Ten thousand spectators gathered by the side of the Thames on 19th October, 2003 to watch street magician/illusionist David Blaine come back down to Earth, having spent 44 days suspended in a perspex box in a stunt called ‘Above The Below’.
It was an accomplishment almost sabotaged by the British tabloid media and general public, who had heckled him, tried t ... Show More
Yesterday
Flour Power: The Tichborne Dole and the Biddenden Maids
Each Lady Day, the Hampshire village of Tichborne hands out bags of flour to the locals - a tradition that began on 25th March, 1150 after Lady Marbella Tichborne, on her death-bed, suggested distributing a ‘Tichborne Dole’ to the needy. It’s far from the only quaint charity even ... Show More
12m 14s
Mar 24
The Suffragettes of Sport
The first international women’s sports event, The Women’s Olympiad, kicked off in Monte Carlo on 24th March, 1921. A hundred athletes from five nations competed in track and field events, defying the male-dominated Olympic movement that excluded women from all sports except tenni ... Show More
11m 25s
Jan 2022
Introducing Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey & David Spade
Be a “Fly on the Wall” as Saturday Night Live alumni Dana Carvey and David Spade take you behind the scenes to reminisce about the most memorable stories and moments with friends of the show. In each episode, you’ll hear from your favorite cast members, hosts, writers, and musica ... Show More
2m 14s
Feb 2024
Shane Gillis hosts SNL - breakdown, analysis, clips and why most of the media hot takes are WRONG
Johnny Mac dives into a daily round-up of comedy news. The episode features a humorous tweet by Kermit Apios, a review of the past weekend's Saturday Night Live (SNL) hosted by Shane Gillis, and commentary about SNL's Trump sneakers sketch. Johnny also discusses controversial mom ... Show More
17m 28s
Mar 2020
Marc Maron's Tumeric
When veteran stand-up Marc Maron recorded his latest hour special, End Times Fun, back in October 2019, he had no idea how topical it would be. Seven months later, End Times Fun has proven to be bizarrely, morosely timely, as it deals with themes of uncertainty, fear, and isolati ... Show More
1h 19m
<p>Director Luke Korem is back on the pod! Matt & Oren chat with him and editor Patrick Berry about their new Paramount+ documentary, Milli Vanilli! </p><br><p>Matt's Endorsement: Cuisinart Digital Gooseneck Kettle</p><p>Oren's Endorsement: Polycam's Room Mode</p><p>Luke's En ... Show More
