Nobody Knows

Nobody began making Nobody Knows on January 1, 2018. And to celebrate the anniversary of that monumental occasion, Nobody presents this special New Year’s themed visit from one of Nobody’s finest episodes, with questions submitted by Danny Leo, Michele Rosenthal, Julius Masri, Amy Smith, Heather Houde, Loren Groenendaal, Heidi Kay, Sharon Wasko, Alanna Bozman, Lizzie Burrows, TJ McGlinchey, and Sasha Wright.Songs in episode include "Ein, Zwei, Drei und Vier (Glücklich Bin Ich Nur Mit Dir)" written by the Comedian Harmonists and recorded here by Fred Bird in 1932, “Lagu Ngisep Dublag” performed by the Angklung of Sidan in 1928, "Auld Lang Syne" recorded by Japan's Imperial Navy Concert Band in 1910, “Three Girl Rhumba” recorded by Wire in 1977, and “Three is a Magic Number” recorded by Bob Dorough in 1973.Pick a number from 1 to 20. Now show your love for Nobody by sharing this episode with that many friends. And look out for more news from Nobody in 2019.

In honor of recent and upcoming elections, we rebroadcast a favorite episode of Nobody Knows and would love for you to share it with everybody—your family, your friends, somebody with whom you have political differences—everybody. And please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Elizabeth Weinstein asked this question. Spanish military band music recorded by Radio Nacional in Sevilla sometime in the early 1950s. Somebody is running low on lizard food.Got questions for Nobody? Visit themediums.org to send yours in. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Questions on this episode asked by Sarah Chemlawn, Dani Solomon, Aditya Bhattacharjee, Michelle Shafer, Eli Nioxn, Maggie Cleveland, Jared Taber, T.J. McGlinchey, Stephanie Sutkowski, and Matt Pakulski.Music on this episode includes the accordions of Kamil Behounek and Parush Parushev, plus the vocal stylings of the Five Jones Boys, all recorded in the 1930s. Jonathan Pfeffer provided the eerie organ music, and the community at freesound.org furnished some spooky sounds. Nobody ain’t afraid of no ghosts. Somebody ain’t afraid of no double negatives.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. This episode’s question asked by Yona Yurwit. Music by Gerty Farish, recorded in Cambridge Mass during the 1990s. Episode image by the great J.G. Posada, etched in Mexico during the early 1900s.This episode features tie-ins to previous episodes of Nobody Knows: The Wise Sage appears courtesy of #47, “Ohrwurm”. Maple Rabbit appears courtesy of #45, “Ignoring”. Your Lizard Brain appears courtesy of #10, “Politicians”.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design and floral arrangements by Somebody. Question asked by Paul Kruse. A warning to listeners: this episode uses the phrase "severed sexual organs" more than once.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Savannah Reich asked this episode’s question. Initial Ohrwurm by The USA is a Monster, car salesman theme by Jonathan Pfeffer, and mystical harp effects courtesy of The Imaginary Company. Somebody looks fly as hell in a white disco suit.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Declan and Neily asked this episode’s question. Organ played by Ziad Rahbani in Lebanon in the 1970s, bongos played by Sheikh Ahmed Madey in Somalia 1990s.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Kylin Metler asked this episode’s question. The part of the Muppet Band was played by the Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society in 2005, and the part of Kraftwerk was played by Maple Rabbit in 2006. Thanks to the community at freesound.org for all the sonic generosities. No turtles were harmed in the making of this podcast. To prevent emotional hurt felt by lonely roadside sauropods, send love mail to Nobody Knows.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Here’s a classic episode from the Nobody Knows archive. Please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows is the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody, and occasionally a little real-mensch production help from Ben "Big Shoulders" Rosenthal. This episode also features the voices of Deborah Zuchman, Patrick Andrews, Kylin Metler, David Brick, Scott Blackshire, Dale Nelson, Scott Rosenthal, Michele Rosenthal, and Janet Finegar asking Nobody their questions. Thanks to Neil deGrasse Tyson for the bell, and to Jonathan Pfeffer for recording it. Somebody takes a zither to bed, even though it's a little bit out of tune.Want to send a question to Nobody Knows? Do it at www.themediums.org.

Here’s a classic episode from the Nobody Knows archive. Please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody answering your questions. Christina Gesualdi asked this episode’s question. Somebody drove the bulldozer, borrowed from the community at freesound.org.Hear the interview with Nobody on Putting Out with Rachel at this link here. Archive intro music by Miss Eula Mole. Somebody hopes that a cease-and-desist from Miss Mole will by staved off if everybody visits playhouserecords.com and orders the entire Copp & Brown catalog. This podcast would not exist without it.

Here’s a classic episode from the Nobody Knows archive. Please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Dave Nimmons asked this episode's question. Bailey's Lucky Seven played the tune "Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye" back in 1922. Archive intro music by Miss Eula Mole. Somebody hopes that a cease-and-desist from Miss Mole will by staved off if everybody visits playhouserecords.com and orders the entire Copp & Brown catalog. This podcast would not exist without it.Send Nobody your questions at www.themediums.org. And hear the interview with Nobody on Putting Out with Rachel at this link here.

Here’s a classic episode from the Nobody Knows archive. Please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Daniel McNamara asked the question. 13-year-old Joë Rossi and Abol-hasan Sabā played the accordion and violin in1930s France and Persia. Poll mentioned in the episode was from 2016 and can be found here.

Here’s a classic episode from the Nobody Knows archive. Please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody, assisted by the community at freesound.org. Scott Blackshire asked the question. No feline nor human siblings were harmed in the making of this episode.Somebody was an only child.until Somebody Else came into the picture…

Here’s a classic episode from the Nobody Knows archive. Please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked both by Jessica Johnson and Dorie Byrne. Music played by Moshir Homayoun in 1933. Benjamin Rosenthal played Somebody Bad's stunt double and might not be responsible for this episode's use of the S-word in both English and German.

Nobody has time off for their birthday, so here's a favorite episode to celebrate. Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Lily Cavanaugh asked this question. Music by Rafael Iriarte and Rosendo Pesoa, recorded in Argentina sometime in the 1920s.

Here’s a classic episode from the Nobody Knows archive. Please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked by Kirk Lynn. Prayer bells rung for us by a flock of sheep in the Carpathian Mountains, courtesy of freesound.org.

This week's episode comprises 3 shorter episodes from the the Nobody Knows archive. Hear them individually here, here, and here, and please tell Nobody what you think of this potpourri by leaving a review here.Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with DJ, concierge, and valet service by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. The de Roche family, Dr. Michelle Shafer, and Dana Haberern asked these questions, and this episode's music is by Brüder Baldauf and Edvard Grieg. Other sounds come courtesy of the community at freesound.org. Somebody wants to remind everybody that when it rains, umbrellas are less expensive than hiring strangers to drive you somewhere.

Here’s a classic episode from the Nobody Knows archive. Please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Vanessa Ogbuehi asked the question. Giovanni Vicari played the mandolin in Little Italy in the 1920s. Other sounds courtesy of the fluorescent-lit offices of freesound.org. Somebody played with the gramophone instead of refilling the water cooler. Apologies to Bob.

Here’s a classic episode from the Nobody Knows archive. Please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by vegan-in-residence Somebody. Question asked by listener Benjamin Rosenthal. Other voices heard from many birds, insects, a gibbon and various blue monkeys who’ve all contributed to Nobody Knows by way of freesound.org. Thanks fellas. Nobody was eaten in the making of this podcast.

Here’s a classic episode from the Nobody Knows archive. Please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts.Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Listener PJ Huang asked this question on this episode, which features music by J. O. LaMadeleine, Effisio Melis, the Original Sacred Harp Choir, Temiuv Damirov, and the Georgian State Folk Song and Dance Ensemble. Other sounds courtesy of the community at freesound.org. Somebody is thinking of buying a Freesound T-shirt.

Nobody’s gone to the beach and will be back for a special holiday episode next week. Music on this bonus episode recorded by King Ben Nawahi in the 1920s.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Joanna Kessler asked this episode's question. Nobody was injured during the making of this episode. Somebody knows nothing about it.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Rebecca Kanach asked this episode's question. Music by the Columbia Saxophone Sextette, recorded in 1919. Nobody won a Peabody for producing this episode. Somebody spent all the prize money on seven things. Anybody can write and guess what they were. Everybody who includes an address will get a prize.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody.This episode's questions were asked and recorded by Danny Leo, Michele Rosenthal, Morgão Papelão, Amy Smith, Heather Houde, Loren Groenendaal, Heidi Kay, Sharon Wasko, Alanna Bozman, Lizzie Burrows, TJ McGlinchey, and Sasha Wright. Ariel Ben Amos chose this episode's number."Ein, Zwei, Drei und Vier (Glücklich Bin Ich Nur Mit Dir)" written by the Comedian Harmonists and recorded here by Fred Bird in 1932. Gamelan music performed by the Gong of Belaluan in 1928. "Auld Lang Syne" recorded by Japan's Imperial Navy Concert Band in 1910. Somebody knows the rest.Julius Masri neither recorded a question nor any music for this episode, but has plenty of both questions and music. Thanks to Jonathan Pfeffer for ringing our bell, and to the late Bob Dorough for doing the math.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Jen Kinney asked these questions. Music performed by the Stick & Rag Village Orchestra in 2005. Additional percussion courtesy of Kevin Hall through freesound.org. Nobody knows? Somebody knows better.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Jerold “Papa” Rosenthal asked these questions in conversation with Benjamin “Ace Mensch” Rosenthal. Klezmer music recorded in 1939 by the State Ensemble for Jewish Folk Music of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Romany music recorded c. 1930s by a group of unknown musicians, “Old Time Blues” recorded in 1921 by Mamie Smith's Jazz Hounds. Scurrying dog recorded by Kat7777 in 2017 and made available via freesound.org.This special episode is dedicated to the memory of Papa Rosenthal and all the tails he shared.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Scott Sheppard asked this question. Somebody boycotted the podcast for a week because it switched to a fortnightly release schedule without notice. Nobody cares.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Pedro Molteni asked this question.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Meg Kassabaum asked this question.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Gina Saltina asked this question. Somebody has been living underground for 17 years, just waiting for that last lucky musical moment in the open air.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Tom Foran asked this question. Music by I Tre Antonio della Basilicata recorded in 1927.Tired of spending 5 full days of your life sitting at red lights? Somebody advises spending 5 full days sitting at yellow lights instead.Got questions for Nobody? Send ‘em in to www.themediums.org and Nobody just might answer.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Pablo Andres Baeza asked this question.. Somebody doesn't mind a can of cat food for dinner every now and then.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Alma Sheppard-Matsuo asked this question. Music composed by Erik Satie in 1888, John Cage in 1952, and Rock/Paper/Scissors in 1999.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Jo Doberstein asked this question. Maurice Maréchal played the cello and released this music on a wax cylinder in 1922. Jonathan Pfeffer eats out of singing bowls. Somebody will always stick their hand in the hole.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Ann Stromgren asked the question. Somebody listens to Malvina Reynolds records when Nobody is around. Go find Malvina's song "The Little Mouse" to get the story straight.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody, and real-mensch production help from Ben "Big Shoulders" Rosenthal. This episode features the voices of Deborah Zuchman, Patrick Andrews, Kylin Metler, David Brick, Scott Blackshire, Dale Nelson, Scott Rosenthal, Michele Rosenthal, and Janet Finegar asking Nobody their questions. Thanks to Neil deGrasse Tyson for the bell, and to Jonathan Pfeffer for recording it. Somebody takes a zither to bed, even though it's a little bit out of tune. Want to send a question to Nobody Knows? Do it at www.themediums.org.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Adrienne Mackey and Sunny Blippers asked the questions. Sam Moore played the 8-string guitar on "Laughing Rag" in 1922, sometimes along with Horace Davis on 6-string guitar, other times with Frank Banta on piano. Somebody brought the stationary bicycle, the dog, and the loudly snoring person back into the studio to celebrate for the last daily episode of the season. Nobody can wait for the new weekly schedule to kick in.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Dane Pangonis asked the question and even showed up to hear the answer in person. Somebody has a hookup for free photocopies.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. David Evan Krebs asked the question. Bohumir Kryl and Leroy Haines played the cornet and trombone in 1903. Sam Jones debuted as Stovepipe No. 1 two decades later. Somebody is having tea with the crickets.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. George Russel asked the question. Professor Walter Fischer played the organ at the Berlin Cathedral, accompanied by Wolfgang Josephi on violin in 1922.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Julie Beth asked the question. Somebody dropped a nickel into the 100-year-old calliope, which provided the music for this episode.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Daniel McNamara asked the question. 13-year-old Joë Rossi and Abol-hasan Sabā played the accordion and violin in1930s France and Persia. Poll mentioned in the episode was from 2016 and can be found here.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Bunny Slippers asked the question. Somebody doesn't snore, despite what everybody says.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Chenda Cope asked the question. The orchestras of Victor Herbert and Raderman-Beckerman provided the sugar and salt a century ago. Somebody likes the space between stations.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Scott Blackshire asked the question. No feline nor human siblings were harmed in the making of this episode. Somebody is an only child.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Dave Nimmons asked the question. Bailey's Lucky Seven played the tune "Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye" back in 1922.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Vanessa Ogbuehi asked the question. Giovanni Vicari played the mandolin in Little Italy in the 1920s. Somebody played with the gramophone instead of refilling the water cooler.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody answering your questions. Christina Gesualdi asked this episode’s question. Somebody drove the bulldozer, borrowed from the community at freesound.org.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Question asked both by Jessica Johnson and Dorie Byrne. Music played by Moshir Homayoun in 1933. Benjamin Rosenthal played Somebody Bad's stunt double and might not be responsible for this episode's use of the S-word in both English and German.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Mason Rosenthal, with sound design by Morgan FitzPatrick Andrews. Question asked by Lily Cavanaugh. Music by Rafael Iriarte and Rosendo Pesoa, recorded in Argentina sometime in the 1920s.

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Question asked by Summer Chiu.Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org. Nobody just might answer them.