Really Useful Knowledge

Episode 4: Grenade Goofs and Broadsword Battles

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

Episode 3: Heinous Hindsight and Telegram Travesties

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

Episode 2: Marathons and Mayhem

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

Episode 1: Pinball, Pepsi, and Papal Privates

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

Episode 0: Freuchen's Forays and Haydn's Head

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