Episodios

  • Skywriting with Leaded Gasoline
    Aug 27 2025

    Evan goes down the rabbit hole into the history of skywriting and some of history's most daring stunt pilots while Ken spins tires and tales of the automobile and the deadliest person to ever live.

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    46 m
  • Werner Herzog Circles Back
    Aug 13 2025

    This episode is jam packed with stories of history repeating itself. Ken tells the story of the time Werner Hezog tried to move a boat up a mountain while Evan digs into the cultish linguistics of corporate speak.

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    57 m
  • Traffic Jams and Polish Clams
    Jul 30 2025

    After an accidental summer break, Ken and Evan Atkinson are back with the answers to more burning questions that you never thought to ask. Evan sets out to understand if Google Maps is actually making your drive longer while Ken looks to the animal kingdom to improve some human technology. Hangout and learn a thing or two on an all-new Fascinators!

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    54 m
  • Eat Your Veggies And Win A Tony
    Jun 4 2025

    Did you know that if you release a musical on broadway at all, you have a 40% chance to be nominated for Best Musical at the Tonys? Did you know that turkey, the food, is named after Turkey the country? Well buckle up, because you're about to learn a whole lot more than that on this week's Fascinators!

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    44 m
  • Jocko Flocko's Prison Break
    May 14 2025

    This week on Fasncinators: Evan tells us the story of the rise and fall of the fastest monkey on four wheels, Jocko Flocko. Ken, meanwhile, tries to break out of jail with an armful of nectarines and a helicopter.


    Take a listen and learn something new!

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    44 m
  • How to Stop Choking and Start Cheating (At Baseball)
    Apr 10 2025

    It's episode 50! Evan and Ken have brought you 100 fascinating stories over the past two years and this week is no different. Ken uncovers the dark story of the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver and how it relates to Tigger's voice actor while Evan takes America's pass-time to task as he examines flagrant examples of cheating and adventurous groundskeeping. Thank you for listening along to 50 episodes of Fascinators!

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    41 m
  • Chappell Roan's Flesh Eating Squirrels
    Mar 26 2025

    Do you want the good news or the bad news first? The good news is you can now buy Taylor Swift's new album in 8 different colors of vinyl. The bad news? Squirrels have acquired a taste for meat. Find out what that means for you on this week's Fascinators!

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    55 m
  • Johnny Cash is the Name and Bird Murder is my Game
    Mar 5 2025

    Have you ever seen someone that really looked like a Tim? Or maybe a Samantha? Turns out, you might actually have a good chance at guessing right! This week on Fascinators, Ken takes us on a wild ride through music history to find out why Johnny Cash almost single handedly caused the extinction of the world's biggest flying bird. Evan meanwhile discusses the theory of nominative determinism and how you can guess anyone's name.

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    55 m