Here's My Number, So Call Me Ishmael

Tony Ditta and Austin Sisson
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Here's My Number, So Call Me Ishmael

It's a cultural quiz show and so much more. Tony Ditta (PhD. student of economics) peppers Austin Sisson (generally polite "student of life") with questions about... well, culture gosh darn it. With carefully curated trivia categories and perfectly executed mirth-bombs, you're going to learn something and laugh along the way. Thank you for everything. Goodbye.

  1. Ep. 28: The New Normal

    01/07/2022

    Ep. 28: The New Normal

    If there is one thing you can count on us for, it is normalcy. Consistency. Reliability. Episodes release at the same time, every third [redacted]. Topics that are grounded in the here and now. Now (and here), we break down what "normalcy" really means and why it's such a precious societal standard that we must preserve at all costs. Historically, normalcy has been really good for everyone.

    1h 4m
  2. Ep. 27: A Very Visual Episode

    10/20/2020

    Ep. 27: A Very Visual Episode

    Put on your 3D glasses now.  Remember when movies were silent for a long time and then The Jazz Singer came out and people lost their minds? This is kind of like that without blackface. When I was researching this joke, I read through the Wikipedia entry on The Jazz Singer and there are, no lie, six full paragraphs dedicated to a discussion around whether it was cool that there were blackface scenes in that movie. Like, can we just acknowledge that it wasn't cool?  I originally wanted to make this comparison because The Jazz Singer was the first talkie, and this is like, the first podcast that is SO evocative that you might as well be watching a movie. But then I got really sidetracked by that Wikipedia article. I get that, at the time, cultural critics had different interpretations of what the blackface scenes signified, and that it's dangerous to erase those discussions lest we repeat our s****y past. But six paragraphs? The entire Wikipedia article on the fascinating French idiom "L'esprit de l'escalier" is shorter than the The Jazz Singer's various stuffy critical defenses of blackface. I'm over it! We're ALL over it.  Anyway enjoy the podcast

    1h 11m
  3. Ep. 26: It Doesn't Belong in a Museum

    07/25/2020

    Ep. 26: It Doesn't Belong in a Museum

    When you listen to this episode, you'll have the unique opportunity to hear the first joke ever recorded (from some Sumerians), followed immediately by some of the best jokes ever recorded (from us and Josh Betts). Tune in next week for the last joke you'll ever hear.

    1h 14m
  4. Ep. 25: In Search of a Perfect 10

    05/05/2020

    Ep. 25: In Search of a Perfect 10

    Look us in the eye and tell us that you haven't assigned personality types to each of your pets and plants by now. But you probably got it wrong because you didn't have Hannah Duncan in your home, teasing out the nuances of how your monstera deliciosa reacts to stress, or the key motivations of your calico. We've all been stuck inside for a while, but have you looked inside?

    1h 2m
  5. Ep. 24: Pepsisode 1

    02/22/2020

    Ep. 24: Pepsisode 1

    This episode is about sacrificing your creative integrity in order to reach a wider audience. It's also about the one-of-a-kind, blow-your-mind taste of refreshing Diet Pepsi with Lime©. Nothing pairs better with the rich and rewarding sounds of this podcast than a fizzy, foamy Pepsi. Try one today with a big bowl of Donkey Chips© and take your snack game to the next level!

    1h 11m
  6. Ep. 23: We're Not So Different, You and I

    08/09/2019

    Ep. 23: We're Not So Different, You and I

    Anyone who knows us IRL will tell you that the only way to tell us apart is to look at our feet. Tony wears sandals because his feet are cute, but Austin wears close-toed shoes because his left big toe got slammed in a door in 7th grade, and the nail keeps falling off. We can't imagine how difficult it must be for you listeners to tell the difference, sight unseen. But guess what? Now you don't have to. We have (finally) fused into one.

    1h 4m
  7. Ep. 22: Oh What Beautiful!

    03/07/2019

    Ep. 22: Oh What Beautiful!

    In their song "The Beautiful People," Marilyn Manson sing the words "the beautiful people/the beautiful people (aah)." 23 years later, we're picking up the baton and running it into the endzone. Here you'll find stories of timeless romance which suggest that beauty isn't just skin deep, followed by a long discussion of some smoking hot celebs that pretty much proves that it is. How much sexiness is in here? At least a Hems-worth.

    55 min
  8. Ep. 21: Squirrels Like Cars and Money (Clap-Clap)

    12/18/2018

    Ep. 21: Squirrels Like Cars and Money (Clap-Clap)

    Like Simon and Garfunkel, we have settled our creative differences and height differentials in favor of a long and fruitful partnership. Unlike Simon and Garfunkel, we have recorded a hot track about squirrels. Think of this episode as our "Bridge over Troubled Water," only instead of bridges we have sprawling nuclear facilities, and instead of troubled water it's basically just squirrels. This is our "I Am a Rock" if the rock were a nut. Something something something "Squirrelborough Fair." This is the squirrel episode.

    1h 5m
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It's a cultural quiz show and so much more. Tony Ditta (PhD. student of economics) peppers Austin Sisson (generally polite "student of life") with questions about... well, culture gosh darn it. With carefully curated trivia categories and perfectly executed mirth-bombs, you're going to learn something and laugh along the way. Thank you for everything. Goodbye.

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