The Jonathan Wier Show

A quick pick me up which is very much needed during this incredibly scary trying time of international strike and concern.

Jonathan will tell you about 1 How to get rid of the hiccups: Bullshit old wives tales 2 Proof that there is no life after death? 3 Bruce Willis once said he didn’t want to play a dead guy in a movie. Nope, not THAT one. James will tell you about 1 A creepy German guy who was the basis of the first sci-fi novel ever. 2 How potatoes can kill you 3 The hilarious origin of the word “fascist” Rod will...

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Turkeys used to be revered as Gods The most successful sniper of WW1 First ever zoo! Ken Griffey Jr was not as good as Stan Musial Green children! First dinosaur bones found Making a motorcycle out of a car Belgian guy who hated his family, even after death Celebrities not good at being themselves

How Rod is recovering from Omicron. Why Jonathan "noped" out of Spider Man. Noping out is the best. Jonathan has found peace and joy by doing something weird in the kitchen...and nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen is a REAL song guys.

Why George Carlin didn’t just like being Mr Conductor…why he NEEDED to be Mr Conductor Who invented the fork and WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG?! The conspiracy about the titanic The origins of the word nostalgia We’re getting better at detecting meteors Will Ferrell/Adam McKay/JCR Why we say Willy Nilly Nirvana getting kicked out of their own record release Nasa intern that stole moon rocks

For Jonathan's 40th birthday we went back to 1981 to see what music and the world was like the week he was born! Old School Piracy Decline of the 45 and the jukebox operator Labels discussing music videos Banning headphones in public in Chicago

Edgar Allen Poe is one of the greatest writers in history, but do you know how he died? He was “cooped” what is that? Why we know what Jimmy Hendrix’s penis looks like Origin of the words stereotype and cliche A woman who uhhh...gave birth to rabbits What do the French call French kissing? Why are cats dicks? Roughly halfway between Halley’s comets times...what happened in 1910 when it flew overhe...

Listen to this show because it could save your life! Back in the 90s a plane crashed into the mountains and when they started examining it they couldn’t figure out what happened. There were no mechanical defaults, no pilot error. The plane just seemed to crash. What really happened is one of the most tragic parenting stories you’ll ever hear. Remember Gotye? Do you know why he didn’t have another...

What was Arnold Schwazeneggers biggest paycheck from a movie? Someone tried to invent a flying bicycle? The origin of OK The CIA is very VERY bad at their jobs Why do we have DST?

We decided to put the 90s show on hold for a week and go back to our roots, scrutinizing music!

Jonathan talks about this crazy theme restaurant he went to for his anniversary and then the guys take a trip back to October 26th 1991 to see if things were better!

We talked about why it's important to have heroes and why Jonathan wants to start a religion around some musician from the 60s.

Jonathan is convinced he's going to get the Italian Defemation League called on him because of something his son did at dinner We hop into a time machine and explore the music and mood of October 1992 (hint it SUCKED) And best of all on this podcast? No one will say anything about The Chiefs/Bills game! (Because we recorded it Sunday morning) Brought to you by Akins Pc Repair!

Jonathan talks about going to a concert and having some very contentious interactions with fans The guys discuss what happened in music this day 30 years ago And more!

How Pee Wee Herman handled his cancel culture moment better than any modern celebrity can Radio management is a paranoid wasteland of anxiety and stupidity Who wants to look like Richard Simmons?

Who was the most popular artist this time 30 years ago? Also we have a fascinating story about Color Me Baddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd Most importantly here is the link to donate to help the daughter of Cody Akin's employee Josiah. Please donate what you can: https://www.gofundme.com/f/dddku-hope-for-veronica?qid=a313afe4b0f48f3c91af70d00faf843f

We looked back on what the top songs and movies were from this exact day 30 years ago to see if life really was better in the 90s.

What to do when you get into a car accident Also what NOT to do when you get into a car accident

These are all clips from our daily show which you can listen to for only $5 a month over at www.patreon.com/thejws

One of two shows this week! Next one is coming on Thursday! Facts: Did Abraham Lincoln really sound like that? What is the most successful apex predator in the world? And WHAT IN THE GOOD NAME OF CHRIST IS FLOPPY BABY SYNDROME?!?!