This week we go back into the Ongoing history vault from 2008 and the first of two parts on world records.
Chances are you have at least some kind of talent. Maybe it's not something very useful, but at least it's something that you can do that no one else can. My mom used to say that everyone is good at something or at the very least, known for something t ... Show More
Sep 16
The History of Band T-Shirts
Most of us have at least one band T-shirt stuffed in a drawer or hanging in a closet. Maybe it's a concert souvenir, a vintage find, or a shirt you've worn so often it's barely holding together. But where did band T-shirts come from, and how did some of them become worth thousand ... Show More
36m 39s
Sep 9
The Long Strange Trip of John Frusciante - Part 2
After surviving some of the darkest years of his life, John Frusciante returned to the Red Hot Chili Peppers and helped create some of the biggest albums of their career. But for John, success has never been simple. On part 2 of "The Long Strange Trip of John Frusciante", we go t ... Show More
29m 45s
Sep 2
The Long Strange Trip of John Frusciante - Part 1
John Frusciante might just be rock’s ultimate survivor. So let's trace the wild, unpredictable journey of the Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist, from teenage guitar prodigy to the creative force behind Blood Sugar Sex Magik, through addiction, isolation, and a near-fatal collapse t ... Show More
29m 25s
Feb 2024
CLASSIC: Why does the Guinness Beer Company Track World Records?
Odds are you've heard about the Guinness Book of World Records, the famous, often inaccurate compilation of various impressive, important, and ridiculous feats from people across the planet. But how did it come about? How on earth did a brewer become the repository of all this st ... Show More
32m 23s
Mar 2023
Is Attempting World Records A Sport?
Wait we're a love podcast now, where'd the sports go!?!?... This week on GMFST, Mark & the ghosts of J'accuse consult the King of Balls in Holes about love and baseball. Then it's onto ATTEMPTING A WORLD RECORD!?!? Oh, the Guinness Book of World Records? Is it a sport to attempt ... Show More
55m 27s
<p><strong> </strong></p><br><p>It's a collection of the biggest, fastest, and weirdest things in the world. </p><p>But how much do you really know about The Guinness World Records? </p><p>Today we look at the story behind the book, and discover how an argument about a bird turne ... Show More
