Go Ask Alice
Bi-weekly adventures through a wiki wonderland, presenting the most interesting facts we’ve found on our way down the wikipedia rabbit hole. Come on the adventure with your hosts, Drew, Lindsay, Sara, and Gene. Find bonus content and hijinks at https://linktr.ee/AskAlicePodcast
Episodes
We started on Hernia and we ended up...places.
Drew covered the topic of speed running, and NO it isn't want you think (most likely).
Lindsay Blesses us with one of the best (or worst) art thief in history.
And Sara literally shocked our socks off with ivy league naked posture photos scandal.
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OMG Guys can you believe we're on Episode 50!!!
This a good one, Drew has even said "This is probably one of my favourite episodes this year TBH" so you know it's going to be good!
"Pain Tolerance" is where we started and we didn't go very far (again). Lindsay covers the incredible tale of Juliane Koepcke and Sara gives us a crash course in Placebos.
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Get ready because this week will make you think a little about psychology, and a lot about gosh darn facts!
"Insight" is where we started and only wondered 2 clicked in each direction. Drew covers everything perception, Gene teaching us about the Mirror test and Lindsay gives us all the minced Oaths would could wish for!
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Learn a little something about the weird ways humans punish each other.
"Jail" is where we started..... and essentially where we ended. This is a boyz onlii episode, with Drew covering the Bloody Code and Gene teaching us a thing or two about School Corporeal Punishment. I'm always amazed how these two make serious things so damn funny and fascinating.
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We bet you don't know what dishwasher Salmon is... well you will after today!
We started on Demon Core .... spooky we know.
Gene didn't hold back with bogs and their many treasures. Drew deafened us (not really) with the loudness war. And Lindsay, took us on an adventure of dishwashers and their many hidden talents.
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Did you think you could get medical history, slug superpowers, and a hot barmaid who almost overthrew the american government.... ALL IN ONE EPISODE?
We started on Armadillo...... innocently....
Gene launched right into kleptoplastic sacogolassans. We tried to stop him. But he emerged with unholy knowledge of animals that can STEAL photosynthetic properties.
Drew got surgery spills all over his lab coat with the history of Robert ...
We started this week on Diode and dove deep through the depths of Wikipedia to bring you the absolute most entertaining topics we could find, like REALLY. Sara ended up on one of the worst Quack Doctors we've ever heard, and Lindsay ended up on Simlish and Drew ended up on the Crime Light (perfect for the true crime lovers out there).
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We started this week on Moleskine and dove deep through the depths of Wikipedia to bring you the absolute most entertaining topics we could find. Sara ended up on the topic of superstitions and Lindsay ended up on the topic of hidden tracks. You better believe that this is a Sara and Lindsay special, but what made this episode even more special is that it was made possible by our ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL Patrons. As always we are incr...
We started by popping off from Champagne and flew down some good rabbit holes in episode 43! Gene told us all about duck weed and Sara made us wanna join hands with 50,000 other people when she explains the largest feminist protest in history.
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We started the flame on Candle and burnt down to here in episode 42! Gene told us about the deadly Belladonna. Drew made us nervous talking about asbestos and Lindsay landed on Shaggy Peter. No we had no idea who/what that was either!
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Somehow Gas lead to here... here being this chaos ride in episode 41! Gene gave us more information about Soup we never knew we needed. Sara made us feel bad but in a good way with a 'Grotesque Old Women'. And Lindsay did it again, gave us another RANDOM as hell topic, this time it was the 'Yoghurt connection'. Trust us, you have no idea what that's about.
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They always say "don't reinvent the wheel,." but we gave ourselves the chance to do it anyway. To this, Drew said, "F-- one wheel, give me two!" and read up all on the history of bicycles. Sara uncovered some marvels of the ancient world, and divulges the secrets of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Gene, obsessed with the ancients himself, took a left turn from Sara and explores the wet, fun, sexy history of Roman Bath Houses.
As...
Can you shake it? can you TAKE IT?
Dive in this week for an adventure that begins on "Door to Door," but actually ends up deep in the nighttime, with Drew's "Night Owls." Then dance the night away with the Hoochie Coochie (thanks Gene), while Lindsay scratches your brain all about one of the toughest challenges on the internet: Googlewhacks.
We SERIOUSLY WANT to hang out with you!!!!
Let the feelings flow this week as we take a deep dive down the rabbit hole of mental health and non-water floods! Two topics that have *Absolutely* nothing in common accept for the Wikipedia page 'Airfoil'. As always you might cry, definitely will laugh and feel a little bit madder from your time in our wonderland. Enjoy!
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An EXTREMELY special shoutout to our patron CakeMaster who chose this episode's starting page!!!! Thank you CakeMaster, you evil genius, for intentionally choosing a page nobody could pronounce! The German word for Black Forest Cake is Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. But predictive text shows that this episode is dark secrets.
Drew explains that Sir Thomas Moore was is such a loyal, thoughtful badass he deserves to be his confirmation ...
EDIT: the audio issue of the first upload has been fixed!
This year has three twos in it but was made of a bunch of firsts. First Gene. First Patreon. First Van.
This year, we have accumulated the most interesting and hilarious moments of the last 365 days and gave it a Mystery Science Theatre twist!
Get your new year new you over here!
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HO HO HO!!!! From Christmas we took 25 clicks to death, decay, and debauchery. The big man's favorite holiday drink may be Coke, but Sara dives into the dark side of Pepsi. Drew teaches us the history of a little-known man named Mozart, and Lindsay gives us a tour of a quiet American town that houses 1000x more dead than living.
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Have you ever asked yourself, "What would the gang do if I asked them to start on jump rope?"
Good!!! We did!!!
Lindsay uncovers the deep, deep mystery of American patriotic ditties (not biddies); and Sara reminds us all why animals are the sweetest, cutest, caringest, babiest things on the planet and we should appreciate them as such.
Except for the parts where they eat each oth...
Youve seen him on the discord.....
you've heard whispers of his name.....
here it is.... THE FIRST EPISODE WITH GENE, OUR NEWEST COHOST!!
This episode has dinosaurs so sweet they're called history's best mammas.
Oh and it has death, by dancing.
and it has.... // devil's island //
Join us everywhere you can increase entropy:
This episode is entirely Robin's fault (yes the Robin we love).
She came up with the start page (Mantis Shrimp) AND the question of the week.... which you will have to listen to discover ;)
Sara and Lindsay talk how to Noodle ((professionally)) and dispose of a body via air ((respectfully)).
It's called a Sky Burial.
BUCKLE UP; WE LOVE ROBIN!!
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