What?! Explain.

It's the moment you've all been waiting for, the final round of the What?!, No YOU Explain. Tournament of Champions. Nathan takes on Haley in a competition full of facts, falsehoods, and fakery, as Braden throws categorically everything he has left at them.  Who will triumph? Who will despair? WHO WILL WIN THE CELEBRATORY ICE CREAM CAKE?! Listen and find out! Follow us on social media!  ...

It's the Tarot Titan vs. The Flatlands Fashionista, as Tee takes on Haley in our second semi-final match.  WHO WILL WIN? WHO WILL BE DEFEATED? And just what is Magnum Gold, the mysterious band behind the album "Dionysus Dick-stealing"? LISTEN AND FIND OUT! Follow us on social media!    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCast Instagram: @whatexplaincast For Haley, Nominate...

For our first semi-final match, STILL live from Madison Square Garden (allegedly), it's The Mortal Kombat Maniac vs. The Peter Molyneux Masher, as Dawar takes on Nathan.  Who will triumph? Who will be defeated? And just how much pornography did the CIA use for attempted blackmail? LISTEN AND FIND OUT! Follow us on social media!    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCast Instagram:...

It's the Grimdark Graphic Designer vs. the 10/10 Tarot Reader, as the final battle of the first round pits Sara against Tee! Two people enter! TWO PEOPLE LEAVE, BUT ONE A LITTLE SADDER THAN THE OTHER! Who will win? Who will lose? Why would somebody saw off the side of a McDonalds restaurant?! LISTEN TO FIND OUT!!!!! Follow us on social media!    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainC...

It's round 3 of our quarterfinal, with the EQ Equivocator vs. The Smash Bros Slammer, as Dawar takes on Craig! Who will win? Who will lose? How many Neros is too many? LISTEN AND FIND OUT! Follow us on social media!    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCast Instagram: @whatexplaincast Dawar's work can be found at... Inner Quest Inc. Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ch...

We are back with Round 2, as two co-hosts fight for trivia supremacy!  It's the Iles of Annihilation vs. The Pop-Punk Prankster as Nathan and Will battle both each other and the waves of truths and lies that Braden throws at them to determine which one of them will advance.  Who will win? Who will lose? What part of the human body can act as an egg substitute in a pinch? LISTEN AND FIND OUT....

It's the start of the What?! No, YOU Explain. Tournament of Champions, and we start off with a bang!  It's The Oscar Opinionator vs. The Gates of Hell, as Haley takes on Gates in this first round, live from Madison Square Garden! (Allegedly. Prove me wrong.) TWO PEOPLE ENTER. TWO PEOPLE LEAVE. BUT ONE OF THEM MUCH HAPPER THAN THE OTHER! Follow us on Instagram! Instagram: @whatexplaincast...

We have an episode with Will Cowan, the busiest man in showbiz (that I know personally). He takes some time from his band and podcast network to join Braden for a chat! First, Braden tells a story about a man who single-handedly (heh) created a sperm bank exclusively "populated" (heh) from Nobel Prize laureates at an incredibly worryingly recent time. Then, Will combines his two podcasts...

It's yet ANOTHER episode where Braden invites a guest to do half his work! Tiktoker Tee joins Braden to hear the story of one of the most famous Polish soldiers in history, and to share how you can start growing your plants with copper wire, and why Big Pesticide wants you to not do that thing.  Follow us on social media!    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCast Instagram: @whate...

For this current episode, Braden welcomes a man who not only talks into microphones for a living, BUT ALSO IN FRONT OF A CAMERA! ON the eve of his first year anniversary into this media industry, Gates goes into detail on one of the Canadian gems of broadcasting: Big Brother Canada. Braden returns with the TRUE story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, and the super obvious answer as to what happened t...

CONTENT WARNING: improper use of yogurt. This may sound like a joke, but I assure you, it is not.  Happy Valentine's Day/Happy Discount Chocolate Day Eve to all! Today, I bring you two stories: one of the inspiration behind one of Beethoven's most enduring works, and one of a man who saw America spread out in front of him and thought "WHY CAN'T THEY JUST STOP HAVING SO MUCH SEX...

Gather round for a collection of stories about man's best friend in all their facets: the good, the bad, and the furry! Follow us on social media!    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCast Instagram: @whatexplaincast We have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers at https://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

Hi Everyone! This episode is going to be considerably more freeform than anything else that I've released. Really, it's kind of going to be a State of the Podcast sort of deal, put together as something of a fireside chat.  (Plus Sara and Craig are in dire need of some time off, so I'm more than happy to give it to them!) ((And pardon the jingling cats and dog squeaking a tennis bal...

We have another Christmas-ish episode here on What?! Explain. For this episode, we tell the story of the friendship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, two authors with very different philosophies on writing, but still very good friends. Well, right up until Lewis wanted to put Santa Claus into the Chronicles of Narnia.  Follow us on social media!    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCas...

This is a story about a treasure of unusual proportions, hidden within a massive cavern in the center of the United States. A hoard brought together by the United States government over half a century ago, and still maintained to this day. This is a story of... The Great American Cheese Vaults. Follow us on social media!    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCast Instagram: @whatexplain...

Hi All! This is just a quick announcement that we're taking a mid-season break, and returning in December! But we also have some exciting looks ahead at what the rest of the season will look like. Thanks very much, and we'll see you in a bit! Follow us on social media!    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCast Instagram: @whatexplaincast We have a lovely new Patreon! Go check...

There's YET ANOTHER episode of What?! No, YOU Explain., and this time, we look to our own team! For the first time in front of the microphone on this show, it's the owner of a very soothing baritone, sound engineer extraordinaire, Craig Murdock! This episode has two stories, both containing music and questionably earned military rank! I tell the story of Colonel Tom Parker, manager to th...

It's almost that scariest time of year here at What?! Explain. : HALLOWEEN! So we decided to give you not one, but two spooky stories! The first involving a woman determined to wield the forces of the supernatural against the criminal element, while the second involves a series of taxi drivers who picked up... unusual passengers.  Note for the listeners: Apparently there was a bit of strange...

It's ANOTHER episode of the show where Braden... TALKS TO OTHER PEOPLE?!  This episode, Braden welcomes podcaster, songwriter, guitarist, singer, and fellow interrobang (the ?!) enthusiast Nathan Iles to the show!  Nathan is the co-host of Last Gen Arcade, where he and his fellow host Will Cowan go through history's favorite games and answer the age old question: how do your favorite gam...

There's not many people that know of Wall Street that don't have an opinion on what it represents. Anchored within these eight blocks are financial houses and stock exchange that have billions of dollars flowing through them on a daily basis. It is well known that what happens on Wall Street has ripple effects all the way across the United States, and in some cases, the world.  However,...

EXPLAINER NATION! (Which is what you are all called now, thank you Haley for this idea!) Our spin-off of the main show continues, and this episode, I have on my dear friend and co-host of BLEEPIN' SPACE, JIM! ( a Twitch show where I find out the joys and horrors of Star Trek: The Original Series), Haley! Haley is also the host of Nominated, a biweekly movie club podcast about every movie nomi...

TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING: Suicide This is a story about two enterprises: one, a trusted name in automotive tires that has been around for over a century, and the other, a deeply secretive organization that publishes fine dining guides that can make or break a chef's career. Both of these enterprises have existed for well over a century, and even share the same name: Michelin! That has to be a...

This is a story about four genuinely insane offshoots of what could be argued as one of the most significant inventions in the history of humanity: the gun.  I'm not saying good, I'm not saying bad. I'm saying significant.  That being said, this episode is about the world's largest double-barreled cannon, the first rapid-fire artillery with one glaring error, a questionably dis...

And now, for something... well, pretty similar. The start of our lovely spin-off show, What?! No, YOU Explain., where I have friends, podcasters, and all sorts of interesting people on to share their interesting stories.  This episode, my guest is my dear friend and fellow podcaster, Dawar.  Dawar is the host of a podcast/show called "A Conversation with a Friend", where he has various f...

This is one of many stories taking place over the period of time known as the Great Depression: A time of droughts, unemployment, and economic ruin.  However, this story also involves a group of people coming together to help save one of their townspeople’s livelihood, and started a movement to help others do the exact same.  It’s a happy story. I promise. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram: @...