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KAREN // @momopeche

Game geek, candyfreak, bad runner.  

EXPERTISE: Geography, Hip Hop, Dogs, Patrick Swayze, Scout

 

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Cannot tolerate lines that are not 100% parallel or 100% perpendicular.

EXPERTISE: Classic Rock, Academy Awards, NBA, Star Wars, Sniper

 

DANA // @ItsKindaSweet

Kinda sweet, kinda hilarious. Game designer extraordinaire.  

EXPERTISE: Literature, Indie Rock, Pop Culture, New Zealand, Prince, Medic

 

CHRIS // @kobunheat

Walking retro videogame almanac. Ravenclaw.  

EXPERTISE: US government, James Taylor, videogames, Spy

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Tuesday
May212013

62: So Fresh, So Clean


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LATHER UP for some amazing quizzes and facts about things that are squeaky clean: famous cleaners on TV, infomercials, marketing deodorant, the rise and fall of a surprising cleaning product... and what exactly IS soap? Learn about the massive undertaking of cleaning the Statue of Liberty, and the after-dark secretsssss of tidying up Disneyland.

ALSO: Music Round!

RUNTIME: 49 minutes 48 seconds

 

Featured Interlude Music:

"When I'm Cleanin' Windows" by George Formby  Amazon | iTunes 

"So Fresh, So Clean" by Outkast  Amazon | iTunes 

 

 

Wednesday
May152013

61: Waking Up is Hard to Do


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Good morning, brains! Love it or hate it, getting up in the morning is something we have to face every single day. Well, unless...you're a nocturnal mole-person. We gab about juicy trivia and silly histories behind some of our favorite and least favorite parts of the morning ritual: Saturday morning cartoons, extremely hyper morning drink quiz, the dreaded hangover, the morning commute, the worst/best invention of the world - the snooze button, and play a round of "ENERGY DRINK?...Or SHOW ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL?"

ALSO: Awful jokes by children, and Elements quiz

RUNTIME: 49 minutes 17 seconds

 

Featured Interlude Music:

"Heart Attack" by Sum 41  Amazon | iTunes 

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (cover) by Matthieu Bore  Amazon | iTunes 

 

 

Tuesday
May072013

Fun-Size Mini Show: William Fakespeare

 

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WE'RE ON SITE! We had a bit of a scheduling conflict this week because we made it to the PUB TRIVIA GRAND FINALS*. So please enjoy this little fun-size episode featuring our pal, William Fakespeare... and see if you can identify the lyrics line by line! 

*We did not win first place. Close, but no cigar. We're sad pandas.

RUNTIME: 5 minutes 2 seconds

 

 

Here is the William Fakespeare transcription:

O Sweet Cherished of Mine, O Sweet Cheeks of Thine

(Baby Got Back)

Rollover to see the original line of lyrics!

Zounds! Rebecca, witness her backside
tis brimming with heft.
The maiden resembles a harlot of nimble sharp-tongued knaves.
Alas, I know not of these men, and wherefore they parle.
The giglot shall be mistaken, filth and hiren, no less.
For the rump, tis herculean.
How spherical! The globes protrude, no?
Pray tell, her sanguine fluid flows from Moor?

I desire for dazzling damsel derrieres, I dare not deceit.
Mine kinsmen shant renounce such fact.
Whence the day-maid saunters, such petite corseted stem
Yet gluteus orbs of flesh intrude thine visage
Mine bulge. Bounced and bounded.

Back end block
robed in frock.
Mine heart stalk,
mine eyes gawk.

O! Nonpareil maiden of mine
a portrait must capture thine grace.
The brotherhood cast and cry caution
yet, effects, thine absolute ass makes. I quiver with rapture.
O! Soft seated skin of thine.
So desires a setting in mine carriage of fine.

Ravage me! Ravage me!
Wenches against thee art unmatched.
They prance in parlours, I notice
but actions of love are hopeless.
She hath perspire,
Hath loin on fire,
a racing stallion without tire.

I chide ho-hum gazettes that state:
people plead for planar posteriors.
Give me leave to ask those of ebon armor
She bears such sweet dough o flesh.

Hark, mine brothers! (Aye!) Mine Brothers! (Aye!)
Hath thine maid a round rear of real remark? (Aye! Aye!)
Do implore the ladies to flit, float, and flutter
Allow those glorious globes to spin with splendor.
O Sweet Cherished of mine, O sweet cheeks of thine.
Visage from the village of the holy angels. Backside from the borough of the mighty oak.
O Sweet Cherished of mine, O sweet cheeks of thine.

 

 

Tuesday
Apr302013

60: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #12


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Don't slam that snooze button because it's TRIVIA O'CLOCK. We got a chock-full of quizzical goodness. Dana's got a meaty round of....meats, and an even meatier round of famous sidekicks. Colin's obsessed with secret origins of seemingly plain household iteams, and Karen has a special M-U-S-I-C  R-O-U-N-D. 

ALSO: Common pub trivia US States questions,  movie biographies

RUNTIME: 47 minutes 24 seconds

 

Featured Interlude Music:

"Our House" by Madness  Amazon | iTunes 

 

 

Tuesday
Apr232013

59: Creepy Crawlies


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Bllyyeeechhh....we celebrate the slimey, slithery, and creepy creatures of our world! Crunchy facts about crime-solving bugs, deceptively cute snails, and the guinea worm. Learn the right first aid steps of how to remove a bug stuck inside your ear. And when life gives you toads, you make "toad sausages."

ALSO: A quiz about the master of creep - Stephen King, and a sssssssssspecial dedication.

RUNTIME: 40 minutes 41 seconds

FROM THIS SHOW: Here's our Peaches condolence card along with the Huntington Branch Library address:

41 Church Street,  Shelton, CT 06484

 

Featured Interlude Music:

"Creep" by TLC  Amazon | iTunes 

"Creep" (cover) by Richard Cheese  Amazon | iTunes 

 

Tuesday
Apr162013

58: Hey Ladies!


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We did The Man Show, and it's the girls' turn this time! Find out how well you'll fare in Chris' epic battle of the sexes challenge. "Electrifying" facts behind fashion, famous firsts, women in song titles, and Karen's....seaweed... shirt? We try to find out why pink is for girls and blue is for boys, and just how high Susan B. Anthony ranks on the Sass-o-Meter.

ALSO: Music Round and a special message for Boston.

RUNTIME: 49 minutes 35 seconds

 

Featured Interlude Music:

"Ladies of the World" by Flight of the Conchords  Amazon | iTunes 

 

Tuesday
Apr092013

57: Fake It Till You Make It


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Impostors! Countefeits! Forgeries! Decoys! Yes, a show all about FAKES. The history of counterfeit money may surprise you, but probably not as much as the shocking secrets of that ol' regular inkjet printer sitting in your house RIGHT NOW! We also talk about stunningly weird (and perhaps, frightening) examples of biomimicry in the animal kingdom. Chris quizzes us on notable fake bands, and Dana shares a crazy-pants story about faking one's own death...for fun.

RUNTIME: 44 minutes 39 seconds

 

Featured Interlude Music:

"Fake Is The New Real" by Alice Smith  Amazon | iTunes 

Tuesday
Apr022013

56: Your Body is a Wonderland

 

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The human body is truly amazing! We HEAD up the discussion about body gunk, and the mysterious and wonderful world *inside* your belly button. Colin blesses us with tales of mysterious sneezing phenomenon, and Karen ponders why your pee smells weird after eating asparagus. Learn the origin behind the saying "5 o'clock shadow" and just what to watch for if you're a lifeguard.

ALSO: Capital Capitals Quiz Part II!

RUNTIME: 50 minutes 14 seconds

 

Featured Interlude Music:

"Rock Your Body" by Justin Timberlake  Amazon | iTunes 

Tuesday
Mar262013

55: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #11

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GET. PUMPED. YES. So many quizzes in all shapes and sizes! Get inside Colin's head and see if you can identify some of his favorite instrumental TV theme songs. Karen is totally excited to see if people enjoy her "William Shakespeare Goes to a House Party Quiz." Dana's got an apPEAling and PEAceful word game, and "What Would Keanu Do?" And Chris presents a round of "Last in Line 2: The Overblown Sequel." 

RUNTIME: 43 minutes 16 seconds

Tuesday
Mar192013

54: Epic Fail

 

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Flops, failures, and follies! We dedicate this show to all those who have picked themselves up after falling down. Facts and juicy stories about New Coke, the wobbly Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the dotcom boom, and the biggest financial movie flop in the world. And why "sexy yogurt" should NEVER exist.

ALSO: Who Wants to be a Millionaire Pop Quiz

RUNTIME: 46 minutes 24 seconds

 

Featured Interlude Music:

"Flip, Flop, and Fly" by Big Joe Turner  Amazon | iTunes