PILTDOWN MAN AND THE CARDIFF GIANT
Two longtime friends, one a former comedian and the other a world traveler, riff on life, the arts, music, sports, travel and Horehound candy, and follow rabbit holes on just about anything. Much of it tongue in cheek while entertaining themselves and hopefully you. Future plans are interviews and at least one listener.
PILTDOWN MAN AND THE CARDIFF GIANT
Latest Episodes
(81) "From Flip Cup Records To Musical Comedy In Kentucky With Special Guest Tom "Cool" Yolton"
A Guinness world record for flipping 10 cups in 6.63 seconds sounds ridiculous until you hear how long it takes to train for it, and what it says about attention, ambition, and the weird ways people build careers now. We kick things off with Da...
(80) "We Turn Pet Peeves And Old Habits Into Comedy Gold Or Something Really Stupid"
Arby’s says “we got the meats,” but we cannot stop thinking about the fish. We kick things off with a question that should be simple: why does a fast food fish sandwich show up in spring and disappear around Easter? From there, the conversation...
(79) How El Niño Put Chilean Penguins In Copper Vests As The Grand Canyon Ate My Uno Card"
A copper vest for a penguin sounds like a punchline until you hear why it exists. We kick things off with a report from Chile where El Niño-driven warmth cuts into the fish supply, leaving young penguins injured and at risk. Researchers are try...
(78) "Two Guys Rate Themselves As Human Beings Without Flinching. One Scorecard, Zero Tens"
Reality is weird when your mood is part of the measuring tool. We start with a psychology concept called depressive realism, the idea that people who feel down may sometimes judge control and outcomes more accurately than people who lean optimi...
