Feeding Your Curiosity with Empty Calories
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Matt and Spencer have a new podcast! Don’t miss out on the Matthew Carroll Podcast! Go subscribe wherever you get podcasts http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pott/2018/03/27/introducing-the-matthew-carroll-podcast.mp3 Download Introducing The Matthew Carroll PodcastVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Spencer and Colin compete to see who is the more well-rounded brother. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.70_-_Sibling_Rivalry.mp3 Download Ep.70 – Sibling RivalryVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Spencer and special guest/co-host emeritis Matt Carroll (of The Marvel Cinematic Universe Podcast) talk about not watching the Olympics and desperately desperately try not to be pulled into the blackhole that is talking about the Republican Nominee for President. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.69_-_Olympic_Ignorance_3.mp3…
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Spencer and special guest Dave Roberson (from the DC on Screen podcast) brave wind and rain to talk about not watching the Olympic games. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.68_-_Olympic_Ignorance_2.mp3Von Pursuit of the Trivial
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Spencer and special guest Nick Munkachy take recumbent bicycles on a meandering journey all the way from the Olympics to a nuclear submarine! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.67_-_Olympic_Ignorance_1.mp3Von Pursuit of the Trivial
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Spencer ponders being prolific while stranded on the side of the road. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.66_-_18000_bad_ideas.mp3Von Pursuit of the Trivial
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Time traveling birds are appearing in our literature, sabotaging our scientific research and attempting to alter the course of U.S. holiday history. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.65-Time_Traveling_Birds.mp3 Download Ep.65-Time Traveling BirdsVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Spencer talks about failed podcast ideas. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.64__Brexiting_Rocky_3.mp3 Download Ep.64 – Brexiting Rocky 3Von Pursuit of the Trivial
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Matt and Spencer watch the rematch of Rocky And Apollo! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Rocky_II1979.mp3 download Ep.63 – Rocky 2Von Pursuit of the Trivial
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Matt and Spencer watch the classic boxing movie Rocky. Get ready for some inspirational podcast training montages! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Rocky.mp3 Download Ep.62 – RockyVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Matt and Spencer watch Terminator Genisys. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Terminator_Genisys.mp3Von Pursuit of the Trivial
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Matt and Spencer watch Terminator Salvation. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.60_-_Terminator_Salvation.mp3 Download Ep.60 – Termiator SalvationVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Matt and Spencer watch Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines! [audio http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.59_-_Terminator_3_Rise_of_the_Machines.mp3] Download Ep.59 – Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Matt and Spencer watch Terminator 2: Judgement Day http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.58_-_T2_Judgement_Day.mp3 Download Ep.58 – T2: Judgement DayVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Matt and Spencer talk Terminator. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.57_-_The_Terminator_1984.mp3 Download Ep.57 – The Terminator (1984)Von Pursuit of the Trivial
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Matt and Spencer talk 3d printed bridges, ticks, Chilly Gonzales and sweet sweet reverb. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.56_-_Sensual_Concrete_Walls.mp3 Download Ep.56 – Sensual Concrete WallsVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Matt and Spencer discover Bin Laden’s reading list, how to give anyone you know a personality test, the simplest of productivity hacks, and why there is no need to worry about a towel folding apocalypse. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.55_-_Crystal_Nose.mp3 Download Ep.55 – Crystal Nose…
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Storm troopers occupy Disney World, break out room scarcity and how local politics could disrupt the space time continuum! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.54_-_The_Key_Is_In_His_Diaper.mp3 Download Ep.54 – The Key Is In His DiaperVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Join Matt and Spencer as they get old man haircuts and wait for the robot hotel maids to take over the world. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.53_-_Friendship_Like_Autism.mp3 Download Ep.53 – Friendship Like Autism Additional Reading: Benjamin Button haircut Robot Hotel The Problem with Artificial Intellegence Robot Camel Jockeys Ca…
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Join Matt and Spencer try to break out of a room, create belly button cheese and finally find that adventure playground they’ve been dreaming of. [audio http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.52.keep_your_podcast_away_from_the_holocaust.mp3] Download Ep.52.keep your podcast away from the holocaust Additional reading: Trailer for The Land …
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Matt and Spencer talk about meeting John Popper, building their life on a lie, plastic and The Boredom Method. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.51.Sloppy_Profound.mp3 Download Ep.51.Sloppy, Profound Additional Reading: Hook by Blues Traveler The Max Fun Drive The musical stylings of Nixon Cheesewheel A Case for Boredom…
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Matt and Spencer return from their hiatus and talk about disappointing vacations, media endurance challenges and the owl vandalism subplot in The Walking Dead. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.50_-_Were_Baaaaaack.mp3 Download Ep.50! – We’re Baaaaaack!Von Pursuit of the Trivial
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Join Matt and Spencer as they prepare for the Pope’s arrival by throwing back some North Korean brew, sneaking Bob Dylan lyrics into scientific papers and replacing their food intake with Soylent. How do they get so much done you ask? Two words: adult diapers! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.49_-_The_Times_They_Are_a-Changin.mp3 Do…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they send glitter to their enemies, take up DIY synthetic biology and get surgery on a boat! All while watching the same bad movie over and over and over. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.48_-_Vegetable_Theory.mp3 download Ep.48 – Vegetable Theory Entertainment Two guys watch Grown Ups 2 every week for a yea…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they watch violent children’s films, bet on their weight loss and wait for their lost parrot to return. The entire time they are the only audience for an exclusive Bob Dylan show! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.47_-_All_the_Way_to_Mexico.mp3 Download Ep.47 – All the Way to Mexico Science & Nature How to be…
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Join Spencer, Ashley and Brittany as they take their emotional support alpaca to an eatery, clean their chimneys with a goose and find out why the movie Face Off is no longer science fiction. Download Ep.46 – Eli Is My Power AnimalVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Join Matt and Spencer as they visit an abandoned man-made lake in search of a tree of forty fruit and then create an elaborate infographic about the journey. All the while they are hoping the Cards Against Humanity expansion pack they purchased on Black Friday can’t be judged by it’s cover! [audio http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.45…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they explore the mysterious and humorous depths of North Korean history and speculate on whether the Sony leaks are the “merciless counter measure” Kim Jong Un was promising. All while erecting a statue to Kim Jong Sung in celebration of his eternal presidency! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.44_-_North_Kor…
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Join Matt, Spencer, and special guest Ashley Roeder as they prevent the rise of Polish vampires, scroll through a stomach churning app and remember what Thanksgiving is really all about, shopping! Also special appearance by Spencer’s son who attempts to eat the microphone! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.43_-_Baby_at_Mic_Level.mp3 …
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Join Matt and Spencer as they disprove the chicken tornado theory and seclude themselves in the harsh Siberian wilderness for 40 years with only the song of comet 67p to get them to sleep at night. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.42_-_Rippling_Adonis.mp3 Download Ep.42 – Rippling Adonis History Kurt Vonnegut’s brother myth busts th…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they wander nonexistent streets while popping brown pills, preparing for an epic snowball fight and wondering what type of meat they just consumed! [audio http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.41_-_Meatball_Assembly_101.mp3] Download Ep.41 – Meatball Assembly 101 History The largest snowball fight in history was …
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Join Matt and Spencer as they take a rash of illegal selfies and fight off a serial hugger with their high-tech umbrellas! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.40_-_Premeditated_Hugging.mp3 Download Ep.40 – Premeditated Hugging Science & Nature An umbrella made of air! Sports & Leisure A trio of banned selfies! You can no longer take se…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they go door to door performing this special Halloween episode whilst take photos of dead Victorians dressed as clowns. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.39_-_Halloween_Special.mp3 Download Ep.39 – Halloween Special! Geography Creepy clown wanders the night in Wasco, CA Art People in the 1800s took photos of …
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Join Matt and Spencer as they ride their hoverboards to into a distopian future where the illuminati have paved the streets with cooper! [audio http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.38_-_Hoverboard_Conspiracy_Theory.mp3] Download Ep.38 – Hoverboard Conspiracy Theory Arts & Literature Behold a Pale Horse! And an elaborate conspiracy theor…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they identity the man slipping on a banana peel dressed as a polar bear whose portrait is burnt into this piece of toast. [audio http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.37_-_Dogs_Cats__Coked_Up_Polar_Bears.mp3] Download Ep.37 – Dogs, Cats & Coked Up Polar Bears Science The Ig Nobel Prize gently mocks the absurdity …
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Join Matt and Spencer as they make a B movie about a rag tag group of Shakespearean invasive species paying it forward at Starbucks. WARNING: If you listen to this podcast sitting down, it may give you cancer. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.36_-_A_Different_Kind_of_Bum_Fight.mp3 Download Ep.36 – A Different Kind of Bum Fight Arts …
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Join Matt, Spencer and special guest Alyssa as they eat too much cheese, fund a man’s dream of potato salad and kill the dream of the silver screen for some princesses. All while cultivating infamous mustaches! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.35_-_Dictator_Salad.mp3 Download Ep.35 – Dictator Salad Arts & lit Women who wouldn’t make…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they get their pets an agent, launch fish from a cannon and name an island after their podcast. We suggest listening on a speaker that looks like Kim Jong-Un. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep._34_-_Mummies_and_White_Leather_Toilet_Seats.mp3 Download Ep.34 – Mummies and White Leather Toilet Seats Science & Na…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they fight off snakes in this amazing ice hotel where they would give anything for a flaming monkey. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.33_-_Poison_for_your_mind.mp3 Download Ep.33 – Poison For Your Mind Arts & literature Apply gives away the new U2 album and people get angry Entertainment A&E cancels the show…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they buy dead squirrels, rent a country and collapse into a delightful weekend of mass hysteria. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.32_-_How_To_Spend_70000.mp3 Download Ep.32 – How To Spend $70,000 Arts & lit Dead squirrel art sells for $70,000 Geography Rent a country on Airbnb! Science The fitness tracker th…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they send flowers to space, drink some elephant processed coffee, lose all their feathers and dream of paying their way to performing in the Super Bowl Halftime Show. If they succeed its ninja checkmate! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.31_-_Penguin_Gernade.mp3 Download Ep.31 – Penguin Gernade…
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join Matt and spencer as they deal in the Lego black market, try not to run afoul of the Malawi law and attempt to keep their jobs from those creative machines! All the while speeding at a steady ten miles over the speed limit in their Google driverless car! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.30_-_Id_Recognize_That_Grease_Anywhere.mp3…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they take placebos, fart in the Queen’s presence and get in a hot dog eating contest with a grizzly bear while climbing a dam with a band of goats. It was all caught on film by a troop of monkeys. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.29_-_Man_v._Nature.mp3 Download Ep.29 – Man v. Nature Arts & lit Who owns a mon…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they literally go to adult summer camp where they herd spider goats, regret eating ice cream sandwiches and eagerly await the results of the baby raffle! Literally. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.28_-_Babies_for_sale.mp3 Download Ep.28 – Babies for Sale Arts & lit Merriam Webster literally made literally m…
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Join Matt, Spencer and special guest Brittany Roberson as they kill spiders with makeshift blowtorches, carve self portraits out of frozen blood, and race to the death! All caught on tape via a cat telephone. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.27__Bringer_of_Darkness_Cometh.mp3 Download Ep.27 – Bringer of Darkness Cometh Sports Two wo…
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Join Matt, Spencer and guest David C. Roberson (maladjusted.tv) as they sink their teeth into some lake cow bacon, while sinking into a chair that looks and smells like human skin and hoping that their new illegal kayaks don’t… well, sink. All the while carrying assault rifles and looking into the connection between Family Guy and the Illuminati. h…
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Matt, Spencer and special guest Colin Roeder finger paint icy landscapes, fight evil with inflatable tanks, and bask in the Norwegian sunlight thats piped in from the mountains above. The whole thing is caught on tape because someone (cough.. Colin) butt dialed 911. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.25_-_Hitler_Vs_Bouncy_Castles_Vs_K…
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Join Matt & Dave as they ditch Spencer and pursue trivialities on their own! [audio http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.24_-_Podcast_Face.mp3] Download Ep.24 – Podcast FaceVon Pursuit of the Trivial
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Join Matt, Spencer and guest David C. Roberson (maladjusted.tv) carry their significant others over the parrot fish poop covered beaches of Hawaii while painting tumors with scorpion venom and singing the alternate lyrics to “Like a Rolling Stone” at the top of their lungs. http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.23_-_Far_Afield.mp3 Downlo…
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Join Matt and Spencer as they crash a kickball game, start using playing cards as currency, and make a pact to send their ashes to pluto. All the while fervently hoping that Kim Jong Un declares war on them! http://traffic.libsyn.com/pursuitofthetrivial/Ep.22_-_Kim_Jong_Unreasonable.mp3 Download Ep.22 – Kim Jong Unreasonable Entertainment Bill murr…
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