The Terms of Enlightenment
Be informed. Be surprised. Be amused. Be enlightened. Two brothers share a drink and information. One reports on a subject, trying to shock the other with unknown facts. The other blind reacts. These are the terms of their enlightenment.
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Episodes
21 episodes
History of the Beer Pt. II
In the second half of our season finally Abby continues to enlighten Nathan and Tony about beer. Prohibition, Novelty hatchets, sex with lil John, selling out to Scion, National parks and polio, TEN FUN FACTS ABOUT BEER, and Nathan and Tony tha...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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56:02
A brief history of beer
In this, the season one finale, both Tony and Nathan are enlightened on the history of beer by a special guest presenter. Women brewers, the similarities between hymns and recipes, gods full of the bloodlust, the sound of a time traveling...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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38:31
The Friends and Family Discount
On this episode Tony shares the story of Rose West, another infamous serial killer. Learn the location of the screened in porch. Strange places to offer the friends and family discount. English ladies of the evening and their Nigels. What...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:01:31
Sweet, Lily White, Blonde Haired, Blue Eyed, Definitely Not Jewish Jesus
In this episode Nathan shares the history of the second rise of the ku klux klan. Another trip in the time machine, vegans from Cleveland, one eyed klansmen, a secret penis dance, racist role playing enthusiasts, the klan's PR depar...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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59:01
The Prostitute in the Woods
in this episode Tony takes our lovely enlightened ones on a journey into the mind of a cuckoo for cocoa puffs lady from Michigan named Aileen Wuornos was she screwed from birth ? Maybe in my opinion was she lesbian at least part tim...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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49:01
Never trust an otter
On this episode Nathan enlightens Tony on the vigilante group call the white caps. Franchise vigilante groups, reverse chickens, Tony opens a restaurant with an interesting menu choices and a broken "ice cream machine", what sea creatures...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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30:00
Maximizing Prophet
In this episode Nathan shares with Tony the story of native american religious leader Tenskwatawa, also known as The Prophet. Drunken rants, a red rider bow and arrow, Tony has Georgia on his mind, Nathan has an idea to help hysterical markers,...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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35:59
Blame it on the lake
in this episode Tony tell the story of a serial killer Lake in Africa we share an inside family joke we piss off the french we learn some things that are 87% true and we laugh inappropriately and have a great time come join us on this ride wont...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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44:13
A king, a puritan, and a pilgrim walk into a bar
In this episode Tony enlightens us on the difference between a puritan and a pilgrim. Expensive black hats, European floor cleaning solutions, the first group to use the term bag of dicks, Nathan finds a strip of Velcro...and assures us he is v...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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30:41
A head in a basket is worth 17000 in the bush
In this episode Nathan talks about Maximilian Robespierre, the french revolution, and the reign of terror. More war, was the incorruptible corrupted, Prussian memory problems, and much much more. Join us as we are enlightened on Maximilia...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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33:45
He was a fine young cannibal
In this episode Nathan shares the tale of Sawney Beane and his family. Hedging, the amenities of caves, the return of Son-of-a-Biscuit-Eater, still more hat pins, a good reason to not eat people, the responsibilities of parent...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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42:35
With powers and abilities far beyond that of an ordinary volcano
In this, the tenth episode, mid season spectacular, a special guest presenter enlightens both Nathan and Tony about the Yellowstone super volcano. How it was formed, what separates it from an ordinary volcano, what an eruption might look like a...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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47:54
More morphine, please
In this episode Tony continues his series on women serial killers with Jane Toppan. Nursing. Morphine. A vendetta against the elderly. Deaths, big and small. Join us as we learn about jolly Jane, the angle of death.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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41:13
USP: Unidentified Streaming Podcast
In this episode Nathan shares a few first hand accounts of UFO encounters from history and from listeners. Flying pigs, zipping lights, crashes, memory loss, how a Frisbee works, and why the Pope isn't in the woods. Join us as we are enlightene...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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29:21
The Life and Times of Nanny Doss
This episode Tony presents the story of serial killer Nanny Doss. The lonely hearts column and other early forms of tinder, quick courtships, drunken husbands, untimely death, insurance claims, and Nathan becomes obsessed with hat pins.&n...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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30:45
Waltzing the Matilda Effect
On this episode we are enlightened about some of the women who fell victim to the Matilda effect. We learn about how their discoveries helped shape our lives and advance science, and bring their forgotten names into the light. WiFi, DNA, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:48
The Tragedy of Duffy's Cut
In our first episode of the new year, we change things up, and Tony presents the history of Duffy's Cut Pennsylvania to Nathan. Death, disease, racism, and a mass grave. Join us as we unearth the tragedy of Duffy's Cut.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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28:57
Because it's There
Why do an episode on a mountain? Because It's there. Join us as we are enlightened about Mount Everest. The forces that created it, the bodies that cover it, and the people crazy enough to climb it. In our first listener submitted subject we ex...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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30:33
The Dark History of the Peters Cartridge Factory
In this third installment of The Terms of Enlightenment, we are enlightened about the history of one of the most haunted places in greater Cincinnati. The episode with the BOOM in. Hidden in a remote location along the Little Miami river looms ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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24:55
The Asheville Massacre
In this episode we learn about the 1906 Asheville Massacre. Prison breaks, a gun that never runs out of ammo, a bloody night in a quaint mountain town, a dog named Biscuit Eater and her puppies, and...Time travel? Join us as we are enlightened ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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21:14