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Census Parody show, where panelists debate the numbers and 'estimates' that the government doesn't wanted you to know! Each week Joey, Mavi, Hamilton and Tej review real answers from the previous episode and delve into two new questions.

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    • Oct 30, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 32 EPISODES


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    Election Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 39:43


    It's Election Season and we gather to make some SPOOOKY predictions about the general election. How many people will vote? How many of those votes matter? And Legal Correspondent Patrick Hao tells us, how many people still watch DVD's? Joey, Mavi and Ham bring you state-by-state results, before the precincts even report them in. As always, "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Estonian Animal Fights and American DVDs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 35:51


    Senior Estonian enumerator (based in Pennsylvania) Viktoria makes the case for 300 animal versus human fights a year. Then the rest of the gang struggles to determine how many Americans watched DVD's last year. We work EVEN HARDER to count how many people have made a net profit off of Claw Machines. "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    New Jersey Jokes and Crash Bandicoot Super Fans

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 31:12


    Virginia Correspondent Jonah Hurvitz joins Joey to explain the NJE (New Jersey Energy) metric for finding TV shows with NJ Burns. Then the duo tabulate the number of Crash Bandicoot fans alive in the US today. 'Lotterie Numbers' by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Estonian Fights and New Jersey Put Downs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 36:36


    The team reviews past weeks and argues over what (and how many) pests Estonians spar with. For the lightning round, we discuss how many 21st century TV shows have New Jersey Jokes.   "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Indiana/India Weight and Brooklyn Lightning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 42:15


    Ham, Mavi and Joey get reacquainted over some small talk and big questions. Mavi asks the team how much weight is carried at a given moment in India AND Indiana. Then Ham turns the "Lightning Round" around and asks how much Lightning there was in Brooklyn the past month.  "Lotteries Numbers" by Loco Lobo According to Careerexplorer there are 170 locksmiths in Rhode Island BUT this is twice as high as the standard US wide rate. https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/locksmith/job-market/ https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes499094.htm AND according to Ipsos polling, a majority of Americans believe in Aliens or intelligent life (tends to be between 33-50% of all age groups, and its been growing over the years) https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/americans-believe-in-ufos-aliens People with less formal education tend to believe more in conspiracy theories https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/30708244.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5248629/ Spanking stats are hard to find...this depressed me too much   https://doi.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fa0036370 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2014/04/22/parents-still-spank-their-kids-for-trivial-reasons-even-when-researchers-are-listening-in/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5766273/#:~:text=The%20prevalence%20of%20school%20corporal,%2C%20%26%20Holas%2C%202015).&text=School%20corporal%20punishment%20has%20received%20scant%20attention%20from%20the%20federal%20government     --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    American Smacks and Locksmith Alien Believers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 42:54


    Tej and Joey go one-on-one for a Census review. They discuss previous the previous weeks statistics on Italian scooters and Estimates listeners. Then they debate the number of 'Smacks' Americans doled out in August and the total Locksmiths in Rhode Island who believe in Aliens.   According to a Xinhuanet article from late June, there were 50k electric scooters in Italy. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/24/c_139162081.htm   According to Grandview research the skin lightening market is about $8 billion and less than ten percent is in the US: https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/skin-lightening-products-market (legal) According to CDC, 5.6 percent of Americans used indoor tanning: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6118a2.htm   And AmericanSpa says ‘Sunless tanning' is just under a billion https://www.americanspa.com/skincare/sunless-tanning-continues-soar-wellness-industry   --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Census 'Estimates' Listeners and Italian Electric Scooter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 26:54


    Mavi and Joey review population numbers and Italian babies named Daniel after the Danny Phantom Baby bounce. They then stay in Italy to discuss electric scooter usage as of 2020 and they discuss how many ACTIVE census employees will listen to the 'Estimates' podcast by 2025. The lack of answers will shock you.   "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo Italian baby names from Babynames.It http://www.babynames.it/top100/1/year-2005.html Population from the worldometer clock https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Cop Movie Streaming and Bike Lanes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 35:28


    Legal Correspondent Patrick H joins the show to review the popularity of Cop Movies in the wake of George Floyd protests and Black Lives matter. Joey and Patrick move on to to Bike ridership in New York City during Covid-19. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Spray Tans and Whitening Creams

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 33:44


    Team Estimates discusses previous episode data points (of which everyone teams up on Joey). Tej gets listener mail asking about American Spray Tans and Whitening Cream.    "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Cream Cheese Pigeons and Royal Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 34:57


    Jonah rejoins! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Danny Phantom Babies and Gamestop explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 32:07


    Northern Virginia correspondent Jonah Hurvitz joins the show to breakdown the future of Gamestops in the Traditional South and across the nation. Then the panel counts the number of 'Daniel's' born after Danny Phantom was released.  For some reason, they then focus on interns named Danny at McDonald's headquarters. "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Gamestop Stores and Selling Intimate Photos

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 51:18


    The crew reviews new Georgia data and leans into the business of selling one's nudes during the Pandemic. Mavi looks toward the future and asks what the state of Gamestop stores will be in 2022. Now featuring Census Ads during the commercial breaks! “Lotterie Numbers” by Loco Lobo https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lobo_Loco/LITTLE_CAESAR/Lotterie_Numbers_ID_547 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Georgia Blisters, Quicksand and Toothbrushing reviewed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 59:28


    The full panel is joined by Census Senior Statistician Jack Harny to do a complete review of missed toothbrushing days in Brooklyn. Jack uses acclaimed paper ‘Longest Run of Heads' to calculate millions of lost brushings, while Joey, Ham, Mavi and Tej debate Georgia related questions. We ask how many people in the state have fallen into quicksand AND how many Georgians have active blisters. The answers may shock you. Longest Run of Heads by Mark Schilling:

    Unbrushed Teeth and EMPs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 30:53


    The panel recounts some startling facts from last week about Spiderman and Mail Crime. Then Ham, Mavi, Tej and Joey debate American hygiene and Electromagnetic pulses in the age of Covid-19 "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo Spider-man Promotional Party available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqhkuo-SbuE --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Mail Crimes and Spider-men in South Vietnam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 35:43


    Mavi, Joey and Ham are back at it again! The gang tracks the number of Southern Vietnamese citizens dressing up as Spider-man. And the Postal Inspectors have asked us to look into the total number of Federal Mail Crimes.  "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Fireworks and New York Patriotism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 20:28


    Ham, Tej and Joey discuss how many fireworks were lit during June 2020, and learn about some explosive conspiracy theories.  "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Home Alone: Donuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 15:08


    Joey ran into technical difficulties so the kids are in charge! Hamilton, Mavi and Tej figure out what questions they asked last week and then debate the volume of donuts cops eat per shift. "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Disinfectant and Super Troops

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 32:20


    The gang talks timely issues including volume of Disinfectant drinks and Increase in 'Super Trooper' streams since recent protests against police brutality.  'Lotterie Numbers' Intro and outro music by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Japanese Honorifics and Seal Seals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 32:25


    Joe reviews answers about Pitbull and Exxon from the previous week and Mavi asks how many people in New York City regularly use Japanese Honorifics. Finally, Tej wonders how many Sri Lankans use Seals of Seals in their family crests. "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Greenwich Salt Lamps and Mobile Homes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 38:41


    Connecticut Correspondent Millie joins the show to estimate the mobility of homes in Greenwich and salt lamps owned (and licked). Joe and Millie also delve into last weeks numbers. "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Pitbull Merch and Exxon Profits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 39:19


    Queens Correspondent Ravtej joins the panel to surmise the increase in Pitbull Merchandise sales due to Covid-19 Stimulus checks. In the lightning round, Joey asks the crowd how much profit Exxon Mobile made (or didn't) during April 2020. "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Sikh Converts and Super Mario Brothers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 42:25


    After reviewing last week's numbers, Mavi, Hamilton and Joey sit down (in separate studios) to estimate the number of Sikh converts in Queens during Coronavirus. They then tackle the all-time number of wins on the original Super Mario Bros. game. For fun, Hamilton also debates the number of feet pulled out on measuring tapes in Staten Island.  "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Non-Chicken Eggstimates

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 28:35


    Mavi, Joey AND Hamilton debate how many non-chicken eggs are eaten per week in Brooklyn during Spring-time Coronavirus. Then panel then discusses holes punched through in Guam and Homeruns hit in Newark. "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Video Conference intimacies and Sponge Baths

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 29:07


    It's what the conversation sounds like. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Leather Toys and Nick Cage Pillows

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 33:07


    Senior China Correspondent Luigi Di joins Joe to estimate the decreased use of leather toys in Los Angeles. After a lengthy (and prudish) debate, the duo discusses the number of pillows with Nick Cages face in Vancouver. Intro music featuring "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Topher Grace and Moose Housing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 22:42


    Joe fact-checks his birth-rate data from the previous week and Jonah guest stars to delve into the celebrity appeal of Topher Grace. 'Lotterie Numbers' by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Pandemic Babies and the Home Depot

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 27:08


    Joey and Hamilton debate how many babies are going to be created in Tampa due to present day conditions. They also discuss startling trends among Home Depot shoppers in the initial weeks of the pandemic. BIG NEWS: going forward Joey has promised to find numbers relative to this census information. "Lotterie Numbers" by Loco Lobo at https://www.musikbrause.de/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Census Underground: Measuring Effects of COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 12:48


    Mavi and Joey recoup in their bunkers and estimate the people NOT Affected by coronavirus  in the Tri-State Area. Music Lotterie Numbers by Loco Lobo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Lord of the Rings DVDs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 24:36


    Guest Host Hamilton fills in for Mavi, who is away on Assignment. Hamilton strongly considers how many Lord of the Rings DVDs are left in New York City and debates how much of an aberration his collection is. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Toe Shoes and Lost Keys

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 26:22


    Mavi and Joey calculate the number of people in Calgary who own toe shoes and residents of Ithaca, NY who will lose their keys. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Rush Hour Farts and Bodies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 24:24


    Mavi and Joey are joined by Hamilton to debate how many people are farting at any given second during Rush Hour AND how many bodies trains go over during that time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

    Unpublished Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 14:55


    Mavi and Joey debate how many unpublished books there are in St. Louis and the number of mayors America. Also, they review old notes from their pre-recorded days. Music titled 'Lotterie Numbers' by Lobo Loco. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estimates/message

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