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What's Shakin with Shaner
Where we celebrate the passion and the madness of the Geek, the Nerd, and often the Absurd. Each episode will be a different topic such as Saturday morning cartoons or Superheroes, favorite books, debates on absurd issues, movies and lesser known historical people and events.
Episodes
57 episodes
Princess Olga: Avenger of Death, Regent & Saint
In this episode, we dive into the jaw-dropping saga of Princess Olga of Kievan Rus—a royal widow who turned grief into one of the most brutal revenge campaigns in medieval history. After her husband was murdered by the Drevlians, Olga responded...
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Episode 57
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20:04
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Psycho Bob Says No Really, Pull My Finger
In this gusty deep dive, Shakin Shaner and Psycho Bob the Cat explore the bizarre and brilliant history of flatulence-as-entertainment. From medieval jesters to Moulin Rouge fart symphonists, this episode proves that passing gas has long been a...
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Episode 56
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Hong Kong Phooey: Number One Super Guy
Slide into your nostalgia zone and join Shakin Shaner and his wildly unpredictable feline co-host, Psycho Bob the Cat, as they karate-chop their way through the groovy legacy of Hong Kong Phooey. This Saturday morning cult classic may ...
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Episode 55
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38:32
Psycho Bob Says… Carved in Controversy – What is the Kensington Stone?
In this claw-sharp episode of Psycho Bob Says, Shakin Shaner and his purrplexing co-host Psycho Bob the Cat dive whiskers-first into the mystery of the Kensington Rune Stone. Discovered in Minnesota in 1898, this rune-covered slab alle...
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Episode 54
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Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe
In this captivating episode of What’s Shakin With Shaner, Shakin Shaner and his eccentric feline co-host Psycho Bob unravel the enigma surrounding the death of one of America’s most iconic literary figures—Edgar Allan Poe.Though...
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Episode 53
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30:31
Psycho Bob Says Read Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
Join Psycho Bob and Shaner as they discuss the novel, Blood Oath. Zach Barrows is an ambitious young White House staffer whose career takes an unexpected turn when he's partnered with Nathaniel Cade, a secret agent sworn to protect the Pr...
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Episode 52
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The CIA’s Secret Quest for Mind Control
This episode is based mostly on the book, “Poisoner In Chief” by Stephen Kinzer, published in 2019. During the early period of the Cold War, the CIA became convinced that communists had discovered a drug or technique that would allow them to co...
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Episode 51
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20:54
Psycho Bob Says What is Scientifiction?
Holy Crapadoodle, It's our 50th Episode! In “What's Shakin with Shaner’s episode 21 “Where’s My Jetpack?” we made reference to a possible jet pack appearance on the cover of the August 1928 issue of Amazing Stories. So, Bob and I decided to res...
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Episode 50
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10:17
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How Bizarre
Hey Nerd Herd, we are back from an extended break and excited to get this collection of bizarre and odd stories out to you. Join Shaner and Bobber as they discuss the intersection of an outlaw, a physician and politics in Wyoming and then jump ...
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Episode 49
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22:05
Psycho Bob Says Who is the werewolf of Bedberg?
Join Shaner and Psycho Bob the Cat as they discuss the case of a supposed werewolf in a remote German farming community. This is a well-documented case from the 1500's and was even referenced in the Exorcist and a Scooby Doo animated movie and ...
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Episode 48
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Psycho Bob Says Where is Buffalo Bill Cody Buried?
Join Psycho Bob & Shaner as they explore a contraversy or Buffalo Bill's final resting spot. Buffalo Bill Cody has been glamorized and criticized for over 100 years because of his role as a government scout, buffalo hunter, and Wild West Sh...
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Episode 47
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People Against Idiotic Nincompoopery (P.A.I.N.)
Join Jeremy, Kevin and Shaner as they host the inaugural meeting of People Against Idiotic Nincompoopery (P.A.I.N.). They share their stories about the Agents of STUPID (Sluggsih, Thick-headed, Unthinking, Puerile, Inane, Dunderheads). As a par...
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Episode 46
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27:38
Psycho Bob Says Why did Harry Houdini Testify Before Congress?
Shaner and Bob dive into Harry Houdini testifying before Congress. Never before had a congressional hearing been described as “UPROARIOUS,” until master magician and escape artist Harry Houdini provided expert testimony in which he ...
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Episode 45
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The Legends of Pirate Treasure
Psycho Bobb and Shaner discuss pirate treasure. Dive into the rabbit hole with them and hear about the pirates, Captain William Kidd, Olivier Levasseur also known as the Buzzard, Black Sam Bellamy and Amaro Pargo.Did pirates really ...
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Episode 44
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25:58
Psycho Bob Says What's the Cosmos Club?
Join Psycho Bob and Shaner as they discuss the Cosmos Club, which was founded in 1878 by the Civil War soldier, Grand Canyon explorer and scientist John Wesley Powell. Powell and the other original members envisioned the club, located in ...
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Episode 43
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Dashiell Hammett & the Dain Curse
Join Psycho Bob the Cat and Shaner as they rediscover Dashiell Hammett and discuss the Continental Op, one of the first major hardboiled detectives later developed in such characters as Hammett's own Sam Spade, Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe...
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Episode 42
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25:08
Psycho Bob Says Watch the Blue Eye Samurai
Join Psycho Bob and Shaner as they discuss and recommend the Netflix series, the Blue Eye Samurai. They say, Holy Crapadoodle its awesome and they are not kitten.In 17th-century Japan, when borders are closed to the outside world, citiz...
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Episode 41
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Ancient North America's First City
Join Shaner and Bob as they discuss Poverty Point in northeastern Louisiana. Many archaeologists and scientists consider it as North America’s First City. It lies 15 miles west of the Mississippi River. At 1500 BCE, everywhere else in North Ame...
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Episode 40
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23:17
Psycho Bob Says Read Kradak the Champion
Join Bobber and Shaner as they discuss Shawn Inmon's book, Kradak the Champion. Kradak the Champion's first appearance is standing atop a mound of bodies; some of which are not quite dead. In his arm is a chubby child he's rescued,...
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Episode 39
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10:38
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Psycho Bob Says What did Ancient Cultures think of the Northern Lights?
In the past few months, the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights have been visible by so many people, other than those in the extreme north. A member of the Nerd Herd, Scott from South Dakota, asked what did ancient civilizations ...
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Episode 38
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Robin Hood Men in Tights
Stew from the Stew World Order podcast, joins Shaner as they discuss the 1993 Mel Brooks movie, Robin Hood Men in Tights. Find out why Shaner has a special spot for this movies and Stew's cross-country trip that led to an insane number of viewi...
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Episode 37
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46:04
Psycho Bob Says, Hey Grimm Bothers, What the Hell?
Join Bobber and Shaner as they discuss that after the 1st Edition of their fairy tales, the Grimm Brothers had several of the stories altered such as Snow White’s biological mother became her step-mother and Rapunzel was not pregnant. &nb...
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Episode 36
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10:19
Psycho Bob Says What's the Antikythera Mechanism?
Another installment of Psycho Bob Says is here and Bobber asks, what is the Antikythera Mechanism? For more than 100 years, scholars have struggled with defining it, determining its origin and replicating it. After decades of study...
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Episode 35
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10:12
Psycho Bob Says Was Johann Konrad Dippel the real Dr. Frankenstein?
Another 10-minute installment of Psycho Bob Says...Join him and Shaner as they try to answer 3 questions:Who was Johan Konrad Dipple?Was he the inspiration for Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein?Was he the real-lif...
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Episode 34
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