On Failure & Closure

Today’s Webworm story comes in the form of a short podcast episode. It’s the sort of story I tend to be attracted to — a tale that’s weird, dark and strangely redemptive. And true. I came across it while researching a story about US prisoners who volunteer to fight fires. Matt wa ... Show More

Joshua Drummond visits one of the last video stores in New Zealand, United Video found in Morrinsville. It's a snapshot into another time, and a part of New Zealand that’s very dear to my heart. And if you’ve ever rented a video or DVD, it might pluck on a few nostalgic heartstri ... Show More

Getting tear gassed by the National Guard fucking sucks. Everything stings, you can’t breathe, and you can’t see. You can hear just fine — the almost comical pop-pop-pop of more tear gas canisters arcing over the crowd. It strikes you how everyone has their own unique cough; thei ... Show More

In this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob discuss Pokemon Trading Cards. They’re joined in the studio by Alex (@chantastic_collection) to get schooled on Pokemon fandom and trading cards (David and Rob open their first deck ever!), before David heads to New York to meet Dave ... Show More

Subscribe to The Best Idea Yet here: https://wondery.com/links/the-best-idea-yet/What do you get when you mix a passion for collecting bugs with an obsession for video games? For Satoshi Tajiri, the answer is the world's largest media franchise (over $92 billion revenue — more th ... Show More

On this week’s Flightless Bird, David and Rob look at the history and current trajectory of Topps Trading Cards. They talk baseball cards and baseball cards, before looking at all the strange trajectories this bubblegum company went in - including War trading cards, Garbage Pail ... Show More

Thanks to nostalgic fans and influential new collectors, the value of vintage Pokémon trading cards is through the roof. But you don’t have to find and flip a million-dollar Charizard to have your life changed by Pokémon. An episode about collecting, connecting, and a podcast pro ... Show More

This week on Flightless Bird, David calls his friend Leon Wadham who plays "Kemen" in Amazon's Rings of Power series. Rob and David then look back at one of their favourite Flightless Bird episodes, when David visited Hobbiton. Calvin then reviews the first two Lord of the Rings ... Show More

Did you know that the First Lady of the U.S, Michelle Obama, has been trying for years to get people exercising? Over a third of people in the U.S, including children, are obese. This is an epidemic, and a huge national problem which leads to all sorts of medical complications an ... Show More

In this episode, Patrick Bet-David is joined by sports collectibles guru Ken Goldin, Elon Musk, Drake, Trading Cards and much more... TOPICS Elon Musk buys 9% stake in Twitter Ken Goldin opens cards with Drake Most expensive cards ever sold Logan Paul purchased the most expensive ... Show More

Sad Boyz discuss the newest on Chiitan (Japan's Crazy Mascot), and the wild discourse on TikTok's "Ring Gate" was it theft, or extortion? New Sad Boyz MERCH! Check out our new FREE Magic The Gathering segment "Magic Moment" or watch 70+ bonus episodes of Nightz for only $5/mo at: ... Show More

In this pop culture driven episode, Spencer and Kevin are joined by special guest Abed Gheith. Abed shares his thoughts on the latest Batman cartoon, "Batman: Caped Crusader," and its noir-inspired take on the classic character. We also jump into the complexities of multiplayer g ... Show More

When the writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle killed off his most famous literary creation, Sherlock Holmes, readers were so angry that thousands cancelled their subscriptions to the magazine in which the stories appeared. The editor and Conan Doyle himself were overwhelmed with letters ... Show More