Synopsis
In An Hour of our Time Podcast, we choose a new topic each episode. Topics range from sociopolitical, to scientific, to historical, we try to maintain variety. We then each perform an hour of research followed by a marginally focused one hour discussion. Featuring: Joe Wallace Dave Buker Mark Cracraft Fun for anyone who enjoys funny but sometimes frustrating tangents of referential conversation. For mature audiences.
Episodes
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REPOST: Christmas Traditions (funeral potatoes)
28/12/2024 Duration: 01h13minThis week, we return to our 2020 episode about Christmas traditions. New episode on January 10!
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Idioms - Part 7 (in the pocket of big pickle)
15/12/2024 Duration: 58minThis week, we continue our anthology series on idioms, focusing on popular sayings related to winter and/or Christmas.
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Turkeys (a much more respectable bird)
28/11/2024 Duration: 01h03minHappy Thanksgiving, dear listeners. Let's talk turkey...their evolution, how they became associated with Thanksgiving, and how to properly prepare them.
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Boer War (bittereinders)
15/11/2024 Duration: 01h22minThis week, we discuss the Boer War(s) of South Africa around the turn of the 20th century.
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Haunted Houses (Subway sub in a water cannon)
31/10/2024 Duration: 01h03minHappy Halloween, dear listeners. On this spooky occasion, we present an episode all about haunted houses (attractions). And we brought in our friend Alan who has worked in a haunted house for decades. Mwahahahahah!
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REPOST: Cryptids - live at COSI After Dark (moth in a sleeping bag)
26/10/2024 Duration: 48minThis week, we return to our 2019 live episode about Cryptids. New episode coming on Halloween!
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Werewolf of Bedburg (cursed thong from the devil)
11/10/2024 Duration: 01h09minThis week, to start our Halloween celebration, we're covering the story of the Werewolf of Bedburg.
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Space Rocks (meteor-wrongs)
28/09/2024 Duration: 01h25minThis week, we discuss space rocks - asteroids, meteors, comets, and the like.
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National Delicacies - Part 3 (depression sandwich)
06/09/2024 Duration: 01h15minThis week, we continue our series on national delicacies and focus specifically on regional American cuisine.
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War of Jenkins' Ears (brass balls)
24/08/2024 Duration: 01h16minThis week, we discuss the War of Jenkins' Ear - a forgotten 1700s war between England and Spain.
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Food and Drug Administration - Part 2 (age of adulteration)
12/08/2024 Duration: 01h16minThis week, it's time for part two of our series on the Food and Drug Administration. Don't get a tummy ache.
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Food and Drug Administration - Part 1 (poison squad)
28/07/2024 Duration: 01h05minThis week, we start a two-part series on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Spoiler alert, a lot of food used to be spoiled. Stop drinking raw milk.
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Josef Mencik (where the tanks at?)
05/07/2024 Duration: 01h02minThis week, we discuss Josef Mencik, aka The Last Knight, who stood up against Germany tanks (while wearing a suit of armor) when they invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938. And...we're joined by our longtime co-host, Mark!
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Superstitions - Part 1 (thorny issue)
21/06/2024 Duration: 01h11minThis week, we start a new anthology series...all about superstitions! Break a leg...
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REPOST: Battle of Gettysburg (peanut soup)
14/06/2024 Duration: 01h14minThis week, while Dave is on a trip to Gettysburg, we revisit our episode about the battle for which the town is known.
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Atlantis - Part 2 (dropides nutz)
31/05/2024 Duration: 01h31minThis week, we return to our discussion of pseudoscience and Atlantis and firmly blame this nonsense on the likes of Ignatius Donnelly and Edgar Cayce.
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Atlantis - Part 1 (friend zone academy)
17/05/2024 Duration: 01h17minThis week, we start our discussion of Atlantis by talking about pseudosciences and Plato's origin of the myth.
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Play - Interview with Joe S (you could get a big straw)
03/05/2024 Duration: 56minThis week, we're doing someting a little different - an interview with our friend Joe about what children can learn from the act of play (something we discussed during our episode on toys). Longtime listeners will remember Joe as a founding host of our podcast, and he is now pursuing a doctoral degree in education, which makes him a perfect person to talk to about this topic.
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REPOST: Nazis and the Occult (Nazis and the Occult (disaffected sad lonely white men that are looking for something to cling to)
20/04/2024 Duration: 01h37minThis week, we need a short break to catch up on a few things so we're revisiting our episode about Nazis and the occult. We'll be back with a new episode on May 4!
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Bacon's Rebellion (bacon grease enema)
05/04/2024 Duration: 01h05minThis week, we discuss Bacon's Rebellion - an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers that took place from 1676 to 1677 (or so says Wikipedia). We say, it's an example o two jerks turning their issues into everyone's problem...and with disastrous consequences.