Audacity of Trivia 217
The Audacity of Trivia
A very special episode! Chris looks at cultural legacy and the last hours of Elvis Presley while Jon takes on armchair economics, unemployment data, and "giving up." PLUS dentistry-- tariffs-- late night racquetball-- cricket in the United States-- Stevie Wonder-- Mozart-- the Scientific Search for the Face of Jesus-- the Impersonal Life-- and so much more. Tune in and let your consciousness manifest!
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Audacity of Trivia 216
The Audacity of Trivia
This week: a spotlight on humanity! Jon looks at changing US-Canadian relations and its effect on our economy and the new federal office of seafood, while Chris takes on the Hatch Act, Disney history, and the death of Warren G. Harding. All this and so much more!
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Audacity of Trivia 215
The Audacity of Trivia
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Audacity of Trivia 214: Happy Birthday America!
The Audacity of Trivia
A very special 250th birthday celebration! Jon and Chris review selected songs from the history of recorded music. "America the Beautiful" as recorded by Ray Charles, 1972; lyrics by Katherine Lee Bates, 1893 O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine,...
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Audacity of Trivia 213
The Audacity of Trivia
It's a strange one this week! Chris explicitly revels in the past (except for the new They Might Be Giants album) while Jon looks at collective nouns and subject/verb agreement in World Cup coverage and the opening of the Obama Center in Chicago. PLUS Elvis-- immigration-- Italo Balbo-- monuments-- Marty Moose-- and so much more!
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Audacity of Trivia 212
The Audacity of Trivia
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Audacity of Trivia 211
The Audacity of Trivia
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Audacity of Trivia 210
The Audacity of Trivia
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Audacity of Trivia 209
The Audacity of Trivia
Jon tries getting campy while Chris brings up song lyrics inside every round-- PLUS American beef prices-- favorability-- Eddy Arnold-- Elvis Presley-- AI-- the Mascot Hall of Fame-- little known American museums-- Stevie Wonder-- Chad Mitchell Trio-- The Surfaris-- Ike Willis and Frank Zappa-- metacognition-- and so much more!
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Audacity of Trivia 208
The Audacity of Trivia
On this episode Jon dissects the impact of the Supreme Court's recent decision about redistricting, while Chris looks at the Astor Place Riot, the Apocalypse Early Warning System, and income inequality. Plus: gas prices-- AOC-- sports and singing as alternatives to AI-- Marco Rubio and The Pope-- Blue Dot Fever-- and much more! "Down with the codfish aristocracy!" #AmericasPodcast #AudacityofTrivia
info_outlineAnother wild episode! Jon looks at how FIFA and the World Cup may play a role in international politics going foward, while Chris gets disillusioned by global economic and cultural hegemony and besides that gets his facts wrong. PLUS lucky slobs from Ohio-- Fed chairpersons-- the pornography of the Kingsmen's "Louie Louie"-- the Fool's Gold Sandwich-- and so much more!