20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Nothing says Christmas time like a candy cane.  Okay, a lot of other things do but a candy cane certainly is one of them.  But how did they start and what do they have to do with choir boys?  A brief history of the hook-shaped candy PLUS a list of the worst Christmas candies... all in twenty minutes.  Maybe 22 minutes. Thanks for...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Didn't get what you needed for that special someone on Black Friday?  Or you're running out of ideas for that Christmas gift for a friend.  Well, here's a little bit of help for you.  In just twenty minutes I'll provide you a list of things you probably shouldn't get them.  Just trying to help you out.  It...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Need to decide something between you and someone else?  Forget flipping a coin.  Use Rochambeau... or the more common name Rock Paper Scissors.  But how did this extremely simple problem solver come to be you ask?  Well, it started about 2,000 years ago and paper has been beating rock ever since.  In just twenty minutes you have a...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Macy's Parade, football, tryptophan comas... you know the drill.  But did you also it's just not an American tradition.  In just 20 minutes find out how some other countries celebrate thanks.  And I'll off up some alternative side dishes for your dinner table. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, pleas...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. From parlor seances in the 1800s to teenage sleepover parties, Ouija has been revealing secrets and answers for a long time.  What started out as a faster way to communicate with the other side, it grew into a mystical phenomenon.  But just how does it work?  If you have twenty minutes, you'll find out. Thanks for listening a...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. You heard it somewhere.  Probably on the Grapevine.  Hand down.  I'm afraid you're just going to have to bite the bullet and listen to this episode to find out what I'm talking about.  The proof is definitely in the pudding.  Yea, all that and more in twenty minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Nosferatu made his appearance on the big screen in 1922 and we have going to the movies to get scared ever since.  But have you thought about why you want to get scared?  In this episode we break down the horror film genre, examine why you want to be scared and list the top 15 horror films of all time... all in just twenty minutes...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Everyone loves them.  But do you know how they came to be what we know them as today?  How do you spell it?  Why is there a hole?  And what's up with the pink boxes?  Go to your local donut or doughnut shop, pick up a dozen, come back, get a cup of coffee and listen.  All is answered in just twenty minutes. Thanks for listeni...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Does your cat ever just sit somewhere and stare at nothing?  Is there really something there we can't see or is he just messing with you?  The tales of cats having the ability to sense and see spirits from the other side and long and storied.  In just 20 minutes we discuss and then you can decide if your cat is psychic or jus...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. If you've been to Starbuck's, you know what the P and the S stand for.  If you haven't been to a Starbuck's,  1)  from what planet have you just arrived? and 2) well... there is no number 2.  Pumpkin Spice is everywhere these days but it's just not for coffee.  From food to pets to grooming, you can get yo...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Most often the answer from me is yea.  My bad.  Dropping your iPhone in the toilet is a stupid mistake... or a blunder... or you can call it an accident.  But causing a planetary orbiter to burn up in space because you used the wrong math?  Well, that's a little more of a blunder than that toilet incident.  In just 20 minutes...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. We've covered artificial Christmas trees vs real ones and we've yacked about pie vs cake.  We've even settled the debate over toilet paper.  But this great debate hits close to home.  Maybe your home too.   But a highly scientific based research tackles 007.  All in just 20 minutes. Thanks for listening and if you h...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. This particular episode is brought to you from the mind of my Executive Producer.  She asked me one day why is a score of zero called "love" in tennis.  My response was "beats me."  She then said I should do a show on weird sports terms.  So there you go.  Answers and more in just twenty minutes. Thanks for lis...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. The government will not confirm the existence of this episode.  There's nothing there.  But you all aren't the government so you've probably figured out what this episode is all about.  An area in Nevada that you can't get to.  Unless you want to see the inside of a jail cell.  The who's and why's in...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. It's basically a chunk of carbon.  But apparently there's a lot more to a diamond.  Pliny the Elder thought pretty highly of them.  DeBeers made us want them.  And they're measured in C's.   Why are they measured in carats?  Who decided a D rating means it's colorless.  And what's up with Chocolate Di...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. If it came from a horse you know it has to be true.   Any particular reason I should believe a horse?  That would make me as mad as a hatter.  It's time to get dressed to the nines, put a feather in my hat and be as happy as a clam.  No this isn't some secret code, but in just twenty minutes you'll find out what it...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Some people don't like or even fear the number 13.  Some people don't like of even fear Fridays.  Put them together and you have friggatriskaidekaphobia.  And that's not good at least once a year.  Why Fridays and why 13?  Give me just twenty minutes and you'll find out. Thanks for listening and if you have any...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. I know, you're expecting another twenty minutes of information and snark.  However, you'll have to wait for a few days.  I'm in a two week quarantine away from my microphone.  No, not THAT kind of quarantine, just the kind where I'm taking a vacation break.  I'll be back.  August 13.  Keep updated on Insta...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. You know they'e out there, but have they really visited Planet Earth?  A lot of people have said yes, and a lot of people have said no you didn't.  So whether it was a weather balloon or a spacecraft from far beyond, someone has an opinion.  On the side of they've been here are the UFOlogists.  But you can decide fo...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. It's been five years sine we've had the Summer Olympiad.  It should have been last year but... well... you know.  So as the athletes gather in front of empty stadiums, here's your chance to learn what happened in 776 AD.  And then after that.  PLUS, games that are no more.  All that in just twenty minutes.  I call t...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Today you probably get most of your mail electronically.  105 years ago it probably arrived via the Pony Express.  This just sounds like two topics merged into one podcast to me.  So if you have twenty minutes to spare, find out how the Pony Express started and ended, and how email started... and it hasn't ended yet. Thanks f...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. The traditional gift or theme for someone celebrating the 50th of something is  usually gold.  Well this is the 50th episode so I didn't want to break tradition.  The topic is gold but it's not jewelry or anything else you might think of gold.  Oh, and Happy Fourth of July (at lease here in the U.S.).  All will be reveal...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Summertime, Fourth of July, and a need to cook outdoors.  Are you grilling or barbecuing?  There is a difference ya know.  And how did barabicu become barbecue?  Memphis or Carolina?  And the great controversy... charcoal or gas.  There's a lot of history behind the coals.  It's all yours in just twenty minutes. Thanks f...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. First of all...  20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back is one year old with this episode.  Yay.  Second, we usually celebrate big occasions with a glass of champagne.  But be warned, if it wasn't made in Champagne France, well it's just sparkling wine.  And just who came up with the idea of making wine bubbly?  In just 2...

Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely. Ya love them.  You eat them, probably not just one.  The potato chip.  But how this yummy snack food came to be remains a mystery with a lot of theories behind the who, what, when and how.  And what's up with those stacked things in a can shaped like a tube?   Find out in twenty minutes... or in this case twenty-two minutes....