Mondo Calhoun

Gnarvana

Leisure EN ↓ 81 episodes

Pop culture wipeouts from the deep end of history, recorded entirely in a dank garage behind a Long John Silver’s in Omaha and delivered in fresh and tasty lil’ nuggs every weekday directly to your ‘buds. Hosted by Mondo Calhoun — your favorite vibe surfer and the Patron Saint of Landlocked Stoke.

Author

Mondo Calhoun

Category

Leisure

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gnarvana.simplecast.com

Latest episode

Dec 19, 2025

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Episodes

The Arch Deluxe: McDonald's Grows Up... Badly 10.10.2025

Mickey D's hyped up the Arch Deluxe as a grown-up burger, but dude, it tanked faster than a lead surfboard. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

The Monkees' "Head": A Psychedelic Breakdown 09.10.2025

The Monkees tried to blow minds with a trippy surf of weirdness, but most folks just wondered what the heck they just watched. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

U2 and the iTunes Invasion 08.10.2025

One day you opened your iPod and boom -- Bono was squatting in your playlist like an uninvited kook in the lineup. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

The Chevy Chase Show: A Late Night Implosion 07.10.2025

Chevy tried to drop in on the late-night lineup, bu he ate it on the first wave and never paddled back out. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

Segway: The Revolution that Wasn't 06.10.2025

Segway was hyped to totally change the way we roll, but dude... it just face-planted on the pavement of history. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

HD DVD: The Format War that Flopped 03.10.2025

HD DVD paddled out to battle Blu-Ray, but bro, it got smoked before it even caught a wave. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

Quibi: Big Stars, Small Screens, No Chance 02.10.2025

Quibi tried to shred quick vids on your phone, brah. But this kook-of-an-app wiped out harder than a grom on a triple overhead. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

New Coke! 01.10.2025

Today, we dive into Coca-Cola's infamous 1985 recipe change that sparked nationwide outrage and became one of the biggest marketing flops in history. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

McDonald's Pizza - Fast Food, Slow Burn 30.09.2025

McDonald's once tried to conquer dinnertime with pizza in the '80s and '90s, but slow ovens and fast-food expectations cooked up one of the chain's biggest flops! Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

The 1904 Olympic Marathon Disaster 29.09.2025

The St. Louis Marathon was less a race and more a chaotic endurance test! Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

The Great Garfield Conspiracy 26.09.2025

Garfield phones kept washing up on a beach in France for decades. The mystery? Layered like lasagna.  Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

Time Warp With Me 25.09.2025

What if I told you 300 years of history never happened? One historian did — and some folks totally bought it. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

Bert Is Evil? 24.09.2025

The internet once turned Sesame Street’s Bert into a terrorist icon. Welcome to the golden age of Photoshop hoaxes. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

Max Headroom Takes Out Dr Who 23.09.2025

In 1987, someone in a Max Headroom mask hijacked live TV — and decades later, no one knows who did it. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

The Pet Rock 22.09.2025

In the ‘70s, someone sold actual rocks as pets and made millions. Capitalism, baby! Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

Dance Till You Drop Dudes 19.09.2025

A medieval flash mob that wouldn’t stop — people danced themselves into the grave and no one knows why. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

The Loudest Pants in History 18.09.2025

Loud, stretchy, and proudly obnoxious — these pants ruled the gym, the mall, and your uncle’s wardrobe. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

The MiniDisc Misfire 17.09.2025

Sony’s MiniDisc was the future of music — until the future came way faster than they expected. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

Cop Rock 16.09.2025

What happens when Law & Order meets Broadway? One of the weirdest, sing-songiest disasters in TV history. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

The Great Kool-Aid Vanishing Trick 15.09.2025

Sharkleberry Fin. Purplesaurus Rex. Where did they go, and why did they taste like chemical joy? Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

The Star Wars Holiday Special 12.09.2025

Wookiees singing, Bea Arthur bartending, and zero explanation. A Star Wars fever dream that George Lucas tried to erase. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

The Power Glove: So bad it's... so bad! 11.09.2025

“It’s so bad” — and not in the good way. Nintendo’s high-tech flex flopped hard. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

Mac Tonight! 10.09.2025

That moon-faced lounge singer tried to make McDonald’s sexy after dark. And like most midnight snacks, it got weird fast. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

Cereal Killers 09.09.2025

Cap’n Crunch. Tony the Tiger. Snap, Crackle, and Pop. The ‘90s were a battlefield — and the mascots were armed with sugar. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

Action Park 08.09.2025

Action Park was less amusement, more “a-bruise-ment.” This death trap disguised as a theme park somehow stayed open for years. Researched, Written, Produced, Edited, and Mixed by me, Mondo Calhoun © 2025 Odd Parliament

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