Two Idiots and an Expert

Steven and Lee

Steven and Lee, great friends for over 20 years, discuss random ideas on various topics like pop culture, life, work, and family. Their invited experts talk about their background, expertise, and whether the Idiots are right or wrong. Every episode, Steven and Lee learn sometime new and exciting. There is a thin line between an idiot and an expert! read less
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Episodes

Stories from the Archives
Jun 28 2023
Stories from the Archives
Episode 79 - Stories from the Archives - is live with expert Lara Zielin from the podcast Archive Unknown.Lara joins Kops and Lee (04:04) and immediately clarifies that she isn't an archivist. She explains what she does at her archive and her love for the weird stories found in archives. Lara talks to the boys about a few of her podcast episodes,  specifically Deadly Bombs and a Red Scare which covers the 1919 bombings in the US and then breaks down what exactly an archive is.  Special for the Two Idiots and an Expert podcast Lara shows Kops and Lee a photo (check it out on the pod's social media channels) and tells them an extremely interesting story (22:57) about the kidnapping of Charley Ross. After some more questions for Lara Kops and Lee wrap up this fun episode (57:28)!Thank you Lara for coming on the podcast! Follow Lara on Instagram, for more info go to her website here and subscribe to the Archive Unkown podcast on Apple and Spotify. Lara Zielin's bio: Lara has worked in an archive for more than a decade writing about the strange and incredible things that can be found tucked away in boxes on shelves. For her podcast, she's an archival archaeologist, diving into papers and files all across the country to find truly unusual stories – on topics from true crime to the paranormal to mysteries to conspiracies and more.  #blessed #thereheis #archive #history #truecrime #charleyross #truecrimecommunity #truecrimepodcast #kidnapping #unsolvedmystery #uap #bigfoot #lochnessmonster
Unearthly Paranormal
Jan 17 2023
Unearthly Paranormal
Episode 70 - Unearthly Paranormal - is live with experts Jane and Bert!But first, Kops and Lee review their 2022 podcast stats. This episode's experts are Jane and Bert Mesa of Unearthly: History & Paranormal Investigation (website here). They join Kops and Lee from Austin, TX (07:29), and jump right into explaining their backgrounds and early experiences with the paranormal. Together Jane and Bert investigate and record paranormal locations - Jane loves the history and Bert the tech gear. Since 2019 they have taken these recordings and shared them on their website and YouTube page. Bert and Jane talk about what and where they think spirits are, why some people are more 'in tune' than others and communicating with spirits. Bert breaks down this equipment; a Spirit Box, EMF Detectors, SLScamera and The Paranormal Puck 2.  Jane and Bert tell Kops and Lee about protecting themselves by creating boundaries during their investigations; Jane had an experience with an 'attachment' in the past. Then Jane and Bert talk about some of the properties they have investigated in the past.Kops and Lee come back (01:07:23) to close this episode out... They talk about their thoughts on the paranormal then Lee reveals that he wore an old shirt from Kops and Lee's screen printing days - LC Screen Printing. The shirt has a graphic design of the Buddy Lee baby using a silk screen press!   Thanks so much to Jane and Bert for coming on the podcast! To learn more and watch Jane and Bert's episodes go to their website and YouTube page, and follow them on Instagram & TikTok.#unearthlyparanormal #hauntedatx #paranormal #ghost #haunted #ghosts #paranormalactivity #paranormalinvestigation #ghosthunting #supernatural #spirit #spirits #ghosthunters #paranormalinvestigator #ghoststories #hauntedhouse #haunting #ghosthunter #ghostadventures #scienceismagicexplained #bigfoot #sasquatch #yeti