Timely: The Randomonium Podcast

On Episode 41 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Danny quizzes us on the real names of famous fictional characters from our past. Present: There's a new surgeon in town... and Jon tells us why this surgeon might be terrifying for some. Future: There is a Texas-sized island of plastic in the ocean and Produce Jeff explains how scientists are experimenting with a new kind of plastic that is environmentally friendly. It will blow your mind! Special thanks to FAO Schwarz and Sharper Image for sponsoring this episode of Timely. You can find all of their latest products at Target: http://www.goto.target.com/jWrEWb. We recently launched the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/timelypodcast Date: February 22, 2022 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 40 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Jon explains why "shower thoughts" might be our most profound. Present: Was the Star Wars soundtrack the result of plagiarism? Producer Jeff explores. Check out Charles Cornell's YouTube channel. We got the idea for this segment from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R5r4shLDbs&t=184s Bonus Present: The James Webb Space Telescope is going to allow us to see the universe in ways it has never been seen. What if this new technological marvel fails? Future: Danny tells about a 1972 M.I.T. study that might predict the collapse of society. When is this supposed to take place? Special thanks to FAO Schwarz and Sharper Image for sponsoring this episode of Timely. You can find all of their latest products at Target: http://www.goto.target.com/jWrEWb. We recently launched the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/timelypodcast Date: January 28, 2022 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 39 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Jon shares three seemingly silly origins to things that have become normal. Present: Producer Jeff tells us about an ongoing development in the urban legend of feral human cannibals in national parks. This leads to a discussion on other popular urban legends. Future: What would happen if everyone stopped buying houses and only rented? Danny tells us about this potential future. Special thanks to FAO Schwarz and Sharper Image for sponsoring this episode of Timely. You can find all of their latest products at Target: http://www.goto.target.com/jWrEWb. We recently launched the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/timelypodcast Date: July 6, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 38 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Which historical figure would have the best YouTube channel? Present: Is it possible to freeze a human in the present and bring them back to life in hundreds of years? Future: If we were to bury a time capsule for future humans to learn about our world today, what would we put in it? Special thanks to FAO Schwarz for sponsoring this episode of Timely. You can find all of their latest products at Target: http://www.goto.target.com/jWrEWb. We recently launched the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/timelypodcast Date: June 15, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 37 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Is there an extra-terrestrial graveyard under earth? Jon will let us know. Present: Producer Jeff explains why there is so much talk about UFOs lately. Future: Danny tells us about recent advancements in AI which leads to an interesting debate. Special thanks to FAO Schwarz and Sharper Image for sponsoring this episode of Timely. You can find all of their latest products at Target: http://www.goto.target.com/jWrEWb. We recently launched the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/timelypodcast Date: May 25, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 36 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Our spin on a "Q&A" - Quizzes and Answers. Get to know us while we take Buzzfeed quizzes about the past, present and future. Links to each quiz below so you can take the quizzes with us while we hang out. Past: Which Historical Figure Are You? - https://www.buzzfeed.com/katangus/which-famous-historical-figure-were-you-in-a-past Present: Can We Guess Your Exact Age Based On Your Social Media Habits? - https://www.buzzfeed.com/sydrobinson1/can-we-guess-your-age-based-on-social-media-habits Future: In A Dystopian World, What Job Would You Have? - https://www.buzzfeed.com/florapaul/ready-for-dystopia Special thanks to Sharper Image for sponsoring this episode of Timely. Find their awesome products at Target: www.goto.target.com/jWrEWb We recently launched the Timely Clips YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! www.youtube.com/timelypodcast Date: May 13, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 35 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: What did the English language sound like 1,500 years ago? Producer Jeff plays audio clips walking us through the evolution of the English language. Present: Are you familiar with the Pocket Conspiracy? Danny tells us about a little girl who is putting an end to the lack of pockets in women's clothing. Future: Coffee might be going extinct. Jon fills us in on this concerning trend. Special thanks to FAO Schwarz for sponsoring this episode of Timely. Learn about their Easter plush line at Target: www.goto.target.com/jWrEWb We recently launched the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! www.youtube.com/timelypodcast Date: April 19, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 34 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Jeff tells us wild, unknown stories about mankind's efforts in space travel. Present: How is Star Trek responsible for Joe Biden's presidency? Jon takes us on a mind-blowing journey through various domino affects. Future: Will future humans be physiologically different? Are we changing? Danny provides some answers. Special thanks to FAO Schwarz for sponsoring this episode of Timely. Learn about their Easter plush line at faoschwarz.com. We recently launched the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdokFwpdMPwDoQDURqfsGQ/featured Date: March 29, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 33 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: An American archaeologist went to his grave believing a lie. Jon tells us about it. Present: Burger King recently failed at social media with a bad tweet. Danny tells us about other companies that did social media wrong. Future: What will be going on in 1 billion years on earth? Producer Jeff fills us in. Special thanks to FAO Schwarz for sponsoring this episode of Timely. Learn about their Easter plush line at faoschwarz.com. We recently launched the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdokFwpdMPwDoQDURqfsGQ/featured Date: March 15, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 32 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast we discuss the creepy and controversial secret society known as the Veiled Prophet Organization. Who is behind it? What are they up to? What have they been doing in St. Louis for the past 140 years? This is some weird and mysterious stuff. Special thanks to Sharper Image for sponsoring this episode of Timely. Check out their exclusive toy line at Target. We are excited to announce the launch of the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdokFwpdMPwDoQDURqfsGQ/featured Date: March 1, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 31 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Producer Jeff takes us on a tour through the history of American Music. Happy Black History Month! Present: 2020 was a hard year. If you could have slept through it, would you have? Danny walks us through this thought experiment. Future: Do you know what cultured meat is? It might be the meat of the future. Jon explains. Special thanks to FAO Schwarz for sponsoring this episode of Timely. Learn about their Easter plush line at faoschwarz.com. Follow the recovery of Joseph Flavill here (mentioned in the Present segment): https://www.josephsjourney.co.uk/ We are excited to announce the launch of the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdokFwpdMPwDoQDURqfsGQ/featured Date: February 15, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 30 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Danny tells us about inventions that you would think are new, but were actually invented a long time ago. Present: Jon shares a nerve-racking story about someone who is in danger of losing millions of bitcoins. Future: Jeff found an article highlighting amazing ideas found on social media and message boards to improve our future. We're all about ideas... so we have fun with this one. Special thanks to FAO Schwarz for sponsoring this episode of Timely. Learn about their current spring plush line at faoschwarz.com. We are excited to announce the launch of the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdokFwpdMPwDoQDURqfsGQ/featured Date: February 1, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 29 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: How many people died in the American War for Independence? How long ago were the pyramids built? These are questions about history we don't normally ask, but the answers will blow your mind. Present: Jon talks about how we recently got to work with Jimmy Fallon! Future: Disney Plus just made a lot of announcements about the future of Star Wars. Danny fills us in. Special thanks to FAO Schwarz for sponsoring this episode of Timely. Learn about their current spring plush line at faoschwarz.com. We are excited to announce the launch of the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdokFwpdMPwDoQDURqfsGQ/featured Date: January 16, 2021 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 28 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Jon shares some of the weirdest and creepiest coincidences in history. Present: President Trump is the first president in history to serve only one term, be impeached and lose the popular vote. Danny tells us about other presidents who share in some of these achievements? Future: 2020 will go down in history as a not-so-great year. But did it speed up the future of carless cities? Producer Jeff explains. Special thanks to FAO Schwarz for sponsoring this episode of Timely. Did you know FAO Schwarz offers virtual classes in science and magic? It's called the FAO Schwarz Academy of Wonder. Lean more at faoschwarz.com. We are excited to announce the launch of the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKdokFwpdMPwDoQDURqfsGQ/featured Date: December 19, 2020 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 27 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Producer Jeff tells us how a meeting between between Russia and the United States in 1959 led to Pepsi becoming one of the largest militaries in the world. Yes, that's right, Pepsi: the soft-drink company. Present: What's underneath Antarctica? Danny explains. Future: Jon tells us how a decades old prediction about a bizarre expedited mail delivery method might actually come true in the near future. Special thanks to FAO Schwarz for sponsoring this episode of Timely. Did you know FAO Schwarz bringing the magic and wonder of its iconic toys to Target this Holiday Season? Lean more at faoschwarz.com. Date: October 28, 2020 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 26 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Jon takes us on a journey through the development of the Vat19 jingle and all of its iterations. Present: Are drones becoming too good at what they do? What happens when they're weaponized? Future: 2020 has altered our future. What is life going to be like after the coronavirus? Special thanks to Rode for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Interested in starting your own podcast or looking upgrade your equipment? Check out the RodeCaster Pro - rode.com/rodecasterpro. Date: October 15, 2020 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 25 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: Did you know there was a war in Australia in 1932 unrelated to the World Wars... and it involved emus? (We'll explain.) Present: Jon and Danny discuss leaving Vat19 to launch the new Randomonium YouTube channel. We also give a sneak peak of the next Randomonium video. Future: What if we told you everything you do tomorrow is actually already written down somewhere? It's out there, in the Library of Babel. Here's a video that talks about it: https://youtu.be/GDrBIKOR01c?t=1025 Date: September 16, 2020 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium on YouTube and Instagram.

On Episode 24 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: First of all... Huge announcements are made in this episode. You don't want to miss this. Past: Some conspiracies are far-fetched. Some, however, end up being true. Danny tells us about conspiracies in America that turn out to be true. Present: Ever heard of the Mandela Effect? Jeff believes you might be a victim of it. Future: Some art - music, literature, movies - gets better over time. Jon suggests a theory that might explain this. (Click here to check out the blog post this concept is based on.) Special thanks to Rode for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Interested in starting your own podcast or looking upgrade your equipment? Check out the RodeCaster Pro - rode.com/rodecasterpro. Date: September 5, 2020 Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough Producer: Jeff McCullough Don't forget to check out Randomonium on YouTube and Instagram.

On episode 23 of the Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics: Past: If you were sent to the past, how would you prove you were from the future? Present: One drone is creepy enough. How about a drone swarm? Future: Has the U.S. Constitution reached its shelf-life? How much longer will it last? Date: March, 12, 2020, Hosts: Jon Stamm and Danny Gula, Producer: Jeff McCullough, Don't forget to check out the Randonomium YouTube channel and our work on the Vat19 YouTube channel!

Episode 22 of the Randomonium Podcast is a special episode focused 100% on all things MUSIC! Past: The guys listen to ancient music clips dating back to 1400 BC. Present #1: Jon facilitates a little competition to see who can recognize old songs re-sampled. Do you recognize these songs? Present #2: Every good song has a sweet hook. Ever heard of the "tonight hook?" Date: January 7, 2020. Hosts: Jon Stamm and Danny Gula, Producer: Jeff McCullough, Don't forget to check out the Randonomium YouTube channel and our work on the Vat19 YouTube channel!