Episodes
Thursday Nov 27, 2014
Episode 289 - Monopoly
Thursday Nov 27, 2014
Thursday Nov 27, 2014
Many people dislike Monopoly, but many people don't actually play according to the rules.
Monday Nov 24, 2014
Episode 286 - The Game of Life
Monday Nov 24, 2014
Monday Nov 24, 2014
Definitely the oldest of the games we're looking at this week! Super shoutout to the awesome "Flip the Table" podcast for the inside inside inside joke.
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Episode 278 - The Boer
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Wednesday Nov 12, 2014
Notice this is spelled "Boer." Not "Boar." From what it sounds like, though, nothing was very boring!
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
Episode 277 - The Scout
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
Tuesday Nov 11, 2014
On Baden-Powell's grave is the Scout's mark for "Gone Home."
Friday Nov 07, 2014
Episode 275 - Europa
Friday Nov 07, 2014
Friday Nov 07, 2014
Today's topic of Mythic proportions comes to us from Angela in Connecticut. Send in your own ideas to sean@dailybrainwave.com.
Friday Oct 24, 2014
Episode 265 - Purple Day
Friday Oct 24, 2014
Friday Oct 24, 2014
A rare case of Stalin publically admitting he messed up...
Thursday Oct 23, 2014
Episode 264 - The Decadi
Thursday Oct 23, 2014
Thursday Oct 23, 2014
The whole "10 day" thing worked well with the big Revolutionary push to make the Metric System universal in French life.
Friday Oct 17, 2014
Episode 260 - The October Manifesto
Friday Oct 17, 2014
Friday Oct 17, 2014
Check out the film "Battleship Potemkin" for free (legally) here: https://archive.org/details/BattleshipPotemkin
Thursday Oct 16, 2014
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014
Episode 258 - Cole Porter
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014
Wednesday Oct 15, 2014
Another fun fact: "Kiss Me Kate," while being somewhat of an adaptation of Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, is also based on the true story of some of Porter's theater colleagues.