If you heard this week's episode of Underunderstood, you know that Adrianne talked to Ana Maria Quintana, who was the script supervisor on Jurassic Park, as well as many other films you're probably seen. The conversation was great, and we could only use a small portion of it in the episode, so we...
2021-02-04 20:31:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Snopes is focusing more and more on investigating TikTok rumors, and Billy decides to create a new game out of it: According to Snopes.
Show notes:
Hi friends! A slightly different kind of post today...
For most of Underunderstood's run, John has done the bulk of the final audio editing/mixing inside Logic Pro. We wanted to spread that labor around a little bit, so last weekend John organized a little tutorial session to get Billy, Adr...
2021-01-25 14:20:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Adrianne gets to the bottom of some Russian graffiti she spotted in Brooklyn.
Small content warning: there's a little bit of salty language in the last 5 minutes of this episode.
Show notes:
John presents an unsolved snack food mystery he first started trying to solve in 2018.
Do you know more about this one? Help us solve it in Discord or email us at hello@underunderstand.com!
Show no...
2021-01-14 15:42:12 +0000 UTC View PostHi Patreon patrons,
We will be hosting a virtual trivia night THIS WEDNESDAY, January 13, at 8 p.m. EST.
We'd love for you to join. Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/GinMGKt8dR8VvVD8A
We will send out ...
2021-01-11 18:40:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi patrons,
This episode was recorded this past Monday, January 4. We are severely shaken by the storming of the U.S. Capitol yesterday facilitated by the president and 140-some members of Congress. No doubt many of you, particularly our American listeners, feel the same way.
It feels...
2021-01-07 19:01:28 +0000 UTC View Post
A megamall in New Jersey took almost 18 years to open. When it did, it was missing one of the most unique aspects of the original plans.
If you'd like to listen to Overunderstood in your regular podcast app, you can! Follow 2020-12-24 17:24:57 +0000 UTC View Post
We're trying something different this week: extended interviews about animatronics with Bobby Gosh and Vermont senator Dick McCormack, from this week's Underunderstood.
Spoiler alert: If you haven't heard 2020-12-17 19:49:56 +0000 UTC View Post
The storied history of a United States Forest Service mascot, and why the government wanted him incinerated.
Show notes:
Who's the voice of these video game VHS tapes?
After our episode about mystery seeds and brushing, Adrianne learned about lots of other Amazon seller and buyer scams, so she shared them with the rest of us.
Show notes:
John talks to comedian Sage Boggs about Triscuit's bizarre relationship with its own name.
Billy finds a little-known story from the 1970s.
Adrianne's presents a decades-old unsolved mystery about a chimp, plus a look at advertising on bananas.
Adrianne finds herself in a free association rabbit hole involving Wikipedia drama and kidney stones.
Show notes (spoilers):
Hello new subscribers! Adrianne here. Thank you so much for supporting us. We're overcome with gratitude. Seriously.
We just wanted to sent out a quick message about how to access our ****special subscriber stuff****.
To listen to our bonus show, Overunderstood, outsid...
2020-10-21 17:06:20 +0000 UTC View Post
It's our first episode! Billy looks for an old internet fight with Beyoncé and John shares a story about pigeon races.
(By the way, we decided to change the name of this feed after we recorded the episode. It's called Overunderstood now.)
Beyoncé on the early internet: 2020-10-13 04:04:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello listeners! We've been quiet for a while. Did anything happen while we were gone?
We have some news: the show is returning October 13th for a new season. And if you're reading this, you also know that we're launching a second feed!
It's called Overunderstood, and...
2020-09-16 21:24:31 +0000 UTC View Post