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A brief and fun look at geographical oddities and points of interest across the globe from the opposite of experts

Keane Smith and Dan Gavin


    • Jun 7, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 1m AVG DURATION
    • 54 EPISODES


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    The Chelsea Tapes vol. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 15:56


    I won't say much here because I explain it all in the beginning of the episode, but in short this is the first in a series of Dan and myself answering the hard hitting hypotheticals proposed by the Solomonic Chelsea

    Puerto Rico -The Friendship Simulator Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 90:49


    The title says it all. This was supposed to be an episode about Puerto Rico but on our trip we realized that we didn't all have computers and the idea of doing research on vacation left a bad taste in our mouth. With that said, I predicted correctly that there was magic in the air. Having the boys in person, live on the 1s and 2s meant we filled an hour and a half with a combination of the history of Puerto Rico, a recounting of our trip, and a debate about the world's highest peaks.

    The Electrical Grid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 55:19


    Taking some liberties by making that the title, it's really more about electricity as a whole and the problems we face going forward with renewables but this is a special one

    Dictator 1 - Pol Pot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 100:19


    Unfortunately Paul's audio stopped recording early on, when he returned his mic had a lot of feedback. Did what I could to fix it but there's some that couldn't be fixed. Our sincere apologies.

    The Interstate System ft. Jon Saveraid

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 113:02


    Episode 50, folks. BIG milestone. How fitting that we would have the King of Des Moines, Jon Saveraid on to talk shop about the circulatory system of the country.

    Dictator 0 - Vladimir Putin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 86:33


    Paul takes the reins on this one and introduces us to the history of the man who has become a wicked witch to the West.

    Atomic Adventurer - Three Mile Island and Windscale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 94:20


    Greg and I each chipped in a thousand dollars for this stock image. Please subscribe as I had to convince my parents to mortgage their home so that I could afford this stock image of an 8-bit radiation symbol. This is a good episode but please subscribe and leave a review because the price of this stock image has really caused a rift in my immediate family. I would like to someday be invited back to the house my parents call home so please rate this podcast 5 stars on the Apple Store.

    Magnate 4 - JP Morgan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 110:22


    Another XL episode for you. Little peak behind the curtain, I had to cut several minutes of talk about $GME because when we recorded that was still a relevant discussion. Sad!

    Magnate 3 - Andrew Carnegie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 121:59


    Hoo boy, this was a long one. Sorry for the long wait. Expect another big ep in the next few days.

    Dan and Keane with a couple of Workplace Whoopsies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 56:00


    No description, just the coordinates for Greg's House42.01596744136022, -93.6488251237444

    TINFOIL - Teflon Ron Meets Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 83:10


    Let's go baby, happy new years. Gregg and Keane give a quick rundown of the Iran/Contra affair

    Magnate 2 - Cornelius Vanderbilt

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 86:20


    I don't often like to comment on the quality of these episodes (not true) but this one is good. More interesting than the Rockefeller one.This is NOT because Paul was not on this one (not true)

    TINFOIL ADVENTURERER - NEFAIRIOUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 73:04


    Some talk about the secret airlines, Janet and some CIA front airlines.Won't lie to you, this is an dense episode. Greg stepped in for Paul on this one and he brought the info.Still a good one, enjoy.

    Magnate 1 - John D. Rockefeller

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 87:03


    First in a series of at least three, talking about the Big Boys of the Gilded Age Ryan Peterson with a guest appearance on this first one

    TINFOIL ADVENTURER - MONTAUK

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 59:19


    Welcome to the spin-off. Just Paul and I talking about various conspiracies whenever these come out (no regular schedule). Just to be clear, we will not be touching on any partisan conspiracies or anything that would ruffle feathers.This first one is about the Montauk Project and the nearby Plum Island. The topic didn't really go where we hoped but it's a fun one either way. Enjoy.

    Tunguska Event + Best Predators Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 107:36


    That seals the deal. I am no longer a US citizen. I have been a citizen since 1776 and a voter since 1804. I will not be voting again nor will I be around to see this country fall apart. I’m taking my talents to Somalia where it looks like they know how to run a real country

    WITCHES

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 82:31


    Couldn't think of a more apt title, we talk about three separate witch trials and then draft our favorite VVitches and Wizards

    The Cannibal Caravan + Movie Shooutout Scenes Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 85:22


    This Draft is Tier 1 Operator Approved. 

    tier this draft
    The McMartin Preschool + The Greatest Hoaxes Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 82:43


    More of a longform draft, each selection has a story accompanying it. Sorry for the QAnon opening

    Hellish Hart Island and other Spooky Islands + Best Scary Movies Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 84:40


    We accidentally took a few weeks off, we really didn't mean to.

    3 Decidedly Juicy Weather Phenomena + Best TV Characters Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 98:22


    Not our magnum opus but definitely the longest one yet

    Looters, Lupus, Legends, Longboats, and Londoners - Vikings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2020 64:04


    Experimental second act

    The Mississippian Mound Metropolis - Cahokia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 42:52


    This is an experimental episode.

    Extra: Winchester Mystery Mansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 25:00


    Calling this extra is disingenuous, this was a weak attempt I made at an episode that I didn't feel right about releasing on its own. This is not part of the official AA canon

    How a Torque Wrench Can Prevent Nuclear Disaster - The Damascus Missile Incident

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2020 70:11


    Paul was held up in his impressive Air Force job and couldn't join us on this one, but his impressive Air Force job grants us impressive Air Force insight on things like this so he has graciously recorded us his thoughts on this matter at the end of the episode along with a couple extra little treats at the end.

    NH4NO3 - Some of History's Largest Accidental Explosions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 63:20


    Just pretend Paul wasn't on this one

    The Monotheistic Monolith - The Kaaba

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 66:32


    If you're reading this, I love you. Follow us at @armchair_andventurer_podcast on IG. Greg will release a personalized JOI video for every follow

    Revelation 21:8 - The Darvaza Crater, Yanar Dağ, and The Burning Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 57:27


    I let those treacherous rats Dan and Paul convince me to turn up my mic input. As a result, my breath is a little evident in this episode. Erotic for some, but not for all.

    Two and a Half Hours of Unedited Commentary on The Shawshank Redemption - Eastern State Penitentiary and a dash of Alcatraz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 39:16


    Little on the shorter side, Paul and I can't hold our own. Our podcast hosting website suggested a clear and concise title which I immediately challenged

    A Priest, A Rabbi, and Two Unidentifiable Dead Bodies with Ties to Shady Organizations Walk into a Bar - Tamam Shud and the Isdal Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 86:58


    This is an interesting one. Not the topic, of course, but once Greg and I are left to our own devices for the second part of the episode you can witness an avant-garde performance piece about the state of podcasting in 2020

    Life in Post-Brexit UK Analyzed Through the Lens of One Extremely Deadly River - The Bolton Strid

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 61:37


    At a certain point, apologizing for the episode being a day late loses its novelty.

    All Quiet on the Western Virginia + The Poveglia Poltergheists

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 52:01


    ARMCHAIR CLASSICO baby, DG and Me take a stab at two small topics free from the burden of our parasitic new hosts.

    Topical Potluck #1 - Missing Treasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 86:42


    "Treasure" is a song by American singer and songwriter Bruno Mars for his second studio album, titled Unorthodox Jukebox (2012). "Treasure" was written by Mars himself along with Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, and Phredley Brown, while production was handled by Mars, Lawrence and Levine under the name of The Smeezingtons. Due to the similarities shared with Breakbot's "Baby I'm Yours", new writing credits were added. The song was selected as the third single by Atlantic Records and was released to mainstream radio in Italy on May 10, 2013.

    Fatal Falls and Freakish Fumbles - Literally an Episode about Falling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 59:27


    Sorry for being late on this one, had a busy Father's Day weekend. We're still releasing on schedule later this week.For your sake and mine, I stopped the Wilhelm screams about 15 minutes in because there were already almost 20 of them.

    Just When You Thought One Dyatlov Pass Was Enough - Yuba County 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 49:59


    Hopefully the audio is fine, I'm trying new software. We have Greg again but he couldn't figure out how to not hold the microphone like an idiot so his audio is equally stupid.This is a very interesting case that I totally fumbled on, so if this interests you please look up more about it.

    Icy Igor and the Inexplicable Incident - Dyatlov Pass

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 61:49


    SupPaul ran the show this time. He did good so send him love and kisses.

    The Polar Proclomation over Penguins and People - Antarctica

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 61:48


    Late episode, Dan's audio is somehow even worse this time around. Maybe someone should rough him up.

    The Phatal Pharoah Phenomenon - King Tut's Curse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 29:29


    Short episode on account of a hungover MDW. Greg is back, Dan's audio still plagues us. If anyone reading this has even a shred of decency, reach out to Dan in the angriest way you are capable of.  

    Pentecostal Pastor Punishes Plenty of People with Poison Punch - Jonestown w/ Greg Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 80:27


    Famed Eagle Scout Greg Anderson joins us today. Greg spent summers at her grandparents in remote areas of the wilderness. She graduated from Washington High School in 1978. She attended college at the University of Washington, where she met and married Eugene Snow. After graduation, they returned to Enumclaw. Mrs. Anderson was a homemaker while her husband was a Firefighter.She was an active member of the Brighton Presbyterian Church, belonged to the Arboretum Foundation garden club and worked with various charities.Her interests included family, gardening, sewing and reading. She devoted much of her time and energy as a caregiver to family members, including her mother until she passed away at age 70.

    Swan Song of A Long Gone Part of Hong Kong - Kowloon Walled City

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 49:29


    Sorry for being late and sorry for taking creative liberties with that title

    Liars Conspire to Hide Hellfire - Centralia, PA

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 51:03


    An apology is necessary, I'm still trying to figure out my audio interface. My audio input levels were a little too high and I didn't notice until the editing process. What that means for you is that the audio levels were a little hard to balance so the three of us will shift in and out of being louder. Also, when I get particularly impassioned my audio was loud enough to clip so when that happens you will hear a faint clicking behind my audio. I didn't think it was bad enough to throw out a whole episode so just bear with us. This will be fixed by next week.

    Beeps and Clicks out of '60s Spy Flicks - Number Stations

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 51:24


    Sorry for this being a day late, we had to record late yesterday so I didn't get a chance to edit. The album we talk about regarding the UVB-76 location: https://imgur.com/a/yziwz

    Three Years of Starvation for a Trade Route Salvation - The Northwest Passage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 43:15


    This episode is sponsored by AMC's hit show The Terror  contact: armchairadventurershow@gmail.c.om

    Getting Quirky in Pre-Historic Turkey - Gobekli Tepe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 41:01


    Season 2 is here. You weren't prepared for it. We weren't prepared for it. Thank us anyway.

    Season 1 Bonus - Dan Gavin's Hardcore Geography

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 8:23


    For the real ones, enjoy

    Season 1 Bonus - Bermuda Triangle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2020 26:11


    This is an episode I sat on for months. Cut the first few minutes because it was Dan and I talking about the HBO show Watchmen and nobody needed to hear that. Enjoy

    Bringing Harm to a German Farm - Hinterkaifeck

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 35:57


    Folks,It's Halloween. Congrats on making it this far. Dan Gavin's favorite candy is graham crackers, he told me that on the podcast and then asked me to remove it.

    Grave Transplants and the Happenstance in France - The Catacombs of Paris

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 34:35


    Folks,Here I am in Paris, France,Forced to bend my soulTo a sordid role,Victimized by bitter, bitter circumstance. contact: armchairadventurershow@gmail.com

    Holy Mountain in China DESTROYS Libs with SHRINES and TEMPLES - Mount Tai (Taishan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 32:31


    China, China china china china. China, china china. China china China. China! China: armchairadventurershow@gmail.com

    Rock Stack in the Outback - Uluru

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 23:54


    Folks, please forgive us for butchering the pronunciation on this one. Also, I encourage you to look at pictures of this place if you've never seen it. Contact: armchairadventurershow@gmail.com

    Big Bad Barrels by Buffalo - The Love Canal Disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 24:22


    Folks, sorry for the wait. Dan was on jihad. That's the best I can give you. I know Buffalo is pretty far from where this happened but you do what you can in the game of alliteration. Contact: armchairadventurershow@gmail.com

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