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Episode 38 - Assault on the Danzig post office

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2023 58:32


Wherein Biscuit and Sock talk about the assault on a post office in Danzig. The city, not Glenn Danzig the musician. Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 37 - John Birges, the casino bomber

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 48:11


Wherein Biscuit and Sock take on the topic of getting revenge on the casino when you lose your money. Some links: https://www.fbi.gov/video-repository/newss-harveys-casino-bomb/view https://tahoequarterly.com/summer-2013/the-man-behind-the-bomb Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 36 - The Smolensk Air Disaster

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 76:57


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the air disaster where everything went wrong... Help Ukraine https://redcross.org.ua/en/ https://give.unrefugees.org/220224ukr_emer_d_4983/

Episode 35 - Trevor Jacob, the plane crashing snowboarder

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 64:04


Wherein Biscuit and Sock have an impromptu conversation about a guy who probably crashed his plane for internet clout. The original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbYszLNZxhM Some people analysing it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=724JxkwWqA8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dghy-yyUMHo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PgGvl2ZMFs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kCvzXxsqmc Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 34 - The Russo-Japanese war and the Battle of Dogger Bank

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 61:21


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the Russian war with Japan that went so badly it caused a revolution. Links: http://www.hullwebs.co.uk/content/l-20c/disaster/dogger-bank/voyage-of-dammed.htm# https://britishseafishing.co.uk/the-dogger-bank-incident/ Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 33 - Biscuit takes a citizenship test/Iron Mike Malloy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 74:29


Wherein Biscuit sees if he is intelligent enough to immigrate to a country he's already a citizen of. Then we discuss the hardiest drunk to have ever roamed the streets of New York. Links: https://insidetonight.com/unstoppable-iron-mike/?__cf_chl_managed_tk__=pmd_6sJrA4cU8f4a78N9IoGFc3ADpJiZEcrDH9lsMQ04UXQ-1630089630-0-gqNtZGzNArujcnBszQfR https://web.archive.org/web/20180905023039/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/durable-mike-malloy-article-1.226396 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KOMhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TmQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5261,2067448&dq=michael+malloy&hl=en https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2057969/doctor-and-undertaker-held-in-murder/ Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 32 - We just shit on Steven Seagal for over an hour

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 81:58


See title, fool... Links: http://www.manlymovie.net/2014/12/things-you-didnt-know-about-steven.html/2 https://www.avclub.com/heres-steven-seagal-groping-a-16-year-old-katherine-hei-1819923832 https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2492573/crazy-facts-about-steven-seagal https://www.vice.com/en/article/wdpaxn/steven-seagal-is-the-lamest-guy-ever https://www.ranker.com/list/ludicrous-steven-seagal-stories/robert-f-mason https://www.reddit.com/user/stevenseagalOFFICIAL/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkskuSXqUD0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USUbB-kg6P4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i86M4zj_Kec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sytuv0Tr5x0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cllle4Kyqoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrDnZubrLYw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFNpxx0mrsA Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Minisode 1: Sock explains things to Biscuit - NFTs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 32:04


Wherein Sock tries to help Biscuit comprehend what exactly an NFT is... and he doesn't like it.

Episode 31 - The Adrenochrome and the Grifters (Qanon Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 69:10


Wherein Biscuit and Sock talk about harvesting children for their blood. Links: https://spectator.us/topic/fear-adrenochrome-conspiracy-theory-drug/ https://newrepublic.com/article/161775/q-qanon-hbo-ron-watkins https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/a-possible-qanon-slip-up-suggests-the-truth-of-qs-identity-was-right-there-all-along/ https://www.dailydot.com/debug/qanon-jeff-sessions-2018-midterms/ https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/klamath-falls-oregon-victory-declared-over-antifa-which-never-showed-n1226681 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-race-barr-police-idUSKBN25T3AI https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-qanon-devotee-live-streamed-her-trip-to-ny-to-take-out-joe-biden https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/21/nyregion/gambino-shooting-anthony-comello-frank-cali.html https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Conspiracy-theory-on-James-Comey-tweet-cancels-13832691.php https://www.thedailybeast.com/avenatti-targeted-in-person-by-qanon-the-crazy-pro-trump-conspiracy-theory https://www.thedailybeast.com/qanon-the-crazy-pro-trump-conspiracy-melts-down-over-oig-report https://eu.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2018/08/07/qanon-ties-two-arizona-arrests-conspiracy-theory-trump/920336002/ Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0  creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 30 - Oh no, it's time for QAnon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 84:35


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the weirdest internet phenomenon since lemonparty Links: https://heavy.com/news/2018/08/tracy-diaz/ https://qposts.online/page/10 https://heavy.com/news/2018/08/paul-furber/ https://www.dailydot.com/debug/qanon-failed-predictions/ https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/08/21/qanon-2020-election/ https://www.avclub.com/theres-a-new-insane-conspiracy-theory-tearing-up-4chan-1821432397 https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/12/qanon-4chan-the-storm-conspiracy-explained.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/12/qanon-4chan-the-storm-conspiracy-explained.html https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-three-conspiracy-theorists-took-q-sparked-qanon-n900531 Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 29 - Gamestonks, Robinhood and the Short Squeeze Fiasco

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 70:20


Wherein Biscuit and Sock spend a lot of time riffing on Robinhood cause they suck. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCfRGnVuzSc https://www.zdnet.com/article/robinhood-admits-to-storing-some-passwords-in-cleartext/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-15/robinhood-estimates-hackers-infiltrated-almost-2-000-accounts https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/05/some-robinhood-users-were-able-to-trade-with-unlimited-borrowed-money.html https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/robinhood-fixes-infinite-leverage-free-money-glitch-suspends-related-traders-2019-11-1028670689 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdYyZlqyc_Y https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-02/robinhood-suffers-online-outage-with-market-advancing-after-rout https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/robinhood-trading-app-major-outage-coronavirus-stock-selloff-options-crypto-2020-3-1028977054 Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 28 - The Original War on Christmas

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 69:28


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the weird war on Christmas... no not the one Bill O'Reilly is always talking about... the original one done by actual Christians. Links: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/opinion/the-puritan-war-on-christmas.html?hp&_r=0 https://theweek.com/articles/479313/when-americans-banned-christmas http://www.olivercromwell.org/faqs4.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20061121055727/http://www.timetravel-britain.com/05/Dec/ban.shtml Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 27 #pizzagate

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 84:10


Wherein Biscuit and Sock talk about how a bunch of nutjobs ruined a popular food baed on a code that some guy made somewhere. Links: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/10/business/media/pizzagate.html https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/dec/05/how-pizzagate-went-fake-news-real-problem-dc-busin/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pizzagate-conspiracy/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/fever-swamp-election https://www.dailydot.com/debug/pizzagate-alt-right-turkey-trolls-child-abuse/ https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38156985 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pizzagate-from-rumor-to-hashtag-to-gunfire-in-dc/2016/12/06/4c7def50-bbd4-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/12/04/d-c-police-respond-to-report-of-a-man-with-a-gun-at-comet-ping-pong-restaurant/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/22/533941689/pizzagate-gunman-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison?t=1606421699059&t=1606685080792 https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/louisiana-man-pleads-guilty-federal-charge-threatening-pizza-shop-northwest-washington Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 26 - Charles J. Guiteau and the assassination of President Garfield

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 62:27


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the really weird life of the dude who killed President James Garfield. Links: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-curse-of-tecumseh/ http://touringohio.com/profiles/guiteau.html https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/guiteau-charles.htm https://ghostsofdc.org/2012/01/25/president-garfields-assassin-charles-guiteaus-time-in-washington/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/10/this-is-the-brain-that-shot-president-james-garfield/454212/ Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 25 - George Washington Was an Absolute Shitheel

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 56:44


Wherein Biscuit and Sock talk about how terrible George Washington was and why we wouldn't actually mind if you tore down his statues. Justice for Breonna Taylor: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/justice-for-breonna-taylor Links: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2020/06/15/new-mayan-calendar-interpretation-suggests-making-the-most-of-this-week/ https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/george-washingtons-will/ https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/ten-facts-about-washington-slavery/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jefferson/video/lives.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/opinion/george-washington-slave-catcher.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-and-martha-washington-enslaved-300-people-lets-start-with-their-names/2020/06/26/d3f7c362-b7e7-11ea-a510-55bf26485c93_story.html https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v41/n24/eric-foner/tremendous-in-his-wrath https://www.livescience.com/61919-george-washington-teeth-not-wood.html Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 24 - Dumbass Cops and the Shooting of Charles Kinsey

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 46:04


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss a man who serves and protects society getting shot by a the police who are supposed to serve and protect society. Links: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36859305 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/21/486869035/north-miami-police-shoot-black-man-who-was-reportedly-lying-on-the-ground?t=1592372834252 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/21/florida-police-shoot-black-man-lying-down-with-arms-in-air https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/witness-to-police-shooting-says-he-tried-to-warn-officers/ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article91261792.html https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/06/17/north-miami-officer-jonathan-aledda-retrial/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/former-north-miami-police-officer-jonathan-aledda-avoids-prison-in-charles-kinsey-shooting-11210646 Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ

Episode 23 - Brandon McCormick, the "All Lives Matter" Archer of Utah

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 48:05


Links: https://kutv.com/news/local/slc-protesters-ignite-the-vehicle-of-a-man-who-pointed-bow-and-arrow-at-them https://au.news.yahoo.com/george-floyd-man-with-bow-arrow-aims-protesters-080736950.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJSu2ygQlKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcXOOaVLckg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRKYiKYknbw Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 22 - Cuckoo for Covid-19 Part 3, Electric Boogalee

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 51:06


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss Jesus blood and lady chemicals... and other... weird shit. Links: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-52164358 https://thebiznews.org/2020/03/24/robertson-blames-coronavirus-on-oral-sex-lady-chemicals/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doctor-arrested-attacking-teen-girls-choking-one-apparently-not-social-n1179251 https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/japanese-man-who-threatened-to-spread-coronavirus-dies-media-1.1584522069950 https://uk.news.yahoo.com/japans-sakurajima-volcano-erupts-sending-061820146.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKapt6ovCjc5lXf0bgPxxNX6XoBDAuvrO_p5Dgz7p-7P3eCei4k_u1ZXrzpA8QcLorHWNmOByBmdHUmblh3PpLx6xVkBw408-WJJyBvGXZtZjLcu6mHZKOzyGLPOuG25bakNUDiOaByrjaUYabqXGSIpyzRnkX-xtxrxvH38toZq&utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 21 - Cuckoo for Covid 19 Part Deux

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 42:24


Wherein Biscuit and Sock continue the discussion of all the stupid garbage that is happening as a result of the current pandemic and people losing their minds. Links: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/02/825897966/train-engineer-says-he-crashed-in-attempt-to-attack-navy-hospital-ship-in-l-a?t=1585927464850 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/nyregion/ny-coronavirus-usns-comfort.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-test-kits-have-been-contaminated-with-coronavirus-says-report Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 20 - Cuckoo for Covid 19

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 45:00


Wherein Biscuit and Sock try... try real hard, to put a funny spin on some of the more crazy things to have come up as a result of the current pandemic. Links: https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/ridiculous-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories-from-5g-towers-to-extraterrestrial-origins/ https://twitter.com/Ahmadinejad1956/status/1237072414841937920 https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/11130826/coronavirus-instagram-filters-slammed-as-inappropriate/ https://www.infowarsstore.com/health-and-wellness/todays-top-sellers/superblue-fluoride-free-toothpaste-bubble-gum https://www.miamiherald.com/site-services/newsletters/coronavirus-nl/article241026086.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/nyregion/alex-jones-coronavirus-cure.html Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 19 - The Great Iraqi Dinar Scam and the Dinarians

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 54:08


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the thoroughly weird plan to buy a pile of inflated Middle Eastern currency and make money... somehow. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWZF3us_MTk https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2016/08/10/dinar-scam-takes-on-new-twist/#3e03a199684c https://www.learningmarkets.com/the-iraqi-dinar-scam/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-fans-sink-savings-into-iraqi-dinar-scam https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/090314/top-ten-reasons-not-invest-iraqi-dinar.asp Music: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 By The Croft by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU

Episode 18 - The Christmas Eggnog Riot and Biscuit does Christmas trivia

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 68:08


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the finer points of a military academy getting blitzed on a gross Christmas drink and Biscuit tests his Christmas knowledge. Marcus Crane, our charity of choice this holiday season: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mark-pobanz-markus-crane-recovery-fund Links: https://www.army.mil/article/49823/the_eggnog_riot https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/what-was-the-eggnog-riot https://www.history.com/news/when-eggnog-sparked-a-riot-at-west-point https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72776/west-points-eggnog-riot-1826 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/egg-nog-its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-starts-a-holiday-riot-180949281/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggnog_Riot Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ By The Croft by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 17 - James "Russell" Bolton: The Militia and the Cartel

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 62:13


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the strange case of a militia being stalked by a cartel that sought to take them down, or at the very least rip them off. Links: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/may/02/warrant-issued-for-stevens-county-man-accused-of-p/ https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/james-russell-bolton-stevens-county-assembly-not-guilty https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/james-russell-bolton-jr-arrest-militia-stevens-county-assembly-extortion https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?destination=%2fnation%2f2019%2f05%2f06%2fmilitia-leader-raged-against-mexican-cartels-now-hes-accused-impersonating-them-extort-his-followers%2f%3f https://web.archive.org/web/20170701193546/http://www.stevenscoassembly.com/ Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ By The Croft by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 16 - Area 51 raid, Paul Bennewitz and the UFO disinformation program

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2019 52:06


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the UFO conspiracies that came from an actual disinformation campaign that made it worse. Links: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/exair-force-law-enforceme_b_5312650?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADQJClOvhNpGJaODrMF1nWsITcXaWn3p9g-cMIsTgfijwjIQjXsbuWhe7tvztkmD3kR9JUI78JalmHxLW43UTfcWut3R3YIE7GTLWN9gqXLvaBVMrZw60UjUW4cPsGlIz7qFosS3lAgEC39uMOPLoBHZH1ZtCr4zT3JyrqOgwaCY&guccounter=2 https://supernaturalmagazine.com/articles/the-strange-saga-of-paul-bennewitz-and-the-undergruond-alien-base-at-dulce https://web.archive.org/web/20051028151318/http://www.martiansgohome.com/smear/v47/ss000615.htm#bennewitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_U-2_incident Music: Great Days by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/5lhZRunuJTs By The Croft by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 15 - Disco Demolition Night, the time they blew a hole in a baseball field

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 68:42


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the incredibly poorly thought out promotion at Comiskey park that resulted in a hole blown in a field and riot police showing up. Links: https://deadspin.com/the-white-soxs-disco-demolition-riot-was-even-more-insa-1783162273 http://www.today.com/id/31832616/site/todayshow/ns/today-entertainment/t/when-disco-sucks-echoed-around-world/#.XWy6EC2B1Uc https://web.archive.org/web/20100504172447/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=behrens%2F040809 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/disco-inferno-680390.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/disco-is-dealt-death-blow-by-fans-of-the-chicago-white-sox https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzke5/disco-demolition-night-was-a-disgrace-and-celebrating-it-is-worse Music: Great Days by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/5lhZRunuJTs By The Croft by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 14 - The Sydney Paralympics basketball cheating controversy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 39:29


Wherein Biscuit and Sock talk about the glorious victory of the Spanish paralympic basketball team... but something is not totally honest about it. Links: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/sep/16/gilestremlett.features11 https://www.thelocal.es/20131011/stop-playing-well-theyll-know-youre-not-disabled http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1071059.stm https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2458715/Spanish-basketball-team-pretended-disabled-win-Paralympic-gold.html Music: Great Days by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/5lhZRunuJTs By The Croft by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma https://youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 13 - The Great Emu Ponzi Scheme and the Great Australian Emu War

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2019 46:12


Wherein Biscuit and Sock talk about emus. Look, just listen Links: Emus Ponzi Scheme https://investorplace.com/2014/05/cheated-ponzi-schemes-bernie-madoff/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/when-emu-mania-swept-heartland-of-tamil-nadu/article4661253.ece https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Two-accused-in-emu-scam-sentenced-to-5-years-in-jail/articleshow/55344177.cms https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/8-booked-for-multi-crore-scam-in-emu-farming/article23087626.ece The Great Emu War https://nomadsworld.com/great-emu-war/ https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/what-was-the-emu-war-of-australia-and-what-was-the-outcome.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/the-great-australian-emu-war.aspx Music: By The Croft by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ

Episode 12 - Juicero, the juicer that can lift a car and not much else

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019 50:12


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the tale of Juicero. The overpriced piece of technology that made juice far more complicated than it needed to be. Links: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/juicero-teardown-hints-at-a-very-expensively-built-product/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-04-19/silicon-valley-s-400-juicer-may-be-feeling-the-squeeze https://www.vox.com/new-money/2017/4/21/15376038/juicero-explained https://www.businessinsider.com/juicer-juicer-product-review-2017-4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-09-08/inside-juicero-s-demise-from-prized-startup-to-fire-sale https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/01/rip-juicero-the-400-venture-backed-juice-machine/ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39664483 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/juice-wars-juicero-has-sued-another-juicer-maker-for-patent-infringement/ http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/01/juicero-founder-doug-evans-now-promotes-unfiltered-raw-water.html Music: By The Croft by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU dizzy by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 Music: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma https://youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw

Episode 11 - Alexander Keith Jr. The Dynamite Fiend

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 59:46


Wherein Biscuit and Sock describe the thief, the scammer and the bomber known as Alexander Keith Jr. The man who blew up a boat to make some money. Links: https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/29/books/a-man-of-many-facets-all-of-them-monstrous.html http://halifaxmag.com/features/the-other-alexander-keith/ https://www.stlmag.com/The-Dynamite-Fiend/ http://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/keith-alexander.htm Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 Clouds by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/YrvBTBmqVPE

Episode 10 - David Hahn, the nuclear boy scout

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 48:17


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the strange tale of David Hahn, the boy scout who built a nuclear reactor in his shed... because reasons. Links: https://www.boredpanda.com/story-radioactive-boy-scout-david-hahn/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic https://www.unbelievable-facts.com/2018/12/david-hahn.html https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/eagle-scout-nuclear-reactor/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-05/swedish-kitchen-nuke-reactor/2825356 https://www.realclearscience.com/lists/best_science_pranks/homemade_nuclear_reactor.html https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-02/boy-who-played-fusion#page-4 Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 9 - Horace de Vere Cole and the Dreadnought Hoax (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 58:32


Wherein Biscuit and Sock continue to explore the weird activities of notorious prankster Horace de Vere Cole. This time, the Royal Navy gets pranked by some jerks in blackface. Links: http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/dreadnought_hoax https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/02/07/dreadnought-hoax-virginia-woolf/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180509133131/http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/bunga-bunga-great-edwardian-dreadnought-hoax/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piltdown_Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qqz6ekyOCU https://www.amazon.com/Dreadnought-Hoax-Adrian-Stephen/dp/0701127473 Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 8 - Horace de Vere Cole and the Zanzibar Hoax (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2019 37:01


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss a bunch of university students dressing up in blackface and posing as Zanzibar royalty. Links: http://home.yowieocalypse.com/Sultan_of_Zanzibar/ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000337/19301107/203/0010 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1088790/King-pranksters--uproarious-story-Prime-Minister-8217-s-brother-law.html https://shootingparrots.co.uk/2017/01/25/c-is-for-horace-de-vere-cole/ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/the-sultan-of-zanzibar-by-martyn-downer-1932681.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNkn0CefH54 Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 7 - Gregor MacGregor, the King of the country that didn't exist.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 58:06


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the man with the scam for the ages, Gregor MacGregor, who profited off of a country that he just made up. This worked well until people started travelling to live there. Links: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/mac/gregormacgregor.html http://glendiscovery.com/gregor_boach.html https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/gregor-macgregor-prince-poyais Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 6 - We should all be dead but we're not (2012 Mayan calendar and Nibiru)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 57:57


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss whatever happened with that whole vague prophecy that the World would end on December 21st, 2012. As well as a few other world ending phenomenon that didn't. BISCUIT'S GIRLFRIEND'S FAMILY'S ARTICHOKE DIP Two cans of quartered artichokes (drain water from artichoke cans before adding) 8 oz mayo 8 oz sour cream 8 oz cream cheese 8 oz Parmesan cheese grated Get all to room temp to stir easily, put in pan (a circular cake pan or around that size), 350 in oven for 25-30. When it's bubbling it's done LINKS TO THE DISASTER claims and debunking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH0xSzFul1w https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-18018343 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S0bj76389U http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-03-27-maya-2012_n.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBAY_dIVd-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH3exI6I1iY&t=56s http://www.zetatalk.com Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 5 - the Gävle goat and the Whiskey Robber

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 70:07


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the tale of a Swedish goat enduring arson attacks over half a century and the terrible hockey player who turned out to be brilliant at robbing banks. More info Gävle goat: https://twitter.com/Gavlebocken https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42502375 https://www.thelocal.se/20151126/five-weirdest-attacks-on-swedens-straw-yule-goat http://www.visitgavle.se/en/about-gavle-goat Attila Ambrus: https://www.facebook.com/ambrusattilakeramia/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/attila-ambrus-from-villain-to-national-hero-319774.html https://welovebudapest.com/en/2017/12/07/i-did-what-i-did-and-i-did-my-time-hungarys-whiskey-robber-talks-crime-girls-and-his-new-film/ https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/2007-10-04-3267566478_x.htm http://www.ce-review.org/99/9/csardas9.html Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw New Tires - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 4 - the insatiable eaters of the War of the First Coalition: Domery and Tarrare

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2018 69:43


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the disgusting habits of two soldiers from French history, both of whom ate disgusting amounts of food from disgusting sources. Also learn how to cook cow udder: https://t.co/kAHJQtmmXP Charles Domery/Tarrare http://www.weirdhistorian.com/domery-the-man-who-ate-anything-and-a-whole-lot-of-it/ https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-caused-these-men-to-eat-cats-and-candles-1685293458 https://historycollection.co/legendary-appetite-charles-domery/ https://www.urbo.com/content/the-true-case-of-tarrare-is-one-of-the-most-bizarre-and-grotesque-of-all-time/ http://mentalfloss.com/article/66508/tarrare-greatest-glutton-all-time https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/food/omnivores-dilemma Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 3 - Casanova Valentine the Hipster Heart Throb

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 76:13


Wherein Sock is away and Biscuit takes things to a new level. With special guest host Sam we explore the depths of Deathmatch wrestling and all the trials and tribulations that go with it. https://twitter.com/BigBadNonsense Follow Casanova Valentine https://twitter.com/CasanovaVal666 https://m.facebook.com/TheHipsterHearthrob Find Sam on Tennyson King's new single https://youtu.be/61cp9kfK-H4 https://tennysonking.com Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 2 - Denver International Airport conspiracies and Tusko the elephant

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 60:07


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the strange and bizarre conspiracy theories surrounding Denver International Airport. Also, what happens when you give LSD to zoo animals? We explore the fate of Tusko the elephant. More info: Tusko's big trip... https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/lsd/lsd_history4.shtml http://www.illinoisscience.org/2016/06/lsd-and-the-elephant/ https://theglyptodon.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/tuskos-trip/ https://www.theguardian.com/education/2002/aug/08/research.highereducation https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.3758%2FBF03333759.pdf Denver international Airport https://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/31/definitive-guide-to-denver-international-airport-conspiracy-theories/ https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/denver-airport-conspiracy-theories https://gizmodo.com/5807582/proof-that-denver-airport-is-one-of-the-most-evil-places-on-earth https://www.thirdeaglemedia.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjjIy1DO0gs Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 1 - Hollow earth Nazis and cheap beer

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 60:04


Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the strange theory of a New York doctor that made its way into Nazi science. Also, people steal hats from outfielders, kicking off a brawl. Music used: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma https://youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

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