We have an episode with Will Cowan, the busiest man in showbiz (that I know personally). He takes some time from his band and podcast network to join Braden for a chat! First, Braden tells a story about a man who single-handedly (heh) created a sperm bank exclusively "populated" (heh) from Nobel Prize laureates at an incredibly worryingly recent time. Then, Will combines his two podcasts and tells Braden the story of the semi-forgotten video game based on the David Lynch Dune movie that helped influence an entire genre of video games!Then, of course the second to last episode of TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE. For this season anyways. Will Will's incredibly busy schedule and widely-spread interests allow him to find the truths within the lies, or will he be buried under the pile of curated bull provided by Braden? LISTEN AND FIND OUT!Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastALL OF WILL’S THINGS!The Galacticas: https://www.facebook.com/thegalacticas/https://thegalacticasalberta.bandcamp.com/https://open.spotify.com/artist/3OqM9wx94VLVevksMclrGIChapter By Chapter Podcast:https://www.chapspodcastnetwork.com/podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/2yjMUjVXQ2J2kTbYC7iZ1Rhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chapter-by-chapter-podcast/id1522686661Last Gen Arcade:https://www.chapspodcastnetwork.com/podcast-2https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-gen-arcade/id1621887604https://open.spotify.com/show/64q4ZPRIHF94UsBKA1jCP0

It's yet ANOTHER episode where Braden invites a guest to do half his work! Tiktoker Tee joins Braden to hear the story of one of the most famous Polish soldiers in history, and to share how you can start growing your plants with copper wire, and why Big Pesticide wants you to not do that thing. Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastTarot Time with Tee on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tarottimewithtee?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

For this current episode, Braden welcomes a man who not only talks into microphones for a living, BUT ALSO IN FRONT OF A CAMERA! ON the eve of his first year anniversary into this media industry, Gates goes into detail on one of the Canadian gems of broadcasting: Big Brother Canada. Braden returns with the TRUE story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke, and the super obvious answer as to what happened to them. Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastFollow Gates' work on Instagram! @2metrespodcast2 Metres Apart Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7xpXYue0mwHjnUnePBmgg7?si=c1e1c23150f1429cAlso, WATCH YOUR LOCAL NEWS!

CONTENT WARNING: improper use of yogurt. This may sound like a joke, but I assure you, it is not. Happy Valentine's Day/Happy Discount Chocolate Day Eve to all!Today, I bring you two stories: one of the inspiration behind one of Beethoven's most enduring works, and one of a man who saw America spread out in front of him and thought "WHY CAN'T THEY JUST STOP HAVING SO MUCH SEX WITH EACH OTHER?!", and with a specialized kitchen and sanitarium in hand, he worked hard to make Americans... well, less hard. This... is the story of Corn Flakes. Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

Gather round for a collection of stories about man's best friend in all their facets: the good, the bad, and the furry!Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

Hi Everyone! This episode is going to be considerably more freeform than anything else that I've released. Really, it's kind of going to be a State of the Podcast sort of deal, put together as something of a fireside chat. (Plus Sara and Craig are in dire need of some time off, so I'm more than happy to give it to them!)((And pardon the jingling cats and dog squeaking a tennis ball. They were having a blast.))If you're wanting a jazzy Christmas-y fireplace to listen by, may I recommend: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL8IvJJbxjUIf you're wanting a lakefront fire that reminds you of summer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAX_I4AgjiUOr if you're just wanting that back-to-basics fireplace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_LUpnjgPso&t=3449s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

We have another Christmas-ish episode here on What?! Explain. For this episode, we tell the story of the friendship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, two authors with very different philosophies on writing, but still very good friends. Well, right up until Lewis wanted to put Santa Claus into the Chronicles of Narnia. Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

This is a story about a treasure of unusual proportions, hidden within a massive cavern in the center of the United States. A hoard brought together by the United States government over half a century ago, and still maintained to this day. This is a story of... The Great American Cheese Vaults.Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

Hi All! This is just a quick announcement that we're taking a mid-season break, and returning in December! But we also have some exciting looks ahead at what the rest of the season will look like. Thanks very much, and we'll see you in a bit!Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

There's YET ANOTHER episode of What?! No, YOU Explain., and this time, we look to our own team! For the first time in front of the microphone on this show, it's the owner of a very soothing baritone, sound engineer extraordinaire, Craig Murdock!This episode has two stories, both containing music and questionably earned military rank! I tell the story of Colonel Tom Parker, manager to the stars (or so he would say), and overall morally questionable man, while Craig regaled me with the story of the recording of Captain Beefheart's hit album Trout Mask Replica. It, uh... probably couldn't have been made today.Then, as is tradition, the game of Two Truths and a Lie. Can the man who has literally heard the podcast more times than anyone else on the planet (he is our sound engineer, after all) figure out which is which?!LISTEN AND FIND OUT!Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

It's almost that scariest time of year here at What?! Explain. : HALLOWEEN! So we decided to give you not one, but two spooky stories! The first involving a woman determined to wield the forces of the supernatural against the criminal element, while the second involves a series of taxi drivers who picked up... unusual passengers. Note for the listeners: Apparently there was a bit of strange audio interference right at the beginning and end of the recording, so apologies in advance. I was trying out a new recording space, but couldn't get over the feeling of being... watched somehow. Anyways, hope you enjoy the episode! Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

It's ANOTHER episode of the show where Braden... TALKS TO OTHER PEOPLE?! This episode, Braden welcomes podcaster, songwriter, guitarist, singer, and fellow interrobang (the ?!) enthusiast Nathan Iles to the show! Nathan is the co-host of Last Gen Arcade, where he and his fellow host Will Cowan go through history's favorite games and answer the age old question: how do your favorite games hold up?As a result, he is now one of the world's foremost experts in both the history and the playing of Duke Nukem Forever (2011). The world is funny like that. Because he does things in the real world, he is also part of Brain Bent, a post punk/new wave band with a sinister, satirical edge.We go down some rabbit holes on this episode, as Nathan brings a story of a haunted video game with a particular twist, and I share a story about an artifact so secretive that the Catholic Church has threatened anyone writing about it with excommunication. Luckily, this is a podcast, so I think I'm okay. Then, the single most involved section of two truths and a lie that we have had YET on the show! Will Nathan's confidence in the overall cool-ness of Scandinavian countries be rewarded? What do Scandinavian countries have to do with this? LISTEN AND FIND OUT!(There may be some cursing and mild blasphemy in this one, just a heads up!) Want more of Nathan? Find him below!Last Gen Arcade is a podcast hosted by Will Cowan and Nathan Iles. They go through history's favorite games and answer the age old question: how do your favorite games hold up? It's a foul, hilarious journey through retro entertainment. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/last-gen-arcade/id1621887604 Brain Bent is a post punk/new wave band with a sinister, satirical edge. Formed as a reaction to the capitalist nightmare we live in, the band draws on dystopian office imagery and sharp, angular songwriting to make you dance and feel weird about the fact you are dancing. Their first EP, "Obligatory Icebreaker," can be found on all streaming platforms and on Bandcamp at the link below. https://brainbent.bandcamp.com/Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

There's not many people that know of Wall Street that don't have an opinion on what it represents. Anchored within these eight blocks are financial houses and stock exchange that have billions of dollars flowing through them on a daily basis. It is well known that what happens on Wall Street has ripple effects all the way across the United States, and in some cases, the world. However, the history of how this street came to be in an equally interesting story, steeped in blood, trade, questionable defensive fortifications, and a complete indifference to the surrounding ocean. Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

EXPLAINER NATION! (Which is what you are all called now, thank you Haley for this idea!)Our spin-off of the main show continues, and this episode, I have on my dear friend and co-host of BLEEPIN' SPACE, JIM! ( a Twitch show where I find out the joys and horrors of Star Trek: The Original Series), Haley!Haley is also the host of Nominated, a biweekly movie club podcast about every movie nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award. Every episode covers one year's nominated movies and at the end of each episode, Haley and her guest select their Best Picture. Do they agree with the Academy? Eh, about 50-50. That being said, Haley will absolutely dive into an analysis and research the heck out of whichever movies were nominated for that year, and for the years in which the Academy nominated TEN movies... good lord. Nominated is absolutely worth a listen, and highly recommend it for any cinephile or anyone that just enjoys good analysis!However, we also tend to feed off each other, so over the course of this episode, we cover the story of Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American Civil Rights activist whose LEAST exciting part of life was declining an Academy Award on Marlon Brando's behalf, drawing attention to the Wounded Knee occupation. Rapidly followed, of course, by my sharing the story of John Mytton, the one-man argument AGAINST the superiority of the British class system. Finally, we go into two truths and a lie, where Haley tries to see if she can tell my very strange tidbits of facts from my artisanal crafted lies. You know how the game works. Does she succeed? Is there cursing? HOW IS THIS EPISODE THREE TIMES LONGER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER ONES?! Listen and find out!Nominated can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nominated/id1517490039Bleepin' Space, Jim! is live every second Wednesday at: https://www.twitch.tv/ehhbopFollow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincastWe have a lovely new Patreon! Go check out the tiers athttps://www.patreon.com/whatexplain

TRIGGER/CONTENT WARNING: SuicideThis is a story about two enterprises: one, a trusted name in automotive tires that has been around for over a century, and the other, a deeply secretive organization that publishes fine dining guides that can make or break a chef's career. Both of these enterprises have existed for well over a century, and even share the same name: Michelin!That has to be a coincidence, right?...right?Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram: @whatexplaincast

This is a story about four genuinely insane offshoots of what could be argued as one of the most significant inventions in the history of humanity: the gun. I'm not saying good, I'm not saying bad. I'm saying significant. That being said, this episode is about the world's largest double-barreled cannon, the first rapid-fire artillery with one glaring error, a questionably disguised triple pistol, and of course, a gun exclusively made for telling the time. Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram: @whatexplaincast

And now, for something... well, pretty similar. The start of our lovely spin-off show, What?! No, YOU Explain., where I have friends, podcasters, and all sorts of interesting people on to share their interesting stories. This episode, my guest is my dear friend and fellow podcaster, Dawar. Dawar is the host of a podcast/show called "A Conversation with a Friend", where he has various friends on to talk about their lives. He is a very insightful interviewer, and I have had the honor of being on his show in the past, so I was very happy to have him on the inaugural episode of What?! No, YOU Explain. In this episode, we talk about the unlikely origin of Febreze, how the CIA managed to get an ungodly amount of titanium during the Cold War, and we play a VERY involved game of Two Truths and a Lie. Want to know more? LISTEN TO THE SHOW!Also let me know what you think of the new spin-off format! NOTE: For those worried that I have done something completely different and am ignoring my old format, fret not! The What?! No, YOU Explain. episodes were all created in addition to the full thirteen episode third season, not in replacement of. A Conversation with a Friend Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxuS5Ykc5_RJMtrJJN9zpqQFollow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincast

This is one of many stories taking place over the period of time known as the Great Depression: A time of droughts, unemployment, and economic ruin. However, this story also involves a group of people coming together to help save one of their townspeople’s livelihood, and started a movement to help others do the exact same. It’s a happy story. I promise.Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram: @whatexplaincast

When tragedy strikes, it can often define the life of those who were left behind. Some people will fall to pieces, while others carry on as best as they can. However, for one woman known as Olga of Kiev, what she did afterwards would define the history of eastern Europe for hundreds of years afterwards. Thanks for the patience, and I hope you enjoy the third season premiere!Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastInstagram: @whatexplaincast

As with all good holiday specials, this one comes with a content warning, which will be after the description. That being said, this is a Valentine's Day special, and what could be more romantic than the story of one of the world's most famous Frenchmen, Napoleon Bonaparte, his travels throughout his military history... and... well, after his death. Well, part of him travelled after his death anyways. Listen to the episode, it'll all make sense. Content warning: death, post-death dismembermentI cannot emphasize enough, if you're a bit squeamish, you may want to give this one a miss. Season 3 is in production, but enjoy these specials while we work! If you're wanting all the latest information on when Season 3 is coming, as well as anything else I'll be working on, Follow us on social media!  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatExplainCastTwitter: @whatexplaincastInstagram: @whatexplaincast