Facts Schmacts

Matt & Kev
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Join hosts Matt & Kev for a thoroughly unrehearsed and poorly researched romp through History, Science, and Culture!

  1. Bad Science Part 2: Universe 25/Behavioural Sink

    05/04/2023

    Bad Science Part 2: Universe 25/Behavioural Sink

    Dear Listener Imagine if you will, a utopia. All your needs satiated, food, clean water, mating partners, all the trap free cheese you can eat, no predatory cats skulking about fixing to make you their next offering to their gods. What more could you ask for? Well, turns out that this utopia isn't all it's cracked up to be. Join us as Matt takes us down from the highs of our imagined rat paradise and into the the reality that is Universe 25. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, and give us a review. It really helps us get discovered, and we really appreciate it! see our website https://www.factsschmacts.com Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Factsschmacts Follow us on Twitter @factschmactpod Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/facts_schmacts/ Help us out by donating or subscribing to our Patreon for exclusive content, early access to episodes & AD free listening https://www.patreon.com/factsschmacts or buy us a coffee here! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/factsschmacts Support this podcast at - www.redcircle.com/factsschmacts/donations Why do we sound so good now? We got a sound guy! https://www.adamminermusic.com Website Design by https://osmedia.design #comedypodcast #historypodcast #sciencepodcast #canadianpodcast #comedy #history #science #popculture #strangetales #urbanlegends #funny #lighthearted #interesting #weird #weirdtales #learning #universe25 #behaviouralsink #sink #sync #doesntmatter #sociology #weirdexperiemnts #doomed #scienceexperiments

    56 min
  2. Bad Science Part 1: The Stanford Prison Experiment

    04/25/2023

    Bad Science Part 1: The Stanford Prison Experiment

    History is rife with half baked ideas, poor decisions and pseudo science... wait a minute.. that sounds like the perfect synopsis of this here podcast. I digress, Where were we... right the Stanford Prison Experiment. Join us Listener as Matt deconstructs the infamous experiment with special guest "The Scientist" (it's actually just Kev) If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, and give us a review. It really helps us get discovered, and we really appreciate it! see our website https://www.factsschmacts.com Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Factsschmacts Follow us on Twitter @factschmactpod Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/facts_schmacts/ Help us out by donating or subscribing to our Patreon for exclusive content, early access to episodes & AD free listening https://www.patreon.com/factsschmacts or buy us a coffee here! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/factsschmacts Support this podcast at - www.redcircle.com/factsschmacts/donations Why do we sound so good now? We got a sound guy! https://www.adamminermusic.com Website Design by https://osmedia.design #podcast #Stanford #experiments #sociology #history #comedy #comedypodcast #historypodcast #sciencepodcast #canadianpodcast #comedy #history #science #popculture #strangetales #urbanlegends #funny #lighthearted #interesting #weird #weirdtales #learning

    1h 10m
  3. Hinterkaifek Murders - A German True Crime Murder Mystery

    04/12/2023

    Hinterkaifek Murders - A German True Crime Murder Mystery

    Does Matt ever find anything happy in history to report? No, the answer is just no. Facts Schmacts history episodes, and true crime is often a downer, and this story takes the apfelkuchen (that's a German "apple cake"). Join us Listener as we tell the tale of Hinterkaifeck family that was brutally murdered under mysterious and gruesome circumstances. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, and give us a review. It really helps us get discovered, and we really appreciate it! see our website https://www.factsschmacts.com Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Factsschmacts Follow us on Twitter @factschmactpod Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/facts_schmacts/ Help us out by donating or subscribing to our Patreon for exclusive content, early access to episodes & AD free listening https://www.patreon.com/factsschmacts or buy us a coffee here! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/factsschmacts Support this podcast at - www.redcircle.com/factsschmacts/donations Why do we sound so good now? We got a sound guy! https://www.adamminermusic.com Website Design by https://www.orbitalsyntax.com #comedypodcast #historypodcast #sciencepodcast #canadianpodcast #comedy #history #science #popculture #strangetales #urbanlegends #funny #lighthearted #interesting #weird #weirdtales #learning #truecrime #murder #mystery #german #germany #germantruecrime #deutch #de

    48 min
  4. Rendalsham Forest Incident - We "Milk" The UFO Teet Again

    04/01/2023

    Rendalsham Forest Incident - We "Milk" The UFO Teet Again

    Ready for us to "Milk" the UFO genre for the "Special Fools" April Fools day episode? We sure are! We really can't get enough of this stuff and there's something in particular that tickles our fancy about this one. Come and join us Listener as "we" discuss a cold war conundrum of the third kind. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, and give us a review. It really helps us get discovered, and we really appreciate it! Check out these "Special Fools" from today's episode at their Podcast "Milk" https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/milk/id1611066920 see our website https://www.factsschmacts.com Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Factsschmacts Follow us on Twitter @factschmactpod Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/facts_schmacts/ Help us out by donating or subscribing to our Patreon for exclusive content, early access to episodes & AD free listening https://www.patreon.com/factsschmacts or buy us a coffee here! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/factsschmacts Support this podcast at - www.redcircle.com/factsschmacts/donations Why do we sound so good now? We got a sound guy! https://www.adamminermusic.com Website Design by https://www.orbitalsyntax.com #comedypodcast #historypodcast #sciencepodcast #canadianpodcast #comedy #history #science #popculture #strangetales #urbanlegends #funny #lighthearted #interesting #weird #weirdtales #learning #UFO #aliens #coldwar #airforce #80s #eighties #mystery #aliens #UAP #milk #crossover

    45 min
  5. World War 2's Breaking Bad Army - A Schitzkreig Blitzkreig

    03/15/2023

    World War 2's Breaking Bad Army - A Schitzkreig Blitzkreig

    Just when you thought the Germany Army from 1939-45 couldn't get any more insane Matt sheds a bit of light on the fuel that drove them on their ruthless and sadistic march across Europe. In particular we look at the tale Aimo Allan Koivunen, a Finnish soldier who fought with the Axis forces against the Russians on the Eastern Front. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, and give us a review. It really helps us get discovered, and we really appreciate it! see our website https://www.factsschmacts.xyz Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Factsschmacts Follow us on Twitter @factschmactpod Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/facts_schmacts/ Help us out by donating or subscribing to our Patreon for exclusive content, early access to episodes & AD free listening https://www.patreon.com/factsschmacts or buy us a coffee here! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/factsschmacts Support this podcast at - www.redcircle.com/factsschmacts/donations Why do we sound so good now? We got a sound guy! https://www.adamminermusic.com Website Design by https://www.orbitalsyntax.com #comedypodcast #historypodcast #sciencepodcast #canadianpodcast #comedy #history #science #popculture #strangetales #urbanlegends #funny #lighthearted #interesting #weird #weirdtales #learning #WW2 #worldwar2 #finland #drugs #meth #pervitol #germany #soviet #russian #easternfront #snowpatrol #drugoverdose #extremesurvival #continuationwar

    49 min
  6. Marie Antoinette & The Diamond Necklace Con

    02/23/2023

    Marie Antoinette & The Diamond Necklace Con

    Think you're gullible because you gave those guys that pretended to be Amazon associates access to your banking info? Well you might be, but you're certainly not the first. Join us Listener, as Matt tells us the tale of one of the biggest con jobs on history, and hear how eerily in sync we are when selecting topics... it's getting uncomfortable.  If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, and give us a review. It really helps us get discovered, and we really appreciate it! see our website https://www.factsschmacts.xyz Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Factsschmacts Follow us on Twitter @factschmactpod Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/facts_schmacts/ Help us out by donating or subscribing to our Patreon for exclusive content, early access to episodes & AD free listening https://www.patreon.com/factsschmacts or buy us a coffee here! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/factsschmacts Support this podcast at - www.redcircle.com/factsschmacts/donations Why do we sound so good now? We got a sound guy! https://www.adamminermusic.com Website Design by https://www.orbitalsyntax.com #comedypodcast #historypodcast #sciencepodcast #canadianpodcast #comedy #history #science #popculture #strangetales #urbanlegends #funny #lighthearted #interesting #weird #weirdtales #learninga #france #marieantoinette #truecrime #con #conjob #heist #historic #french #revolution #1700's

    55 min
  7. Alfred Loewenstein - The Man Who Fell To Earth

    02/14/2023

    Alfred Loewenstein - The Man Who Fell To Earth

    On July 4, 1928, Alfred Loewenstein boarded his private plane at the Croydon Airport in England with 7 passengers. Hours later the plane lands in Belgium with 6 passengers. What happened to the millionaire businessman? This is a history mystery right up the Facts Schmacts alley. Join us Listener, as we speculate and make wild assumptions to one of the strangest disappearances in history. Fokker images - https://www.google.com/search?q=Fokker+F.VII&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=AJOqlzXfjg5yFc-5MpeMrNnCawaMgxnD2Q:1675391957814&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwin7oS0qfj8AhXDjIkEHcfXCFIQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1262&bih=1298&dpr=1 If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, and give us a review. It really helps us get discovered, and we really appreciate it! see our website https://www.factsschmacts.xyz Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Factsschmacts Follow us on Twitter @factschmactpod Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/facts_schmacts/ Help us out by donating or subscribing to our Patreon for exclusive content, early access to episodes & AD free listening https://www.patreon.com/factsschmacts or buy us a coffee here! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/factsschmacts Support this podcast at - www.redcircle.com/factsschmacts/donations Why do we sound so good now? We got a sound guy! https://www.adamminermusic.com Website Design by https://www.orbitalsyntax.com #comedypodcast #historypodcast #sciencepodcast #canadianpodcast #comedy #history #science #popculture #strangetales #urbanlegends #funny #lighthearted #interesting #weird #weirdtales #learning #millionaire #airplane #disappearance #mystery #history Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/factsschmacts/donations

    50 min
  8. U.F.O. Balloons 2023 - Full of Hot Air With Matt & Kev

    02/14/2023

    U.F.O. Balloons 2023 - Full of Hot Air With Matt & Kev

    Nobody asked for it and we have delivered! What is the deal with all these U.A.P.'s (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon)? Are they Chinese spy balloons? U.F.O.'s (Unidentified Flying Object)? Perhaps it's the balloon your Auntie gave you on your birthday, but your jerk cousin Derek was jealous because he didn't get a balloon so he took yours and then let it go, and then it floated away? It wasn't even your birthday Derek, I haven't forgot...I digress. Join us listener as we attempt to lay out a timeline and then speculate wildly about the latest News story that we are woefully unqualified to provide any useful information about. If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, and give us a review. It really helps us get discovered, and we really appreciate it! see our website https://www.factsschmacts.xyz Join us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Factsschmacts Follow us on Twitter @factschmactpod Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/facts_schmacts/ Help us out by donating or subscribing to our Patreon for exclusive content, early access to episodes & AD free listening https://www.patreon.com/factsschmacts or buy us a coffee here! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/factsschmacts Support this podcast at - www.redcircle.com/factsschmacts/donations Why do we sound so good now? We got a sound guy! https://www.adamminermusic.com Website Design by https://www.orbitalsyntax.com #comedypodcast #historypodcast #sciencepodcast #canadianpodcast #comedy #history #science #popculture #strangetales #urbanlegends #funny #lighthearted #interesting #weird #weirdtales #learninga #UFO #UAP #spyballoon #balloon #f22 #f16 #norad #aliens #ww3 #february #shotdown #hotairballoon #alieninvasion

    47 min
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Join hosts Matt & Kev for a thoroughly unrehearsed and poorly researched romp through History, Science, and Culture!

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  • Creator
    Matt & Kev
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    62
  • Rating
    Explicit
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