This week I’m joined again by the great Chris Shelton! Chris appeared on the show some months back to discuss his 27 years of working for the Church of Scientology! I definitely recommend checking those episodes out if you weren’t a listener at the time. He’s here for an update on the goings on of … Continue reading AS190: Scientology with Chris Shelton →
There’s a language which is said to be the smallest language in the world. It has around 123 words, five vowels, nine consonants, and apparently you can become fluent in it with around 30 hours’ study. It was invented by linguist Sonja Lang in 2001, and it’s called Toki Pona. And Nate DiMeo, from the Memory Palace, decided we should learn it together.
In this VERY SPECIAL CROSSOVER EPISODE with This Is Rad! Podcast, the Goods from the Woods Boys curate their own pro-wrestling mix tape to show to Kyle Clark, Matt Burnside, and Natalie Hazen with Pat, Goodnight, and Rivers each showing one great match, one bad match that still has entertainment value, and one memorable or significant promo.
If you’d like to follow along at home, you can watch almost all of these matches on WWE Network if you’ve got that or on DailyMotion if you’re not into the whole paying money thing. Just type in any of these key words and you should be able to find all of these pretty easily:Rivers's great match is Sasha Banks vs. Baylee for the NXT Women’s Championship at NXT Takeover Brooklyn from August 22, 2015.Rivers's bad match is Shawn Michaels vs. Hulk Hogan at SummerSlam 2005 from August 21, 2005.Rivers's promo is the CM Punk pipe bomb promo at WWE RAW in Las Vegas from June 27, 2011.Pat’s great match is Tomohiro Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma at New Japan Pro Wrestling Power Struggle from November 7, 2015. Pat’s bad match is Gerald Brisco vs. Pat Patterson in an evening gown match for the WWF Hardcore Championship at WWF King of the Ring from June 25, 2000.Pat’s promo is Don Muraco’s Madison Square Garden Cage promo from September 24, 1983.Goodnight’s good match is "Rowdy" Roddy Piper vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine in the dog collar match at Starrcade from November 24, 1983.Goodnight’s bad match is Tony Atlas vs. Ted Arcidi on WWF Television from August 9, 1986.Goodnight’s promo is Ted DiBiase’s Basketball promo from WWF Superstars in 1987. That one is super famous. Just google "Ted DiBiase + Basketball" and it will come up. Listen to This is Rad and follow them on Twitter @ThisIsRadPod. Song of the week this week: "Chris Isaak" by Lydia Loveless. You can follow us on Twitter: @TheGoodsPod Rivers is @RiversLangley Pat is @ReallyPatReilly Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
Well, I wasn’t about to ignore this major event that everyone is talking about. I offer my opinion on some of the reactions people are having, from the far right to the far left. As usual, find out why everyone is wrong! (Maybe.)
Interview with Simon Singh; What's The Word: Formication; News items: Low Calories Sweeteners, Making Metals Stronger, JFK Hitman, Fossilized Brains; Who's That Noisy; Your Questions and E-mails: Anxiety in Space, How Much Meat; Science or Fiction
Recently the World Bank stated that climate change may push more than 100 million people into poverty by 2030, and innovations in robotics may eliminate the need for millions of human workers. But how much of this is alarmism, and how much is inescapable fact?
In this second installment with Fiona, we debate a bit about what the rules should be for transgender kids or kids who begin identifying as another gender in high school, and request full use of shower/locker rooms. This is a real case that happened recently and the result was that even a separate changing area within … Continue reading AS188: More Transgender Discussion with Fiona →
In this episode, the Goods from the Woods Boys are joined by country music superstars, The Brothers Brothers Band, to talk about the thing they know best: COUNTRY MUSIC! The Brothers Brothers even play us a few songs. Plus, Rivers gives us a history lesson on the life and times of the other legendary country music brother act, Charlie & Ira Loudermilk also known as The Louvin Brothers. Find Jed and Leland on Twitter @BrosBrosBand. Follow the show @TheGoodsPod Rivers is @RiversLangley Dr. Pat is @PM_Reilly Mr. Goodnight is @SepulvedaCowboy Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
This week I’m joined by Fiona to talk about her life as a transgender person. Fiona came out within the past year and has had to overcome a lot of challenges along the way. Fiona talks about how people have reacted, or not reacted, and also how every day things like using a public restroom … Continue reading AS187: On Being Transgender, with Fiona →
Forgotten Superheroes of Science: Andrea Ghez; News Items: Poop Power, Parallel Universe, Universe Simulation, 3D Printed Rhino Horns; Special Report: Science and Faith; Who's That Noisy; What's the Word: Indolent; Swindler's List: Ransomware; Science or Fiction