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Adam and Mark take a look at WWII with a story of some grenade mishaps in Italy and a British nutjob famous for playing bagpipes in the heat of battle. Hosts: Mark Teskey, Adam Azra'el Producer: Adam Azra'el

Adam and Mark discuss the Japanese children's game known as Kancho and the really, really awful idea that ended the German Empire during WWI. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Mark Teskey Producer: Adam Azra'el Moron: Arthur Zimmerman

Mark and Adam discuss the finer points of the awful 1904 Olympics and the most Irish fire in history. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Mark Teskey Producer: Adam Azra'el

Adam, Mark, and special guest Anthony Staten discuss the wager that saved the pinball industry, Pepsi's short-lived status as an actual global superpower, and the struggle in the Vatican to enforce a modesty standard on its historical artwork. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Mark Teskey Guest: Anthony Staten Producer: Adam Azra'el

Hosts Adam Azra'el and Mark Teskey discuss Peter Freuchen, a Danish explorer/next-level badass, and the curious case of the theft of composer Joseph Haydn's head. Hosts: Adam Azra'el, Mark Teskey Producer: Adam Azra'el