We Should Know Better: Recent Episodes
Sky, Kyle, Tim
Every episode Tim, Kyle and Sky play the Wiki game and attempt to get from one specific Wikipedia article to another only through the links within the articles.
Wow we're back! We recorded this in...October. Tim has us race from...mothman to...Douglas Adams. I think. It's been a while.
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In this episode, Kyle has the guys run from The Corn Palace to Cave Paintings. Tim gets into the Moorish revival while Sky finds the beef about domes.
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**RUN COMPLETE
Goal: "Simulation" to "Caviar"Runners: Kyle, TimCHECKSUM"Boat" vs. "Ship" Debate: OKOutdated Matrix Jokes: OKCaviar = Lip Balm: FAIL
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We're back! Tim's taking us from card marking to coin flipping! Place your bets on who gets there first.
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This week Kyle has us going from the dog days of summer to cookie! Sky gets wrapped up in the hazy definition of children's literature while Tim checks out some Christmas treats.
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Oh no, it wasn't the planes. It was bad links that killed the beast. Sky has us going from milkshake to King Kong.
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For the sesquicentennial episode, Kyle has Sky and Tim answer questions about the dramatic history of a U.S. commemorative coin. We all work together to make a celebratory cake, which includes both double salt and the WSKB-classic, emulsions.
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In this episode Tim has us go from Tim Tam to lip balm! Sky checks out store brands and Kyle processes the point of sale.
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Back from a hiatus, Sky has us race from Mike the cat to whiskey! Listen to three people talk about whiskey who have no knowledge about whiskey whatsoever.
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Hey, happy holidays! In our somewhat yearly tradition, we're all working together to thread the needle between three different holiday Wiki pages. Pour yourself some cocoa or eggnog and sit by a fire and listen or something!
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Hi, you've reached the podcast of We Should Know Better! We're sorry we can't come to the phone; Kyle is hosting a run from Answering Machine to Embroidery, Sky is bringing back polyester, and Tim refuses to get off the hook. Leave your name and number after the beep and we'll get right back to you!
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Tim has the guys run from Yacht Rock to Leslie Knope. Kyle gets lost in the Fleetwood Mac multiverse timeline while Sky does a guest spot with Jimmy Fallon.
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CHEESE PIZZA! Sky has Tim and Kyle race from commensalism to Tim Curry. We trek around environmentalism and end up in a very predictable place.
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Chugga chugga toot toot! In this episode Kyle has us racing from post office box to model car. Sky goes over everything trains while Tim somehow miraculously runs into video games, again.
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Circle takes the square! Tim has us racing from Hollywood Squares to convent. Kyle does not believe what Shakespeare named his son while Sky gets lost in syndication.
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Sky has the guys go from Persian rugs to intellectual property monolith Garfield. Tim talks about sheep with Little Bo Peep and Kyle attempts to cheat by consulting an expert.
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Only you can prevent dead forms of personal transportation! Kyle has Sky and Tim go from Segway to Smokey Bear. Sky learns how to identify conflagrations, while Tim just tries to get to an episode of a cartoon he saw once.
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Tim had the guys take a trip from eccentric probable New England tall tale Timothy Dexter to actual incredible spice Paprika. Sky plays with some catnip while Kyle takes a more creative route.
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Sky had the guys crack the mainframe to get from Hacker to the Library of Alexandria. Kyle gets lost in extreme sports while Tim enters the DSpace. What, no, that's a real thing. Stop snickering!
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Kyle has the guys find a path from hiking to escalators, and it's a little bit of a scenic route. Tim learns how to trespass while Sky debates whether or not a snowboard is a human powered vehicle.
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Can you be "unsinkable" if you're always in freefall? Tim plots a journey from Margaret "Molly" Brown to the International Space Station. Sky considers life inside a washing machine. Kyle feels betrayed by the National Maritime Museum.
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Sky sends the guys from Sourdough to Dreams. Tim learns about the dream life of armadillos. Kyle attempts to make a run through well-known poetry but gets waylaid into sourdough starter auctions. We're all a little wound up.
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Hi, can you hear me? Hello? Can -- ok great. This week, Kyle has us go from videotelephony to ventriloquism. Sky -- augh I lost you, hang on. Can you hear me? Hello? I'm going to restart.
Ok, I think we're good. Sky discovers what groupware is while Tim hunts down a certain film.
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Ok how do I hang this up. Does this --
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WASH YOUR HANDS WASH YOUR HANDS WASH YOUR HANDS Tim has us go from hand washing to Japanese tea ceremony WASH YOUR HANDS WASH YOUR HANDS WASH WASH HANDS YOUR WASH HAND HANDHNANDHAND
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Sky has the guys start at not-children's-tv-show Coral Castle and run to actual-hyphenated-children's-toy Play-Doh. Kyle absolutely gets lost in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and Tim talks about the two toy companies that own everything.
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After losing several hours watching the 2018 championships, Kyle has the guys start at Freestyle Football, and make their way to Rubik's Cube. Sky gets a good running start, but Tim comes up with a surprise link for the win. That last sentence is a really good joke once you've heard the episode.
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On this episode, Kyle and Sky are racing from American Pie (the song) to America's Funniest Home Videos. I hope you're ready for some viral videos and the iPhone 4, specifically.
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Sky has Kyle and Tim go from Public Universal Friend to speedrunning. Do not expect any records to be broken.
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Salutations! In this episode, Kyle has us go from handshake to greeting card. Sky investigates pleasure in depth while Tim discovers that some people are way into envelopes.
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This is a short one! Tim has Sky and Kyle run from Baby Boomers to Headache. Sky learns some drunk driving statistics while Kyle picks up some new Coca-Cola-based recipes for this holiday season.
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In our 125th-ish episode, Sky leads the run from Black Cat to Wood, and Kyle and Tim are neck-and-neck almost the entire way. Tim goes all in on unions, and Kyle is disappointed by the pirates of the Great Lakes.
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This week, Kyle has the guys running from the Michelin Guide to Rhinoceros. Tim leads us to a festival song about pince-nez glasses, and Sky correctly remembers the currency of South Africa. We are all disturbed by high-class food shapes.
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In this episode, Tim has us go from death by coconut to plot device. Sky heads to a fictional island while Kyle checks out the Ignoble Awards.
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In this episode, Sky has us go from the Lighthouse of Alexandria to Tony Hawk. Some other stuff happens but he's too sick to write about it.
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Kyle has us go from roof gardens to kaleidoscope. But the thing you really need to know is this is the episode where Kyle introduces Tim and Sky to Grandpa's Cheesebarn.
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Tim has us go from Who Framed Roger Rabbit to barbecue sauce. Sky has a run-in with daddies and Kyle plays clapping games.
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In this episode, Sky has us go from board games to rainbow. Tim goes all in on color while Kyle answers what the Rainbow Connection really is.
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In celebration of Tai Chi Day, Kyle has us going from necktie to processed cheese (get it?)! Tim shares the origin of Yankee Doodle with us and Sky finds the greasiest photo on the internet (okay the greasiest sfw photo).
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In this episode, Tim has us go from two candies: Chewits to Junior Mints! Kyle goes to the movies while Sky learns about Mars' weird side businesses.
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This week Sky has us go from deep fryer to Pride & Prejudice.
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This week, Kyle has us going from yawn to the Opportunity rover (NOT Curiosity). Tim talks about tickling chimps and Sky finds an incredibly ripped robot.
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We're so sorry. This week, Tim has us racing from...the Mariko Aoki phenomenon to the Loch Ness Monster. Along the way Kyle checks out some cool monsters and Sky becomes a little skeptical.
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Sky has us racing from kpop to French onion dip. Kyle hits the Jamba Juice hard while Tim explores the catalogue of Weird Al.
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This week Kyle has us go from Marie Kondo to pocketknife! We find out what kind of wood Tim is and the dangers of collecting.
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Tim has us going from Tom Nook to coffee shop! Sky learns all about convenience stores while Kyle goes bar crawling.
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Sky has us going from soft drink to goatee! Tim travels all over the face while Kyle tries desperately to run into some hipsters.
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This week, Kyle has us go from football to tricycle! Tim visits the circus while Sky looks at a bunch of unpleasant stress injuries. Yep.
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Tim's having us race from mummer to bloomers. Kyle covers costumes while Sky looks at all the types of fools there are.
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This week Sky has us go from the tree that owns itself to quilt. We talk folklore and how amazing a quilt cannon would be.
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This week Kyle has us waddle our way from penguin to tango! Tim hits the floor with some dance moves while Sky just reads a lot of reviews for an airport paperback.
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This week, we're pinging our way from pinball to frying pan, trying to rack up a high score and enable wizard mode. Kyle talks dot matrices and coffee while Sky has his brain broken.
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Put on your finest suit and grab some syrup, Sky has us going from Mary Edwards Walker to waffles! Kyle heads to Future Farmers of America while Tim finds a literally nice biscuit.
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Get ready for a wild ride: Kyle has us go from fur-bearing trout to sunglasses. Tim leans heavy into aviation while Sky becomes a master of disguise.
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Are you pondering what we're pondering? Tim has us racing from the list of animals with fraudulent diplomas to Pinky and the Brain! Along the way we learn about how progressive the Lassie extended universe is and how to pronounce Matt Groening.
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Zoinks, in this episode Sky has the gang go from necktie to Scooby-Doo! We take in some wild old neck fashions and learn a weird thing Greeks did to/with bread.
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This is it, our hundredth episode! We all work together to thread through three of our favorite pages from the past.
Thanks so much for listening and supporting us. Here's to another hundred!
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Tim has us going from Louis Wain to Steve Carell. We check out cool cat drawings. Sky finds an interesting CGI movie and Kyle examines everything paper.
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This time around Sky's game is from Tony the Tiger to Albert Einstein. Along the way we learn about the dark secrets of Tony's family and how rotoscopes do.
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Kyle has us racing from high five to palm tree! Sky unearths strange nicknames for the LA Dodgers while Tim jumps through some hoops.
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This week Tim has us go from Toys R Us to Millennials. It's as pleasant as you'd expect.
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In a WSKB first, Sky has Tim and Kyle starting on the OPPOSITE ends of this episode's game, which is hedgehog to M&Ms. Who will make the sprint first? Will there be a mid-pod collision? Why is this Spongebob car so ugly?
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It was International Women's Day...recently, so Kyle has us going from Admiral Grace Hopper to aquarium. Sky goes bird-blind on this run while Tim unpacks the disturbing origin story of Doritos.
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INCOMING GAME
This week Tim has us race from the list of Olympic mascots to player character! Kyle goes on a mad search for Miis and Sky gets hung up on Reboot.
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Ruba-dub-dub, This week Sky's game is from tarot to bathtub. Kyle gets into scrying and Tim learns the history of water carriers.
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More birds, you guys: Kyle has us go from the potoo to the Millennium Falcon. Tim hits up Charlie Brown and Hallmark while Sky desperately tries to hunt down Bigfoot.
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Get ready for a wild one: This week Tim has us go from the blizzard of '77 to Guy Fieri. Along the way we touch on why Buffalo is called the city of no illusions, a man who was unsatisfied with blackberries, and why you should always bless your leftovers before you put them in the microwave. Subscribe in iTunes
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In this episode Sky revives a WSKB holiday tradition! Sky, Kyle and Tim work together to touch on pine tree, hot chocolate and snowball. We talk about bark bread (bread made from bark), discover one of the greatest paintings of all time, and find weird snow cone flavors.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
24:30 - Woman chocolate vendor
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This week Kyle has us going from the adorable Gävle Goat to barber pole! Sky dives into figural biscuit-making and kids games as Tim hunts down one of the most iconic Bugs Bunny cartoons.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
7:00 - Hobby horse
12:55 - Guy who showed up to the wrong party
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Tim's got us going from turkey to Duck Hunt this week. Along the way Kyle learns a lot about birds and fictional ducks while Sky discovers why nicknames are called nicknames and how the Final Fantasy series got its name.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
46:00 - Facial expression of intense interest
48:45 - Fat king quail
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Everybody down, this week Sky has us go 15 miles from the Erie Canal to Fats Domino (it is not actually 15 miles). Kyle learns the name of Prince's symbol as Tim unearths controversy surrounding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
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This week Kyle has us racing from plug-in electric vehicle to sugar glider! Tim visits some Greek myths and early flying machines while Sky gets lost in the rainforest with some big bats and unearths a theory of flying monkeys.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
7:30 - Longest Long Gourd
18:25 - Beverly Cleary and her cat, both judging you
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In this episode, Tim has us go from the list of humorous units of measurement to knife throwing. Sky runs away to the circus while Kyle checks out some charlatans.
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Sky's hosting pigeons this episode, sending pigeons the boys from barn owl to pigeons Taj Mahal. Along the pigeons way we learn what dovecotes are, talk about pigeons death again and pigeons pigeons pigeons
Photos & Videos we talk about:
24:50 - Hailey's Comet Tapestry
26:30 - A (very metal) allegory for death
37:10 - Fancy pigeon
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In this episode, Kyle has us go from taxicab to the World Wildlife Fund. Sky is confronted with The Knowledge, Tim talks funerals, and they both come up with the same Bad Idea.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
24:40 - cloak hood boy
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This time around we're going from 501st Legion to starfish. Join us as we learn about a group of charitable people who dress up as stormtroopers on the weekends and Sky and Tim try to recall a commercial jingle from their childhood.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
26:45 - A float from the 2008 Rose Parade
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In this episode, Sky has us racing and vaulting from parkour to unicorn. Tim gets lost in Serious Horseville and Kyle makes a bold move that pays off.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
35:20 - A big horse and a smol pony
1:05:10 - Poor little birdie teased
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Sit back, relax and enjoy: Kyle has us racing from the angle of repose to pillow. Join us as we discover one of Pennsylvania's best-kept secrets and learn about the first sleeping bag.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
26:30 - Henriette d'Angeville (1794-1871)
This episode is full of wit and drinking: Tim has us go from Dorthy Parker to Cliff Clavin from Cheers. Along the way we learn about stamp perforations and what Kyle's cat personality is.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
37:35 - Le Philateliste by François Barraud (1929)39:15 - How a cat camera works
This week Sky has us racing from covfefe to anime! Things go wrong, predictably. Kyle sizes up the presidents while Tim talks cartoonists.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
57:45 - A fanmade anime picture by Nina
In this episode, Kyle has us racing from aquafaba (whaaat) to snowman! Along the way Sky stumbles into jelly babies and aspic eggs while Tim talks frozen custard and Christmas.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
42:00 - Eggs in aspic
Memes we talk about:
Spongebob licking chocolateMan licking glass from Gravity Falls
It's our 75th episode! To celebrate, we're doing something special: all working together to hop between three different quarters. Along the way we talk about Sky's bachelor party, terrible drinking games, and why Virginians (including George Washington) are good with the quarterstaff.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
36:40 - The Merry Drinker (circa 1628–1630) by Frans Hals
42:25 - Symposium, with scene of Kottabos
This week we go from Carmen San Diego to the Cuban Missile Crisis! Along the way we:
* Make fun of North Dakota
* Find out that Kyle owns an unopened DVD of The Blind Side
* Learn why Tim (not our Tim) can't go back in time and kill his grandpa again
* Discover that the Pentagon has a Sbarro
This week Sky has us race from cat organ to igloo. We uncover the world's cutest frog, Kyle checks out some singing dogs and Tim jumps from animated penguin to animated penguin.
In this episode Kyle has us go from inflatable castle to gummy bear. Tim dives into the Food and Drug Administration as Sky gets lost in large Pennsylvanian cities.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
33:30 - Dopey balloon man
43:00 - Smurf Parody hats made with 360 balloons
In this, our 71st episode, Tim has us competing to get from slide whistle to Moneypenny. Is the bicycle pump proof of time travelers? Why do the British have so many fish? What is a sliding saxophone? What awful movie codes would a Puritan come up with? All these answers and more.
This episode Sky has us go from Harvey Milk to paczki. Join us as we discover the illustrious history of pieing, get a definitive answer as to whether Twinkies were discovered in a cave, take a snack cake quiz, and explore the chemical makeup and flow index of your common donut.
This week we go from Big Mama Thornton to the Mercury Project! Along the way we learn about Louie Armstrong's lip scars and who IBM's Watson was really named after.
Ready for some badass gothic women in pants? In this episode, Tim has us go from Mary Tyler Moore to Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Kyle learns all about the Tam o' shanter and the Robert Burns poem that inspired its name, while Sky visits The King and Bob Dylan.
No shame this week: Sky has us try to get from figure skating to flatulence. Along the way we encounter landfill farts, tetrapod fish, Zambonis, and more.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
17:00 - Jackson Haines, considered to be the father of modern figure skating
39:35 - Tripod fish rest on the ocean bottom using three spines originating from the fins
Ever wonder how much a single blue whale tongue weighs in human tongues? Good news! This week Kyle has us go from hangover to blue whale. Along the way we learn the answer to the aforementioned question, and also other things like how much saltwater you can drink before you die and the technical term for a penis bone.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
10:50 - A painting from 1681 showing a person affected by nausea, a typical symptom of alcohol hangover
30:15 - cat loves lamp
To ring in the New Year, this week's game is from kiss to sabotage. Join us as we explore the four qualities of sportsmanship, the stages of a phalanx battle, General Scott's Anaconda Plan, guerrilla smooches, how Sky loads a dishwasher, and more.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
16:05 - A red-haired Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss in a Spanish paso figure
This week Sky has us go from amusement park to seance. Tim gives an intricate account of the Haunted Mansion ride while Kyle is amazed at how many different ghosts there are.
Photos & Videos we talk about:
7:40 - Borage
24:40 - Hammersmith Ghost
32:30 - Krasue, a Thai female ghost
We're back! Kyle has us go from Black Friday to hovercraft. We learn that an American Thanksgiving tradition is grounded in press dodging, discover a thesis someone baked into the page for Santa Claus parades, and uncover just what Victoria's Secret REALLY is. Also did you know there are only three types of boats?
Photos & Videos we talk about:
1:08:10 - Hovercraft.
1:10:08 - Hovercraft Racing F1Video
This week Tim has us race from The Winchester Mansion to Pizza Hut. We go into whether Sarah Winchester was a crazy ghost lady or a wanna-be architect, check out various Brownie Scout mottos, and uncover a sinister plot by Papa John and Russia to scrub Pizza Hut from Wikipedia.
Photos we talk about:
35:00 - Girl Scout with a chainsaw
48:45 - Stick of margrine
58:15 - Ebi shrimp burger oh god
Put on that uncomfortable sweaty headset and take a walk through the autumn leaves: this episode's game is from virtual reality to cider. What causes motion sickness? How do you pronounce "caramel"? Why do Canadians yell "Halloween apples!" when they trick or treat? All these questions answered and more.
Photos we talk about:
59:40 - Asturian cider being poured in the traditional manner
Time to do some sick stunts and replenish your electrolytes: This week Kyle has us go from stunt performer to Gatorade! Sky explains Florida parasailing legislature and Tim sets the record straight about undead Bruce Lee being in commercials.
Get ready to take to the stage: Tim's game this week is from Florence Foster Jenkins to puppet. Kyle does a robot role call while Sky traipses through everything public and broadcasting and overhears Jamie Foxx arguing with a puppet.
Photos we talk about:
46:50 - Lloyd Morrisett and cupcakes
This week Sky has Tim and Kyle get from typewriter to tyrannosaurs. Tim treks through the decrepit mansions and gritty streets of Resident Evil while Kyle learns all about the tiny world of dioramas. Also, Sky's toilet overflows and he tries to cope with Kyle's dislike of Tom Hanks with the help of special guest, Sky's mom.
In this playful Kyle has us go from nap to dodgeball. Sky finds his way into children's street culture while Tim winds up in a saloon in Dodge City, KS.
Photos we talk about:
10:55 - Hammock napping on a patio, in Costa Rica
18:10 - A security guard sleeping on duty
43:00 - People having fun
Where do we even start with this one.
Tim has Kyle and Sky go from mermaid to sumo, and it's a ride. Along the way we talk about multiple severed mermaid hands, magical question-answering fish, Japanese sake, and the 1950s college craze of hunkerin'.
Photos we talk about:
55:50 - Foreigner and sumo wrestler, 1861
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Now that we've got the SEO out of the way, in this episode Sky has Kyle and Tim race from the Wikipedia page for Pokemon Go to the page for Dracula! It's high stakes with Tim flying through the pages for Satoru Iwata and Capcom and Kyle traversing Metroid and dhampirs. Lots of video games in this one. Enjoy!
Photos we talk about:
1:04:30 - "The Vampire", lithograph by R. de Moraine (1864)
In this patriotic episode, Tim and Sky race to get from the Wikipedia page for cycling to the page for Susan B Anthony. Or at least Tim does. Sky gets confused and stumbles through civil rights while Tim describes the crazy dinners of Diamond Jim Brady.
Photos we talk about:
17:50 - LAW Horse Bib
48:10 - Woman Suffrage HQ in Cleveland
Tim has Kyle and Sky race to see who can be the first to get from Dungeons and Dragons to ski resort. Along the way Kyle unearths mysterious conspiracies about mountains and sky eats ice cream.
This week it's a race from one-man band to Tim Allen. Along the way Kyle trips on the pedantic page for manual labor while Tim pays homage to Prince and Jay Leno.
In this episode, Kyle has us go from the Wikipedia page for ticket to the Wikipedia page for gold (get it?). Along the way Tim finds the oldest active trophy in motor sports and Sky is haunted by one of the most disturbing images he's ever come across on Wikipedia.
Photos we talk about:
23:40 - Rainbow hologram showing the change in colour in the vertical direction
45:55 - William McKinley riding a giant gold coin
1:04:45 - The Detroit Gold Cup
To celebrate our 50th episode, we're redoing the lost episode 30 and going from sand paper to birthday cake! Kyle tells us all about dyes and food coloring while Sky unearths the secrets of body snatching and Cake Boss's worst nightmare.
Photos we talk about:
1:16:15 - Birthday cake featuring edible miniature birthday party
In this episode, Sky has us go from crash test dummy to violin. Kyle tells us all about Mary Roach and bamboo, Tim uncovers the conspiracies surrounding the Marx Brothers' nicknames, and none of us ever shut up about Steve Martin.
Photos we talk about:
10:45 - Dummy calibration
Tim has us race from Bill Nye the Science Guy all the way to Armageddon! Sky gets lost in The Big Rip while Kyle uncovers what actually killed the dinosaurs.
Photos we talk about:
17:00 - Meteor/ite/oid gif
Don your team polo and reading glasses, Kyle has us going from bowling to librarian! Along the way Tim discovers how Washington Irving pretty much WAS early American culture and Sky delves into the Secrets of the British Realm.
Photos we talk about:
20:15 - Sir Francis Drake rolling his eyes
26:20 - Whoa what is wrong with Drake's arm
It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's an overused cliché!
This week Sky has us go from Superman to hygiene. Along the way Kyle falls in line with military dress terminology while Tim talks space showers and viable toilets.
Photos we talk about:
32:05 - Polish Uhlans wearing czapki
59:20 - The "F-Diagram"
1:06:20 - Showering on Skylab
1:08:55 - Hygieia feeding a snake
1:14:05 - Asclepios with his daughter Hygieia
This week Tim has us race from Sonic the Hedgehog to John Phillip Sousa! Sky learns what a scatter band is while Kyle explores the presidency and person of Bill Clinton.
Chug a bottle of bleach and grip your pugil stick, we're going from Mr. Yuk to American Gladiators! Kyle quizzes us on ultimate Frisbee moves, Tim threads the needle through weird NFL mascots, and Sky obviously knows nothing about gladiators.Photos we talk about:30:25 - Steely McBeam
34:25 - 2004 Olympics mascot plush
35:30 - Clay model at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens
39:05 - T.D. The Dolphin
This week we go from fluffernutter to Thomas Edison! We solve the mystery of Elvis’s death, learn about a car practically made out of a firestarter, lick through the soggy history of the ice cream cone, and discover how much of a mancrush Henry Ford had on Edison.
This time around Tim has us go from boredom to NPR, two things that are surprisingly not directly linked! Sky talks about Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the fact that this is episode 42 is totally a coincidence), Kyle unravels the mystery of the subconscious, and we all gush over our favorite NPR hosts and how great Hearts of Space is.
Just...just give this one a listen.
Happy New Year! How are your resolutions going? This week Kyle has us race from coffee to weight loss. Tim finds out what caffeine does to spiders while Sky explores the depressing world of GERD.
Photos we talk about:33:10 - Caffeine effects on spider webs
It's Christmastime! Sky has us go from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to robotic arm. Along the way Kyle discovers the history of coloring books and robots while Tim delves into the secrets of Cyberdyne and Biker Mice from Mars.
Photos we talk about:49:15 - The swank HAL (“Hybrid Assistive Limbs”) Cybernoid from Cyberdyne Inc
This week Tim has us go from modern flat Earth societies to taiko drum. Kyle introduces us to two strangely-named musicians, Tim explains the history of his favorite drum, and Sky...well, we aren't really sure what Sky does.
Photos we talk about:38:35 - Francisco Tárrega
43:30 - Budgie of Siouxsie & the Banshees
Kyle has Tim and Sky go from bat (the animal) to hat (the clothing accessory). We learn about how foxes occur, give tips on skipping the winter months through human hibernation, and make fun of baseball.
Photos we talk about:20:20 - Bat-eared fox in the Etosha National Park
1:08:30 - Owl mascot being thrown a ball outside his strike zone
1:09:00 - Surly bear mascot
1:10:00 - Surly bear mascot with legs
This week Sky has us go from Ansel Adams to Charlie Chaplin. Kyle quizzes us on weird Western genres and gets distracted by camel leopards while Tim discovers disgusting photos that were included on the Voyager golden record.
We also open a care package sent by friend of the show, Dr. Blots! Apologies for the length of this episode, but it's worth it!
Photos we talk about:57:50 - Photo of people eating and drinking that was included on the Voyager Golden Record
It's that time of year again! In this special harvest holiday Halloween spootakular extravaganza, each of us picked a page and we all tried to get to all three of them together. Strap in and get ready for the original Fruit Brute commercial, harvest hymn sing-a-longs, and ducks getting blasted in the face with high-velocity pumpkins.
Photos we talk about:37:30 - An early 20th-century Irish Hallowe'en mask displayed at the Museum of Country Life
46:20 - Egyptian and cows???
59:50 - Award-winning pumpkin with small child for reference
This week Tim has us go from Cluedo to Liberty Bell. Things...things happen. We unearth Scooby Doo lore, explore the history of the Statue of Liberty, and Sky describes some of the more...unusual foods Philadelphia is known for.
Photos we talk about:56:20 - Detail from a fresco by Constantino Brumidi in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., showing two early symbols of America: Columbia (left) and the Indian princess
In this episode, Kyle has us go from Dreamcast to corn maze. Tim delves into Lockheed Martin's plan for a space fence, Sky uncovers something sort of disturbing that hedgehogs do to themselves, and Kyle quizzes us on the famous Spanish fighting bull, Ratón.Photos we talk about:40:20 - A hedgehog self-anointing
53:30 - Advertisement for the appearance of the bull Ratón in Ricla, Spain, in 2010
This week Sky has us go from Star Wars to Mark Twain. Tim forgets where he was, Kyle tells us about the world's first fanfiction, and we all get derailed by chickens.Photos we talk about:
23:10 -David I of Scotland knighting a squire33:15 - Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post cover featuring Rosie the Riveter1:09:45 - A Buff Orpington cock
In this uncomfortable episode, Tim has us go from Pepe Le Pew to eye contact. Kyle explains to us what roadkill is while Sky discovers brendanfraser.com and invents a new meme.Photos we talk about:
17:20 - Brendan Fraser in Canada
40:05 - Satan Cow
59:10 - Medusa Meme
We're back! Kyle has us go from Taco Bell to Castle Wolfenstein, a route (kind of) provided to us by Dr. Blots of the Recursively Curious podcast. Along the way we learn that there's a real Mountain Dew and return to a place we should have never ever gone in the first place ever!
Photos we talk about:54:03 - Bill Gates selling the first official copy of Halo 3 to Ritesh David
Rocks! Stones! Paganism! Kyle and Sky try to get from moon rock to Stonehenge, and it's harder than you may think (rock joke). Along the way we learn about Norse gods, real-life werewolves, and which U.S. states lost the moon rocks gifted to them by the Fed.
Photos we talk about:
59:15 - Post-World War I aerial photograph of Stonehenge
This week Kyle has us go from The Great Wave to sunlight. Tim talks about Japanese New Year traditions and Sky takes the most boring route possible.
Photos we talk about:
7:45 - The Great Wave off Kanagawa
36:30 - Japanese singing Ode to Joy
48:45 - Dead plants
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Sky has a themed game for us this week, making Tim and Kyle go from Mr. Dressup to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. There is a Power Rangers quiz, a lot of talk about Renaissance artists, an overview of puppets, and a rendition of "Pizza Power" from the classic TMNT musical.
Photos we talk about:
54:30 - Statue of Leonardo in Amboise
1:03:45 - David at Bargello, Florence.
1:17:35 - Mona Lisa behind glass
This week Tim has us going from red pandas to ink. Along the way Sky flaunts his Japanese-speaking abilities, Kyle wrestles with a creature whose origin is of the reality before this one, and Tim reminds us that you shouldn't drink the stuff inside your pen. Oh, and Kyle's landlord makes an appearance, too.
Photos we talk about:
10:40 - Turkey hand back tat
26:40 - Adam Harvey's face-detection camo
42:40 - Cute baby octopus
1:08:10 - Ink stick
Kyle hosts while Sky and Tim try to get from Daylight Saving Time to cardinal (the bird). The guys share their strong opinions about DST, have an existential crisis over treeless tree tag, and stumble upon the most photogenic opossum in the world.
Photos we talk about:
36:30 - Portrait of Linnaeus on a brown background with the word "Linne" in the top right corner
40:10 - Crazy Photogenic North American Opossum with winter coat40:30 - Dead opossum?
We're back! This week Kyle and Tim compete to get from hammer to trousers. Did you know there are all kinds of different chaps? There are a lot of chaps.
Photos we talk about:
1:00:00 - Batwing chaps
1:03:10 - A man wearing trousers
This week we go from the song "Copacabana" to the disease "tuberculosis" and it all goes wrong. Tim starts a morning show, Sky sings Phillip Phillips, and Kyle describes every type of bar imaginable.
Photos we talk about:
14:55 -A bartender pouring some vodka in to the metal cup of a cocktail shaker1:00:30 - A 1920s public health poster
We take the winding road from camphor to metaphor, learning about types of fireworks and the history of the smiley face. We also check out some crazy Greek paintings of nude peeps.
Photos we talk about:
33:15 - Paris surveying Aphrodite naked
35:15 - Venus and Adonis by Titian, circa 155438:00 - The WMCA 1962 sweatshirt
1:06:15 - A metaphorical visualization of the word anger
Sky is finally allowed to host and it is a train wreck. We go from Fordlandia to Portlandia, learning about bad SNL movies, Desi Arnaz, and the origin of Oregon along the way.
Photos we talk about:
34:50 - Publicity photo of Desi Arnaz
This week, Sky and Kyle compete to get from puzzle to graffiti. Give it a listen! We're not a cult, honest. We're just trying to spread the truth. If you read this free literature and came to a gathering you'd understand.
Photos we talk about:
13:32 - Will Shortz after the Pleasantville Crossword Tournament benefit event 10-27-06
16:35 - A puzzle without a picture
33:50 - A mural by Haring in Barcelona
We're back! This episode was recorded on International Women's Day, so Kyle has us go from strongwoman Katie Sandwina to Amelia Earhart. Along the way we end up talking about Jumbo the elephant, circus fires, and a graphic novel about jujitsu-wielding suffragettes.
Photos we talk about:
47:15- Jumbo trade card signed by Alice, Jumbo's "wife" in the London Zoo
56:05 - Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
With Kyle out this week and Sky out the next, we're doing some supercuts of our favorite moments from the first ten episodes! Whee!
We are also posting these segments as Youtube videos, so you can easily share them with friends. Look for a new Youtube video each day this week!
Tim makes us go from the Wikipedia page for the Old Mill ride to Icelandic songwriter and swan-wearer Bjork, so it goes without saying that this is a weird one. Kyle disses Radiohead and Sky pulls a Stingception along the way.
Photos we talk about:
17:50- Promotional photo of Kenny Loggins
51:15 - Sting with his 2014 Kennedy Center Honoree Medallion, December 2014
1:05:30 - Björk at the 2001 Academy Awards, wearing her swan dress
This week Sky takes us from false hero to golf club. Lots of talk about Robbie Burns, dumb fairy tales, and how terrible geese are. This one is a bit long, so you're getting more for your money!
Photos we talk about:
27:45 - Crazy crowd lighter
1:20:15 - Canada goose in Edmonton, Alberta in 2013
This episode Kyle takes us from number sign to pocket knife. We learn about toys and listen to Gregorian chant rap in between! It's good times y'all. Enjoy!
Also we recorded this during the Super Bowl so the quality's not great because everyone was interneting so hard that night.
This week we go from Mothra to Pythagoras, a challenge sent in by listener Tony (thegiganticproject.com). One of us sets the Wiki land speed record by completing the challenge in only two clicks! You'll never guess who it is or what happens next. Wikipedia editors hate him.
Photos we talk about:
34:50 - "Pythagoreans celebrate sunrise" by Fyodor Bronnikov
Are you ready for NERD THINGS? Well, more NERD THINGS than usual? We go from shipping (as in relationship shipping) to Hayao Miazaki.
Do you think Kyle sounds like Prince Hans? Which of us three would you ship and why? No seriously why are you thinking about this.
Photos we talk about:
45:10 - Cover art of the first Doraemon manga volume
We start on teddy bear and finish on snow. Lots of bear talk this week. Bears and possums and racing cheetahs.
Photos we talk about:
29:00 - Characteristic postures of polar bears
40:05 - Men in white paijama with hunting cheetahs, India 1844
This week we go from roller derby to Rudy Giuliani, spending way too much time on derby names and Damon Runyon.
Photos we talk about:
27:55 - Daymon Runyon
40:00 - President Bush with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Shanghai, October 21, 2001
47:25 - Blowing a raspberry
Happy New Year! We're going from Kix cereal to the fur trade, crossing paths with feral camels and macaroni controversies along the way.
Photos we talk about:
26:00 - Jefferson's pasta machine
53:26 - An Unfortunate Bear Hunt by Theodor Kittelsen
57:00 - Dromedary camel in outback Australia
Tis the season! In this special holiday episode of We Should Know Better, we each pick a holiday-themed page and try to thread the needle between them all while Tim blesses us, Kyle gets angry at A Christmas Story, and Sky drinks too much eggnog,
Photos we talk about:
24:50 - A 13th-century depiction of St. Nicholas from Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai
27:10 - Excerpt from Josiah King's The Examination and Tryal of Father Christmas
38:10 - A 1900s greeting card reading 'Greetings from the Krampus!'43:45 - Clifton Mill in Clifton, Ohio47:25 - Charles Dickens in 1842
This week we start in seasoned salt and finish on James Buchanan. Who will get to the worst president of the United States first?
Photos we talk about:
22:30 - Peppercorn close-up
55:35 - The Heinz Monument
We go from Robosaurus the car-eating dinorobot to beloved Pope John Paul II, stopping at a couple television shows along the way (one iconic, one terrible).
This one is a weird one; make sure you've eaten before listening. We go from Mad Libs to the Trojan War.
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Photos we talk about:
* 44:25 - Baron Pierre de Coubertin
* 55:55 - Hercules and the Mares of Diomedes
* 56:35 - "Hercules and the Hydra" by Antonio Pollaiuolo
* 58:45 - An engraving of the death of Astyanax (The Trojan Women)
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From limousines to the golden spike that marked the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, we're all about transportation this week.
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This week we travel through the unfathomable rifts in space and time to face unspeakable horrors and some good animation. We go from H.P Lovecraft to Walt Disney.
Photos we talk about:
20:36- Einstein readying for battle
28:45 - The Astrologer Who Fell into a Well
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This week we're going from Tupperware to birthmark. Everything will make sense once you listen.
Photos we talk about:
8:20- Sky's birthmark
17:30 - Alim Khan looking boss
25:40 - Don't Be Afraid
37:45 - Toe Cleavage
We go from Cher Ami (the pigeon that saved over one hundred soldiers in WWI) to...the GamerGate controversy. God help us.
UC Irvine Anteaters to vinegar, and the running of the bulls to dietary fiber.
Audio quality's shaky on this one, thanks for bearing with us.
Photos we talk about:
21:46 - Tornado Fries
40:12 - Bob Hope's Volcano House