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The Important Broadcast marks another Fathers Day with a silly little game and this year, it's "My Dad's Bigger Than Your Dad". There's also ANOTHER coincidence in Tell Me Something I Don't Know and a very one-sided Dinner Winner. All that, plus Ant Middleton news and a complimentary bunch of flowers. Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.uk Thank you.
Blonde Moments hilariously turned into "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" today. There was a serious "What The ... Duck" on today's show that will have you in stitches. Judging by other texts and calls, a lot of people did not know this duck fact. Have a listen: [audio mp3="https://media.radiocms.net/uploads/2020/05/27125548/200527-Blonde-Moments.mp3"][/audio]
With the IBS fully adjusted to The Great Leader's physical absence - let us all thank goodness for his continued audio presence. This week, a fire in a bin caused upset in a community WhatsApp group, Steve has been out in "the exercise yard" and some oranges spoil the day for a young Wallace. There's also a cracking Dinner Winner and some passable facts in Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.uk Thank you.
This week, The IBS celebrate the 54th birthday of the one man who has contributed so much to the show, presumably without knowing: Paul John Hollywood. Aside from this gigantic occasion - there was a seismic Dinner Winner, some excellent facts in Tell Me Something I Don't Know and a bit of Nectar chat as well. Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.uk Thank you.
When you think about it, how many times has "the adult shop on the A12" been mentioned on this podcast? A LOT. Today is no different - it's mentioned even more. There's also a brilliant Wengler-Rules Dinner Winner, some riveting facts for Eleanor's 5th Birthday in Tell Me Something I Don't Know - plus CATCH THE FISH (sort of). Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.uk Thank you.
It's another week, another Wednesday, Another Cinderella Story! Tell me something I don't know... OK, I will! Do you know what a Microsoft Zune is?? No? Well tune-in to this week's episode to find out! Star ratings help us build our audience! Please rate/review/subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen, and share us with your 30 year old step-sister! Email us at sequelrights@gmail.com with feedback or suggestions on future franchises!
The Important Broadcast asks the question - have you ever seen Freddie Mercury's face in a piece of pork? Well go on... Have you? This week, expect shocking bean news, another update on Paul Hollywood and find out what Steve thinks about real ale. You can also look forward to an edition of Tell Me Something I Don't Know that ends in tears. Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.uk Thank you.
HOLY SNIKES! After 111 episodes, we can finally say that our Toronto Raptors are NBA champions!!! It's our season 06 finale, and we got lots of hot takes from guests about their favourite moments from this championship run. Lots of love for Lowry, the mess of the parade, the Masai altercation, THE SHOT, so much more, Tell Me Something I Don't Know segment (We reach the 100th Raptor!) and you best believe Freddie's shooting more cannons off. These last six seasons of the podcast have been a wild ride and we love doing this. Thanks so much for listening and we'll see you in the off-season! Special guests on this episode: Simon Ho, Jess Nicolette, Yaw Attuah, Alex Stephenson, Jonathan Yam and Alex Wood! Our friend Mark Baker was trampled at the victory parade and tore his achilles. Please donate a couple bucks to his GoFundMe if you can!
Even The Great Leader is wrong sometimes. It happens. With one more week before Steve returns, the listeners were once again employed to fill the void. Alex from Woodbridge played a valiant round of Tell Me Something I Don't Know, and Simon from Essex became The Important Broadcast's very first "Platinum Listener". You can also expect a cameo appearance from Steve as he communicated his Columbian dinners from the other side of the Atlantic! Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.uk Thank you.
The All-Star Weekend is over and the 43-16 Raps are ready for the final stretch. DeMar's emotional return, this Friday! How do we feel about Kawhi at this point? The Raps are tied for 6th in offense, tied for 10th in defense and are 4th in net rating. What do we need to improve on the most to close out the season? Which Raptor is gonna finish the strongest? NBA: We talk high/lowlights of the All-Star Game. NBA predicts 37 to 40 players will be free agents this summer. What does that entail? Which team is about to derail and become a complete trainwreck? Quick-ish Questions, Tell Me Something I Don't Know segments and a lot of This American Life and In-N-Out Burger shit-talking! With special guests Gary Rideout Jr. and Will Weldon!
The 37-15 Raptors are almost at full health. Minutes will be tight. CJ, Norm, McCaw & Delon all want to contribute. Most likely, at least two of them get benched. Which two and why? When Kyle is hitting from 3, he looks like a great second option. What should the plan be when he's cold? Anthony Davis is on the market and the Raps are rumoured to be putting together a package for him. What do you think it looks like? Should we go for it?? NBA: We continue talking Anthony Davis and what the Pelicans should do. He's come out and said he's going to the Lakers sooner or later. Even Lonzo's camp is coming out with trade requests now. What's the best B Plot to AD? Do players have too much power in the NBA? Quickish Questions and a little Tell Me Something I Don't Know about....(Tune in to find out!) Special guests on this pod: Producer Sheldon Alexander and PUP's Steve Sladkowski!
Greetings and Get Into the Music to you. With a new producer at the helm while the esteemed Joe Attewell is on his island retreat, we find out how the Great Leader and his Underling Steve, cope with change. As you would you expect, Steve revolts with his own new hastily invented feature. Plus, a deep analysis, almost bordering on spoken dissertation, of Chris Rea's travel plans for Christmas, a controversial Dinner Winner AND an incredible round of Tell Me Something I Don't Know. Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.uk Thank you.
It was a pleasure to have Steve back in the studio this week. The Great Leader welcomed him back with warm words and a gift. A new feature was trialled, a bison was startled and “The Leicester Square Jumper” was called out for what he is. There was also a lovely little round of Tell Me Something I Don't Know and finally, everything that you need to know about the CEO of GoDaddy. Don't ever say we aren't good to you. Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.uk Thank you.
Hear one of my favorite segments from a recent Stitcher Premium bonus episode. These are normally available for only Stitcher Premium subscribers, but we want you to see what you're missing! Subscribe to Grammar Girl at Stitcher Premium and use the code GRAMMAR for a free month to get ad-free episodes and bonus episodes as well as premium content from other podcasts such as Freakonomics and Tell Me Something I Don't Know. Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/fascinating-words-for-colors-and-the-battle-of-magenta Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl Snapchat: http://snapchat.com/add/thatgrammargirl Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl
This week, The Great Leader brings Steve in to his warm bosom and offers some advice on a tricky issue. A fantastic edition of "Tell Me Something I Don't Know" will leave you very much richer in the fact stakes, and look out for a very wet truck driver, a formation of female festival funsters and some cheeky internet naughties. Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.uk Thank you.
It's Sheep Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring brand new Sheep themed segments; "Who's Your Daddy And What Does He Do?", "Obsure Trivia From Bolivia", "I'd That For A Dollar" and returning fan favorite "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie". This week the loser must give the winner 3 Sheep themed Compliments and will be presented with a unique themed trophy! This week a peice of paper with the deed to Hudson's Grandfathers sheep farm!
It's Season 2 and fittingly it's also Two Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring brand new two themed segments; "Who's Your Daddy And What Does He Do?", "Obsure Trivia From Bolivia", "I'd That For A Dollar" and returning fan favorite "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie". This week the loser must give the winner 3 Two themed Compliments and will be presented with a unique themed trophy! This week made from the Abject failure left by all second children living in the shadow of their more successful siblings!
It's Birth Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring Birth themed versions of "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must give the winner 3 birth themed Compliments and will be presented with a unique themed trophy!
It's Apocalypse Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring Apocalyptic themed versions of "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must give the winner 3 apocalypse themed Compliments and will be presented with a unique themed trophy!
It's Prank/Joke Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring Prank/Joke themed versions of "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must give the winner 3 Prank/Joke themed Compliments and will be presented with a unique themed trophy!
It's Health Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring Health themed versions of "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must give the winner 3 Health themed Compliments and will be presented with a unique themed trophy!
It's Sleep Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring Sleep themed versions of "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must give the winner 3 Sleep themed Compliments and will be presented with a unique themed trophy!
It's Technology Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring Technology themed versions of "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must give the winner 3 Technology Compliments and will be presented with a unique themed trophy!
It's Prison Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring Prison themed versions of "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must give the winner 3 Prison Compliments!
It's water Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring water themed versions of "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must give the winner 3 wet Compliments!
It's Romance Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring romance themed games such as "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must read out 3 custom Valentines Days cards they have made for the other host!
It's Space Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring space themed games such as "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must give the winner 3 Spaced Themed Compliments!
It's Egyptian Week on Tell Me Something I Don't Know! Featuring Egyptian themed games such as "Urban Dictionary Vs Charlie", "Are You Dead, Or Was It Something I Said?", "You've Got To Be Trumping Me" and "Who Said That". This week the loser must give the winner 3 Egyptian Themed Compliments!
Danny Goldberg, Faith Salie and David Hajdu are panelists. The record executive, the comedian/journalist and the music critic face the music, including industrial instruments, female composers and the all-important bridge. Our real-time fact-checker is Dan Zanes, accompanied by his live band.
Stephen J. Dubner is the best-selling co-author of Freakonomics and the host of the Freakonomics Radio Podcast. Today he comes on the show to talk about his new gameshow podcast Tell Me Something I Don't Know. We’ll discuss the origins of the Freakonomics phenomenon and his friendship with quirkly rogue economist Dr. Stephen Levitt. We’ll talk about the Freakonomics philosophy of why incentives matter, whether or not everyone cheats, and some the perils of exploring the hidden side of everything. If you enjoyed today’s episode then subscribe to Tell Me Something I Don’t Know and Freakonomics Podcast on iTunes. For more information, visit www.tmsidk.com or www.freakonomics.com. Follow Stephen Dubner on Twitter at @Freakonomics. Today's podcast is sponsored by Home Chef, GoDaddy, and Bernie Sanders' new book Our Revolution. For great meals delivered to straight to your door, visit www.homechef.com/kickass for $30 in FREE meals. Also,visit www.GoDaddy.com and enter our promo code "KICK30" to get 30% off a new domain, and Please subscribe to Kickass News on iTunes and take a moment to take our listener survey at www.podsurvey.com/KICK. And support the show by donating at www.gofundme.com/kickassnews. Visit www.kickassnews.com for more fun stuff.
Tell Me Something I Don't Know is Boing Boing's podcast featuring artists, writers, filmmakers, and other creative people discussing their work, ideas, and the practical side of how they do what they do. The animation project Giant Sloth, starring Paul Giamatti, could be described as Night at the Museum meets Eraserhead. In this episode, we discuss the making of this animated short with its creator, Paul Hornschemeier. He tells us how the cast came together, what the transition from comics to filmmaking and television is like, and how social media has helped him draw more. He's currently raising funds to complete Giant Sloth. Paul Hornschemeier is a cartoonist, writer, artist, designer, animator, and filmmaker. His thought-provoking books include Mother, Come Home, Three Paradoxes, Life with Mr. Dangerous, and Artists Authors Thinkers Directors. He animated the opening credits for IFC's Comedy Bang Bang. Keep up with Hornschemeier online at Forlorn Funnies. He posts a new drawing every day on the Daily Forlorn tumblr.
Dan Nadel is the publisher of PictureBox - primarily known for their art and comics work. He wrote Art Out of Time: Unknown Visionary Cartoonists 1900-1969 and Art in Time: Unknown Comic Book Adventures. He has edited books on Gary Panter, Rory Hayes, and Mark Newgarden. He co-founded and co-edited The Ganzfeld and Comics Comics. He currently co-edits the online Comics Journal. Nadel has curated shows in Tokyo, Paris, LA, and NYC, including the first major Jack Kirby retrospective, the House That Jack Built (Lucerne, 2010) and Karl Wirsum Drawings: 1967-1970. And he received a Grammy for his co-design of Wilco's A Ghost Is Born (2004). Tell Me Something I Don't Know is produced and hosted by three talented cartoonists and illustrators: Jim Rugg, a Pittsburgh-based comic book artist, graphic designer, zinemaker, and writer best known for Afrodisiac, The Plain Janes, and Street Angel. His latest project is SUPERMAG. Jasen Lex is a designer and illustrator from Pittsburgh. He is currently working on a graphic novel called Washington Unbound. All of his art and comics can be found at jasenlex.com. Ed Piskor is the cartoonist who drew the comic, Wizzywig, and draws the Brain Rot/ Hip Hop Family Tree comic strip at this very site, soon to be collected by Fantagraphics Books and available for pre-order now. Follow TMSIDK on Twitter
This is episode 9 of Boing Boing's Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast. It's an interview show featuring artists, writers, filmmakers, and other creative people discussing their work, ideas, and the reality/business side of how they do what they do. John Porcellino is the creator of the long-running, self-published mini-comic series, King Cat Comics (celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2014). His books include Perfect Example (Highwater Books, Drawn and Quarterly), Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man (La Mano), King-Cat Classix (Drawn and Quarterly), Map of My Heart (Drawn and Quaterly), and Thoreau at Walden (Hyperion). His work is characterized by a thoughtful, minimal drawing/writing style and a unique approach to narrative interpretation and temporal representation. Besides his influential work as a cartoonist, Porcellino is the founder of Spit and a Half – a small press comics and zine distribution company that began in the early 90s. Tell Me Something I Don't Know is produced and hosted by three talented cartoonists and illustrators: Jim Rugg, a Pittsburgh-based comic book artist, graphic designer, zinemaker, and writer best known for Afrodisiac, The Plain Janes, and Street Angel. His latest project is SUPERMAG. Jasen Lex is a designer and illustrator from Pittsburgh. He is currently working on a graphic novel called Washington Unbound. All of his art and comics can be found at jasenlex.com. Ed Piskor is the cartoonist who drew the comic, Wizzywig, and draws the Brain Rot/ Hip Hop Family Tree comic strip at this very site, soon to be collected by Fantagraphics Books and available for pre-order now. Follow TMSIDK on Twitter GET TMSIDK: RSS | On iTunes | Download episode | Listen on Stitcher
(Illustration by Jim Rugg) This is episode 8 of Boing Boing's Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast. It's an interview show featuring artists, writers, filmmakers, and other creative people discussing their work, ideas, and the reality/business side of how they do what they do. This week TMSIDK host Jim Rugg is in the hot-seat talking about his new project SUPERMAG -- a glossy, full-color magazine-format homage to the graphic design and comics of the 1990s - published by Adhouse Books. It's a one-man anthology inspired by work like Dan Clowes' Eightball, Dave Cooper's Weasel, David Carson's Raygun, and David Mazzucchelli's Rubber Blanket. Tell Me Something I Don't Know is produced and hosted by three talented cartoonists and illustrators: Jim Rugg, a Pittsburgh-based comic book artist, graphic designer, zinemaker, and writer best known for Afrodisiac, The Plain Janes, and Street Angel. His latest project is SUPERMAG. Jasen Lex is a designer and illustrator from Pittsburgh. He is currently working on a graphic novel called Washington Unbound. All of his art and comics can be found at jasenlex.com. Ed Piskor is the cartoonist who drew the comic, Wizzywig, and draws the Brain Rot/ Hip Hop Family Tree comic strip at this very site, soon to be collected by Fantagraphics Books and available for pre-order now. Follow TMSIDK on Twitter Subscribe to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast | iTunes
This is episode 7 of Boing Boing's, Tell Me Something I Don't Know. It's an interview podcast featuring artists, writers, filmmakers, and other creative people discussing their work, ideas, and the reality/business side of how they do what they do. Jeff Smith began writing, drawing, and publishing Bone in 1991, through his company, Cartoon Books. He championed self-publishing in the 1990s with other independent cartoonists known as the Spirits of Independents and continues to self-publish through Cartoon Book. Since 1991, Bone has become a world-wide phenomenon, published in nearly 30 languages. In 2005, Scholastic reissued Bone in color through their Graphix imprint, inspiring an entire generation of young cartoonists who found his work through traditional book stores, comic book shops, schools, and libraries. He followed the Tolkien-esque, Bone, with Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil (DC Comics) and RASL (Cartoon Books) - a sci-fi noir about a dimension-hopping art thief. Smith recently announced his next project, Tüki Save the Humans, about the first human to leave Africa during the Ice Age. Tell Me Something I Don't Know is produced and hosted by three talented cartoonists and illustrators: Jim Rugg, a Pittsburgh-based comic book artist, graphic designer, zinemaker, and writer best known for Afrodisiac, The Plain Janes, and Street Angel. His latest project is SUPERMAG. Jasen Lex is a designer and illustrator from Pittsburgh. He is currently working on a graphic novel called Washington Unbound. All of his art and comics can be found at jasenlex.com. Ed Piskor is the cartoonist who drew the comic, Wizzywig, and draws the Brain Rot/ Hip Hop Family Tree comic strip at this very site, soon to be collected by Fantagraphics Books and available for pre-order now. Follow TMSIDK on Twitter Subscribe to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast | iTunes
Robin Bougie is a film journalist, cartoonist, and publisher in Vancouver. He publishes the underground film magazine, Cinema Sewer focusing on exploitation, genre, and cult films. He also publishes (and contributes to) Sleazy Slice, an annual anthology of adult comics. His writing and art have been collected in three Cinema Sewer books by FAB Press (volume four will be out later this year). In July, FAB Press will release Bougie’s Graphic Thrills: American XXX Movie Posters, 1970 to 1985. Get your hands dirty on his website and order some of his work at Cinema Sewer. Tell Me Something I Don't Know is produced and hosted by three talented cartoonists and illustrators: Jim Rugg, a Pittsburgh-based comic book artist, graphic designer, zinemaker, and writer best known for Afrodisiac, The Plain Janes, and Street Angel. Jasen Lex is a designer and illustrator from Pittsburgh. He is currently working on a graphic novel called Washington Unbound. All of his art and comics can be found at jasenlex.com. Ed Piskor is the cartoonist who drew the comic, Wizzywig, and draws the Brain Rot/ Hip Hop Family Tree comic strip at this very site, soon to be collected by Fantagraphics Books. Follow TMSIDK on Twitter Subscribe to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast | iTunes Thanks to Soundcloud for hosting TMSIDK!
Thanks to Soundcloud for hosting Boing Boing's podcasts! This is episode 5 of Boing Boing's newest podcast, Tell Me Something I Don't Know. It's an interview podcast featuring artists, writers, filmmakers, and other creative people discussing their work, ideas, and the reality/business side of how they do what they do. Jesse Schell is the CEO of Schell Games - a video game and transformational game design company, a Professor at Carnegie Mellon University's Entertainment Technology Center, and the author of The Art of Game Design. He is a prolific speaker, well-known for his 2010 DICE talk, "Beyond Facebook", which has had over 1 million views online. His resume also includes stints as a juggler, comedian, and Creative Director for Walt Disney Imagineering. The best way to keep up with Jesse Schell's many activities is through his website. You should probably follow him on Twitter @jesseschell. Tell Me Something I Don't Know is produced and hosted by three talented cartoonists and illustrators: Jim Rugg, a Pittsburgh-based comic book artist, graphic designer, zinemaker, and writer best known for Afrodisiac, The Plain Janes, and Street Angel. Jasen Lex is a designer and illustrator from Pittsburgh. He is currently working on a graphic novel called Washington Unbound. All of his art and comics can be found at jasenlex.com. Ed Piskor is the cartoonist who drew the comic, Wizzywig, and draws the Brain Rot/ Hip Hop Family Tree comic strip at this very site, soon to be collected by Fantagraphics Books. Follow TMSIDK on Twitter Subscribe to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast | iTunes
Thanks to Soundcloud for hosting Boing Boing's podcasts! This is episode 4 of Boing Boing's newest podcast, Tell Me Something I Don't Know. It's an interview podcast featuring artists, writers, filmmakers, and other creative people discussing their work, ideas, and the reality/business side of how they do what they do. In this episode Jim, Jasen, and Ed interview Katie Skelly, a cartoonist who lives and works in New York City. She has been making mini-comics since 2003, and has contributed to several comic anthologies including the Garo-inspired Secret Prison #7 and Thickness #1. In 2012, Sparkplug Comic Books published her first graphic novel, the Barbarella-esque, psychedelic sci-fi Nurse Nurse. She is currently serializing her girl-biker gang graphic novel, Operation: Margarine, as silkscreen-covered, limited-edition mini-comics. Number 2 debuts at MoCCA 2013. Learn more at her website and follow her on Twitter and Tumbler. TMSIDK produced and hosted by three talented cartoonists and illustrators: Jim Rugg, a Pittsburgh-based comic book artist, graphic designer, zinemaker, and writer best known for Afrodisiac, The Plain Janes, and Street Angel. Jasen Lex is a designer and illustrator from Pittsburgh. He is currently working on a graphic novel called Washington Unbound. All of his art and comics can be found at jasenlex.com. Ed Piskor is the cartoonist who drew the comic, Wizzywig, and draws the Brain Rot/ Hip Hop Family Tree comic strip at this very site, soon to be collected by Fantagraphics Books. Follow TMSIDK on Twitter Subscribe to the Tell Me Something I Don't Know podcast | iTunes