Misty and Ike

Send us a text Beat Generation!   Gen X, Millenials, Gen Z, Boomers, Hippies...what came before all of them?  The Beat Gen!   Jack Kerouac passed away in 1969 but he and his friend William S Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg left an imprint on young literary America like no others have.  They made young people question their cultural assumptions. We wanted to learn more about them so, come learn with u...

Send us a text JACKASS! In the early 00's, we were hit by some pranksters like we had never seen before.  Painful, physical dares and pranks that left a mark.  The ringleader was Johnny Knoxville and we wanted to know more about him since he was born on this day! So, we found some stuff out! Support the show

Send us a text FUTBOL, SOCCER & RUGBY, OH MY! Today is the day that 3,567 different Euro and South American football players were born.   Is it a requirement to have this birthday to play the footieball? And what the hell?  Misty knows NOTHING about real football aka soccer.  I  mean, she knows nothing about American football either, so whatever. Ikes gonna teach her a thing or two. Support th...

Send us a text WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT MARCH 9th? So many things happened in history on this day!  WHOA History! National Meatball Day, Barbie Day, Get Over it Day, Dan Rather, Sputnik, George Burns... Take a listen to these very different things and find out what makes them significant today in history! Support the show

Send us a text WOMEN CAN VOTE?! Today is International Women's Day!  So, we started to talk about when Women in America got the right to vote.  But then ended up learning a bunch about when people as a whole were given voting rights.   It's really kinda cool to realize that you don't know as much about something as you think you do.  We get the opportunity everyday to teach ourselve...

Send us a text JURASSIC PARK VS JURASSIC WORLD! The theme music, the special effects, the cast- BOTH OF THEM ARE SUPER GREAT!   But...which one is truly better than the other??   Come find out what we think? Support the show

Send us a text GRAMMAR.   For some people, it seems like it's just so so hard. Compliment or complement? Weather or whether? Brake or break? And the hardest for some people of all-  Your or you're These are called homophones.  They are hard for people.   Come listen to some grammar rules- really.  Some of ya'll need to.... Support the show

Send us a text The Muppets versus Sesame Street. Little do you know- Kermit was originally on Sesame Street!  He was a season one original!   Jim Henson created all the muppets and puppets so how did he decide who was who and who belonged on which show? We found out...you can too. Support the show

Send us a text DR SUESS DAY A show comes out  Every day at 7AM It's as silly as green eggs and ham There's a lot of shows to watch But out of them all I  like Misty and Ike the most They look like they're having a ball. Support the show

Send us a text Dirty Word swaps! There are so many words out there that are engrained into our vocab that we just never think about.  And...so many phrases that should make you stop for a minute and say "Huh...?" Like....screwed the pooch and hot damn and dagum!   Where did they come from and what do they really mean? Support the show

Send us a text FAMOUS BEEFS! Today in 1998, Oprah won a defamation lawsuit brought against her by the Texas Cattle Association so that made us want to deep dive into famous beefs.   See what we did there? Support the show

Send us a text Money, money, money!  So much money!   This last few weeks have been a flurry of talk about money, wall street and cryptocurrency.   And it just so happens this is that day that the United States was introduced to flat money!  Dolla Dolla Bills, ya'll!   Who prints money, who mints coins, who spends all the money?  And how do we make more of it?! Come find out! Support the show

Send us a text STEVE JOBS! Before there was Jeff Bezos, there was Steve Jobs.  Equally unique in their habits and idiosyncrasies, each has taken their giant ideas and built powerhouse companies for better or worse.   We found out a lot of things about Apple and Steve Jobs that we never knew on this episode.  You should listen if you want to find out those things too. Support the show

Send us a text HOWARD STERN! The original shock jock!  Today is the day in 1998 that Howard's show debuted on WAVF 96.1FM in Charleston, South Carolina.   We basically were just looking for a reason to do an episode on Howard Stern and this seemed perfect. Misty once had the pleasure of doing Howards show with Metallica and sitting in Robin's char and on the infamous couch.   Take a list...

Send us a text Andy Warhol! There probably has never been a more notable artist that left his mark on pop art the way that Warhol did.  Everyone on the planet has seen the Campbell's Soup Can's and Marilyn Monroe.   But Warhol's art reached much further than that, he left an indelible imprint of the night life of NYC, drag queens, Twiggy and so much more. If you're like us and...

Send us a text 150 EPISODES! We started working on this little pop culture podcast in June of last year- at the point when we realized the pandy wasn't going away anytime soon.  We launched it August 24th, 2020. Today, we hit a milestone.  150 episodes!  For the last 6 months, we haven't missed a day- not a Monday, not a Tuesday- not even a Friday.  Come wind, shine, rain, sleet and snow...

Send us a text PLUTO!   Remember back when Pluto was a planet?   Things were so much simpler back then. Why isn't Pluto a planet anymore?  Or is it still???? Mystery is answered in this episode! Support the show

Send us a text Happy Anniversary to our Misty's favorite- JIMMY FALLON! The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon debuted its first episode on this day in 2014! From a kid that started on the stand up stages of Los Angeles to the hallowed halls of Saturday Night Live to being known as hands down the most fun late night show to go do, we dig deep into the Fallon vault!   Come hear about Fallons movie...

Send us a text WANDAVISION has become a world wide phenomenon.   Elizabeth Olsen is out here reworking the world in this newest chapter of the MCU Universe. And IT'S HER BIRTHDAY!   So, we're gonna wow you with what we know, what we think and our own theories on the new show, her character and how great Liz is!   Please note that at the time this episode was recorded, Misty had only seen...

Send us a text BART, LISA, MARGE, HOMER and....MAGGIE! The Simpsons! The longest running scripted television show in HISTORY!   32 Seasons 695 Episodes 32 years of entertaining generations with "Doh!" "Kowabunga" and "Meh." Come find all the weird stuff we didn't know. Support the show

Send us a text A CHARLIE BROWN PODCAST! Charles Schultz was the man.  The man that created Peanuts.  If you don't love Charlie Brown and Lucy- something wrong in your noggin. We had no idea that he was Mr. Rogers level pure.  But we found out!  Along with so so many other things! Support the show

Send us a text JENNIFER ANISTON! YOU GUYS!  It's our Friends B-day!  Jennifer A!   Let's take today to celebrate this woman.  This woman who seems like she would be so fun to sit down and have a margarita with!  This woman who starred is some of the greats- Friends, Horrible Bosses, The Break Up, Bruce Almighty, Marley and Me and even Leprechaun! Looking good, Jen- looking good!  Happy B...

Send us a text I'm on drugs!   Ok, we've been fighting the war on drugs for 40 years.  Drugs won. So, how much do you know about what drugs used to be legal and what they were used for?   And- when and how did they become illegal?  And then legal again? What a strange, interesting trip...I  mean all hypothetically because Misty and Ike are angels and have never done drugs... Support the...

Send us a text HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME! You've seen it in movies and TV shows for years.  But what do you really know about it?  Why is it there?  Who was the first star?  Who pays for it and how much does it cost? And most importantly- when do Misty and Ike get their star? Support the show

Send us a text James Dean died?  So, yeah- Ike wasn't real sure if it was true or not. Misty lets him know that yes, James Dean did pass away- a long time ago. But- what a dude!  So much cool stuff to find out about that guy.  And...some spooky weirdness about that car!   Support the show