Tyler & Alicia

Medium Dives

Comedy EN ↓ 7 episodes

Medium Dives is where we chat about anything we find interesting enough to share - society, science, history, cults, crime, or just finding the answers to the things that keep us up at night. Our promise to you is that we will look into things at least a medium amount, but we are too lazy to commit to a deep dive. We absolutely will get off topic, but we think you’ll be entertained. We try to post a new episode every month - follow our Instagram where we will post when a new episode is up! Feel free to email us with topic requests, comments, questions, or just to say hi! Instagram: @mediumdive...

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Tyler & Alicia

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E7: This Episode Is Not About Baba Yaga 01.12.2024 1:01:57

Really, it's not about Baba Yaga. Alicia talks about doodles found on microchips, and Tyler tells us about the Four Pests Campaign in China that resulted in a horrific famine. Instagram: @mediumdivespod Email: mediumdives@gmail.com Intro/Outro Music Credit: "The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/l...

E6: Monkey Selfie Copyright Qualms and Big Milk Propaganda 23.07.2024 1:11:25

Let's pretend like this almost 4 month long break was intentional, shall we? This episode, Alicia talks about several legal cases involving animals, including one involving copyright disputes over a selfie taken by a monkey. Then we get into a discussion about animal rights activism and whether it's ethical to own pets. Tyler follows up on cheese caves, mentioned in Episode 4! A surplus in dairy p...

E5: Groundhog Day Ridiculousness and How Do You Scratch an Itch in an Iron Lung? 07.04.2024 58:52

Alicia talks about the origins of Groundhog Day, going all the way back to Imbolc, then Candlemas, then finally to Pennsylvania Dutch culture. We also have a lot of fun talking about the lore surrounding Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous weather-predicting groundhog. Tyler explains iron lungs and answers some questions that have kept him up at night, like how do people scratch an itch or prevent...

E4: Chest Deep in Butter and Stick it to the Man 20.03.2024 1:10:50

This week, Alicia talks about four different non-water floods. We've got whiskey, molassess, chocolate, and butter, y'all. Tyler tells the history of the Kowloon Walled City and reminds us of the resiliency of the human spirit. Instagram: @mediumdivespod  Email: mediumdives@gmail.com Intro/Outro Music Credit: "The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Common...

E3: Who Is That Behind Me, and Is That a Trillion Bugs Underneath You? 03.03.2024 1:06:03

Apologies for our impromptu month-long break! In episode 3, Alicia talks about the Third Man Syndrome, a phenomenon where people feel/see a helpful presence in life-threatening scenarios. Tyler talks about cicadas, primarily the periodical ones that emerge every 13 or 17 years and ruin everyone's lives for a couple weeks - it turns out they are quite mysterious. Instagram: @mediumdivespod  In...

E2: How to Gaslight Yourself, Banshees are Just Owls, and an Un(der)-Trained Veneer Tech 31.01.2024 1:00:00

Sorry for the delay in posting Episode 2! (But not that sorry because we have full-time jobs) This week Alicia talks about how our memory is worse than we think it is. Tyler explores the origin of the Boogeyman and Banshees, and discusses an under-trained veneer tech. Instagram: @mediumdivespod  Intro/Outro Music Credit: "The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Cre...

E1: Socialist Trees, (No) Dying at Disney, and Cocomelon in NY Water 14.01.2024 1:07:41

Alicia talks about how trees use fungi to communicate with each other (the “wood wide web”), and Tyler explains Disney’s no-dying-on-grounds policy and how New York water is superior. Instagram: @mediumdivespod  Intro Music Credit: "The Show Must Be Go" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hoste...