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Two comedians shine a light on stuff that hides in plain sight. Hosted by Joe Zimmerman and Tom Cowell.

Tom Cowell


    • Aug 4, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 133 EPISODES

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    Season 3, Episode 2: Nuclear George

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 46:13


    Joe and Tom discuss the top five countries, the nuclear power industry, and why people hated George Washington at the end. It's a great listeing experience. 

    Season 3, Episode 1: A Great Listening Experience... Reborn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 56:34


    Joe and Tom go somewhere incredible. They go back... to their old podcast name. With a new format. A new attitude. And a whole new lease on life. It's a great listening experience.    (*Note, this episode was recorded in June, but we're now pretty much up-to-date with posting schedule. Apologies.)

    Ep. 133: The Netflix Victory Lap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 40:56


    Tom takes a victory lap over Netflix's recent woes. Strap in. It's a great listening experience. 

    Ep. 132: The Margaritaville Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 35:21


    Joe and Tom discuss new words, travel with public figures, and a disaster that will soon strike Northeastern Pennsylvania. It's a great listening experience.  

    Ep. 131: Rest In Tattooed Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 39:24


    Joe and Tom discuss Twitter apologies, funerals for regret, and the world's lowest-crime continent. It's a great listening experience. 

    Ep. 130: Slapgate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 42:04


    Joe and Tom discuss the only thing people are discussing. 

    Ep.129: Missionary Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 42:59


    Tom and Joe discuss the incredible Mormons of Tonga, magical childhood bits, and what to do when an audience member has a seiure at your show.  It's a great listening experience. 

    Ep. 128: Etsy Witches

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 37:38


    Joe and Tom discuss the internet's thriving market in "black magick", the awfulness of Netflix kids' programing, and the COVID vs. laziness venn diagram. It's a great listening experience. 

    Ep. 127: "Hey, My Hill is On Fire"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 44:50


    Joe and Tom discuss underground infernos, LeBron's middle school mediocrity, and the criminal conspiracy known as Auntie Anne's pretzels. It's a great listening experience.

    Ep. 126: Big Bird Omicron

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 35:26


    Someone has COVID. It is Joe or Tom? Listen to find out. It's a great listening experience. 

    Ep. 125: Badboy Buddha

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2021 42:54


    Joe and Tom go deep on the life of the Buddha. We conclude that he was, in fact, a bad dad. It's a great listening experience.     

    Ep 124: Filthy Habits

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 44:52


    Joe and Tom go deep, deep, deep on... habits. Good ones, bad ones, and everything in between. It's a great listening experience.

    Episode 123: Hotel Room Rhumba

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 38:04


    Tom and Joe produce an episode live from Los Angeles in Tom's fancy corporate hotel room. They discuss how to spend a billion dollars, trading in art, and breaking up weddings. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 122: The Late and Great

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 35:24


    Joe goes on a rant about late vs. early people, we break down Edward Snowden's bizarre blanket habits, and we ask if you ever really know a person. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 121: Unbe-DMV-lievable

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 32:34


    Tom and Joe discuss Conor McGregor's ability to murder, a scandal at the Honesdale DMV, and an incredible fan connection. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 120: Scorning Routines

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 42:18


    Tom and Joe discuss their (very) different morning routines, the joys of The Smithsonian Channel, and all the ways they are not exercising. 

    Episode 119: First Class Swindle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 38:59


    Joe and Tom discuss the fraudulence of first class travel, the joys of an English quarantine, and meta-edgy socials. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 118: Raccoon Pee Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 38:17


    Joe and Tom are joined by Tony Deyo, who tells his delightful raccoon pee story. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 117: Danish Shmanish

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 38:03


    Tom and Joe discuss the origins of Haagen Dasz, the perils of pest control, and their investment competition which went down to the wire. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 116: Phantom Insecure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 28:35


    Tom and Joe lose a little bit of audio (it happens), but then dig right in to the An0m sting - perhaps the greatest law enforcement operation in history, that just happened last month. 

    Episode 115: An Inexplicable Absence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 47:56


    Joe and Tom took a break. No one quite knows why. But we're back on track.

    Episode 114: Sowing Our Oats Futures

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 39:29


    Joe and Tom discuss the world of oat trading, more hot bird goss, and take a deep dive on the America Express Black Card. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 113: Perpetual Stew

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 34:43


    Joe and Tom discuss 47-year old casseroles, psychic weed dealers, and tantric bird-watching. It's a great listening experience.  

    Episode 112: Scottish Bridge Explosions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 36:22


    Joe and Tom discuss cheeseburger tax avoidance, some more sexy AARP scam-watching, and the heartbreaking tale of a Scottish bridge that can never be. It's a great listening experience.   

    Episode 111: "Bail me out, Grandpa"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 37:26


    Joe and Tom discuss spring, how to win a breakup, and the AARP's scam prevention podcast. It's a great listening experience. 

    110: Watercoloring at the CIA

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 48:48


    Joe and Tom discuss getting locked out, the threshold for "youth", and how the CIA literally changed art forever. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 109: Neuro Linguistic Pugwash

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 37:40


    Joe and Tom break talk bitcoin mining, national birdwatching day, and neuro-linguistic programming. It's a great listening experience.  

    Episode 108: Ditch Your Limiting Beliefs, Stupid!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 44:41


    Joe and Tom discuss pandemic gym attendance, Peloton blues, and take a deep dive on the wacky boys and gals of NXIUM. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 107: This Is Not A Gamestop

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 43:08


    Joe and Tom discuss Gamestop, AMC, and why we aren't rich. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 106: Sholam And Thanks For Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 52:45


    Joe and Tom discuss some good news for once, inaugural songs, and a few Presidential pardons that just MIGHT have been the right move. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 105: Milkmaids Will Save Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 42:29


    Joe and Tom discuss the incredible story of Edward Jenner, the man who (basically) saved civilization. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 104: Monkey Scientists

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 37:34


    Joe and Tom discuss the profound weirdness of monkey science, and do a wee little "Year In Review". It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 103: Brussels Sprout Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 34:10


    Joe agrees to roast strangers in the Netherlands, and Tom fills in your brussels sprout blindspots. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 102: Joe On The Run

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 60:20


    Joe gets in a car accident (he's fine!) and Tom talks him through his new life as a fugitive from justice. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 101: The Podcast Elect

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 34:56


    Joe and Tom discuss the election, the election, and nothing but the election. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 100: We Shocked The World

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 86:39


    Joe and Tom indulge in some shameless self-congratulation for their 100th episode, and are joined by some wonderful GOATS. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 99: Borat Hates HIPAA

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 36:19


    Joe and Tom discuss Borat's re-emergence on Twitter, bizarre innovations at the Post Office, and wasting money with GEICO. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 98: The Humiliated Mr. Fish

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 35:48


    Joe and Tom discuss science denial and brainstorm new job opportunities for Joe now his livelihood is over. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 97: Million Dollar Elbow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 39:51


    Joe and Tom discuss the Harris/Pence debate, how to make videos in COVID, and Tom's brand new elbow. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 96: Reject The First Offer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 35:22


    Joe and Tom discuss the world's worst car-buying tips, grimy golf courses, and the issue of TOO MUCH SPORTS. It's a great listening experience.  (Note: this episode was recorded on 9/19, before a ton of stuff happened.)

    Episode 95: The Patio Dilemma

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 49:52


    Joe and Tom discuss patio dilemmas, the dark thoughts of the plant owner, why "outside" is for single people, and the genius poop scientists of Arizona. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 94: Free Britney

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 35:53


    Joe and Tom discuss Britney Spears' psychic servitude, plus Tom drops his long-awaited five stocks. Invest now! It's a great listening experience! 

    Episode 93: TikTok You Don't Stop

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2020 62:41


    Joe and Tom discuss trash collecting crows, our much anticipated stock picks, and ask the questions on TikTok: evil company? Or most evil company? It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 92: Conspiracy Cicadas

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 41:46


    Joe and Tom do a deep dive on conspiracy theories and save some room for crippling anxiety. It's a great listening experience.  

    Episode 91: Bezos, Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 58:24


    Joe and Tom pose a vital question: Jeff Bezos... great American? Or THE GREATEST American? They also discuss the failure of Revel Scooters and the phenomenon of masked smokers. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 90: Colorado Drone Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2020 39:01


    Joe and Tom discuss an honest-to-goodness mystery that is ACTIVE and UNSOLVED. We might even call it a worldwide Blind Spot. They finish with some Trader Joe's secrets, COVID car kibbitzing, and golf scuttlebutt. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 89: The Smell of Outer Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 35:45


    Joe and Tom ask a question as old as time: what does space smell like? They also update an old gambling and guessing segment, and reveal Joe's utter lack of wine sophistication. It's a great listening experience. 

    Episode 88: Self-Driving Beers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 37:43


    Joe and Tom learn about self-driving cars, with digressions into Corona Light beer, therapy breakthroughs, and the sneaky S.O.B.s over at Captcha.

    Episode 87: Birds Are Better Than You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 39:44


    Tom and Joe discuss the Great Firework Panic of 2020, the joys of rented scooters, and the pleasures of hanging out with Todd Barry. Our BLIND SPOT spotlight this week: Bird migration. How do these winged warriors travel up to 15,000 kilometers twice a year, every year?

    Episode 86: Let's vaccinate the Stock Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 38:43


    Joe and Tom discuss vaccines and the stock market. NOTE: We had some audio issues on this one. Tom's handheld mic had a weird connection and we won't use it again. But this ep was mostly Joe anyway so it's still listenable! It's still a pretty decent listening experience (for the price).

    Episode 85: Dumb Flags and Birdwatching

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 42:06


    Joe and Tom discuss the joys of birdwatching, then take a deep dive on the sorry/bad/nasty/incompetent history of the Confederate Flag.

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