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We’re dining out (heh) and discussing the crème de la crème when it comes to restaurants. Most everyone knows about Michelin tires, but did you know that this same company is responsible for grading the top restaurants in the world? That’s right — the company that makes the tires many of you drive on every day is responsible for handing out Michelin Stars. Relevant Links The Michelin Guide

Blimps are a true marvel of technical achievement. I guess you’d say that. It sounds like the pep talk blimps need in order to keep going. Don’t worry about the setbacks of the Hindenburg, the further advancement of the airplane, and nowadays don’t even worry about the increase use of drones. I mean you don’t hear people asking if their new drone is rigid or semi-rigid. Take that flying car indust...

In this episode of Tell Me What You Know we’re taking a look at a couple conspiracies. We’ve covered conspiracies in the past but we thought we would return to a couple that might make your neck hair tingle. First up, we look at another one of these right wing stories of a child sex trafficking ring, this time at a butterfly center in Texas. Those spreading this story would lead you to believe the...

In this episode of Tell Me What You Know, Michael and his co-host dive into the world of coffee, exploring everything from brewing methods to coffee's historical impact. They discuss various coffee roasts, preparation styles, and share personal preferences while keeping the conversation casual and entertaining. Links & Resources: Moka Pot Brewing Guide Kopi Luwak Coffee (mentioned in the episode)...

After 6 months on ice, we're back to discuss "The Metaverse". It seems the Metaverse is everywhere these days. Facebook changed their name to Meta, people are saying metaverse and we're not sure they know what it means, and crypto continues to be a large portion of an investment portfolio. It seems the real world is slowly slipping into the grips of the digital one and we're not sure it's ever com...

In this episode get caught up on some of the crazy news from around the world. Remember to use JumpLinks to learn more about the stories we share and see what we're talking about. Just visit Jump.link and enter the keyword we share in the episode or follow Tell Me What You Know to be just a click away from all our links. https://jump.link

Happy Fourth, everyone! A lot of diet talk on this week's show, from an oral implant that helps you lose weight by making sure your mouth stays shut, to Kim Jong-un's weight loss after reemerging from his month-long hiatus. It's surely going to be a Hot Boy Summer for the Supreme Leader.   We wrap up the show with a star spangled draft in honor of Independence Day.

In this episode we are joined by UVA Law's Dean of Admissions, Natalie Blazer. We discuss the process of applying to Law School, the LSAT, and how law school prepares you to become a lawyer.

If you are in a mid-atlantic state right now, you might be hearing a loud hum outside equivalent to a lawn mower or a motorcycle. But your idiot neighbor never mows despite repeated requests from the HOA and you finished Sons of Anarchy in the beginning of the pandemic. No, what you’re hearing is the sound of the periodical cicadas, magicicadas if we’re being specific. These harmless but annoying...

Welcome to a brand new episode and season of Tell Me What You Know. We know you have missed us. In this episode of Tell Me What You Know, we are discussing Space Trash. AKA Space Junk. AKA Space Debris. This is all the crap left orbiting the earth at 17,000 miles per hour after being launched into space on the many thousands of missions over the year. Large things like satellites, dead boosters, a...

We're coming back May 24th with a new episode! We'll be looking at Space Trash. We also have some information about changes to the show and what to expect going forward. Glad we are coming back! Sorry for the vacation. Now Tell Me What You Know.

On this episode of Tell Me What You Know we’re venturing into the World of NFTs, Non-Fungible Tokens. This is yet another crypto related topic that people between the ages of 16 and 35 are discussing as the next big thing. It leaves most of us asking, what exactly is an NFT and why are people spending so much money on them? Is this new technology the next form of digital art? Will it save the musi...

We're looking back at season 2 and playing the trivia game. See how much we retained in this special trivia episode of Tell Me What You Know.

Big Foot, the Yeti, Chupacabra -- We dive into the mythical world of cryptozoology and look at a variety of creatures that exist in legends from around the world.

On this episode of TMWYK, we’re looking at polar vortexes, winter’s way of saying, “and you thought it was cold”. Yes, last week brought some of the coldest temperatures recorded to parts of the midwest and Texas that left people without power and clean water for several days. We take a look at what causes these events and are they really a product of climate change? At the end, we draft our 5 fav...

We’re raising the "big top" for a little Circus talk. We’ll cover smooth-talking PT Barnum and his questionable intentions, his merger with James Baily to create Barnum and Bailey’s, and their circus being picked up by the 7 Ringling Bros to ultimately achieve the Circus’ Final Form -- Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus. We wrap the show up by picking our favorite things about circuses. Gr...

Hangovers... I don't have the energy to write this.

We're talking Game Stop Stock and the reddit groups who have taken Wall Street by storm. We take you through the ins and outs of this news story that is one part Robbin Hood and one part get rich quick schemes. We try and fill you in on exactly what's going on and we don't over complicate things. Don't take this as investment advice!

We're still on holiday but we'll be back with new episodes on Monday February 1, 2021. Take care everyone.

It’s 100 seconds to midnight, or at least that’s what the folks behind the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists say anyway. We’re talking about the Doomsday Clock, a metaphorical icon symbolizing how long humanity has until we’re all incinerated by nuclear bombs or succumb to unliveable climate change. Learn a little about the creation of the clock as well as global events that have impacted changes...

In this episode of Tell Me What You Know we’re looking at perhaps the most used and most misunderstood inventions of all time: The Internet. Settle in for a lighthearted look at the wires that keep us all connected and at the end of the show Michael and I will draft our favorite web 1.0 websites that showed us how to Surf the World Wide Web with our aol screennames and dial up 56k connection. Eeee...

In this episode of tell me what you know we’re talking quick-service restaurants, aka Fast Food. We discuss some regional chains, restaurants that get a lot of hype, and we break down the newer fast casual restaurants that have redefined fast food. We also welcome Sam Ranson, previously on the podcast covering MC Hammer, and we draft our 5 favorite fast food items. We let our draft take us to cove...

We’re talking Chess. If you’re here for theory on when strategies like the Sicilian Defense and Queen’s Gambit (the opening, not the miniseries) should be used, you’ve come to the wrong place. We’ll get into a little bit of history, talk about stages of the game, and take a look at some notable names in Chess and the interesting stories that surround them. Finally, we wrap up with a draft on our f...

Is freedom really free? On today’s episode of TMWYK, we’re taking a look into the Human Freedom Index, a report produced by the Libertarian Think Tank the Cato Institute, which ranks 162 countries on Earth in order of how free they are. Where does the Land of the Free rank? The answer might surprise you. We wrap up the show with our draft of free things -- our favorite things that happen to be fre...

On this episode of TMWYK we’re looking at the emerging technology known as Deep Fakes AKA Synthetic Media. This technology could be used to put your face into your favorite movie or for something more nefarious like making it seem like a political figure said something when they really did not. We’ll tell you a bit about it’s origins and science behind how it they are created, share some examples...