A Life in the Day

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Covering somebody's entire life in just one day, but usually in slightly less than a day.

A Life in the Day


    • Apr 1, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 5m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES


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    E32 Army Court-Władysław Łokietek (with half of High, Hows it going)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 61:32


    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjprvs9E1KoKAeHRJLU02jA

    E31 Whale Bone; the Musical- Gouverneur Morris (With High, How's it Going)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 50:51


    James tells the tale of a major American founding father to Tyler along with Michael and Adaline from the podcast High, How's it going https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjprvs9E1KoKAeHRJLU02jA

    E30 Don't trim her willy (Mary Todd Lincoln)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 69:02


    Tyler tells James about the wife and (spoiler alert) eventual widow of Abraham Lincoln

    E29 He did just fine with out a leg up(Carl Brashear)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 38:19


    James and Tyler talk about a legendary African American Navy diver.

    E28 The period of spanish royalty (Joanna the mad)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 44:53


    Tyler tells James about an old Spanish queen who was locked up for madness

    E27 The other kind of cancer doctor (Cornelius P. Rhoads)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 49:24


    James and Tyler discuss the life of a racist doctor who once claimed to kill several Puerto ricans by giving them cancer

    E25 A really stupid propeller and some pointless trees (Ludwig Wittgenstein)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 112:23


    The slightly anticipated return that literally some people asked for! James and Tyler discuss the life of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, a man who among other things designed the modern door handle and went to school with Adolf Hitler.

    E24 He's good driver (Niki Lauda)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 80:37


    the boys are back for season 5 (yes 5) with better quality recording equipment but unfortunately the same low quality hosts

    E23 Get in the Possy Wagon (Bonnie & Clyde)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 81:20


    Tyler tells James the story of not one but two people who led lives that where at the same time exciting and incredibly empty.

    E22 The one where there's a twist because you don't know who the topic is (Christoper Robin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 43:40


    The world's least consistent podcast returns to very little fanfare. On this episode James spent a long time writing a report that was filled with twists and turns but is gets ruined by the host's general unprofessionalism, Tyler being uninterested, James not knowing how his own microphone works, and the general incompetence that is normally on display in this 'show'.

    E21 The first drive (Bertha Benz) With Precious Ugbodu

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 58:43


    James tells Tyler and (making her first appearance) Precious about the woman who practically invented the car.

    E20 The Jolly Rancher Analogy (Pyotr Bagration)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 137:52


    Tyler tells a rather incompetent James the story of a man from European royalty who shot up the ranks of the Russian military

    E19 Because doing Tubman just is'nt white (Laura Smith Haviland)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 106:45


    Tyler decides to tell the story of a woman critical to the the Underground Railroad and the freeing of several saves. However he forgets about all the famous black women who did so and instead talks about a former quaker headmistress from Canada. The lands also have a crack at guessing state symbols.

    E18 The Man Behind The Park (Griffith J Griffith)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 46:07


    James Tells Tyler the tale of the man who gave the world Griffith park and observatory. Turns out he's wasn't as great as his statues and portraits in his park make him look.

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    17 Don't Name The Babies (Edward II) With Kay

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2018 86:12


    Kay returns and distracts from Tyler's story of King Edward II with Holocaust games and demon dildos

    16 Just Read The Thing (Nellie Bly)with Amber Ippolito and Kay

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 71:26


    In a celebration of feminism James finds two girls (and Tyler) and mansplains to them the life of a feminist icon.

    15 WE'RE BACK! with a whimper (Gioachino Rossini)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2018 27:33


    In the rather underwhelming return of the Podcast Tyler tells James about a composer who did more by 20 than either Tyler or James will probably accomplish in their whole lives.

    14 The notebook of bastards, sex, and shit (Marian Engel) with Kath Jazz

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2017 69:27


    James tells Tyler and first time guest Kath Jazz about the podcast's first ever female subject, the writer of what is widly accepted as Canada's best novel.

    13 Good at the books, no good at the eyes (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 49:42


    Tyler tells the tale of a writer who brought one of the worlds most famous characters into this world and then tried to take him right back out of it.

    12 Big chief mason, the racists, and a scary hood (Garrett Morgan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 54:52


    James tells Tyler about an inventor who has saved more lives than most people ever will both directly and indirectly.

    11 The season finale part 2 (still Christopher Lee) with David Samson and Sabrina O'Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2017 42:55


    The fake season goes out with a wimper as Tyler tells James, Sabrina, and David about the acting career of Christopher Lee.

    10 The season finale (Christopher Lee) with David Samson and Sabrina O'Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2017 54:26


    It's the season finale, wich means absolutly nothing. Though you can still listen to Tyler explain the life of a man who ties into a lot of our previous episodes to James and returning guests David Samson and Sabrina O'Connor.

    9 Japanese cult Hitler (Shoko Asahara) with Mark Jacobs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2017 83:39


    James tells Tyler about a cult leader who very nearly caused the end of the world. Mark Jacobs also joins the podcast briefly on his way to relive himself.

    8 Why am I so shit? (Ambrose Burnside) With David Samson and Sabrina O'connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2017 52:38


    Tyler describes the life of a facial hair legend to James, Sabrina, and David. This also involves racism and surprise horses.

    007 The second side bitch (Ian Fleming) with Sabrina O'Connor & David Samson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 64:48


    James describes the life of a famous writer who can only be described as a bit of a fuckboy. Speaking of fuckboys David Samson returns along with first time guest Sabrina O'Connor.

    6 He's not gay, see? (John Wayne) with David Samson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2017 78:16


    David Samson makes a return as Tyler Coon describes the life of a man who turns out to be a very iconic western actor and not a serial killer.

    5 Everyone's favorite SS mad scientist (Ferdinand Porsche) with David Samson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2017 68:44


    James describes the life of an engineer who worked for the SS to Tyler and the podcast's first ever 'special' guest David Samson.

    4 He helps us out with sex sometimes, but he's also shot a lot of us (Simo Häyhä)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2017 50:52


    Tyler tells James about a Finnish sniper who makes Bradley Cooper's character from "American Sniper" look like a blind child with one arm attempting to use a sling shot.

    2 The big dicked religious wizard of Siberia (Rasputin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2017 72:02


    Tyler walks James through the life of a very interesting russian with a rather large penis.

    1 Stick to your major (Freddie Mercury)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2017 88:08


    James Hayward and Tyler Coon discuss the entire life of James's favorite singer/songwriter. (unfortunatly this podcast involves a lot of James's singing)

    3 The most badass victim of WWII (Tsutomu Yamaguchi)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2017 38:02


    James Hayward describes the somber life of a Japanese man to Tyler Coon.

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