Brett was supposed to be doing something productive. He was not. Instead he found the story of Pope Stephen VI, who in 897 AD decided the correct response to a papal grudge was to exhume his predecessor's corpse, dress it in robes, prop it up on a throne, and hold a full criminal trial. The dead pope got a lawyer. Was found guilty. Had his fingers cut off. Got thrown in a river. The living pope then got strangled in prison. Justice was served to absolutely no one. Are You Shitting Me? — something learned while avoiding real responsibilities.

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In this episode of Are You Sh!#ing Me? (Something I Learned While Avoiding Real Responsibilities) ,

Brett explores the lost original footage of the Apollo 11 Moon landing and how NASA accidentally recorded over it during the 1980s. Learn how the tapes were erased, how the footage was later reconstructed from global broadcasts, and why one of humanity’s greatest achievements no longer exists in its original form.

Plus, a look ahead at NASA’s Artemis program, the modern mission aiming to return astronauts to the Moon and prepare for future Mars exploration.

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That creepy bird-mask plague doctor you put on your front porch every Halloween? That was a real outfit worn by actual physicians in 17th century Europe. The beak was stuffed with herbs and dried flowers because they believed good smells would cancel out the plague. It did not work. Hundreds of thousands of people died. The leather suit maybe helped a little — kept the fleas off. The aromatherapy did nothing.

Are You Shitting Me? — something Brett learned while avoiding real responsibilities.

Cheers!

Celebrate National Beer Day with a wild true story that sounds completely made up—but isn’t. In this solo episode of Are You Sh!#ing Me?, Brett dives into the shocking history behind April 7, 1933—the day beer became legal again in the United States after 13 years of Prohibition.

From the passing of the 18th Amendment and the strict enforcement of the Volstead Act, to the rise of speakeasies, bootleggers, and crime bosses like Al Capone, this episode uncovers how America went from dry to desperate.

But it gets darker—did the U.S. government really poison alcohol during Prohibition, leading to thousands of deaths? And how did Franklin D. Roosevelt help bring beer back just days into his presidency?

You’ll hear how Americans celebrated at midnight on April 7, 1933, drinking over 1.5 million barrels of beer in 24 hours, including a reported $5 million sold in Chicago alone. The twist? It was only 3.2% beer.

If you love weird history, shocking facts, alcohol history, or just need a reason to crack open a cold one—this episode is for you.

Cheers to the end of Prohibition, the return of beer, and one of the craziest days in American history.

Brett was avoiding something today. He doesn't remember what. Doesn't matter. What matters is that in 1919, a 2.5 million gallon tank of molasses exploded in Boston, sent a wave 15 feet high through the streets at 35 miles per hour, killed 21 people, drowned horses, and left the entire neighborhood sticky for decades.

Are You Shitting Me? — something learned while avoiding real responsibilities.

Cheers!

Brett was supposed to be doing something productive. He was not. Instead he fell into the documented, historically verified story of Joseph Pujol — a completely normal man with an abnormal talent who performed at the Moulin Rouge, out-earned the most celebrated actress of his era, and made women faint from laughing too hard. Doctors examined him. He was fine. He was just built different. This is the most accidentally motivational episode of Are You Shitting Me? to date.

Something Brett learned while avoiding real responsibilities.

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ALL NEW AYSM!! We're back! (Finally)

What do microwaves, potato chips, Velcro, Viagra, Popsicles, and Post-it Notes all have in common?

They were all invented completely by accident.

In this episode of Are You Sh!#ing Me?, Brett and Chuck dive into some of the most famous accidental inventions in history—the discoveries that happened when scientists, engineers, and even kids were trying to do something entirely different.

It all starts with the surprising story of how a melted candy bar in an engineer’s pocket led to the creation of the microwave oven.

From there, the guys explore how mistakes, curiosity, and sometimes pure frustration gave the world everyday products like Super Glue, potato chips, Velcro, Silly Putty, bubble wrap, and even Coca-Cola.

Along the way, Brett and Chuck also cover:

* How super glue was originally meant for gun sights

* How a chef’s anger created the potato chip

* The dog walk that led to the invention of Velcro

* The frozen soda experiment that became the Popsicle

* Why Post-it Notes were created from a glue that “failed”

* And the surprising medical research that turned into Viagra

Of course, it wouldn’t be an AYSM episode without some random facts, including... Something I Learned While Avoiding Real Responsibilities!

It’s a fun, weird, and sometimes ridiculous look at the role mistakes and curiosity play in innovation.

Because sometimes the greatest discoveries in history happen when someone basically says:

“Wait… what the hell just happened?”

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Ever think your job sucks? Meetings, emails, annoying bosses, and “per my last message” energy? Cool. At least you’re not drowning in human shit.

In this episode of Are You Sh!tting Me?, Brett dives into the grossest, most horrifying jobs throughout history—and suddenly modern work complaints don’t seem so bad. From medieval gong farmers who shoveled human waste by hand, to tanners soaking hides in urine, plague corpse collectors hauling bodies during the Black Death, and leech collectors slowly bleeding themselves for medicine that absolutely did not work.

We’re talking disgusting historical jobs, dangerous working conditions, and the nightmare careers no one romanticizes. Along the way, you’ll learn why some of these jobs paid well, why they were deadly, and why progress didn’t just bring technology—it brought dignity.

If you’ve ever hated your job, complained about work, or thought “there has to be something worse than this,” this episode will give you instant perspective—and multiple moments where you’ll say out loud:

“Are you shitting me?”