This Week In Worthless Knowledge

Crazy things that happened this week in history--where will the conversation take us?

Is Your Wife Angrier if You have an Affair with 1 Woman or an Entire Harem of Women? (From the Vault)

In this episode we discuss whether our wives would be angrier if we were caught having an affair with 1 woman or if we were discovered to have a harem of 3,000 women.  Would they be angrier at our infidelity or more impressed with our logistical ability in hiding, clothing, housing and feeding thousands of women? How much money would we have to be paid to have our nose cut off and replaced with a golden fake nose?  (like Humpty Hump, but gold)

02-26
21:51

If You Are Time Traveling Is It OK To Cheat On Your Wife? (From the Vault)

If you were time traveling and got busy once or twice or several times, would that count as cheating on your wife?  What exactly is your obligation to someone if they save your life?  If you are in a bathroom stall and have a "wide stance" is it hard to keep your foot from touching the guy's foot in the next stall?

02-26
29:54

A Long Time Ago Life Was Terrible--And Supposedly There Were Dragons, Too (From the Vault)

What would you do if Suge Knight took an interest in your career and wanted to be a part of it?  What gift would you have given Hitler if you got invited to his 50th birthday party?  Would it have been a gag gift?  If you broke a bottle of wine worth a half a million dollars how would you go about blaming someone else for it?

02-26
29:11

February 30th (From the Vault)

Remember when there was a February 30th?  Neither do we.  But it happened.

02-26
16:01

The True Story of Viagra and How it was First Presented to an Unsuspecting Public (From the Vault)

What's the most dramatic way a fellow could demonstrate that he could take drugs that would give him an erection?  Listen and find out.

02-26
14:45

Wonderful Christmas Traditions From Around the World (From the Vault)

Is Christmas Mass better or worse if everyone brings their own rooster?  Is it a good idea to unleash men from other towns dressed in devil costumes to chase children?  Why shouldn't Santa just come through the front door?

02-26
34:30

Putting the Son of the Guy You Had Executed on the Throne (From the Vault)

On this episode we discuss the importance of contingency plans when fighting in civil wars and what a terrible idea it would be to put the son of the guy you executed on the throne.  Is getting your dead body dug up and executed again--is it overkill?  Also we talk about a huge orgy involving the Pope and other high ranking Catholics and "50 honest prostitutes".

02-26
32:10

Jumping Off Your Home With a Homemade Parachute and Other Bad Ideas (From the Vault)

The guys discuss the good and bad aspects of jumping off your house with a homemade parachute, how much better prison would be if they let you have a desk, and how much money you'd need to be paid to be launched out of a catapult.

02-26
38:20

Roller Coasters, Really Big Phones, and K-Solo (From the Vault)

The guys started off discussing Alexander Graham Bell in this classic, beloved episode, but quickly led to a conversation about how you could kill a man if you bludgeoned them with one of those old rotary phones and other fun things. 

02-26
35:09

Cloning Yourself: Good or Bad Idea? (From the Vault Edition)

JGT and the Truth discuss the pros and cons (mostly cons) of cloning yourself and other famous people in this classic, beloved episode as they drum up support for their much anticipated relaunch.

02-26
34:29

Sitting On a Billboard For a Really Long Time (From the Vault)

This is to see if we can successfully restart our mega-successful podcast on a new platform

02-26
55:10

Episode 39 - Christmas Spectacular: The Sequel

Johnny Goodtimes and The Truth discuss some of the most interesting Christmas traditions from around the world and ask the question that has been gnawing at us for years: how would our wives react if we presented divorce papers to them (with a bow on them) on Christmas morning?

12-17
34:31

Episode 38 - The Spruce Goose

Johnny Goodtimes and The Truth are back and after going off on a tangent about reusable straws, they discuss the downside of spending 29 years working on a plane that only flew once and then ask the tough question: How Much Money Would We Have to Be Paid to Have a Texting Affair with Someone Named Big Booty Judy and be Called Out on the Maury Povich Show?

11-07
40:11

Episode 37 - The Perils of Not Having a Backup Plan

Johnny Goodtimes and The Truth return to explore what happens when you win a Civil War, behead a king, and then put his son on the throne a few years later.  Spoiler Alert: it wasn't great. Also the guys take a look at the 1501 Ballet of the Chestnuts which featured the Pope, chestnuts (of course) and many honest prostitutes.

10-18
32:11

Jumping Off A House with a Homemade Parachute, Getting Thrown By a Catapult | Episode 36

Johnny Goodtimes and The Truth are back to discuss some French mavericks and dreamers from the late 18th century. This devolves into a debate over how much money we'd have to get paid to jump off a building with a homemade parachute, getting catapulted, and whether people in prison should be able to break out if they can build some sort of flying contraption.

10-08
38:21

Episode 35 - What We Would Do For 100,000 Facebook Likes

We're back.  Johnny Goodtimes and The Truth address the 1982 Allentown, PA contest where 3 guys stayed on top of a billboard to try to win a mobile home.  Then they discuss the 222-0 college football game and how we would do if we gathered a group of friends to take on a D1 college team, and they discuss the pros and cons of having the nickname "The Bald" which devolves into a conversation about people who were almost astronauts doing hard time.   Welcome back, we're going to try and do this more regularly now. 

09-20
55:11

Episode 34 - Christmas Spectacular

Johnny Goodtimes and The Truth are back with the type of hard hitting Christmas analysis you have grown to expect. How should you react to your Wii Fit making your avatar fat because you haven't exercised in 4 years? What would you do if you saw Santa Claus (or a man resembling him) in your home late at night on Christmas? And the guys take you on a trip around the globe to recognize some of the world's lesser known holiday traditions.  From fist fights to harassing sheep, this episode is a can't miss. 

12-11
34:34

Episode 33 - July 24 - July 30

In this episode, Johnny Goodtimes and The Truth debate the pros and cons of having 55 wives, how good a choice they'd each be to guide 99 blind men through the desert, and the downside of having a "pet dwarf" in the 11th century.

07-24
34:53

Episode 32 -- May 1-May 7

In this, the long awaited reunion of Johnny Goodtimes and the Truth, the guys discuss  how they think the conversation would go if they told their wives they were leaving to dogsled alone to the North Pole. They also consider how they would go about toppling a Central American government with 60 men and what role early 90's Latino rapper Gerardo would play in that process. Thanks for being patient everyone--we'll do it again soon!

05-01
36:46

Episode 31 -- November 28-December 4

In this, our first episode in 3 months, Johnny and the Truth discuss blasting monkeys into space, what people in 3000 BC would've thought when they saw a solar eclipse, and the pros and cons of being hit whilst in your living room by a falling meteor. We also chat about how much money it would take to get our wives to televise them having a baby (both with their knowledge and being secretly recorded), and if we would trade the family far for a thimble we thought we could auction for a lot of money. Sorry for the wait, we hope to be back soon!!!!   Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

11-24
29:51

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