UPS Rewards
Regina embarks on a journey to the center of an exclusive UPS customer rewards program.
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Report Now, Score Later
There might be a new factor in your credit score.
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- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: What is a credit score?
- NerdWallet: 2022-03-11 04:49:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to the Food Bag
Some personal news and a couple stories about food!
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Grills, sausage, and Tumblr misinformation:
No copyright intended with Andy Baio
We're joined by friend of the show Andy Baio to talk about 20 years of Oscar screener leaks.
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ADHD on the Internet
Note: Some listeners have pointed out that in our attempt to discuss the rise in armchair ADHD commentary online, we participated in some of the damaging parts of that discourse ourselves. We hear you and are sorry. We will be keeping the episode up for now for the sake of transparency. Thank you for all of your thoughtful feedback.
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The Cults Among Us
A listener is curious about a local deli run by a cult, but no one else seems to be.
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Children of Sect Seized in Vermont (New York Times)
When Chipotle doesn't give you lemons... make lemon-aid?
I know, it's not a great joke. But there could be a good joke in there somewhere. If only we had a Chief Laugh Officer. Anyway, this week we uncover the history of the elusive Chipotle lemon wedges.
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- This is Chipotle's website, for anyone who isn't familiar
- 2022-01-20 19:06:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Get Your MTV Dial Sticker
Has anyone seen this 80s artifact?
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- A new "remaster" of the first hours of MTV (Internet Archive)
- 2022-01-13 23:25:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Two Churches
Adrianne wants to become a minister in the Universal Life Church. But which one?
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- A Word From Your Officiant (for Better or Worse) - One of the many New York Times trend stories about marriage and online ordination
- 2022-01-07 01:47:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy New Year
Hey Patreon subscribers,
We're off this week and we hope you are too!
We want to sincerely thank everyone for supporting the podcast this year. The people who wrote in with questions. The listeners who hang out in Discord. Everyone who left us a nice review. And you, the people who send us actual money to do things like:
-commission a pop song
-use Rev.com for the first draft of transcripts
-upgrade to Izotope...
What happened to Super Jojo?
Billy explores the curious similarities between two popular children's YouTube channels.
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Sleuth Songs
Who sang these Cole Porter songs?
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- Sleuth (Wikipedia)
- Sleuth (IMDb)
- The Sleuth Sag... 2021-12-16 22:41:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Department of Fun
"The internet's oldest mystery" brings us to a part of Wikipedia we'd never seen before.
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Aftershow: Boy Bands in Space
Thanks to everyone who participated in Discord and to our guest Jon Fuller, creator of the song "Is There Anyone Out There."
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- Adrianne said "Hard Heart to Break." She meant "Hard Habit to Break." 🙃
- TEAM 5ÜNF lyric video for Liebe überall (YouTube)
- The 2021-12-02 23:21:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Live After-Show Tonight!
Hi Patreon patrons,
We're hosting a virtual live show TONIGHT TONIGHT TONIGHT (Tuesday, November 30, at 9:00pm EST).
You should definitely join. We'll be talking about everyone's favorite almost-extra-terrestrial boy band, Natural, and sharing some extra stuff that didn't make it into the full episode.
We really hope you can make it because it will be really fun. You don't need to RSVP or anything. Just show up read...
2021-11-30 20:29:26 +0000 UTC View PostIs There Anyone Out There
Greetings patrons! It's Thanksgiving here in the US, and we're taking our first-ever week off from Overunderstood to become overoverstuffed.
(Main show spoilers below)
But we're not leaving you empty handed. If you've heard this week's episode of Underunderstood, you heard the origin...
2021-11-25 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostSpace Stylii
- The Golden Record diagram (NASA)
- What is the best iPad stylus? (The Verge/YouTube)
- Sounds of Earth (NASA/Soundcloud) 2021-11-18 18:03:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Who Is Celebrity Number Six?
Billy thinks the Underunderstood community can solve a mystery that has stumped Reddit.
- The first post: "A sub where people recognize celebrities in curtains with silhouettes of celebrities" (r/findareddit)
- 2021-11-11 18:59:31 +0000 UTC View Post
New York Forkin' City
Meet New York City's new mayor.
- Sagging Pants And The Long History Of 'Dangerous' Street Fashion (Code Switch / NPR)
- Sen. Eric Adams: Combating Gun Violence (YouT... 2021-11-05 00:44:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Aftershow: Chief Laugh Officer
We're creating a database of Laffy Taffy jokes!
- Underunderstood subreddit
- Laffy Taffy product inquiries and feedback hotline, open Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. EST: 1-800-358-1971
- The Clegg family Laffy Taffy joke collection... 2021-10-29 18:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Empathy Swine
Regina wonders if boars feel empathy.
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- They “Waka Waka’d” off with her purse.
- pilfering pigs, 2021-10-08 01:11:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Is Something Weird Happening on Facebook?
Adrianne rambles about judgment zones, and then dissects a conspiracy theory behind some Facebook spam.
Season 5 is coming
Hello listeners! It’s been a while since we’ve been in the main Underunderstood feed. We had busy summers filled with Major Life Events (mostly good!) and some time off. But it’s time to dust off our digital magnifying glasses and put our mystery-solving hats back on. Underunderstood is coming back for Season 5 on October 26. 2021-09-30 20:54:46 +0000 UTC View Post
TIL on TikTok: Zillow Buys Houses
Regina shares a viral TikTok that shows a potentially dark future for real estate.
- TikTok number 1
- TikTok number 2
- Planet Money (Jul. 2021): 2021-09-23 22:53:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The Bunion King
Adrianne investigates an internet-famous surgeon.
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- Video promo
- The Bunion King on TikTok (CW: bodies, graphic medical stuff, feet)
- 2021-09-17 15:50:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Emergency Pod: McFlurries in the News
The McFlurry is back in the news, and we comb through it all.
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