The first ‘spam’ email, sent to ARPANET users on behalf of the Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), landed in Inboxes on 3rd May, 1978.
Marketer Gary Thuerk was responsible for the idea - but his execution was flawed, as he inadvertently filled the body of his message with email addresses, overflowing from the To and CC fields. Recipients weren't amused. Som ... Show More
Yesterday
Elizabeth of Russia's Bloodless Coup
Wearing an armoured breastplate, clasping a silver cross and seizing an Army spontoon, 31 year old Elizabeth Petrovna appeared at the HQ of the elite Preobrazhensky Regiment guards in St. Petersburg on 25th November, 1741 - intent on over-throwing Tzar Ivan VI (a baby), and seizi ... Show More
11m 23s
Feb 2022
The Experiment: Uncle Spam
This episode is the first in a new three-part miniseries from The Experiment—“SPAM: How the American Dream Got Canned.” During World War II, wherever American troops spread democracy, they left the canned meat known as SPAM in its wake. When American GIs landed overseas, they oft ... Show More
30m 26s
Nov 2023
Matt Rife starts to get canceled...his fake apology backfires....internet turns! PLUS Hans Kim in to water over Matthew Perry joke
So, this is ironic, someone watched Matt Rife's special and didn't like the opening joke. She made a TikTok (that's the ironic part) and the backlash went viral.<br /><br />Then Matt posted an "apology" and threw kerosense on the entire thing. <br /><br />In other news, David L ... Show More
11m 16s
Jul 2023
What Amy Schumer's Barbie movie would have been PLUS Mark Normand's new Netflix special
Mark Normand announced his first hourlong special for Netflix, “Soup to Nuts,” out on July 25. Sasheer Zamata has set a new comedy special titled “The First Woman,” on YouTube on Aug. 29. An Andy Kaufman documentary is in the works! What Amy Schumer's Barbie movie would have bee ... Show More
10m 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