Nobody Knows

Happy New Year from Nobody!

Nobody began making Nobody Knows on January 1, 2018. And to celebrate the anniversary of that monumental occasion, Nobody presents this special New Year’s themed visit from one of Nobody’s finest episodes, with questions submitted by Danny Leo, Michele Rosenthal, Julius Masri, Amy Smith, Heather Houde, Loren Groenendaal, Heidi Kay, Sharon Wasko, Alanna Bozman, Lizzie Burrows, TJ McGlinchey, and Sasha Wright. Songs in episode include "Ein, Zwei, Drei und Vier (Glücklich Bin Ich Nur Mit Dir)" written by the Comedian Harmonists and recorded here by Fred Bird in 1932, “Lagu Ngisep Dublag” performed by the Angklung of Sidan in 1928, "Auld Lang Syne" recorded by Japan's Imperial Navy Concert Band in 1910, “Three Girl Rhumba” recorded by Wire in 1977, and “Three is a Magic Number” recorded by Bob Dorough in 1973. Pick a number from 1 to 20. Now show your love for Nobody by sharing this episode with that many friends. And look out for more news from Nobody in 2019.

Election Special

In honor of recent and upcoming elections, we rebroadcast a favorite episode of Nobody Knows and would love for you to share it with everybody—your family, your friends, somebody with whom you have political differences—everybody. And please tell Nobody what you think by leaving a review at Apple Podcasts [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nobody-knows/id1333284691]. Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Elizabeth Weinstein asked this question. Spanish military band music recorded by Radio Nacional in Sevilla sometime in the early 1950s. Somebody is running low on lizard food. Got questions for Nobody? Visit themediums.org [http://www.themediums.org] to send yours in. Nobody just might answer them.

49. Ghosts

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. Questions on this episode asked by Sarah Chemlawn, Dani Solomon, Aditya Bhattacharjee, Michelle Shafer, Eli Nioxn, Maggie Cleveland, Jared Taber, T.J. McGlinchey, Stephanie Sutkowski, and Matt Pakulski. Music on this episode includes the accordions of Kamil Behounek and Parush Parushev, plus the vocal stylings of the Five Jones Boys, all recorded in the 1930s. Jonathan Pfeffer provided the eerie organ music, and the community at freesound.org [https://freesound.org/] furnished some spooky sounds. Nobody ain’t afraid of no ghosts. Somebody ain’t afraid of no double negatives. Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org [http://www.themediums.org/nobody-knows/]. Nobody just might answer them.

48. Ghostrider

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design by Somebody. This episode’s question asked by Yona Yurwit. Music by Gerty Farish [https://loadrecords.com/bands/gerty-farish/], recorded in Cambridge Mass during the 1990s. Episode image by the great J.G. Posada, etched in Mexico during the early 1900s. This episode features tie-ins to previous episodes of Nobody Knows: The Wise Sage appears courtesy of #47, “Ohrwurm [http://www.themediums.org/nobody-knows/ohrwurm]”. Maple Rabbit [https://maplerabbit.bandcamp.com/] appears courtesy of #45, “Ignoring [http://www.themediums.org/nobody-knows/ignoring]”. Your Lizard Brain appears courtesy of #10, “Politicians [http://www.themediums.org/nobody-knows/politicians]”. Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org [http://www.themediums.org/nobody-knows/]. Nobody just might answer them.

11. Flowers

Nobody Knows features the voice of Nobody, with sound design and floral arrangements by Somebody. Question asked by Paul Kruse. A warning to listeners: this episode uses the phrase "severed sexual organs" more than once. Got questions for Nobody? Send yours in at www.themediums.org [http://www.themediums.org/nobody-knows/]. Nobody just might answer them.