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Bunkum is a scripted comedy in the vein of The Goon Show that was made from 2015-2018. I now make The Restory of History's Mysteries with Aaron Fletchersmith, a time travel comedy podcast, also scripted.

Dan Grubb


    • Jul 23, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 80 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Bunkum

    Bunkum 80: Beowulf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    It’s the last Bunkum! You made it to the end! Congratulations! An epic quest! A monster to be slayed! A kingdom to save! A display of cowardice! Bunkum goes out with a bang AND a whimper! Bye, everybody! Be sure to listen to my current and better scripted comedy podcast, The Restory of History’s Mysteries!

    Bunkum 79: The Lost Colony

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    A voyage of discovery! The founding of a new colony! Imperial expansion without the hindsight of 21st century multiculturalism! Hooray! A feast to welcome the new neighbors! Long distance relationships! An awkward situation comes to a head! Bunkum is the wacky neighbor of podcasts!

    Bunkum 78: This Old Dump

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Home improvement! A relaxing stroll through a house in progress! Brilliantly revolutionary architecture! How do they do it?!? Bunkum is on the cutting edge of making stuff up!

    Bunkum 77: Tinker, Tailor, Ourman, Spy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    A secret agent! A counteragent infiltration! Tracking down a mole! Cool fancy gadgets! A conspiracy that goes all the way to the bottom! Hey, get away from that bottom! Bunkum is basically a five-year-old with a better vocabulary!

    Bunkum 76: The Genie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    A stroll through the classifieds! A spooky market! All sorts of strange items! A dusty old lamp and its genie tenant! Everything you ever wanted at your fingertips! A happy ending for almost everyone! Bunkum brings utopias to fruition!

    Bunkum 75: The Anti-Advertising Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    There’s no sponsor this week! It’s all ad-free! High culture! Dan says Richard III instead of Richard II! A boxing drama! A medical service! A word from a for-real god! Bunkum is just oozing with excitement! We should really get it looked at!

    Bunkum 74: The Mystery of the Mysterious Twin Mystery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Listener questions! A strange case of what must be mistaken identity! A doppelganger! What are the odds? Oh, not that unreasonable, really! Unjustly imprisoned! A suspenseful escape attempt! Bunkum keeps you in………..

    Bunkum 73: Dangeons and Dragrubbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    It’s a fantasy adventure! Magic and monsters! Dice and dungeons! A tabletop RPG that goes sideways! Awfully darn close to a normal yet still entertaining sketch! Good job, Dan! Bunkum rolls a natural 20 on bad metaphors!

    Bunkum 72: Fortune and Leisure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Our Man loooooves playing the lottery! I think it’s a sensory thing! All that scratching! A sudden influx of liquid assets! A first-class elite tour of the land of wonders! Entering the viral class! The glorious transfer of wealth! Bunkum is your pass to the good life!

    Bunkum 71: Hercules

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    MacArthur Genius Grant-winning poetry! Hercules performs amazing feats! His neighbors are not so pleased! Someone call Terry Gilliam! The lines between reality and madness are getting blurry up in here! Bunkum has convinced itself it has Munchausen syndrome!

    Bunkum 70: Bunklevania

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    A family curse! It’s brain versus body! Can Our Man find out what’s causing the explosion of were-beasts? Of course! It’s so simple! A battle for the future of were-Americans! (Awereicans?) Bunkum’s dictionary is crammed with sticky notes with new words!

    Bunkum 69: Nice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    The Grand Canyon is missing! What could have happened!?!? Let’s investigate together! Yay, friendship palling around times! A small town cop works the case of his life! And what he uncovers will blow you away! Bunkum mostly read movie posters as a kid!

    Bunkum 68: The History of the Ancient World, According to God, Science, and Dan Grubb

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Some actual science! And some actual religion! But, alas, no actual Dan Grubb! Sorry, folks! I’m not genuine! I’m a figment of my imagination! Whoa, heavy, duuude! The ancient Mesopotamians thought Adam and Eve were big weirdos! Bunkum is basically one of those ivy league classes you can take online!

    Bunkum 67: Lady Mabel’s Peahen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    No superheroes! It’s a high class farce! Oh, those parlor doors opening at just the wrong moment! Oh, and also Senator Bigfoot, your favorite! And the new episode of Bunk Beds, the hit Bunkum review program! Bunkum hates fourth walls, man! Smash them up!

    Bunkum 66: The Redressers, Part 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    It’s here! The epic finale of the Redressers arc! You made it, pal! Good job listening! I’d tell you what happens, but your mortal brain can’t handle it! Or maybe it can! Give it a listen and see if you survive! Bunkum is playing chicken with your mind!

    Bunkum 65: The Redressers, Part 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    I did not expect the team to wind up here. But, hey, they have powers now! Cool! This story is getting pretty weird! Buckle in, it’s almost done! Bunkum is strapping in for the big finish!

    Bunkum 64: The Redressers, Part 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    A list of cool stuff! Epic brainstorming! The All-New, All-Different Redressers! Oh, yeah! I’m super excited, you guys! Bunkum is heading for the epic climax!

    Bunkum 63: The Redressers, Part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Man, jail sucks! Do trials suck? Let’s find out! A courtroom drama! Everything gets better! According to some! Bunkum puts the “real” in “Am I really listening to this?”

    Bunkum 62: The Redressers, Part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Tonight there’s gonna be a jailbreak! Etc. etc. etc.! Actual teamwork! Good job, Redressers! I bet it’ll totally work! Bunkum is always optimistic because it refuses to learn from the past!

    Bunkum 61: The Redressers, Part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Look out! It’s Robbing Jack Do-Harm! His name is a little on-the-nose! I tried to give him notes, but he doesn’t accept constructive criticism very well! Probably has something to do with his anti-social tendencies! Justice is served! I bet! Bunkum is in kind of a gray area, morality-wise!

    Bunkum 60: The Redressers, Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    An action-packed training montage! The part of the movie where the rag-tag motley crew learn how to work together! I love those parts! Too bad these folks are idiots! Even glamorous superhero teams have to clean up the monkey’s room! Let’s cut that part out! Yuck. Bunkum has been waiting for this series its whole … Continue reading Bunkum 60: The Redressers, Part 4

    Bunkum 59: The Redressers, Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Oh no, not Master R.A. and the Dorm Room Dojo! Some complications provide a glimpse into the inner workings of the team! A secret revealed! A new team model is slapped together! Bunkum puts the human drama in superhuman melodrama!

    Bunkum 58: The Redressers, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Consider that table set! That’s story writing lingo for laying out dishes and silverware! Let’s meet the team! It’s a really good team! And pretty inclusive! There’s even an undead-American! Bunkum is the future liberals want!

    Bunkum 57: The Redressers, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    It’s the epic beginning of the maxi-series The Redressers! A cosplayer meets a mysterious stranger! Who could it possibly be?!? Oh my goodness! I think this might be a bigger deal than we at first suspected! Bunkum knows how to pace a story, baby!

    Bunkum 56: Heroes and Villains

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    There’s something in the basement! Police drama! Whatever could it possibly be? I hope our hero is alright! The male gaze! Bunkum is madcap! I’m so mad about these caps!

    Bunkum 55: GarbageSelf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    A tragic loss! A retrospective on an incredible life! One man’s influence on the world! Mind you, Stalin and Genghis Khan had a big influence too! But I’m sure this guy is different! He’s a tech innovator! Those guys are always working for the betterment of humanity, right? Bunkum’s ignorance means your bliss!

    Bunkum 54: The Apocalypse Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    A different post-apocalyptic show than that one from two years earlier! A hospital stay! A message from beyond the stars! A murder investigation! Bunkum has almost figured out the new format!

    Bunkum 53: Swimming Across America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Experimental theater! An astounding feat! Pushing the limits of the human body and ingenuity! Bunkum wins all the Nobel Prizes and Olympic medals! Nyah nyah!

    Bunkum 52: Hard Boiled

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Listener mail! The life of a gorilla! A gritty noir drama! Hard hitting action! Bunkum, see? Mnyeah, see? It’s a hackneyed Edward G. Robinson imitation that went out of style in the 40s, see?

    Bunkum 51: G-g-g-ghosts!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Remember when I said Bunkum was gone forever? I lied! Sorry for manipulating your emotions like that! Anyway! A new format! Ghost dating! Feathers! Bunkum got tired of recreating old time radio and decided to join the podcast era!

    Bunkum 50: The 50th Episode Extravaganza!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    A galaxy of guest stars! All your favorites! Just kidding! Everything goes horribly wrong! Fun with paradoxes! Bunkum is over forever!

    Bunkum 49: Treasure Ourman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Oh, for heaven’s sake, it’s a bunch of pirates! Or, if you’re at the gym, “pi-rah-tees”! I don’t know pi-rah-tes! But I know ca-ray-zeh! What were we talking about? Look at that jungle island! Oh my, what a deadly threat! Treachery and danger abound! Bunkum is a terrible realtor!

    Bunkum 48: Trouble in Hotlantis!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    A gentleman thief! It’s a frame-up, I tells ya! Hmm….what else did they say in the 30s? I sure am enjoying jazz in the dangerous part of town and those talkies! A stunning revelation in the pursuit of ka-nowledge! A landmark development in podcast technology! Bunkum reinvents the medium once again!

    Bunkum 47: Mole Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    An important chemistry lesson! Is it a religious holiday? Is science a religion? Kind of, if you think about it! Oh, wait! No, not at all! But they can have holidays, even though the etymology doesn’t allow it! I think we’ve all learned a lot today! Oh yeah, and the devil shows up, haha! Bunkum: … Continue reading Bunkum 47: Mole Day

    Bunkum 46: Dracula

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Holy mackerel, it’s a whole episode about your pal Dracula! Do holy mackerel swim in holy water? That’d be bad news for ole Drac! Some important public service announcements! A fabulous epistolary podcast! Believe it or not, it kind of follows the original story! Wow! Good job, Dan! Bunkum: Where Dan does a good job!

    Bunkum 45: The Case of the Disappearing Atlantic Ocean

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    You’ll never guess what this one is about! Aw, dang! You’re too clever for me! I guess you’ll just have to make do with all of these wonderful jokes! I think this is around when I started to lose my mind. Yup! There it goes! Bunkum done run off with all ma dang brains!

    Bunkum 44: The Case of the Murdered Fancy Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    A mystery solved! Well, how shall we spend the rest of the episode? Oh, like that! What a strange bunch of characters! Another mystery! Thank goodness that first one was solved so Our Man’s inbox is cleared! Bunkum is on the trail to laughs!

    Bunkum 43: Podstage Situation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    True crime! Everybody loves true crime! Hooray for taking gut-wrenching tales of human misery and loss and making them all about me! Line of sponsors forms to the left! Bunkum profits from other people’s pain!

    Bunkum 42: Bloodcurdling Terror

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    In medias res! That’s Latin for “I’m confused! I hope there’s a flashback coming up!” Don’t worry! There’s flashbacks! All is explained! Oh, now I see why Our Man did that stuff! Thanks, backwards plot! Bunkum listened to “Suspense” way too much that month!

    Bunkum 41: Secret Cosmic Crisis Wars Across Multiple Universes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Can you tell I’ve been reading comics for 30 years? There are entirely too many superheroes! Thank goodness Our Man isn’t one! A community divided! The world will never be the same! Until next summer’s epic crossover, that is! Bunkum mocks the things we love!

    Bunkum 40: The Time Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Hooray, more time travel! These are the best stories! Unless this one goes horribly awry! But that would never happen in a farcical comedy show! Bunkum defies time and space, but never you, the dear listener! That’s the Bunkum Promise©! bunkumpromisenotvalidinallfiftystatesaskyourlocalpodcastproviderfordetails

    Bunkum 39: A Tale of One and a Half Cities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    The start of a very bad day! Two cities merging! But not in a boring, municipal revenues way! It’s actually quite dire! What can we possibly do?!?!?! Listen to Bunkum, I guess! Bunkum is the solution to everything!

    Bunkum 38: The Monster at the End of This Podcast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Dog training! What could possibly go wrong?!? Aha! You’ve discovered the beginning of every writing session! Very large dogs! That could go wrong, I bet! Trouble with The Law! Bunkum: We’re stupid, so you don’t have to!

    Bunkum 37: Madam, Compose Yourself!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    The artistic temperament of a composer! The gritty composing underworld! Another miracle product! I’m pretty sure I was born 90 years too late! A great joke that’s only funny if you see it written! So I guess you’d better follow me on Twitter @senatorbigfoot! Bunkum: Where Dan does his disgusting self-promotion!

    Bunkum 36: Steel Flying Squirrel Returns and Rises Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Definitely not an infringement of copyright! Billionaire playboy with cool crime-fighting gadgets! Uh oh, another superhero! I hope they get along and don’t fight arbitrarily! Tragic origin stories of villains! Everybody loves those! That’s why Episode I was a huge success! Bunkum: It’s like a comic con for agoraphobes!

    Bunkum 35: Sir Ourman and the 404 Error

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Ye olden times! Actually, they still pronounced it “the”! They just used a letter for “th” that looked kind of like a weird Y that we don’t use anymore! You’ve now officially minored in Linguistics! Oh, right, the episode! Knights and squires and all that junk! An infested basement! An incredible journey! Bunkum fills your … Continue reading Bunkum 35: Sir Ourman and the 404 Error

    Bunkum 34: The Poultrenic Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    One of my favorite characters! A surprise cameo by my other favorite character! This is as self-serving as a…as a, uh…well, as a podcast! A timestream in peril! An epic western! Drama in the ring! Bunkum is bigger than sticking to one genre per episode!

    Bunkum 33: The Idiosyncratic Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Tension! Amateur narration! No, I mean even more amateur than mine. Competition bringing out the best in everyone! The future of genetics! Oh, thank God, Dan sings again! Bunkum brings the world of idiosyncrasy to your ears!

    Bunkum 32: Sid Spelder, Inventor of the Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Media history! I think I took that class one semester! I got a B! Podcasting through the centuries! Awfu I mean, Amazing imitations! Bunkum is your source for accidental exposure to actual information about history!

    Bunkum 31: Attack of the 200-Foot Blobfish!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    A giant monster! The ugliest kaiju ever seen! Competing plans for survival! There’s always time for romance! An in-depth interview sure the jerk all your tears! The glorious return of Captain Scarred Mangled Banner! Bunkum is the King of the Monsters!

    Bunkum 30: The Bored Emperor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    Imperial ennui! The overthinking that comes with privilege! Three wise guys! Brilliant quatrains by an unnamed literary genius! Executions, executions, executions! Come on down to the Imperial Execution Dealership on Route 61 and get something chopped off today! Bunkum unites the world under the iron first of comedy podcasts!

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