Shut Up! Keep Going
Storytelling Podcasts
The internet is truly a wild place. One moment you're watching YouTube videos of cats and the next you're on your fourth article about the Industrial Revolution. Join hosts Sydnee Goodman and Kate Franklin as the duo brings their internet musings from the week and inevitably an embarrassing story or two. It'll probably be weird. New episodes Fridays.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Storytelling Podcasts
Description:
The internet is truly a wild place. One moment you're watching YouTube videos of cats and the next you're on your fourth article about the Industrial Revolution. Join hosts Sydnee Goodman and Kate Franklin as the duo brings their internet musings from the week and inevitably an embarrassing story or two. It'll probably be weird. New episodes Fridays.
Twitter:
@sydsogood
Language:
English
Email:
sydsogood@gmail.com
Episodes
A Concise History of Standup Comedy
4/1/2022
This week, the gals discuss standup comedy and the iconic comedians that shaped its history.
Duration:00:59:38
The Liver King: Viral Phenomena behind the Ancestral Lifestyle
3/25/2022
This week, Syd introduces us to Liver King: the CEO of the Ancestral Lifestyle. Is it a real lifestyle or marketing ploy? The gals weigh in!
Duration:01:11:35
Endurance Shipwreck and the Voyage of the James Caird: Shipwreck with Happy Ending? Could Happen!
3/18/2022
This week, the gals dive in the recent discovery of the Endurance Shipwreck and the incredible true story behind the crew's survival.
Duration:00:36:58
SAVE THE SAND: We’re running out of it
3/4/2022
This week Syd and Kate explore the (surprising!) depletion of sand, one of the most used resources behind water. Oh no! We wax poetic about formative memories and when we are on topic, we get romantic about sand. All that and more on another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going!
Duration:01:01:20
Soviet Space Dogs: The True Cosmic Pioneers
2/25/2022
The ladies discuss the USSR's use of dogs for spaceflight testing. Also – a harrowing story about laundry theft.
Duration:00:15:50
A Massive Olympics Con: The Worst Best Skier To Date
2/18/2022
This week Syd and Kate explore the story of Elizabeth Swaney and how she conned herself into the Olympics as well as other Olympic antics, including some of the more creative events. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going.
Duration:01:06:47
The Suez Canal's Yellow Fleet: TFW You're Trapped on A Cargo Ship for Nearly a Decade
2/11/2022
The gals RETURN!!! Syd and Kate discuss the little known history of the "Yellow Fleet", when fifteen ships were stuck in the Suez Canal for eight years and formed their own society.
Also, Syd invents a new measurement system based on the height of a Bengal cat. How is this useful? Tune in to find out!
Duration:00:57:51
Famous Penises: The Phallic Relics of Napoleon, Rasputin and Other Historical Figures
11/19/2021
You read that right – this week, the gals learn about the (disputed) legends of famous penises. Can you really see Rasputin's pickled member at a museum in Russia? Is Napoleon's d*ck in a private collection in New York City? Was President Johnson obsessed with his Johnson? Tune in to find out!
Duration:00:56:43
The Smelly Legacy of Tyrian Purple
11/12/2021
Syd takes us back in history to relive the sights and smells of Tyrian Purple. Making this stuff might be the worst job in history. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going.
Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing
Duration:00:44:04
The History of Skydiving: Why Do We Want To Fall From the Sky?
11/5/2021
Kate covers the history of skydiving and some of its most famous figures, including: Tiny Broadwick, DB Cooper, and WWII Paratroopers!
Duration:01:13:30
Shen Yun: Cult? Propaganda? Aliens?
10/29/2021
Shen Yun - you’ve probably seen their posters around, but is it a cult? In this week’s episode, Syd deep dives into the conspiracies that surround Shen Yun and what the Chinese government has to do with it. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going.
Duration:01:02:39
Bog Bodies + Children of Llullaillaco: Natural Mummies (and Human Sacrifice!?)
10/22/2021
This week, Kate researched the discovery of human remains that were naturally mummified, and in some cases, victims of human sacrifice. Tune in to learn about Europe's Bog Bodies and the Inca Empire's Children of Llullaillaco.
Duration:01:18:22
Affair of the Poisons: Murder and Witchcraft in the French Court
10/15/2021
Kate details the "Affair of the Poisons", the scandalous witch hunt that poisoned 17th-century France.
Duration:01:06:04
The Largest Coupon Fraud Scheme in the US
10/8/2021
Syd leads us through a monstrous coupon con, which led her to look into the history of coupons and then share it will all of you listeners. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going.
Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing
Duration:00:49:54
Collapse of the Bronze Age: A Series of Unfortunate Events
9/24/2021
The ladies learn about the collapse of the Bronze Age (3300 to 1200 BC) and discuss the contemporary relevance of societal collapse.
Not to worry – there is *lighthearted* tangents abound!
Duration:01:08:50
Mark Hofmann: Forgery, Murder and Mormons
9/17/2021
The gals dive into the fascinating saga of Mark Hofmann – a forger (and murderer!) who wreaking havoc on the Mormon Church.
Duration:00:58:52
The Freewinds: Set Sail with Scientology
9/10/2021
This week, Sydnee presents on The Freewinds, aka Scientology's cruise liner. Let's just say, things get a little *fishy*!
Duration:01:05:02
Lisa Frank + Tank Man of Tiananmen Square: A Rainbow Gulag and Mystery Behind An Iconic Photograph
9/3/2021
Syd takes us back to our childhoods and walks us through the rise and fall of Lisa Frank, while Kate dives into the mysteries surrounding iconic imagery from the Tiananmen Square Protests. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going.
Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing
New episodes every Friday!
Duration:00:56:47
Legends of The Viper Room + The Revolutionary Nuns: A Spooky Club and Gaddafi’s ‘Secret Service’
8/27/2021
This week, Syd reveals a wild conspiracy theory about River Phoenix’s death and other odd happenings at the infamous Viper Room and Kate teaches us about the Revolutionary Nuns. All this and more in another episode of Shut Up! Keep Going.
Check us out on YouTube (/shutupkeepgoing) and our image guide for each episode at @shutupkeepgoing
New episodes every Friday!
Duration:01:12:50
James Webb Space Telescope + Bobby Bonilla: Capturing Cosmic History and A Man with a Sweet Deal
8/20/2021
The ladies are back!!! This week, they discuss astrophysics (or try to) vis-à-vis the James Webb Space Telescope and MLB contracts by way of Bobby Bonilla, a former Mets player who landed one good deal.
Duration:01:02:58