The Known Zone

Welcome to the thirty-third and final(!) episode of The Known Zone! No topic being covered, just an hour of being silly. Thank you to our funny guests Jeff Scheen and Tim McLaughlin, and thank YOU all so much for your support with this podcast! While The Known Zone is ending, we hope you'll continue following both Andy and Wilfred in the things they're working on next. Wilfred's Youtube:  @wi...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/! Welcome to The Known Zone! Today our guest is Louis Katz, and boy does he have the factz... about the Marshall Plan (Economic Recovery Act of 1948), how it led to the Cold War, and whether or not it's morally okay to have children with global warming. LINKS: Watch Louis Katz's special PRESENT/TENSE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01FUQkgPs3E&a...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/! Welcome to The Known Zone! Today we're talking about the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, as well as movies Irene didn't see, Jeff's mysterious lineage, and Wilfred's adversarial relationship with everybody (including his cats). LINKS: Find Irene: https://instagram.com/irene_tu Find Jeff: https://instagram.com/newyorkjeffrey Follow the show on Instagra...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/! Welcome to The Known Zone! No guest this time, just two boys looking at a map of South Africa for a while. Also discussed: the African National Congress, Nelson Mandela, and ideating a new, updated Ally McBeal. Follow the show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/knownzonepod Email us at theknownzonepod@gmail.com with topic suggestions, guest su...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/! Welcome to The Known Zone! Corinne Fisher (Guys We Fcked, Without A Country) joins today to hear what Wilfred's learned about the art of picking up women. LINKS: Find Jeff: https://instagram.com/newyorkjeffrey/ Find Corinne: https://www.instagram.com/philanthropygal/ Follow the show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/knownzonepod Email us at t...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/! Welcome to The Known Zone! Andy's still out, so this time we have a classic Two-Jeff situation. Autumn IS available for set decoration opportunities. If you've found yourself wondering... - How are you supposed to pronounce "posthumously?" - Is Bill Cosby going on tour again? - How many pushups can Jeff Scheen do? - What's the bare minimum some...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/! Welcome to The Known Zone! Andy's on paternity leave, so we've got friend of the pod Jeff Scheen on as a guest for the next few weeks! Sorry about that. Usama Siddiquee also joins us today to discuss the F train, white people playing non-white roles, and Genghis/Chinggis Khan/Temujin's life in the Mongolian Empire. If you've found yourself wond...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/! Welcome to The Known Zone! Today we're joined by Mike Recine, comedian/mover, and lover of King of Queens. This episode we use teamwork to summarize Jimmy Hoffa's life, from Teamster to mobster to dead-ster. If you've found yourself wondering... - What was Hoffa doing before he became a union guy? - What were Hoffa's actual crimes? - What TV sh...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/! Welcome to The Known Zone! Today we're joined by Nathan Macintosh, Halifax and family lineage enthusiast (and comedian or something) to talk about a wild 1917 maritime disaster that took place in a city his family may or may not have been in or near. It's not super clear. If you've found yourself wondering... - Whose fault was the Halifax Explo...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/! Welcome to The Known Zone! Today we're joined by Conner McNutt, fellow comedian/mover/bullier-of-Wilfred, and we're talkin' the hottest topic, the group with the sexy lifestyle on every Pennsylvanian's minds: the Amish. If you've found yourself wondering... - Are Wilfred and Andy actually friends? - Can Amish people listen to music? - Can they...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/! Welcome to The Known Zone! Myka Fox and Tim McLaughlin come to the studio for today's lesson on one of history's odd power couples: Cleopatra and Marc Antony. This love story's got it all: war, cheating, and most importantly, suicide. Suggested talking points: - Bad Roman names - Was Cleopatra hot? - Keeping government secrets - How Myka and Ti...

MERCH and BONUS CONTENT at https://knownzonepod.com/ ! This was such a fun episode, we decided to release it on the main feed. For future bonus episodes, you can subscribe at the link above for as little as $2 a month! No topic today! Instead we attempt to go through the news - this episode was recorded on September 11th, so we talk about what you'd expect, as well as the escaped PA murderer (who...

Merch and bonus content at https://knownzonepod.com/ ! Comedians Andy Haynes and Wilfred Padua welcome you TO The Known Zone! Today convidado especial Rafi Bastos joins us for a lesson on Brazilian politics, particularly the career and scandals of Lula da Silva, Brazil's 35th AND 39th (current!) president. Suggested talking points: - The double-n rule - Brazilian McDonalds - Magicians - Bolsonaro'...

Welcome to The Known Zone! Natalie Cuomo (standup comedian, podcaster, Twitch partner; not related to any politician) takes third chair today with Wilfred at the helm. We learn about the Yakuza - a blanket term for transnational crime syndicates originating in Japan - and its heartwarming origins. Suggested talking points: - Wilfred's jealousy of Andy's baby - America's family boss - Warm wars - D...

Welcome to The Known Zone! Today's guest is the Can Man himself, Mike Cannon! This is a lively episode about the Berlin Wall and all the nonsense that came out of it. Suggested talking points: - Getting past the wall - The movie Ghost - Band-sponsored basketball teams - How they took down the wall LINKS: Find Mike: https://www.mikecannoncomedy.com/ Here's The Scenario podcast: https://www.youtube....

Welcome to The Known Zone! Kerryn Feehan (writer-podcaster-Irish-Masshole) sits down with us today for Andy's lecture on The Troubles, a thirty-year ethno-nationalist conflict that ravaged Northern Ireland the same way Kerryn uhh (joke about s3x work) Suggested talking points: - The Boston Strangler - Underage clubs - What women treasure most LINKS: Find Kerryn: https://linktr.ee/Kerrynfeehan Foll...

Welcome to The Known Zone! Today's guest is Brandon Wardell, Filipino-hyphen-standup, LIVE (edited) from Wilfred's apartment in Brooklyn. We get to learn about the Spanish-American War, the other multiple revolutions happening at once, and more about Wilfred's train-obsessed nephew. Suggested talking points: - Treaties of Parises - Brandon's big movie - Filipino mom behavior LINKS: Find Brandon: h...

Welcome back (or for the first time) to The Known Zone! Today's guest is comedian/podcaster/little guy Jeff Scheen (not related to the Estévezes). Between all the negging, we learn about Napoleon Bonaparte and his ten-year reign as Emperor of France. Suggested talking points: - The French L - SAT scores - Snowball crimes LINKS: Find Jeff: https://linktr.ee/newyorkjeffrey Follow the show on Instagr...

Welcome back (or for the first time) to The Known Zone! Today's guest is comedian/actor Matt Pavich, known Croatian and bipolar fellow, to go through the formation and subsequent separation of Yugoslavia, a country that existed for most of the 20th century. Suggested talking points: - Matt's mental health - Wilfred's obsession with taking cars - Andy's obsession with culture - Matt's Croatia film...

Welcome back (or for the first time) to The Known Zone! Today we're joined by Michael Rowland, comedian, podcaster, and Southerner, so we can discuss a big part of the American Civil War - the end! We specifically discuss the campaign of the Union Army's major general William Tecumseh Sherman to capture Savannah, Georgia, a frankly wild maneuver which thoroughly weakened the Confederate army and e...

Welcome back to The Known Zone! Today we're joined by Ian Fidance, comic, actor, podcaster, etc. to discuss a fellow crazed bisexual, preacher and cult leader Jim Jones. Suggested talking points: - Gettin' a finger in there - Charismatic cult leaders - Smuggling mass suicide materials - Which comics Andy could beat up LINKS: Ian's website: http://www.ianfidance.com/ Ian's podcast Bein' Ian with Jo...

Welcome back to The Known Zone! Another guest-less episode, nice and intimate, just like all your emails say you like them. Today we're talking about Aswang (or mánananggál), an umbrella term for evil shape-shifting creatures in Filipino folklore. Suggested talking points: - Drunk people on trains - Evil beings with fat knockers - Wilfred's family being haunted - Filipino miracles Follow the show...

Welcome back to The Known Zone! No guest today, just two guys doing guy stuff (talking about former presidents). Suggested talking points: - Arsenal news from a month ago - Alternate careers for comedians - Institutionalizing the side piece - The REAL Baby Ruth Follow the show on Instagram! http://instagram.com/theknownzonepod Email us at theknownzonepodcast@gmail.com Andy’s socials: https://www.i...

Welcome back to The Known Zone! Today we have screenwriter-actor Rene Gube (The Bear, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Superstore) on to learn about Rodrigo Duterte, the now-retired president of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022 who ran his campaign on obliterating drug users. Not drug use - the users themselves. What a weirdo. Suggested talking points: - Punching down in writers rooms - Bongbong? - Why Wilfr...

We got Petey Deabreau in the studio and forced him to listen to a white guy talk about the history of The Bronx - specifically, the Hoe Avenue peace meeting that took place in 1971. This heartwarming tale features fun characters like "Black Benjie" and "Spanish Eddie," and leads to the birth of hip hop. Suggested talking points: - Housing developments vs. condos - Ruining group therapy - Elevator...