No Such Thing As A Fish Little Fish: The Body Of A Young Paul Newman
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Apr 5, 2026 They dive into the artist behind dogs playing poker and seaside cutout inventions. A surprising joint poet identity is revealed. Polar exploration survival and grim diets get dissected. A quirky quiz calculates how many peacocks or laser pens it would take to destroy Earth. Odd historical nuggets include peculiar last meals, morgue safety, medieval Colosseum homes, and bizarre time zone stories.
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Skier's Name Literally Means Polehill Ski Place
- Norwegian skier Caroline Størvis Kvaal's name literalizes into English as Caroline Polehill Ski Place.
- The hosts joke this nominative determinism makes her sound like she invented her sport.
Olympians And Hosts Name Their Plants
- At a plant-gifting initiative, athletes named their plants—Madeline Shizas named hers Ilya Rosinov to attract an actor's attention.
- Dan's plant is named Baxter after a CIA polygraph experimenter who 'communicated' with plants via lie detectors.
Susan Brandt Declined A Lavish Last Meal
- The earliest documented pre-execution last meal cited was 1772 for Susan Brandt, who declined an enormous feast and drank only water.
- Hosts discuss medieval customs of feeding the condemned to prevent hauntings and the historical ambiguity around 'death'.