Podcast appearances and mentions of archie mcphee

Visit the world-famous Rubber Chicken Museum located in the Archie McPhee store in Seattle, Washington. As the home to the world's largest rubber chicken and the world's smallest rubber chicken, you'll stand slack-jawed in awe in front of our display of plastic poultry. Open since 2018, this museum has set the rubber chicken world abuzz. Scholars from more than ten countries have visited in a quest to discover what makes rubber chickens funny. The exhibit features a scholarly essay by renowned rubber chicken expert Kirk Demarais that puts the rubber chicken in its correct historical context. You'll laugh, learn and take your picture next to the world's largest rubber chicken! As if that weren't enough, we also have a rotating display from Archie McPhee's owner Mark Pahlow's amazing collection of novelties. Called the “Room 6” collection after the locked room where he keeps his treasures. There truly is no other place to see items like this. You'll want to return when the next batch goes in. https://archiemcpheeseattle.com/rubber-chicken-museum/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loren-alberts/message

The holidays are here!  To celebrate, the You Tried Dat?? gang punishes themselves by tasting 4 off the wall flavors of Archie McPhee Candy Canes: Hot Dog, Bacon, Mac and Cheese, and Pickle.  They also discuss destroyed legs and driving on mobile carts. Follow us on Instagram to see pictures of the snacks @youtrieddat.

Ned and Meg wander through the landscape of lagniappes, describing what we see as we go. In this episode we discuss the etymology of the word “lagniappe” and where the whole idea of them originated. We chat about creole food too, and our seafood preferences before we discuss some of our favorite lagniappes like the ones that kids get at the dentist, in happy meals, at the Sanrio store, at grocery stores, Archie McPhee's, and our favorite, the Hobonichi lagniappes. Thanks for listening, give someone in your life a lagniappe! Wash your hands, don't be a dick.

We talked with Shana from the Rubber Chicken Museum last year, but a lot has happened. Those things include Fred Schneider, and us doing our damndest to get invited to join the board for the museum.We sat down once more with Shana to find out what has been going on at the museum, and to present her with our efforts over the last 8 months.If you want to visit the Rubber Chicken Museum, located inside the Archie McPhee store in Seattle, WA. For more information, check out their website.

If you think you don't like museums, you just haven't been to the Rubber Chicken Museum. We talked with Shana, the founder and high priestess of the Rubber Chicken Museum, located inside the Archie McPhee store located in Seattle, Washington. For more information, you can check out the store's website, or follow their store mascot on Twitter, or see store updates on Facebook.

We're back in the studio to talk about what some people consider to be the all time best Simpsons episode. Is this the all time best episode of Eat My Shorts?! You be the judge. We also get into some tangential subject matter, including unions, the Beatles, the Archie McPhee novelty shop, & how much we appreciate Lenny.★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

An extra sappy episode about things that needle us with this specific holiday decoration. A real tree or artificial? There's no faking this discussion. Repotted christmas trees: https://pottedchristmastrees.org/ Archie McPhee decorations: https://www.mcphee.com

David and Shana say goodbye to Heff and go over the amazing new Archie McPhee products from 2021.

It turns out that melting permafrost could unleash Cold War-era radioactive waste and millions of years old antibiotic resistant bacteria. Cool cool cool. Plus, a look back at when picnicking in cemeteries was a common past time––and not just for goths. And the annual drop of totally weird and probably disgusting candy cane flavors from Archie McPhee. Sponsor:NetSuite, netsuite.com/kottkeLinks:We're now at risk of radioactive waste exposure thanks to melting permafrost (Mic)Permafrost thaw could release bacteria and viruses (European Space Agency)Permafrost Thaw Could Unleash Pathogens and Radioactive Waste (Gizmodo)Finally: Hot dog flavored candy canes (Boing Boing)Candy canes episode from last year (Kottke Ride Home)Remembering When Americans Picnicked in Cemeteries (Atlas Obscura)The 10 Iconic Cemeteries That Made Death Beautiful (Atlas Obscura, 2016)Is This Timothée Chalamet's Xbox Modding YouTube Channel? An Investigation (Vice)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After discussing love languages and HBO Max, Madison and Meghan take us on a journey to Archie McPhee's in Seattle, the home of the world's first and only Rubber Chicken Museum.

In the 1930s, German civil servant Friedrich Kellner was outraged by the increasing brutality of the Nazi party and the complicity of his fellow citizens. He began to keep a secret diary to record the crimes of the Third Reich and his condemnations of his countrymen. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast, we'll tell the story of Friedrich's diary and his outspoken warnings to future generations. We'll also ponder the problem with tardigrades and puzzle over a seemingly foolish choice. Intro: In 1983, Kenneth Gardner patented a way to cremate corpses using solar energy. How can Anna Karenina's fate move us when we know she’s not a real person? Sources for our feature on Friedrich Kellner: Robert Scott Kellner, ed., My Opposition: The Diary of Friedrich Kellner -- A German Against the Third Reich, 2018. Hermann Beck, "My Opposition: The Diary of Friedrich Kellner -- A German Against the Third Reich," Holocaust and Genocide Studies 33:2 (Fall 2019), 271-273. Peter Fritzsche, "Vernebelt, verdunkelt sind alle Hirne." Tagebücher 1939-1, Central European History 45:4 (December 2012), 780-782. David Clay Large, "My Opposition: The Diary of Friedrich Kellner; A German Against the Third Reich," Journal of Modern History 91:2 (June 2019), 480-481. Robert Scott Kellner, "Nebraskan, Other U.S. Soldiers Brought Justice to WWII German Town," Omaha World-Herald, May 8, 2020. Robert Scott Kellner, "Commentary: He Documented Nazi Crimes, Secretly, for the Future to Know," Chicago Tribune, April 18, 2020. Robert Scott Kellner, "'The American Army Makes an Impression,'" Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2020. Robert Scott Kellner, "Waiting for D-Day in Germany," Los Angeles Times, June 6, 2019, A.11. Robert Scott Kellner, "The Curse of an Evil Deed," [Washington, D.C.] Examiner, May 8, 2019. Matt Lebovic, "New Memoir Compilation by Hitler's Personal Staff Airs Historical Dirty Laundry," Times of Israel, Oct. 13, 2018. Jane Warren, "Exposed: Myth That Civilians Knew Nothing of Nazi Atrocities," Daily Express, March 10, 2018, 31. Laurence Rees, "Meet Friedrich Kellner: The Unlikely Face of Nazi Resistance," Telegraph, Jan. 22, 2018. Richard J. Evans, "My Opposition: The Diary of Friedrich Kellner Review – A German Against the Nazis," Guardian, Jan. 12, 2018, 6. Matt Lebovic, "What Did Germans Know? Secret Anti-Nazi Diary Gives Voice to Man on the Street," Times of Israel, Jan. 8, 2018. Benjamin Weinthal, "A Diary for the Future," Jerusalem Post, Jan. 27, 2012, 12. "Germany Weaves Web of Its Modern History," [Abu Dhabi] National, Nov. 1, 2011. "A Reminder of the Need to Preserve the Truth," [Montreal] Gazette, Oct. 17, 2011, A.23. Madeline Chambers, "'Ordinary' German's Diary Decried Nazi Atrocities," [Montreal] Gazette, Oct. 13, 2011, A.18. Graeme Morton, "Diaries Chronicle Fall Into Hitlerian Hell," [Victoria, B.C.] Times Colonist, Nov. 17, 2007, C4. Sam Ser, "Anti-Nazi's Revealing Wartime Diaries Become 'Weapon to Combat Evil,'" Jerusalem Post, April 5, 2005, 6. Phil Magers, "Feature: German's War Diary Goes Public," UPI Perspectives, March 25, 2005. Robert Scott Kellner, "Opposing the Nazis: The Secret Diary of a German Against the Third Reich," History Extra, Aug. 22, 2018. Robert Scott Kellner, "Where Will the Culture of Internet Attacks Lead? Nazi Opponent Friedrich Kellner's Diaries Offer Warnings," History News Network, Aug. 23, 2020. Listener mail: Poppy Noor, "Overzealous Profanity Filter Bans Paleontologists From Talking About Bones," Guardian, Oct. 16, 2020. Maria Cramer, "Paleontologists See Stars as Software Bleeps Scientific Terms," New York Times, Oct. 18, 2020. Becky Ferreira, "A Profanity Filter Banned the Word 'Bone' at a Paleontology Conference," Vice, Oct. 15, 2020. Thomas R. Holtz Jr., "SVPers: I have put together a sheet of the 'banned' words on the Q&A function at #2020SVP so far," Twitter, Oct. 13, 2020. Samantha Cole, "PayPal Is Stalling Cute Tardigrade Merch -- and a Notorious Weapons Dealer Is to Blame," Vice, Sept. 11, 2020. Tim Ellis, "Weird Seattle Retailer Archie Mcphee Hit With Even Weirder Paypal Problem, Foiling Tardigrade Sales," GeekWire, Sept. 11, 2020. "Rubber Chicken Museum," Atlas Obscura, accessed Nov. 1, 2020. "Archie McPhee's Rubber Chicken Museum," Archie McPhee, accessed Nov. 1, 2020. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Scarlett Casey. You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- you can choose the amount you want to pledge, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. You can also make a one-time donation on the Support Us page of the Futility Closet website. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

Quizmasters Lee and Marc are joined by Patrick Norris and Mike C. of The Anchorite Four to ask, suss and answer a general knowledge quiz with topics including World History, International Trade, Music, U.S. History, Novelty Toys, Short-wave Radio, Automobiles, Art History, Poetry, State Mottos and more! Round One INTERNATIONAL TRADE - International trade lawyers for what company found a provision in a book of federal tariff classifications and argued that their client sold toys (and not dolls, as a doll can only represent a human being) effectively cutting their import taxes in half? INTERNATIONAL TRADE - What Yemini port city was the center of the coffee trade from the 15th-18th century, and shares its name with a coffee bean known for its chocolate flavor? MUSIC - Which band (whose peers include Joy Division, The Smiths, and The Buzzcocks) started in 1976 near Greater Manchester, England, had 48 Live albums, 31 studio albums, and 48 compilation albums, and featured only one constant member, who was their singer until his death on January 24th, 2018? THE SUPREME COURT - There have been as few as five Supreme Court justices; what is the greatest number of Supreme Court justices there has ever been in the U.S.? CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - In what country was Cirque du Soleil founded? Round Two NOVELTY TOYS - In 2003, novelty toy company Archie McPhee began selling an action figure modeled after Seattle's Nancy Pearl, known for her "rule of 50" and for holding what job (for which the action figure was titled)? SCALES - The five stages of the Tanner Scale are used to define what? URBAN PROBLEMS - A fatberg, a congealed mass of fatty objects that causes huge problems in aging cities, can be found where? SHORT WAVE RADIO - Unidentified radio broadcasts on AM and MW short-wave radio bands containing a mechanical sounding voice (male or female) or a series of voices going on for hours on end, sometimes accompanied by music, tones or other sound effects, are called what? 60’S ROCK MUSIC - What singer found The Doors frontman Jim “The Lizard King” Morrison so obnoxious that they broke a bottle of Southern Comfort over his head on two separate occasions? ANIMALS - What water animal has the biggest penis size in comparison to its body? Rate My Question WORLD HISTORY - The Enola Gay is the name of first aircraft to do what? – Submitted by Alex P. AUTOMOBILES - The Spirit of Ecstasy is the name of the hood ornament placed on the front of every car of what car company? – Submitted by Alex P. BUSINESS - HAL Laboratory, a Japanese video game company responsible for the Kirby franchise, has its name inspired by what international business corporation? – Submitted by Patty Final Questions ART HISTORY - The Fountain, a landmark ready-made art scultpre that debuted in 1917 that consisted of a urinal, was created by which artist? U.S. CITIES - What U.S. claimed to "cure" chronic homelessness in 2016 claiming that reduced homelessness by 90% through a housing-first program? POETRY - Walt Whitman, wrote the poem, this dust was once a man about which U.S. President? STATE MOTTOS - Which U.S. state motto is "friendship", inspired by the state name which itself means "friends" or "allies" in the Caddo Indian language? Upcoming LIVE Know Nonsense Trivia Challenges November 11th, 2020 - Know Nonsense Trivia Challenge - Point Ybel Brewing Co. - 7:30 pm EDT November 12th, 2020 - Know Nonsense Virtual Pub Trivia - Live on Twitch 8pm EDT You can find out more information about that and all of our live events online at KnowNonsenseTrivia.com All of the Know Nonsense events are free to play and you can win prizes after every round. Thank you Thanks to our supporters on Patreon. Thank you, Quizdaddies – Dylan, Tommy (The Electric Mud) and Tim (Pat's Garden Service) Thank you, Team Captains – Shaun, Lydia, Gil, David, Rachael, Aaron, Kristen & Fletcher Thank you, Proverbial Lightkeepers – Lisa, Alex, Jenny, Logan, Spencer, Kaitlynn, Manu, Mo, Matthew, Luc, Hank, Justin, Cooper, Elyse, Sarah, Karly, Kristopher, Josh, Lucas and Max Thank you, Rumplesnailtskins – Kevin and Sara, Tiffany, Allison, Paige, We Do Stuff, Mike S. ,Kenya, Jeff, Eric, Steven, Efren, Mike J., Mike C. If you'd like to support the podcast and gain access to bonus content, please visit http://theknowno.com and click "Support." Special Guests: Mike and Patrick Norris.

This episode is a conversation with the owner of Archie McPhee Mark Pahlow and Shana the High Priestess of Rubber Chickens at the Rubber Chicken Museum located in the Archie McPhee store. We talk about the history of Archie McPhee from Mark's youthful business adventures to the retail store location of today. Including a strange coincidence between liquor stores and Archie McPhee.The Rubber Chicken Museum and how it came into existence is covered. Shana provides a complete rundown on the museum and much more.This was a very fun conversation and I am very happy that I was able to spend over a hour learning more about Archie McPhee and all of the zany things that they do to make it so you can have weird and fun things in your life. Especially today we all need to make time to have fun and be a bit silly.You can find Archie McPhee here.If you want other great ideas of places to visit, or to find out more about people who are making amazing things in Washington State you can visit Explore Washington State.

Famous Monks with Bad Breath, Porn Research, Icky Cutesy Research Review, Missing Pieces Research Review, Amorous Ostriches and Exposure at Sea, and The Plastic Pink Flamingo. In episode #210, Marc Abrahams shows some unfamiliar research studies to Jean Berko Gleason, Melissa Franklin, and Richard Baguley. Dramatic readings and reactions ensue. For More. This episode was also aided and perhaps abetted by the folks at Archie McPhee, who host their own podcast called “Less Talk, More Monkey”. Remember, our Patreon donors, on most levels, get access to each podcast episode before it is made public. Bruce Petschek, Audio Engineer Jon Shedler, Audio Engineer Seth Gliksman, Production Assistant --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/improbableresearch/support

Watch the 9malls review of the Salt Lick Candies Archie McPhee. Are these salty candies any good? Watch the hands on taste test to find out. Find As Seen On TV Products & Gadgets at the 9malls Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/9malls Please support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/9malls

Watch the 9malls review of the Archie McPhee Bacon Mints Bacon Flavored Breath Mints. Do these mints actually taste like bacon? Watch the hands on taste test to find out. Find As Seen On TV Products & Gadgets at the 9malls Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/9malls Please support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/9malls

In this episode, we discuss our Archie McPhee product game, the upcoming Ig Nobel event at the Rubber Chicken Museum, and bunch of new products. Pickle casino!

In this episode, we talk about the loopholes various spooky, supernatural things have and which bathroom theme we would pick. We also mention a couple of new Archie McPhee products, including the Pagan Breakfast God Mask. Features the premiere of the vampire parsnip. Archie McPhee

Check out the Archie McPhee site for a link the NBC Nightly News story. 

Check out Archie McPhee!Listen to David's episode of Dispatches from the Multiverse

Back by popular demand, it's another creative meeting episode! Shana, Heff, and David take your suggestions and turn them into (mostly) impossible Archie McPhee products. Also, Heff tells the story of the My Buddy prank.

In this episode, we talk about our new automated sighing machine, chickens and our sweet new van... Find our products at Archie McPhee

Who Would Buy This? The Archie McPhee Story. David, Shana, and Heff talk about the Archie McPhee book and its history. 

Watch the 9malls review of the Archie McPhee Mystery Surprise Treasure Box. Is this novelty product actually worth getting? Watch the hands on test to find out. Find As Seen On TV Products & Gadgets at the 9malls Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/9malls Please support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/9malls

Watch the 9malls review of the Archie McPhee Party Rats Colorful Rodent Lights For Your Fingers. Would these rodent lights help with your night blogging or all night raving? Watch the hands on test to find out. Find As Seen On TV Products & Gadgets at the 9malls Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/9malls Please support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/9malls

What inspires Archie McPhee? We get that question all the time and this episode is a discussion about creativity, collecting, and monsters.

David and Shana discuss the legend of the lost podcast, selling to people with a bad-smelling car, and our Atlas Obscura event! Archie McPhee

It's Sticknic time again. The Archie McPhee cooking contest that happens once a year. This year we had a Bibo theme! We're joined by Mark Pahlow and Nancy Leson.

Shana and David go through some of the new product at Archie McPhee, talk about Shana's trip to Ireland, and discuss misconceptions about Eyeball Finger Puppets.

David, Q, and Heff have a discussion of movies that we love that are weird. Shana is on vacation! Archie McPhee

In this episode, we talk about how Bibo's feet are the least interesting part of him, our appearance on the NPR game show Says You!, and uff da. Archie McPhee Says You!

We let Arlo, son of Alastair, and Cash, the son of Scott Heff, take over the podcast and tell us what they learned during a day at [Archie McPhee](We let Arlo, son of Alastair, and Cash, the son of Scott Heff, take over the podcast and tell us what they learned during a day at Archie McPhee... )...

Mark Pahlow joins us for a discussion of the times that Archie McPhee has been in trouble. From shredded money to a disgruntled Beatle, we've had problems with everyone! By the way, we apologize in advance to St. Paul.

Get the details on Shana's TV appearance and a rehash of past fake products that Archie McPhee has posted. Bacon tuxedos, difficult conversation toast, and toast mattresses.

Shana, David, and Heff discuss the latest Archie McPhee products, Shana's upcoming TV appearance and tell the Uff Da store story...

Shana, Heff, and David take your favorite words and turn them into potential Archie McPhee products. We cover bejeweled insects, stealing rocks to sell, and Heff's buffet underpants.

You sent us questions about Archie McPhee and we answered them! Shana, David, and Heff are full of answers. So many answers.

David, Shana, and Heff talk about ideas that seemed good at the time, but for one reason or another Archie McPhee didn't do. An office salt lick, safety poster coloring book, and a David Sedaris action figure. This week's episode is brought to you by Bigfoot.

In this episode, Shana, David, and Heff go over a series of Archie McPhee products that we love but did not sell. From Strange Friends to Obvious Plants, it's a cornucopia of unpopular goodness.

In this episode, we lift the curtain a bit and tell you which Archie McPhee products are not our favorites. We talk about toilet seat covers, the uncanny valley of flavors, Shana's devil costume and the fact that Heff has never eaten bologna.

We went to Twitter and asked for some random words to spur our creativity. Then we took those words and made up Archie McPhee products. It's not our whole creative team, only half of it, but David, Heff, and Shana try and give a peek into what our creative meetings are like. Check out Archie McPhee

In this episode, we talk about NOT forgetting Shana's birthday, read the weirder quotes from some of our meetings and talk about how clowns establish the copyright on their makeup. Don't dabble in clowns. Archie McPhee

Heff smells a glitter chicken. Shana is a pie princess. David loves the glow in the dark rubber chicken. See new products here!

Shana, David, and Heff go through Archie McPhee catalog 62 from 1999. Discuss how much communication we had to do about the internet, why you don't need to write what something is on a picture of that thing and jasmine-scented Angel Snot. Go to the Archie McPhee blog to follow along in the catalog.

Our first episode of 2019 gets back into the swing of things by recapping some of the happenings of the holiday season, discussing the superfan box, and bragging about Keenan Thompson trying Clamdy Canes on New Year's Eve. (He did not care for them.) Find out more about Archie McPhee here!

Devon tells Liz about some of the Northwest's notable curiosity shops, like Ye Old Curiosity Shoppe, Archie McPhee, Marsh's Free Museum, and Wonders of the World. Along the way we discuss Fiji Mermaids, the Wallingford Beast, The Thing, cave bears, and mummies. Well, one mummy that Liz gets really fixated on.  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ouijabroads Website: https://ouijabroads.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuijaBroads/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theouijabroads/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theouijabroads/

It's the end of the year and we are nostalgic. Shana, Heff, and David take a look back over the previous 12 months. This is the last episode of this season. We'll see you again in 2019!

The creator and owner of Archie McPhee, Mark Pahlow, joins us again to talk about putting together the first Archie McPhee Catalog. If you'd like to follow along, you can find a link to the catalog in the Archie McPhee blog.

For the past decade, Archie McPhee has been producing products specifically for Christmas with our unique spin. In this episode, we go through a few of our favorites. More info here!

Shana and David go over all the costumes and notable occurrences during the 2018 Halloween season at Archie McPhee. Go to the Archie McPhee blog for picture!

If Archie McPhee has a muse, it's Bibo. This strange character from a kid's show became one of the iconic Archie McPhee products and inspired a whole army of pop culture influencers. David, Scott, and Shana discuss his level of aspirational weirdness and how he inspires absurdity in all who accept him into their hearts. See Bibo here!

Mark Pahlow is here! The founder of Archie McPhee shares how it came to be, what you should eat while watching monster movies, what it feels like to be fired as a Viking and how being disappointed in someone else can lead to innovation and self-sufficiency. This is a good one! Click here for more info on Archie McPhee. Follow Mark Pahlow on Twitter.

In this episode, we talk about how we come up with products. Also, Mad Magazine is awesome, Pee-wee Herman is awesome and spiders in your ears are not awesome. Please do not send us product ideas. Find more info about Archie McPhee here.

We take a look at some of the media coverage of Archie McPhee and how it influenced the company. Also, Heff goes to the grocery store for canned macaroni and cheese, canned clams and six pumpkins. Visit our blog for more about Archie McPhee and show notes!

Ian Abramson is a madman, but like a good kind of madman. The kind that creates a bizarre, immersive world for us all to enjoy. This week, Jeff and Ian talk summer camps, Seven Minutes in Purgatory, and the best damn peacock impression you've ever heard. Be sure to tweet #ExitStrategy at @IanAbramson for your customized Archie McPhee novelty item recommendation! Wanna support the show? Throw down your best review and star rating to help spread the word! We're also on Twitter at (@exitstrategypod) or available by email at exitstrategypod@gmail.com Communicate with the show! Prove people really read episode descriptions!

Ok, so 20 years ago, David accidentally left a Medium Treasure Box in his trunk. It survived water, neglect and multiple cars and now we've decided to open up this time capsule on the podcast. Check out the blog post on the Archie McPhee site to see the pictures of the objects discussed.

As the seasons change from summer to fall, it means that Archie McPhee is getting new products! This week we discuss our local cryptozoological creature the Wallingford Beast, Sloth Masks and taste test our new candy canes. Will we like Clamdy Canes and Mac & Cheese Candy Canes? Listen and find out.

We take a look at all the Archie McPhee squirrel feeders and talk about their development, customer reaction and how hard it is to take a picture of a squirrel. Also, Scott Heff would like to apologize to DJ Ravioli and Shana's cats for his statements during this podcast.

What happens on an Archie McPhee photo shoot? Quite a bit actually. We talk about uncooperative butchers, unicorns in unitards and all the strange places we've worn Archie McPhee masks.

Shana Danger, David Wahl, and Scott Heff are joined by former store-staffer Steve Q to talk about his favorite products, monsters, satanic panic, cheeks in a box, Handitaur and Loafman.

We want a do-over! Heff, David, and Shana start the story over and tell you a bit about how the company is structured, how we first heard about Archie McPhee and how we got hired. It probably should have been our first episode. Sorry! See the blog post here!

In this episode, we're joined by fKNKX food commentator and former columnist and restaurant critic for the Seattle Times, Nancy Leson to discuss the Archie McPhee employee Sticknic contest. As usual, the conversation swerves between the topic at hand and others as diverse as monkey models, George Foreman, shredded money, and mexi-fries. Find out more about Nancy Leson here!

We finish our discussion of 1996/1997, go over old store events and talk about the forgotten hunchback craze of the late 1990s. Don't forget to go to the Archie McPhee blog so you can see the catalog we're discussing!

The memories come flooding back. David Wahl and Shana Danger describe what 1997 at Archie McPhee was like to Scott Heff. Why did we make a Computer Voodoo? Would the Frog Chef have his own show on the Food Network? Follow along with the catalog on the Archie McPhee site.

David, Scott, and Shana take a look at Archie McPhee catalog 46 from 1996/1997. If you go to the blog on the Archie McPhee site, you'll be able to follow along. Find out what was "hip" back in the olden days. See the catalog pages by clicking here.

In this episode, David Wahl, Shana Danger, and Scott Heff give the first part of the Archie McPhee bacon timeline and mention about half, or less, of the bacon product that we've ended up making. You'll also be able to hear Scott Heff's reaction to eating Bacon Mints for the first time. Click here for more info!

The second half of our interview with art historian and novelty expert Kirk Demarais. We talk about his book Mail-Order Mysteries, swapping potatoes for orphans, inflatable lady legs and what you get when order Dracula Dirt. Check out picture and links on the Archie McPhee website. You can also check out Kirk Demarais.

David, Scott, and Shana discuss the many Bigfoot products from Archie McPhee. We discuss our favorite gazer, Bigfoot's butt and reveal Bigfoot's favorite cookie. Check out the blog post on mcphee.com for more info.

Why would anyone make a pickle yodel? In this episode, we discuss the practical reason behind the nonsense. Also, how we discovered Shields and Yarnell were fans of Archie McPhee. For more info, visit the blog post for this episode on mcphee.com.

It's a quick show this week, but we still knock out three classic Flopcast segments for you, right before our big nap. In Chickens in the News, a rubber chicken museum is coming to Seattle (compliments of the mad geniuses at Archie McPhee), and yeah, we're sort of freaking out. Then in our Pudding Pages segment, we remember Liquid Paper, because why use autocorrect when you can clumsily paint over your mistakes and make a huge mess instead? And for National Whatever Day, we're wishing a happy birthday to Kate Pierson of The B-52s. We are pretty big fans of both rock and lobsters, so why not.

They had style, they had flair, ... they were THERE --That's how they became the best theme songs of the '90s. Join Natalie and Maren as they try to narrow down sitcom jams from the last great decade of television theme songs. And this week in fangirling: Oscar noms & the latest seasons of Grace and Frankie. (Sources mentioned in this episode: KenLevine.Blogspot.com & Archie McPhee.) ***  Brought to you by TV Time: http://bit.ly/2rxbrSz Fangirl Merch: https://fangirlfridayspodcast.threadless.com/ Instagram: @fangirlfridayspodcast Facebook: @fangirlfridayspodcast Twitter: @fgfpodcast

Devon tells Liz about some of the Northwest's notable curiosity shops, like Ye Old Curiosity Shoppe, Archie McPhee, Marsh's Free Museum, and Wonders of the World. Along the way we discuss Fiji Mermaids, the Wallingford Beast, The Thing, cave bears, and mummies. Well, one mummy that Liz gets really fixated on. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ouijabroads Website: https://ouijabroads.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuijaBroads/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/theouijabroads/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theouijabroads/

05:03 - New York. http://www.horsetrade.info/event/231ddf10cc1f53a8aa0735a974eca4b4 http://www.horsetrade.info/frigid-festival-df84 05:45 - Budget breakdown/money spent in New York. 07:05 - Air b and b situation and then back to the money. 11:05 - How did Laura promote "Punk Grandpa?" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DWP7B5abmCxN245aU85kf4zsokTaq3Y 12:54 - Bernardo Cubria's podcast, episode 124: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/off-on-new-york-theatre-podcast/id495866786?mt=2 13:06 - Radio Free Brooklyn: https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioFreeBrooklyn/frigid-ny-festival-sunday-brunch-on-radio-free-brooklyn-2282016-partial/ 13:47 - How did the show go? Well. Theres the "Hang-over Award" and the "Sold-Out Award" 14:35 - Reviews of "Punk Grandpa" and quotes from said reviews. http://www.theasy.com/Reviews/2016/P/punkgrandpa.php http://nytheaternow.com/Content/Article/2016-3-1-punk-grandpa http://culturecatch.com/theater/frigid-new-york-festival-2016 http://www.myentertainmentworld.ca/2016/02/frigid-festival-2016-ii/ http://www.theaterinthenow.com/2016/02/review-grandpa-me-and-ensemble.html 16:03 - If we had looked at this as a money-making affair.... Also, how the hang-over performance works. 17:31 - Rehearsal spaces in New York. 18:20 - We hired choreographer Rori Nogee and absolutely loved her: http://www.rorinogee.net http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/rori-nogee-will-get-back-to-broadway-episode-121 19:24 - Experience of paying people. 20:22 - Ken Coughlin did a fantastic job of playing my grandpa. http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/ken-coughlin-musician-actor-punk-grandpa-episode-122 https://outerstage.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/a-minute-with-ken-coughlin-cause-thats-all-he-had/ 20:43 - How did Laura feel about the actress who played her in "Punk Grandpa?" http://www.beckychong.com 22:18 - Projector issues, the techs never got a proper tech rehearsal, and why we are done self producing at least for now. 26:26 - Chicago Dramaworks is publishing "Punk Grandpa!" http://www.chicagodramaworks.com 27:21 - "Punk Grandpa" was produced as part of Three Brother's Theatre's season: https://www.3brostheatre.com/punk-grandpa.html http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/lifestyles/ct-lns-punk-grandpa-st-0226-20160224-story.html 28:29 - Laura's commission with Three Brothers about Lady Macbeth. 30:20 - Laura is working on a documentary about Uncle Fun, that will be out by the end of this year. https://www.facebook.com/Punk-Grandpa-454768321352477/ 34:02 - Listen to Uncle Fun/Ted Frankel and Steve Presser episodes here: http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/uncle-fun-the-man-behind-the-store-episode-101 & http://areyoufamousyet.libsyn.com/steve-presser-merchant-of-happiness-episode-66 35:18 - Other stores inspired by Uncle Fun: Big Fun http://www.bigfuntoystore.com Toy Joy http://www.toyjoy.com Fun Rock'n https://www.facebook.com/FunRockn.PopCity/ Similar concept store (Uncle Fun carried many of their items): Archie McPhee https://mcphee.com 36:00 - More about New York and how did Laura deal with her husband's month long absence? 42:52 - “Punk Grandpa” Video Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DWP7B5abmCxN245aU85kf4zsokTaq3Y 43:10 - Another highlight of New York with Medicine Show Theatre: http://www.medicineshowtheatre.org & Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store: https://www.superherosupplies.com 45:36 - Diverse casting of “Punk Grandpa” at FRIGID New York. Follow us on Twitter or Facebook Intro Music: "Are You Famous, Yet?" - Laura Scruggs. Outro Music: "The Devil Is In The Beats" - The Chemical Brothers

Happy Halloween! In this special Halloween episode of “We’re Board”, Khrysti and Matt play “On no…zombies!” by Archie Mcphee. Player take turns running for their lives on the hunt for batteries to radio for help during the zombie apocalypse and commanding the horde zombies in an abandoned cemetery. Does “Oh no…zombies!” deliver a seasonal appreciate experience for this the greatest time of the year? Watch and find out!

Happy Halloween! In this special Halloween episode of “We’re Board”, Khrysti and Matt play “On no…zombies!” by Archie Mcphee. Player take turns running for their lives on the hunt for batteries to radio for help during the zombie apocalypse and commanding the horde zombies in an abandoned cemetery. Does “Oh no…zombies!” deliver a seasonal appreciate experience for this the greatest time of the year? Listen and find out!

The Kickstarter drive for Notebook on Cities and Culture's sixth season launches now. If we raise its budget, we'll spend an entire year in Seattle: the city of grunge, Microsoft, Amazon, the Space Needle, Buddy Bradley, Archie McPhee, sleeplessness, Starbucks, and much more we'll discover through at least 52 in-depth conversations with its novelists, journalists, comic artists, filmmakers, broadcasters, explorers, academics, architects, planners, cultural creators, internationalists, observers of the urban scene, and more. Once we raise season six's full $6000 budget, the show will go on as planned. And for every additional $200 we raise, the season will include an additional episode. In other words, if we raise $10,000 rather than $6000, you’ll get 72 Seattle interviews rather than 52. Depending upon the amount you pledge to back Notebook on Cities and Culture's year in Seattle, you could get a mention at the end of each episode, postcards from the city, me talking about your project or message at the top of one episode and its associated post, or at the top of all of them. But do note that, since no one likes a long drive, we only have five days to raise the money. The Kickstarting ends on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time, but before then, I’ll put up a special preview episode featuring a new interview with a favorite long Seattle-based guest from whom, if you’ve followed my interviewing career for a long time indeed, you’ve heard a couple provocative and funny hours of conversation before. Visit season six's Kickstarter page for details. Thanks, and stay tuned.

Mark Pahlow is the founder and owner of Archie McPhee, a company responsible for a vast array of spectacular eclectic useless things including the iconic horse head mask.

In which Wendy, aka @Nerdrage42, discusses with me nerdy things (as the name implies), having anxiety and ADHD, and both the fun and challenges of being mom to both a teenage and almost-teenage boy, one being autistic. I met this lady when she worked at Archie McPhee, so you KNOW she's entertaining.

Armed with their new Christmas gifts (a Big Bang Theory shirt and an inflatable beard of bees), Kevin and Kornflake are ready to make bold fashion statements in the new year. Also discussed: Archie McPhee, V66, the Boston Band Crush Holiday Spectacular (with Freezepop, of course), the very disappointing Mayan apocalypse, and the best way to spend New Year's Eve. (That would be staying home and doing nothing. Try it!) The show ends with another electrifying round of "What's in the Bag?", and that's it for Flopcast 2012. Next year we'll try to lighten things up and stop taking ourselves so seriously.

Hadden and Jess with special guest William Bebb dive into the Colossal Jumbo Mystery box from Archie McPhee. See what mysteries are uncovered AND.... Hadden sneezes!!!

Hadden and Jess discuss how not to get fired, Archie McPhee products, Jessica's census update, Record Store Day, and the end of the urinals.

Tuguska blast asteroid, Goat arrested, USA Voodoo dolls, the Gunder Burger, the game of Archie McPhee toys, the aliens that visit the 13 year old and much much more.

Update: The show has been edited - we lost a lot of audio in chunks and I've been inserting explanatory narrative in some spots.Update: Carol has been pulling out her hair to get Audacity and her computer to cooperate. We'll get it up as soon as we can.We talk about great gift ideas for the geek in your life. Yeah, yeah, it's a little late in the season. We're working on geek time.Download EpisodeThink GeekGeek LabelPerpetual KidArchie McPhee All hail the zombie devil duckiePyramid CollectionNoble CollectionDespair, Inc.Here are the lyrics to the gamers 12 Days of Christmas that kinda sorta made it into the podcast:12 Month WoW subscription11 Star Wars minis10 Cheap Ass board games 9 Take-out menus 8 Points of sanity 7 Swords a' swinging 6 Mountain Dews 5 Vampire clans 4 Dots in Potence 3 .5 Rules 2 Tickets to Gencon And dice in a Crown Royal bag.Intro music is "Made of Fiction" by Anemo located on PodShow Podsafe Music Network.Exit music is "Jedi Girl" by T. Randolph Scott located on PodShow Podsafe Music Network.

On The Difficulty Of Writing, Or, The War Hits Home by: fake consultant I do not want to write this story, and I have been stuck for about ten days because I do not want to face the reality of this particular situation. But here it is. Last Friday was the day The Girlfriend and I had to travel to Fort Lewis, Washington, to attend the military departure ceremony for one of our two godsons. He enlisted in the Army National Guard, and now it’s time to go to the Middle East. There was no mystery or great surprise that he would be going, and the news is not all bad. He is not in a Stryker Brigade; thank whichever deity you support, nor a military policeman. It is theoretically possible that the support role he will be filling will actually be moderately safe, which is about the best spin I can offer considering the circumstances. He and his brother are our two godsons, and we have literally been looking out for them since the days of their birth. To illustrate the point more clearly, I was his birth photographer. The Girlfriend and I attended Lamaze-twice-to allow us access to both deliveries, but circumstances caused us to miss his older brother’s birth by eight hours. We have been the “bad” godparents ever since-the ones who introduced them to Beavis and Butt-Head, and Ren and Stimpy, and Skittles and Jolt Cola and Archie McPhee. It isn’t as though I didn’t try to nip this in the bud. I suggested the Air Force (a subject I can speak about from personal experience), but I was clearly not as persuasive as I could have been. Which is how we found ourselves at Fort Lewis. The families assembled in a hangar on base, a small band offered up patriotic music, important officers offered up inspiring words, and an award was presented to the officer who managed the required paperwork that made the deployment possible. Finally, with a clanging of warning bells, the hangar doors were opened to reveal the soldiers we were there to honor, standing in formation. Nobody reacts to the officer who says: “This is the last time I will have the chance to address all of you...” Everyone wants to look brave, soldier and family alike; but there is no way to sit in a room with small child noises filling the space, and not know the future will likely be so, so tough for some of those little children. Goodbye Cindy Sheehan by: lightseeker In what she described as a ''resignation letter,'' Sheehan wrote in her online diary on the ''Daily Kos'' blog: ''Good-bye America ... you are not the country that I love and I finally realized no matter how much I sacrifice, I can't make you be that country unless you want it. ''It's up to you now.'' [snip] ''I have endured a lot of smear and hatred since Casey was killed and especially since I became the so-called ''Face'' of the American anti-war movement,'' Sheehan wrote in the diary. How Courage is involved by: Stewart True Courage In all the *fuhrer* over the House Speaker's machinations this weekend, it may seem a trifle pollyanish to bring up my own organization's recent action to bestow awards on legislators. But there really is a relationship here. In case you missed it, the True Courage Action Network recently ran a poll and asked everyone who follows the Lege which senator, rep, and advocate demonstrated the greatest courage defending Texas from the kleptocrats who are fighting right now to hold on to power. The poll winners are: Best State Senator: Rodney Ellis Best State Representative: Mike Villarreal Best State Advocate: ACLU of Texas (represented by Will Harrell, Sonia Santana, and Kat Dean) In addition, TCAN's own members chose to honor: Sen. Mario Gallegos for: Defending Voting Rights in the Senate Rep. Rafael Anchía for: Defending Voting Rights in the House Sen. Royce West for: Promoting Ethics Reform Rep. Jim Dunnam for: Delivering a Passionate Floor Speech and Craig McDonald of Texans for Public Justice for: Delivering a Daring Testimony. All these individuals and organizations have the guts (well, we prefer the term "Courage") to stand on principle regarding ethics issues -- often against their own political best interests. Contrast that with the current jockeying for power in the House by people who get away with saying anything to get elected because our electorate is so ill-informed. When accepting our awards, these winners insisted that they weren't heroes, that other people contributed more, that they were just doing what they thought they had to do. They were also eager to point out that having a network of friends in the activist community had been essential for them to pass legislation that's good for Texas and Texans. Iscariot Caucus Still Full of S**t by: boadicea Capitol Annex has the rundown: Democrats for Reform, is, of course, the group of Craddick-allied Democrats who put out a "reform" agenda earlier this year. The reality of their agenda, however, is that it didn't amount to much and that this group actually circumvented some other good reforms. Restore full funding of CHIP- HB 109 does not fully restore CHIP to pre-2003 levels Reform Medicaid eligibility- vague, unclear - cannot point to anything definitive Restore the TEXAS Grants scholarship fund- 7,000 fewer students will receive TEXAS Grants than in 2003 Repeal tuition deregulation- HB 2382 by Coleman (definitely NOT an Iscariot) was the sole piece of legislation this session repealing tuition deregulation