Significant Brothers

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This week on Significant Brothers we talk about old videogames, dolls, and more.  Show Notes: Age of Empires II - Players per Month Hummel Dolls WOMBATS Jimmy Carter and Craft Beer  

In this episode we discuss creatures that science hasn't been able to pin down quite yet. We talk about monsters tormenting children, mermaids in culture, geese growing from trees, and Japanese furniture that just might want to mug you.   Show Notes: Evolutionary Trait of Restlessness Barnacle Goose Mermaids Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid Yokai    

This week (month?) on Significant Brothers we talk about the surveillance state, well, the domestic surveillance state. Anna tells us of new-fangled technology meant to spy on your kids. Brad talks about washing your kid's mouth out with soap and other hot punishment ideas. Kray muses on Elf on a Shelf and talks too much about Santa Claus's demon helpers. Chase weighs the pros and cons of free-range parenting. Brought to you by four chumps without kids. Show notes:Washing out mouth with soapCircle (Disney)Companions of St. NickFree-range parenting

And do those banners yet wave. This episode we talk about the pieces of cloth that we hang for our countries. We talk about some flags you are no doubt familiar with, but might have a different history than you think. Some of your favorite flags might have a checkered past.

In this weeks episode we sit down to discuss the opinions of politicians and their constituents as they try to navigate the murky waters of ordering local fare. Mitt Romney and Wawa Mitt Romney and hotdog John Kerry ordering a cheesesteak Cynthia Nixon Bill Clinton SNL Sketch  

We're getting spooky on this week's episode of Significant Brothers. Please join us for our fifth season opener/Halloween special. We talk with the professional magician Steve Marshall as well as the Shadow Spirit Paranormal Investigators, a ghost hunting group out of southwest Michigan. Happy Halloween.   Show Notes: The Felt Mansion Study of Paranormal Tourism

Hello listeners, we will be returning with our fifth season soon (Halloween to be specific), but we wanted to release an interview we did with professional magician, Steve Marshall. He will be performing a show at the historic Felt Mansion in Saugatuck, Michigan. Get your tickets at the Felt Mansion's website.  

This week on Significant Brothers we talk about the ever-surrounding force of propaganda. Kray talks about dry propaganda that came out during the prohibition. Anna enlightens us with propaganda surrounding STD posters in the mid to late 20th century. Chase talks about orange juice's successful rise as a "healthy" drink, and Brad tells us why Dungeons and Dragons isn't synonymous with worshiping the devil.   Show Notes: Prohibition Propaganda - Wired Magazine Vintage STD Posters Dry Propaganda - Ohio State University Orange Juice Propaganda Dark Dungeons - Chick Publications

Today we talk about Hybrids, and come to find out it might have a different definition depending on who you talk to.

This week on Significant Brothers we talk about Agriculture. From online gold farming to massive fish farms, we got it all!    Show Notes Julien Dibbell on Gold Farming - Wired.com Gold Farmer interviewed - Crack.com http://wowtokenprices.com/ Aquaculture Leaf Cutter Ants Genesis of Agriculture Beer Formed Civilizations

On this episode we talk about beverages. Sit back, and quench your podcast thirst as we talk about more than we thought we would.    George Orwell's Perfect Cup of Tea Ig Nobel Prize on Tea Royal Society of Chemistry Tea Methodology Breast Milk Ice Cream Contaminated Breast Milk Donate Breast Milk The Racist History of Soft Drinks When Jim Crow Drank Coke

On this episode of significant brothers we talk about wide wide world of sports. Almost everything about this is extreme. You can even take some of these out to the street to impress your friends.   Ostrich Racing (video) Bird-Riding Loses Luster in South Africa's Ostrich Capital - bloomberg.com History of Chandler Ostrich Festival - AZ Central Kabaddi Kabaddi Article Fierljeppen Fierljeppen (video)

This week on Significant Brothers we talk about idioms. Some of them we know, some are foreign, and some are just plain new and obscure. Learn something new and impress your friends.    Tail Wagging the Dog In like Flynn A Load of Codswallop 10 Words Shakespeare Never Invented Bob's Your Uncle Mind Your Ps & Qs The World is Your Oyster Seeing Abraham Dutch Idioms

This week on Significant Brothers we talk about invasive species. Kray tells us of the fat, eastern grey squirrel that is the bane of European environmental groups. Chase tells us Guam's fun, new neighbor: the brown tree snake. Brad lets us know what happens when you release your favorite Shakespearean bird into North America.   Show Notes Eastern Grey Squirrels Wikipedia Page Eradicating Grey Squirrels - The Guardian Common Starling Brown Tree Snake

Scandals have gotten to be too celebrity focused in recent years. Come learn about some scandals that add a little political pizzaz to the formula on this episode of Significant Brothers

Like it or not you can get lost at sea in more places than just the Bermuda Triangle. Perilous journeys bring us up the East Coast, across Canada over to Russia, and daring attempts to find the Northwest Passage. We even learn lessons about folk heroes who may have learned the deadly lesson of why you shouldn’t cry wolf.   Show Notes Smithsonian Articles & Pictures on Halliburton Halliburton Wikipedia Franklin Expedition Lillian Alling Theodosia Burr Alston    

This week on Significant Brother we talk about the most dangerous. Anna brings us through bodies of water, Kray tells the tale of one of the most dangerous beetles, Chase about the dangers of literature, and Brad tells the story of the most dangerous surgery.   Show Notes: Robert Liston Atlantic Robert Liston Wikipedia Emerald Ash Borer Wikipedia Emerald Ash Borer Pics & Info Emerald Ash Borer Economic Impact Study Emerald Ash Borer Map Banning Anne Frank Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Communist Bear Frequently Banned and Challenged Books Grand River - Wastewater Another Sewage Spill

All nerdy things must come to an end, so I hope you're prepared for the last episode of Significant Questings. Join our adventurers as they explore the dark side of the manor with Inspector Kaswell.  Subscribe to our newsletter and like us on Facebook. Comment, rate, and subscribe on iTunes. Don't forgot to share this with all of your lovely nerd friends.

Well met, adventurers. This week the gang explores an alternate version of the Cloakwood Manor. What weird things will they find? And what's up with that six fingered hand. Subscribe to our newsletter Comment, rate, and subscribe on iTunes. Don't forgot to share this with all of your lovely nerd friends.

Hello adventurers, we are back with our second installment of Significant Questings. Why are there so many black rings? And what's up with this Lord Severn anyway? Find out more as the gang explores the Cloackwood Manor and stirs up trouble. Subscribe to our newsletter Comment, rate, and subscribe on iTunes. Don't forgot to share this with all of your lovely nerd friends.

That's right, the Significant Brothers are playing Dungeons and Dragons. Strap on your wizard hat and sharpen those daggers, our adventurers are going for a night out.  Subscribe to our newsletter Comment, rate, and subscribe on iTunes. Don't forgot to share this with all of your lovely nerd friends.

This week on Significant Brothers we discuss the times the world almost ended. Brad tells us about apocalypse predictions from 1000 AD all the way to the 20th century. Kray tells us why Coronal Mass Ejections would be very bad and how we can do mostly nothing about it. Anna retales how the world almost suffered from a comet. Chase warns of a future Y2K. Show Notes: ApocalypticismCoronal Mass EjectionComet HyakutakeYear 2038 Problem

This week on Significant Brothers we talk about misconceptions. Chase tells us about this rad new sleeping concept, Anna covers Xmas to G.O.L.F., Brad explores the Tongue Map, and Kray explains how adding lanes will not help traffic.  Show Notes The History of Light - Planet Money Two Sleeps Per Night The Tongue Map Xmas Misconception G.O.L.F. Induced demand Walkable City by Jeff Speck

This week on Significant Brothers we talk about the many homonyms of Barry. Kray finds his inner Fanilow, Anna talks about the ever bourgeois John, Duke of Barry, Brad discusses his favorite berry to eat, and Chase spins us a tale of buried (say it out loud) treasure. Show Notes Barry Manilow Clio Awards Manilow's Very Strange Medley John, Duke of Berry Berry (botany) Gros Michel Banana  Fenn's Treasure Where it's hid 

  This week on Significant Brothers we talk about everyone’s favorite color: nude. Anna tells us about modesty and bathing suits, Chase tell us why colonies are for ants not nudists, Brad talks about British suppression of Australian nude beaches, and Kray tries to find the line between nude art and nude “art”. Show Notes Stephen Colbert on Censorship The Bathing Machine Naturist Society (NSFW) Nudist Resort (NSFW)  

In this episode we talk about things that weren't popular and then became strangely popular.   Show Notes: The Room Rocky Horror Picture Show DeLorean Motor Company Deadheads The Sorrows of Young Werther

In this episode we talk about theories and conspiracies thereof.   Show Notes: Business Plot Ancient Astronauts Astronaut Cave Paintings Nazca Lines Obama's Reptile Guard Berenstain Bears Shazaam

This week we talk about failed spy attempts, everything from kittens to Hitler. Join us on this journey as we talk about the fascinating Cold War, characters from Nazi Germany, and an interesting tale of espionage. Don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter! Show Notes Esther the Cold War Kitty Acoustic Kitty Bonhoeffer Mata Hari

Sometimes there exists something so large, and we know nothing about it. Today, that something is fan fiction. Join us in our journey of fan fiction, Don Quixote, and the Star Wars universe. Harry Potter of School of Prayer and Miracles Audiobook  

In this episode, we talk about traditions affiliated with Christmas/winter. Show Notes Good King Wenceslaustheyulelog.comWassailing   

This week on Significant Brothers, we examine one question: why is everything in this small town of Holland, Michigan brick? Geeze, I guess you'll have to listen to find out why. We hope you enjoy.Show Notes: CityFlats in HollandLumir LLCCourtyard by Marriott in Holland ----------------------------------------------------------------- Maurice Ravel, String Quartet in F major, Mov. 2, Assez vif, très rythmé (A minor) performed by Musicians from Marlboro Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported No changes made  

The barber really has had quite an interesting history and was a great one stop shop for a long time. They did a lot more than cut your hair. So sit down, have a seat, take a snip snip. You'll look real good after listening to this episode. Show Notes Barber SurgeonsBarber PolesKiller Mike's Graffiti's SWAG Barbershop

In this episode we are joined by our sister as she navigates us through the fascinating (and sometimes bizarre) world of theater. Listen to us talk about the differences in theater size as well as a fun family of Shakespearean actors. Broadway Off-Broadway Off-Off-Broadway Booth Family

Show Notes Settlers of Catan (The Novel)  Klaus Teuber  Competitive Gaming

Sometimes we watch crime movies and shows (like The Italian Job, not NCIS: Wherever) and it begs the question, could I get away with a heist? Was college the wrong career path? Well ask no more, we have some top notch bamboozlers on this week's episode of Significant Brothers. Pick up some tips and tricks on stealing from that glossy bank you pass by on the way to work, or just simply marvel at those criminal giants that came before you. Show Notes: George Leonidas Leslie  Pink Panthers  Maple Syrup Heist 

Diseases may love our body, but we don't always love them back. Think dancing in the streets is fun? Well what if you couldn't stop? We take a look at ailments that are a bit more interesting than the common cold.

This week we talk about the company towns of Steinway Village, Hershey, and Scotia. Also, make sure you listen til the very end of our episodes, we are now putting out-of-context, somewhat-humorous audio after our conclusions. We hope you find us as funny as we do.  Show Notes: Steinway Village  Hershey, Pennsylvania  Scotia, California  Also, if you download the Podbean or iTunes app and subscribe to us, you can get notifications automatically.  

This week we talk about different mail systems and how they allowed people to communicate with one another. Show Notes: Pneumatic Tubes Semaphore Line Mail Delivery By Animal

This week we talk about Stigler's law of eponymy. Just because it's named after someone doesn't mean it's actually named after someone.  Show Notes Bechdel TestKasiski ExaminationBowie Knife

This week we return to a familiar format and talk about the weird ways humans use and have used animals for our benefit. Coconut-picking monkeys, warring elephants, and  industrious dogs that spin your rotisserie are all included. Show notes: Turnspit dog War Elephants Coconut-picking Monkeys

This week we had the pleasure of talking to the grain miller Alisa Crawford about her and the windmill De Zwaan, an authentic Dutch windmill that was exported to Holland. Come hear about history, her job, and Dutch culture. Many thanks to Alisa for taking time out of her day to talk with us. Tracks from the episode: Dream Culture by Kevin Macleod  © 2013 Kevin MacLeod License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/legalcode https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300046 Déjà vu by Vurtuo System © 2013 Virtuo System License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/legalcode https://virtuosystem.bandcamp.com/track/d-j-vu

For our season finale we trace the history of the War on Christmas. Brad talks about Puritans, Chase tells us about some people called Spugs, and Kray talks about this War on Christmas going on today. Does this war even exist? Listen to find out.

In this week's episode, we talk about Thanksgiving and how other nations celebrate the election of Squanto, our first president. Come along and learn about Hitler the Harvest Queen, the Lord of Harvests, and the feast at Leiden.

This week's episode is about ghost towns. Join us on our ghost town world tour of the Netherlands, China, and the old wild wild West.Shownotes: tinyletter.com/significantbrothers

This week we talk about what cults are and if the groups we talk about are actually cults (spoiler: two of them definitely are). Some come and listen to us talk about The Twelve Tribes, Knights of the Solar Temple, and the Branch Davidians.

This week’s episode is about Magic! Brad tells of Scandinavian shamans and their not so scary magic. Chase recounts the tales of old British wizards who may or may not have been delusional. Kray discusses the evolution of magic and fairy tales from Ancient Greece to the Renaissance.

The topic is alternative currencies, kind of like normal money except somewhat useless. Tulip bulbs, tea-brick money, and geographical currencies are all covered!Note, Kray forgot to turn up his mic output volume, the end product being very strange audio, don't let it distract you from the content! Happy listening.

This week we talk about utensil etiquette throughout the world, specifically American, European, and Southeast Asian styles of eating. What style are you?

In this week's episode of Significant Brothers, we discuss old items that are holding on for dear life. Kray covers typewriters, Chase talks of film photography, and Brad discusses vinyl.

Today we ramble on about hammocks. The history, science, and correct verb usage.