Ep. 23: Hot Dog! A Tale of Kings, Queens, Dea...

The Second volume of Important Animals From History, from an upcoming book by Mick Sullivan. 

The Amber Room was a feat of artistic ability (and a lot of money) but after WWII it has disappeared entirely. Have you seen it? After that we learn about secret codes, the Enigma Machine, Alan Turing, Navajo Code Talkers and more! 

Mick Sullivan, host of the popular kids history show The Past and the Curious, helps us tell a totally fictitious tale inspired by actual history… or at least historical speculation. All aboard the Ice Cream Train for a delightful frozen treat!  If you enjoyed Mick Sullivan’s gu ...  Show more

Eric Bauza (Bugs Bunny Builders, Woody Woodpecker) and Harry Shum Jr. (Everything Everywhere All At Once, Crazy Rich Asians) star in an Indonesian story about a bad egg who winds up in a real pickle when he tries having his cake and eating it too.

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco cover quite the range of news, from important elections in Ohio that will decide the fate of abortion in the state, to the Zuckerberg / Threads versus Musk / Twitter dick-measuring contest. Then, Kara Klenk and special guest Jamie Loftus — who ha ...  Show more

The FX hit show The Bear is finally available for Australian audiences and we are gnawing the meat straight off the bones of this unintentionally sexy show about Carmy's existential crisis at The Original Beef of Chicagoland. We're debriefing on The Emmys: the big wins, the speec ...  Show more