Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
Shane Rogers
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Scandals: Hollywood Edition
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
07/23/20 • 40 min
In part two of the MFFI "Scandals" series, Shane and Duncan cover sex, drugs, and murder in tinseltown.
In this episode:
- Mel Gibson VS a paper bag
- Hugh Grant’s impulse purchase
- Swan Dive off the H
- Tim Allen, drug mule
- The Hollywood Madame, AKA coke and quaaludes
- The Fappening
- The Black Dahlia
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Episode Transcript:
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/scrqm7/Hollywood_Scandals.pdf
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Common Misconceptions about Animals
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
09/09/21 • 34 min
Do bears really hibernate? What does the color green look like to a cat? And most importantly, is ice cream flavored with beaver butts? Find the answers to these and other essential animal-related questions in this week's episode of MFFI.
In this episode:
- Do Bears Hibernate?
- Are Bats Blind?
- Can Dogs and Cats See Color?
- Can Owls Spin Their Heads Around?
- Are Penguins Monogamous?
- Is Ice Cream Flavored With Beaver Butts?
- Do Cats Love Milk?
- Have Primates (Like Koko) Actually Learned Sign Language?
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Botched Coups and Failed Assassinations: The Bay of Pigs
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
08/19/21 • 45 min
You can’t win them all.
In 1961, America experienced the sting of its first truly humiliating public defeat, a debacle that played out in real time on the international stage. The bungled and bloody Bay of Pigs Invasion would mark the first major misstep of the Kennedy administration, and as “Operation Zapata” began to unravel in Cuba, the resulting scandal would undermine America’s carefully crafted image as a shining beacon of virtue.
In this episode:
- Fulgencio Batista
- 1933 Sergeants uprising
- Mafia’s Playground
- Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
- Che Guevara
- The Movement
- The Moncada Army Barracks
- 26 of July movement
- Granma Yacht
- Brain Drain
- Dwight D Eisenhower
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- Operation Pluto
- Phases One, Two, and Three
- Operation Zapata
- Sonic Booms
- Brigade 2506
- Carlos Rafael Santana Estevez
- The Attack
- Mad Dog Flight
- FAR T-33s
- The Aftermath
- Tractors
- Operation Mongoose
- Poison Cigar
- Exploding Mollusk
- The Fountain Pen
- Scuba Suit
- Poison Pills
- LSD Spray
- Thallium Salts
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Unexplained Phenomena
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
12/05/19 • 39 min
What do deja vu, the "Wow" signal, and a mushroom in Texas all have in common? As you might have guessed by the title, they're all examples of unexplained phenomena. In this episode, Shane and Duncan explore mysteries that have confounded the scientific community for millennia.
In this episode:
- The Wow Signal
- The Voynich Manuscript
- What the Heck is a Yawn
- Deja Vu
- Numbers Stations
- A Drunken Forest
- Dark Matter
- and more...
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Join the Midnight Masses!
Become an Insomniac by dropping a review, adding us on social media, and contacting us with episode ideas.
And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word!
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CONTACT:
Leave an audio message:
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Leave a voicemail or shoot us a text with comments, suggestions, or feedback:
+1 (408) 596-4603
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Email:
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Instagram:
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Discord:
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Shane's Comedy Schedule and Info:
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Episode Transcript:
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4ktgi7/Unexplained_Phenomena.pdf
~ KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, AND SLEEP IS OVERRATED ~
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Bizarre Laws: International Edition
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
05/16/21 • 33 min
From Australia's anti-bunny legislation to Caribbean profanity bans, from lonely Swiss Guinea Pigs to the protected Royal Fish of Britain, Shane and Duncan explore some of the world's strangest laws.
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In this episode:
- Australia: Rabbits of Queensland
- The United Kingdom: Royal Fish
- Tasmania: "No Questions Asked"
- Singapore: Chewing-Gum Ban
- Germany: Gas on the Autobahn
- Canada: Protectionist Media
- The Caribbean: Saint Kitts Public Profanity Ban
- Switzerland: Solo Guinea Pigs
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Join the Midnight Masses!
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Dangerous Toys: Notorious Product Recalls
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
05/20/21 • 34 min
Despite what the American Supreme Court would have you believe, corporations aren't actually people, but it turns out that companies can be just as stupid and irrational as any individual human. And when large corporations make mistakes, the consequences can range from hilarious to horrifying.
From colorful beads that roofied kids to airbags that went boomsplode, these are the most notorious product recalls in history.
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In this episode:
- Bindeez (Aqua Dots)
- Tylenol
- Takata Airbags
- Easy-Bake Oven
- Anti-Drug Pencils
- Vitamin Water
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The Fascinating History of Personality Tests
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
09/30/21 • 48 min
Are personality tests accurate? How were they developed, how reliable is the science behind them, and which are most respected? Most importantly: which developers of personality tests were sexy MFers and which of them wrote erotic fiction about old men? Follow along to discover the strange history behind personality tests.
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In this episode:
- WW1 and Shell Shock (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
- The Robert Sessions Woodworth Personal Data Sheet (WPDS)
- Carl Jung's Psychological Types
- Katherine Cook Briggs
- Isabel Briggs Meyers
- The Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
- The 8 Functions
- The 16 Types
- The Forer (Barnum) Effect
- CPP (Formerly Consulting Psychologists Press)
- ENTJ, The CEO Type
- Objective vs Projective Tests
- Hermann Rorschach, Sexy Badass
- Psychodiagnostik
- Pareidolia
- The Rorschach Test
- Ink Blot Interpretation (Klecksography)
- Gobolinks
- The Five Factor Model (FFM, or the Big 5)
- Enneagram
- Type A and Type B
- The DISC Model
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Join the Midnight Masses!
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And we now have Midnight Merch! Show your Insomniac pride and pick up a tee shirt or coffee mug to spread the word!
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The Pirate, the Silk Road, and the Dark Web: Ross Ulbricht‘s Empire
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
09/23/21 • 53 min
Ross Ulbricht created the most notorious website in history when he launched the The Silk Road in 2011. An online marketplace for drugs, guns, poisons, and explosives, the Silk Road would become synonymous with the Internet's lawless new frontier: the so-called "Dark Web."
But what really IS the Dark Web? And how did a middle-class suburban kid become the notorious criminal kingpin known as the "Dread Pirate Roberts"?
Fire up your TOR browser and cover your digital tracks as you follow Shane and Duncan into the darkest depths of the web for a fascinating true story of drugs, contract killings, and betrayal.
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In this episode:
- Deep Vs Dark
- Ross Ulbricht, Libertarian
- TOR (The Onion Router)
- The Bitcoin Connection
- 'Shrooms
- Altoid
- Dread Pirate Roberts
- Variety Jones
- The Kingpin Statute
- Gawker and Chuck Schumer
- Julia and Erica
- Ross's Rules and the "Nonaggression Principle"
- DEA, FBI, and IRS
- Agent Carl Force, aka Nob
- Curtis Green, aka ChronicPain
- Agent Shaun Bridges, Thief
- Assassinations
- IRS Agent Gary Alford
- Caught
- Trial and Sentencing
- Carla Sophia, the "French Maid"
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After Midnight: The All-Time Top 5 Scientific Innovations (Sample)
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
12/09/21 • 11 min
This week's free, discord-exclusive bonus episode switches gears (and levers and pulleys) to focus on the top scientific innovations of all time. What's in your top five? Tell us in the MFFI discord...
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Terrible Tools and Awful Inventions
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs
12/02/21 • 46 min
Some inventions are commercial failures (see episode 45), and some are failures of such moral and/or epic proportions that the repercussions reverberate throughout history. These are those failures.
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In this episode:
- Land Mines
- Smell-O-Vision
- Sony XCP
- Zepellins
- Shutter Shades
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Join the Midnight Masses!
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FAQ
How many episodes does Midnight Facts for Insomniacs have?
Midnight Facts for Insomniacs currently has 282 episodes available.
What topics does Midnight Facts for Insomniacs cover?
The podcast is about History, Comedy and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Midnight Facts for Insomniacs?
The episode title 'Common Misconceptions about Animals' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Midnight Facts for Insomniacs?
The average episode length on Midnight Facts for Insomniacs is 39 minutes.
How often are episodes of Midnight Facts for Insomniacs released?
Episodes of Midnight Facts for Insomniacs are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Midnight Facts for Insomniacs?
The first episode of Midnight Facts for Insomniacs was released on Dec 5, 2019.
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