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Toilet humour is a type of humour revolving around poop, toilets, and similar topics. It’s mostly embraced by children, but also by your hosts Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilet_humour WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON PATREON!https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcast Fi...

Glam rock is a style of music that started in the UK and includes plenty of extreme hairstyles and glitter and more. Learn more as hosted by Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glam_rock WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON PATREON!https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcast Find...

Villains are the bad guys in movies, TV, books, etc. Learn more about the origin of villains in this episode hosted by Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW! Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villain WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON PATREON!https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcast Find us on social media! ht...

Villains are the bad guys in movies, TV, books, etc. Learn more about the origin of villains in this episode hosted by Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW! Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villain WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcast Find us on social media! h...

The Great Gilly Hopkins is a novel for children about an 11-year-old girl named Gilly who is placed from foster home to foster home. She keeps a tough front but slowly falls for the love of her new foster family. Unfortunately, she sends a letter begging to live with her mother and exaggerates the negative state of the foster home and social services takes action. This book was one of Rachel Teich...

Eye rolling is the action taken by people when they move their eyes up. The meaning assigned to eye rolling has changed over time, and more recently it is used to convey displeasure or sarcasm. Interestingly, it has been found to be more common in women. Learn more by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article h...

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union passed away on August 30th, 2022. He was famous for his policy of glasnost (“openness”) and his part in ending the cold war. Learn more in this Current Events episode as hosted by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Rodeo clowns are the people who act as entertainers and even in some cases taunt the bull in a rodeo. They are often found in barrels for protection from the bulls. Rodeo clowns used to dress as clowns, but more recently they tend not to as much. Learn more as narrated by Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia artic...

Pantyhose are the thin tights often worn under skirts and dresses to provide skin coverage and a bit of warmth. Somehow, after all this time, they are still manufactured in such a way that they continue to tear and run frequently. Learn more as hosted by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://e...

The Münchhausen trilemma is the thought that it is impossible to prove any truth without accepted assumptions. Basically, we can’t say anything is fact, for sure. Learn more as narrated by Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCnchhausen_trilemma WE APPRECIATE YOUR...

Feces Part 2 Feces. Poop. Doo-doo. These are all words for “feces” and this episode is about feces, what it is, and what it’s used for. Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW read this article. You can giggle along with them! Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feces WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON PATREON! htt...

Feces Part 1 Feces. Poop. Doo-doo. These are all words for “feces” and this episode is about feces, what it is, and what it’s used for. Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW read this article. You can giggle along with them! Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feces WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON PATREON! htt...

2010 Guatemala City Sinkhole The 2010 Guatemala City sinkhole was a sinkhole that took an entire 3-story factory. Apparently, sinkholes are very common in Guatemala City. Learn more by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Guatemala_City_sinkhole WE APPRECIATE YOUR S...

This week, a study was published about doppelgängers and the findings that people who are true look-alikes according to a computer software share a lot of DNA. Listen to more about doppelgängers as reported by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN. Produced by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia & news article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/science/doppelgange...

Nuclear Pasta Nuclear pasta is not pasta that is radioactive. Instead, it is theoretical type of degenerate matter that is thought to exist in the crusts of neutron stars. However, this noodly episode is still fascinating. Learn more as narrated by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN on this very special 200th episode and Rachel’s birthday.  Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Ra...

Flappy Bird Part 2 You might remember Flappy Bird as the highly viral mobile game several years ago that eventually got taken off of app stores. Remember when phones with the software got sold for a lot of money? Learn more about the history and making of Flappy Bird as hosted by Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikiped...

Flappy Bird Part 1 You might remember Flappy Bird as the highly viral mobile game several years ago that eventually got taken off of app stores. Remember when phones with the software got sold for a lot of money? Learn more about the history and making of Flappy Bird as hosted by Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikiped...

The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is essentially the holy book of pastafarianism, with the flying spaghetti monster being the main deity. The book was written as a parody to the Bible to make fun of creationism. Learn more as hosted by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedi...

Sisyphus was the king of Corinth and was punished by Zeus because he cheated death twice. His punishment was to roll a large boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down, for eternity. Learn more about the absurdity of Sisyphus in the rest of this article by Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: ht...

Sisyphus was the king of Corinth and was punished by Zeus because he cheated death twice. His punishment was to roll a large boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down, for eternity. Learn more about the absurdity of Sisyphus by Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

This week, President Biden was to sign the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This Act makes various changes including but not limited to: expanding the IRS, updating taxes, and capping prescription prices. Learn more in this Current Events episode as hosted by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN. Produced by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia & news article here: http...

Hold your… horses because this episode is not about what you probably think it’s about. A fetish is a symbolic object, often man-made, that people believe holds supernatural powers. Fetishes are typically tied to the magical aspects of various religions. Learn more as hosted by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia...

A one-line joke is a joke delivered in one line, typically as one sentence. This episode is mostly comprised of examples of one-line jokes delivered by hosts Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW. Here’s an example of a one-line joke: "Never read a pop-up book about giraffes." (Sean Lock) Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article https://en.wikipedi...

A wet T-shirt contest is a competition where people, usually women with breasts, wear light-colored shirts and no undergarments and then have cold water poured over them. Typically, the competition is judged by an audience or a set of judges. Learn more about this by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article he...

Jabberjaw Jabberjaw is an animated television series from the 1970’s about a great white shark that’s part of an underwater rock band set in the year 2076. Learn more about this absurd concept show as hosted by Victor Varnado, KSN and Rachel Teichman, LMSW. Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado & Rachel Teichman Full Wikipedia article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberjaw WE APPRECIATE...