The Complete Guide to Everything
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The Complete Guide to Everything
A weekly podcast for knowledge about anything and everything. From North Korea to Nicolas Cage, Tim and Tom leave no stone unturned in their humble quest to make the world a more informed place. Put away the encyclopedia four-eyes because this may just be the last resource you'll ever need. Wikipedi...
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Cathy
This week, we explore the high-anxiety, chocolate-loving world of Cathy, the comic strip that spent 34 years capturing the crushing weight of modern w...
Nielsen Ratings
It's a classic Sweeps Week episode of TCGTE, so we're talking about the company that measures who's watching and listening to stuff. And how's this fo...
Jell-o
This week we are diving spoon-first into the history of America's most famous gelatinous dessert. We break down Jell-O's humble beginnings as boiled a...
Greatest Living American Songwriters
The eggheads over at The New York Times put together a list of the 30 greatest living American songwriters in order to get people to get mad on the in...
Eurovision
This week we’re covering a long-time topic request for the contest that made ABBA and Celine Dion famous: The Eurovision Song Contest. Also, Tim recov...
Magicians
Tom saw a magic show and his mind was so blown that he hasn't talked about anything else for over a week. So this week, we just turned on the micropho...
Aging
This week Tom turns another year older. We explore the history of birthday parties (a surprisingly recent invention born of 19th century consumerism),...
Caverns
This week, we take the show underground (LITERALLY!) after we experienced the splendor of the subterranean world. We talk about the difference between...
Artemis II
It's been 54 years since anyone's been to the moon and we're finally sending people back up there. Well, near the moon. This week we break down the Ar...
Pranks
Hot on the heels of April Fools' Day, we're being mischievous little imps and causing all sorts of trouble with our pranks. We talk about the best pra...
Ryan Gosling
This week we're talking about everyone's favorite Canadian Goose, Ryan Gosling. We cover his early days corrupting children on the Mickey Mouse Club a...
Medieval Times
This week we're talking about Medieval Times. Not the actual times, but the place people go in modern times to eat food with their hands and watch peo...
Looksmaxxing
Now that it’s just the boys again, we’re mogging on all of the softmaxxers this week. You know the type, the ones that don’t even bonesmash. This week...
Trios
Tim is back and the gang's all here! This week Christine sticks around for one more episode to discuss Trios with Tim & Tom, and things get strangely...
Dating Etiquette
This week we take a look into the ever-shifting world of dating etiquette: the 3-3-3 Rule, the dangers of becoming a "yap-trapper," and why the 1996 f...
Waiting in Line
It’s something everyone has to do sooner or later, unless you’re wealthy, and that’s waiting in a line. But did you know that the idea of “lines” or “...
Pigeons
Pigeons are funny little guys you may have seen walking or even flying around. Some people hate them, some people like them, some people judge each in...
Umbrellas
Stop being a Victorian fuddy-duddy and open up that umbrella inside, baby! This week we’re disrupting everything you thought you knew about umbrellas....
90s Daytime Talk Shows - Part Deux
Despite covering THREE 90s Daytime Talk Show hosts last week, there are still more! This week we talk Montel, Donahue, Sally Jesse, Maury, and Geraldo...
90s Daytime Talk Shows
This week Christine and Tom discuss the trashiest era of daytime talk shows: the early 1990s. We’re talking’ Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones and “the voic...
Supermarkets
Christine joins Tom this week to discuss her favorite place: Supermarkets. We discuss the various psychological tricks they use, Christine shares a tr...
CES 2026
The Consumer Electronics Show happened this week, and we’re here to fill you in on all of the latest advances in toilets, vacuums, and knives. We also...
Biohacking
Want to optimize your body's performance by doing a bunch of weird things? Well then, it's time to start biohacking, baby! This week we're talking thr...
2025 Year-in-Review
We’re still in the Holiday grindset this week and going over the year that was. We discuss what the kids are into (Labubu and saying 6-7), what the ad...
Christmas Cards
It just wouldn't be the holiday season if we didn't send pieces of folded up paper with well-wishes to everyone we know. This week we're talking about...
Holiday Toys 2025
This week we’re discussing the hottest Holiday Toys of 2025. We’re talking Labubus, Nintendo Switch 2, LEGO Minifig Vending Machine, Bitzees, Hatchima...
Secret Santa
Shhhh... keep your voice down! This week we're talking about Secret Santa, and the last thing we need is someone blabbing about it all over town. You...
Eyeglasses
Can you read this? If not, you might need glasses. This week we’re talking about spectacles, bifocals, and progressives. We also discuss the history o...
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so this week we are discussing the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We dive into the history of th...
Daylight Saving Time
Ripped from the headlines, just two weeks after it ended, we're discussing Daylight Saving Time. Nobody's quite sure why we do it, people seem to hate...
Jury Duty
In a real “ripped from the headlines” episode, Tim has jury duty this week. Also, we discuss who would be the better cult leader and generally just ha...
Spiders
Halloween Month™ may be over, but we still have some creepy crawly stuff we wanna talk about. Tom has a lot to say about spiders and a lot of myths he...
Sleep Paralysis
Whether it’s The Old Hag, the Hat Man, the Greys, demons, or just some guy sitting on your chest, no one likes to wake up and find they can’t move. It...
Aleister Crowley
Halloween Month™ continues with a discussion of the famous occultist, poet, mountaineer and fancy little rich boy Aleister Crowley -- a guy who practi...
Curses
“Curses to you!” Is what you WON’T be saying after you listen to this week’s episode, all about Curses! Halloween Month continues this week as we disc...
The Boogeyman
We're kicking off Halloween Month™ with just about the scariest thing you can imagine: The Boogeyman. He's always lurking in the shadows, in your clos...
Hobbies - Part 2
Your favorite Hobbyists are back to discuss hobbies that were recommended to them by a fancy computer. Will we learn new and exciting hobbies, or are...
Hobbies - Part 1
Two of America's foremost hobbyists are here to tell you all about the thing we're most passionate about: hobbies. What are the good ones? What are th...
Snoring
It’s raining, it’s pouring, Tim & Tom are snoring? Well Tim is at least. This week we’re talking about sawing logs and playing the nose trumpet, that’...
Physical Media
Despite living in an increasingly digital world, many cool people (like us) are going back to physical media sources -- you know, stuff you can really...