A Dangerous Thing Podcast

Mr. TikTok himself stops by to explain to Chip and James how front facing comedy works, where it's heading next, and he makes Chip insanely jealous by discussing doing comedy in a video store in LA. Check out Chris on all the social media platforms @realchriscal and go see his show "Staff Picks" at Be Kind Video in Burbank. Check out ADT at @adtpod on TikTok, twitter, and IG, and you can watch this episode on YouTube as well.  

Our good pal Mike Rainey stops by to discuss his new book "On Percs" (Available at www.onpercs.com) and to talk about why it's not as much fun to own a chimp as you'd think. This episode is available for free on YouTube as well, if you wanna see three handsome gentlemen talking. New videos are out on YouTube and TikTok, follow us on all the social media sites @adtpod! Like, share, subscribe, and get Mike's book!

We'll be posting new audio episodes soon, but new videos are up on our YouTube Channel. Go check them out right now and like and subscribe.  Also, go follow us on Tik Tok before we go to war with China. Here's an episode from our six month anniversary show. To celebrate, we brought in our good friend Jeff Lyons (@usedwigs on Twitter, Junk Miles with Chip and Jeff) and quizzed him on some of our favorite facts from previous episodes. Find out if the Hatfields and McCoys really did fight over an NFT and what romantic dinner entrée makes Jeff want to vomit. 

We're making some new videos, which takes some time, so enjoy this old episode where we talk with Ken Reid from TV Guidance Counselor podcast, and then get into the fun history of Max Headroom and the worst sitcom pilot of all time, "Heil Honey, I'm Home!"Follow us on TikTok @ADTPod to check out some of new clips and videos. We hate it there, too. 

Are you teenage boy or girl or maybe 36-year-old man? Well then your body is likely going through some changes and we are here to talk about it. David James ("Kidnapping Season) joins us to discuss more about James' body than you ever wanted to know, find out why you NEVER mess with local news theme songs, and get to the bottom of whether or not evolution is real or not. Also, we're going to start working on some videos, so we're changing that up and won't have new episodes for the next few weeks, but we'll be reposting some of our favorites each week so there will be fresh content and you can still hear our voices. And follow us on TikTok now. @adtpod. We hate it there, but it's fun. 

Hey big sippers! Grab a bevvy and pull up to the--oh my God we're so sorry. We promise we aren't doing that. We just started a TikTok account and it's ruining our brains. Anyway, we're talking all about beverages, so find out why adults who drink milk are even weirder than you think, how Flavor Aid really dodged a bullet when it came to being associated with mass murder, and why the Taiwanese economy caused everyone in Brooklyn to start drinking tapioca.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! And what a year it's been. We bring in renowned 2022 expert JL Cauvin (Making Podcasts Great Again), to help us Alpha cucks talk about the good (The James Webb Space Telescope), the bad (Felony mayhem charges), and the cool-but-definitely-will-require-some-human-rights-violations (A new construction project in Saudi Arabia).   

It's the Christmas season, and Chip and James are definitely getting into the spirit of things. And by that, we mean they're angry, sticking their tongue places they shouldn't go, and making fun of the Swedes. Find out how a misdial got NORAD involved in Christmas, how Donald Trump became a movie star, and how Old Saint Nick was almost named Serdie Clerdy. 

Attention ADT Shoppers: We have a hot episode for you this week as the pride of Lynn, Mass, Randy Gardner (NFL Fan Therapy), stops by to talk how we are all products of consumerism. Find out about how it used to so much easier to get potato chips, where the world's oldest mall is, and how Randy was used by his parents to get around the Disney copyright law. So get out there and support your local economy by downloading this episode as many times as you can!

Pop stars in trouble with the press, Eastern European leaders facing war crime accusations, and a deadly outbreak. 2002 was SO different than the world we live in today. Jason Zod and John Hunter (Trashe Podcast) stop by to talk all things 2002 with Chip and James, including Jason holding every job possible and James telling the second most disturbing story about a sad high schooler going bowling.

Happy Thanksgiving! Have you ever wondered about the history of Black Friday or why they no longer use live animals in the Macy's Day Parade or how many times James and Chip have been pepper sprayed? Well sneak out to the garage so smoke a bowl with your weird cousin and listen in to find out!

"We got weights in fish!" is something that a grown man screamed at the top of his lungs and nearly caused a riot.  Also, an eccentric chess genius was accused of using a sex toy to help him cheat during a competition. To help break down both of these scandals, we brought in chess and bass master Glen Tickle (Dry Bar Comedy Special), to discuss these obscure cheating scandals. 

Man of many talents Tom Brennan (Electoral Dysfunction, Comic Book Editor) returns, this time to talk about what's left of democracy! Plus Chip and James tell you about Granny Farming, why you shouldn't celebrate an election win by going to the front lines of a war, and how voting killed Edgar Allen Poe. 

James got COVID, like an idiot, so we're re-releasing an old episode. There will be a companion video that goes a long with it that we're releasing on Monday on our Twitter and Instagram as well. Follow us @ADTPod on both. And if you haven't heard this episode, find out about why the Hindenburg was one of the worst things to happen to New Jersey, a building almost collapsed in New York one time before that one time that two buildings collapsed, and we talk to our pal Mike Rainey about some of his favorite mistakes.And preorder Mike's book at www.onpercs.com/store

We all know that Halloween candy being poisoned is just an urban legend made up by bored suburban housewives and the Republican party. Or is it? This week, we find out TRUE stories of times kids were poisoned on Halloween night!

We get to the bottom of which members of Chip's family and his new real estate company are part of the Illuminati. Also, a fun story about Bavarian cream pie!

Is Twitch worse or is it just new? The answer is a resounding shrug. But what's definitely true is that once Drake and his gambling addiction get involved, it's only downhill from there. James and Chip dive into the history of Twitch and why things got so bad they recently had to ban almost all gambling content. 

Comedian and host of the incredible I Like To Movie Movie podcast Dan Scully stops by to help us break down why Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" was a great achievement in totally messing with the the audience. Did we see a boob? Whose side are we on? What was going on with the music?  No seriously, did we see a boob or not? You have to tell us if we saw a boob. All those questions are answered on our HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR--Oh God we're not doing this all month. 

Wanna know why your microwave heats foot unevenly? Curious as to what causes metal to spark inside of it? Ever wonder if they used microwaves to try bring frozen hamsters back to life? Well the answer to at least one of these questions is kind of upsetting, and Shaun Murphy (New special "Neal" available on Youtube), joins Chip and James to how we went from radar tests to resuscitating rodents with this one magic device!

In this hard-hitting piece of journalism, Chip and George Pasles (Shaturday Morning Cartoons, Found Footage Festival) take James and the listeners on journey back to the 1980s when myth and reality could become one and rumor would spread thanks to Adam Sandler instead of the internet. So did Christopher Hewitt, the actor who played Mr. Belvedere, really have to miss a week of filming after accidentally sitting on his balls? Listen in this week to find out!

You guys remember 2008? Remember how much fun that was? Well what if it was it was somehow worse but also happening in China right now? James gets in way over his head and explains how the Chinese economy went from growing at 10 percent a year to tanking in a way that might ruin global trade for a generation. Or not. Who knows? 

We take our first shot (to the back of the head) at true crime as we discuss the creepy tale of John List, who decided sending his entire family to heaven was better than making them live on welfare. Graham Paschall (@grahamputation on twitter and IG) joins us as we find out why it was so easy in 1971 to get away with slaughtering your family then disappearing and starting a new life in Denver.  And he would have gotten away with it if it weren't for that damn sculptor! Seriously.   

Is it bad to drink the same water you pee and poop in? What if you just strain the poop out, then it's safe, right? What the hell are those creepy Spy vs Spy doctor masks? These are all questions we had to find out answers to on this week's episode as we looked into the history of indoor plumbing.

You ever make a mistake at work and not notice it for a few hours? You feel terrible. Or, if you're the engineers working at Three Mile Island, you cause a nuclear meltdown.  Chip and James change up the format a bit this week and tackle the same subject as they figure out central Pennsylvania almost got turned to an even bigger wasteland. SOURCES: Frontline, Weird History, New York Times, Nickolas Means (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMk6rF4Tzsg), Wikipedia

God: What's his deal? Chip and James enlist the help of noted religious scholar Aaron Hertzog ("Have You Heard This?" podcast) to figure out which religion is actually correct. Is it the snake handlers of the deep south? Or is it the doomsday prophet who was off by eleven years and counting? Well probably neither of them considering how those stories end, but they're fun to listen to! So grab your prayer books and meet us at the church!`

Communication is important or whatever, so Chip and James decide to talk about it. Learn about the system of pneumatic tubes under the streets of New York that carried mail, sandwiches, and one very unlucky cat. Plus, find out why skywriters sing the Scooby-Doo theme song to themselves while writing their messages.   

Shannon DeVido (Difficult People, Teenage Dick), is an Emmy-adjacent actor, writer, and comedian, so we figured who better to talk about awards than her. We discuss the disaster that was the 1989 Academy Awards, the three awards you never want to win, and why James has so many bowling trophies!

Did you know that there were presidents before Biden and Trump? We didn't either. On this episode, we look back at some of our lesser known presidents--AKA "The Boring Ones"--to finally give them the respect they deserve: Talking about them on a podcast. Find out about Gerald Ford, the only president never elected president or vice president, and Benjamin Harrison, whose catch phrase was "Come on, boys!" Yes. Seriously. 

Have you been a good podcast listener? Did you do your homework and all your chores? Then you get to listen to this week's episode all about treats! Hear about the absolute utopian garage in Maine where you get Cheesecakes 24 hours a day based on complete trust, and find out why cocaine used to be cheaper than sugar! Finish your veggies, give us five stars and a review, and listen to this week's episode of A Dangerous Thing!

1972 is as far in the past as 2072 is as far in the future. But relax, because scientists say we probably won't make it that long.  So let's take a look back at the Watergate break-in, the history of Pong, and start of the ABC after school special on this week's episode of A Dangerous Thing.Also, we're still matching up to $500 in donations for to abortion funds through the end of the month. So donate and send us your receipts. wwwAbortionfunds.org is a good place to start, but any similar group is fine if you have one you like. 

Happy Birthday, America! It's your birthday week, and you are absolutely the annoying girl at the office that everyone is forced to deal with. Thankfully, our good friend Mary Radzinski ("Are You My Podcast?", comedy album "Discomfortable") is around to help us celebrate. So light some fireworks and learn the history of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest and the Louisiana Purchase, two of the most important events in our nation's history.

ADT is six months old, making it the longest running podcast in history. To celebrate, we brought in our good friend Jeff Lyons (@usedwigs on Twitter, Junk Miles with Chip and Jeff) and quizzed him on some of our favorite facts from previous episodes. Find out if the Hatfields and McCoys really did fight over an NFT and what romantic dinner entrée makes Jeff want to vomit. This episode was recorded a few weeks ago, but we added a new intro to say we are matching up to $500 in donations to any abortion-related organization. Tweet your donation receipt to @ADTPod and we'll match it. We recommend abortionfunds.org, but any decent one providing care, services, legal aide, or whatever is important to you.  

Happy Summer, listeners! We're joined by Comedian Ben Katzner, who also wrote the graphic novel "Hello My Name Is Poop" (https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Name-Poop-Ben-Katzner/dp/1638490120), to talk about the New Jersey shark attacks of 1916, the Dust Bowl Summer of 1936, and the most dangerous age to ride a jet ski. 

Hey children*! Hope you have your listening ears on as Chip tells you all about the history of the Garbage Pail Kids, a grotesque collection of freak babies that started with big tobacco. And if you love camp, stick around for James' lesson about how some psychologists almost turned a summer camp into Lord of the Flies. Don't forget to Buy More Ovaltine!*Absolutely no children allowed.

Chip and James take on the capitalism itself in this desperate attempt to win whatever the podcast equivalent of an Pulitzer is. Okay, really they talk about the New Coke disaster and the Phoebus Cartel selling bad light bulbs was the original version of your phone dying after two years. Listen in and get your honorary MBA from ADT!

A lot of people tell lies: Your ex-girlfriend, your best friend, the valet guy who saw them together but was paid $100 to keep his mouth shut. But we'll never lie to you. We aren't like them. Anyway, find out why the lie detector may actually be complete BS and how your brain lie to itself by implanting false memories. 

Darryl Charles ("Black Gentrifier," DTF Podcast, The Layoff Kids), hangs out with Chip and James to talk about what all the cool kids are and were doing at any given moment. They go through some of the biggest fads of all time, James talks about the craziest fad diets that have ever existed, and Chip goes through the history of the novelty song. So get your Tamagotchi and some Tang and listen in! 

It's almost summer, so it's time to go on vacation! No need to call your travel agent, because we've got you all set. Chip pitches that we all go back to 1984 to Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey for the Haunted Castle (And subsequent fire that killed eight teenagers), but James thinks maybe we should go on a road trip and visit five of the worst roadside attraction in the United States! Bon Voyage!

Some Rolling Stone once said: "What a drag it is getting old." Well we're here to tell you that's not necessarily true, although it probably is. This week we're talk all about aging. Chip gives you 27 things you can do with your cremated remains and James talks about Jeanne Calment, the oldest person to ever live and what why her rap album sucked. 

Anyone have OCD?. What about just some nice rituals in your life? Well this week Chip and James break the ritual of only having guests on for short segments and invite friend, comedian, and retired teen heartthrob Blake Wexler to sit on for the entire show. James explains the mating rituals of five animals and then clears his browser history, and Chip gives the history of land diving, the earliest version of going to a chiropractor.  Follow Blake @BlakeWexler on social media!

It's spring time and the boys are together in Chip's living room which can only mean one thing: James had an event in Philly and caught an earlier train so they could record in person! Also, this week, we're talk all about quitting.  James talks about about the rehab shuffle, which puts addicts trying to quit in an endless cycle of relapsing, and Chip talks about Martin Luther, who quit the church and honestly seemed to have problems with just about everyone. 

If there's one thing that keeps society going, it's the lizard people. But if there's a second thing, it's rules. On this episode, Chip and James give some of their own personal rules they have for themselves or they had growing up, then discuss some of the weirdest rules around the world and in the universe, and have a nice chat with the rulesiest rules man who ever ruled, AEW referee and Sting's best friend, Bryce Remsburg (@dabryceisright).

If there's one thing we've learned from the last year or two, it's that education is one thing we can all agree on.  This week, Chip talks about Mr. Wizard, the greatest teacher who also killed a bunch of Nazis, James talks about how the SATs were made by a guy who supported eugenics, and comedian and educator Brandon Jackson (Upcoming album "English for Criminals") stops by!

1992 was an amount of years ago that makes us upset to say, but not upset to talk about. This week, Chip and James dive right into the nostalgia with talking about the one and only H. Ross Perot and the one item that every kid had to have and every musician hated: The CD long box.

Movies, which we all love to watch on our phones on a Greyhound without headphones, have a long a storied history. Chip and James dive into the history of how film was invented, the Jaws sequel we never got, and get a visit from real movie actor Adrian DiGiovanni from "Motivational Growth" AND from our jobs episode where he pranked that nice old man who just wanted to see if Rocky 2 had been rented out. Watch "Motivational Growth" on all streaming platforms or at www.motivationalgrowth.com!

We reference part one, our interview with Dan Muessig, a few times. You can listen to it here or wherever you get your podcasts. But now we're back to regular episodes. This week, Chip tells us all about MK Ultra and why maybe LSD is slightly less fun when you're tricked into doing it, and James gives the back store on the D.A.R.E. program and how it was used part of the War On Drugs (TM)

James' childhood friend, Daniel Muessig, is facing a five-to-twenty year sentence in federal prison for selling 100 kilograms of marijuana in the Pittsburgh area. He was kind enough to share his time and thoughts on what it's like to face down that kind of time and how he's coping with the stress. For more information on how to help nonviolent marijuana offenders, check out https://www.lastprisonerproject.org/ and https://www.facebook.com/FreedomGrowForever/.

Good news: Chip and James are recording together in the same room for the first time! Bad news: They made a bunch of jokes about Russia and Ukraine not knowing how bad things were about to get. Episode news: James gives dives into the fascinating history of the Eurovision song contest and Chip reports on the six adorable little European microstates. Europe: Enjoy it while it lasts!

If there's one thing we've learned this past week, it's the geography of Eastern Europe. If there's a second and third thing you can learn this week, it's a bunch of random facts about Canada and the history of the international date line.  So strap in and let's find out some fun facts about our neighbor to the north and why travelling west around the globe makes you a time traveler.

Television used to be where we went to find out who was assassinated or what rocket blew up or what war we were in. Now it's just bad stuff. Well this week, Chip reminds us of Max Headroom, the most subversive robot news anchor in the world, James talks about "Heil Honey! I'm Home!" One of the worst pilots ever made, and the amazing Ken Reid from TV Guidance Counselor stops by. Check Ken out at tvguidancecounselor.com or @tvguidance on Twitter and IG.

One thing you haven't been hearing enough about the last two years is stories about health, but we have you covered (Unlike your insurance for most necessary medical procedures). This week, James talks about the importance of sleep and the rare genetic disorder where people suddenly lose the ability to sleep at all, and Chip discusses his personal battle with illness anxiety disorder.