The Backstory: Getting inked…5,000 years ago

From micro-cheating and emojis in work emails to fridge cleanouts, bank paranoia, and whether it’s ever okay to demand a manager, today’s show spirals fast. We unpack childhood businesses we’d buy back, parents washing mouths out with soap, fitness articles that changed Nate fore ...  Show more

On this episode of “Tommy Talk,” Tommy is joined by actress Jennifer Love Hewitt to debate all things holidays and New Year’s. Known as “The Holiday Junkie,” Jennifer is the perfect guest to weigh in on some seriously heated topics like: Should Christmas decorations stay up past ...  Show more

This 2021 episode covers Lola Montez, a figure whose life is hard to pin down. That's not because of a lack of documentation, but because that documentation repeats the completely fictional backstory she made up for herself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Glasses as we know them have only been around for a few hundred years. So what did people do before this? And how did things change once spectacles were on the scene? Listen in to find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

The market for Chinese art used to be very small and is now a billion dollar annual industry. What changed? And how is this all tied to a string of heists? Listen in to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

You've heard of mooning -- the practice of bearing one's butt as an insult -- but where did it come from? Join Ben and Noel as they dive into the deadly story of the world's first recorded mooning, along with some other notable moments in keister history.See omnystudio.com/listen ...  Show more