Episodes
A Thursday
Aug. 13, 2021
Today is also National Vinyl Record Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-vinyl-record-day/
Dying to Know What to Do With Powers of Invisibility
Aug. 8, 2021
Today is Dying to Know Day https://nationaltoday.com/dying-know-day/ The Groundswell Project https://www.thegroundswellproject.com/ Our word today is consanguineous https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consanguineous H…
The Grand Mustard Maker
Aug. 7, 2021
Today is National Mustard Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-mustard-day/ Ansley Mall, Atlanta, Georgia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansley_Mall Our word today is mordacious https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mo…
Play the Piano
Aug. 6, 2021
Today is International Beer Day https://nationaltoday.com/international-beer-day/
Podcaster Auteur: Richard
Aug. 5, 2021
Today's birthday is Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong https://www.onthisday.com/people/neil-armstrong Died on this day, Marilyn Monroe, Age 36. https://www.onthisday.com/people/marilyn-monroe Today’s word is auteur https://…
Early Euphoric Memories
Aug. 4, 2021
Today is World Cookie Day. https://nationaltoday.com/national-chocolate-chip-cookie-day/ Happy birthday to Louis Armstrong, Barack Obama, and the United States Coast Guard https://www.onthisday.com/people/louis-armstrong htt…
Grab Some Nuts. Grab Some Nuts (echolalia in action)
Aug. 3, 2021
Our word today is echolalia. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/echolalia Happy birthday, John T. Scopes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_T._Scopes
Initialism or Acronym?
Aug. 2, 2021
Our word today is Initialism https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/initialism
A Surfeit of Conspiracy Theories
Aug. 1, 2021
Today is World Wide Web Day https://nationaltoday.com/world-wide-web-day/ Happy 40th birthday, MTV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV The top 10 conspiracy theories we believe are true https://www.ranker.com/list/the-conspira…
Conspiracies
July 31, 2021
Today is National Mutt Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-mutt-day-july/ Our word for today is importune . Try using it in your next instagram post. Happy Birthday Susan Bennet https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/sus…
Demonyms and Other Delights
July 31, 2021
Today is Paperback Book Day https://nationaltoday.com/paperback-book-day/ Our word for today is demonym https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demonym Happy 80th birthday Paul Anka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Anka…
Dreaming of Being an Alien Intern
July 29, 2021
Our word today is intern https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intern Today is National Intern Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-intern-day/ Alien abduction stories are the stuff of dreams https://www.iflscience.co…
The Preternatural Story of the Revolving Door
July 29, 2021
Our word today is preternatural. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preternatural Facts on the revolving door at https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/who-invented-the-revolving-door.htm E…
Scotch, Dreams, and New Friends
July 28, 2021
Today is National Scotch Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-scotch-day/ From the blog of Matthew Dicks, one of the most interesting people I know. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGkZZpQPXsbnJxBhLcDVCtTvhpl
Old Rockers and Covid
July 27, 2021
Today is National Aunts and Uncles Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-aunt-and-uncle-day/ Our word today is tante https://forvo.com/word/tante/
Hot Fudge Sundae Not Involved in OSHA Ruling
July 25, 2021
Today's word is Sundae https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sundae
Celebrating Thermal Engineers and Old Jokes
July 24, 2021
Today is NATIONAL THERMAL ENGINEER DAY! https://nationaltoday.com/national-thermal-engineer-day
Alison Krouse is Transcendent on National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 24, 2021
Today is National Vanilla Ice Cream Day https://nationaltoday.com/national-vanilla-ice-cream-day/ Happy birthday Allison Krause https://alisonkrauss.com/ Episode art provided by Dana DeVolk https://unsplash.com/@thissillygir…
Grizzly Bears and Selena Gomez Find Ways to Improve Their Mental Health
July 23, 2021
Episode art provided by Becca https://unsplash.com/@binkabonka
Hot Dogs, Kraken, Washing Dishes
July 22, 2021
International podcast day is coming up on 9/30. https://internationalpodcastday.com/
Wally Funk and Persistence
July 21, 2021
More about Wally Funk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Funk Here are other uses of persist: https://www.wisesayings.com/persistence-quotes/