C*****mas time. This year, someone stomped on that tradition. Or at least...

   Feb 1, 2017

   28m
4. 11

   #11: Wishing Well

   When there's something you want but know you can't possibly obtain, like a Red Ryder BB gun, or actual democracy in America, you wish for it. This month on These Are The People, we tackle wishing, talking to several T******ians united by one thing: they made a wish on a well, and it came true. Or...

   Nov 18, 2016

   45m
5. 10

   #10: Fireworks: the Hidden Menace

   The following is a legally-obligated public service announcement from *PR on the dangers of fireworks. If you or your loved ones are currently holding or thinking of holding a firework, please review this announcement to decide whether you have the stones to light that sucker off. This July 4th,...

   Jul 4, 2016

   22m
6. 9

   #9: Gentrification

   Progress takes different forms. There's progressive rock and/or roll. Progressive insurance (not a sponsor). Today, we look at bad progress: gentrification. You may have seen them popping up here and there around the nation: cool cities. You might even live in a cool city right now. Maybe your…

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   Jun 12, 2016

   43m
7. 8

   #8: Pet Psychics

   This month, These are the People slows down and turns the focus on ourselves. Specifically, on the studio pet, a cat we found in the crawlspace named Percy. Recently, Percy's been acting strangely, and has taken on a surly countenance. Unable to find a medical diagnosis for "stinkin' thinkin'"…

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   May 15, 2016

   32m
8. 7

   #7: Bubble Creem

   The 90s were a halcyon day for attitude-forward novelty sodas. Most of them came and went, but none came so hard and went so fast as Bubble Creem. Join Jon Washington this week as he charts the story of Bubble Creem, the What's Bubblin' Bubble Creem Chat Hotline, and its mysterious inventor,...

   Mar 2, 2016

   40m
9. 6

   #6: Love

   Scientific discoveries are a thing people do all the time, all around us. Just in time for Valentine's day, we bring you an interview with Dr. Wesley Constantine, whose team has invented a robot that can feel the emotion of love. This launched our team on an investigation of what love means, and...

   Feb 13, 2016

   40m
10. 5

    #5: Resolutions

    Welcome to 2016! It sure is comfy here, and now that the year on the calendar's all changed up, that means everything's different! We at *PR hope you're keeping your resolutions; we know we are, no matter when in the year you're reading this. This month, on These are the People, we've gathered up...

    Dec 31, 2015

    14m
11. 4

    #4: Holiday Lights

    This month, we report from the front in the war on the holidays. The battlefield: Pigeon Circle. Every year, one house turns the entire cul-de-sac into what some neighbors call a "circus," flooding their driveways with sno cone and hot drink stands, and so many tourists. Tourists they compare to…

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    Dec 1, 2015

    54m
12. 3

    #3: Ghosts

    #3: Ghosts by with Jon Washington

    Nov 2, 2015

    59m
13. 2

    #2: GroupCoupon

    This month on These are the People, Jon Washington cracks open the skull of deal website Group Coupon and digs around for the truth. You won't want to miss the real stories of true people who were scr*wed over by this unscrupulous web startup. Then, we got to interview the owners themselves-and…

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    Oct 1, 2015

    44m
14. 1

    #1: P**

    #1: P** by with Jon Washington

    Aug 30, 2015

    44m