The DORK Side

*"Welcome back to The Dork Side—the show that digs into the galaxy of gullibility, the circus of conspiracy, and the museum of ‘Wait… people actually believed that?!’ Today, we’re talking about hoaxes so wild, so ridiculous, that they had folks running for their tinfoil hats like it was the last sale at Costco.

From ‘War of the Worlds’ sending people screaming into the streets to that one time everyone

Did a fake news ...

Let’s burn the script and dive into the real scandalous filth with names, fallout, and consequences that actually reshaped industries, politics, and culture. Here’s your fully reloaded, no-holds-barred DORK Side episode—now with more carnage, more hypocrisy, and way more WTF moments.

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Welcome to The DORK Side—where curiosity is our superpower!

Today we’re uncovering the one skill everyone should learn—but doesn’t.

And no, it’s not how to fold a fitted sheet (though that is a dark art).

It’s that thing that your older self wishes it could have told your younger self.

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"In a world where heroes play by the rules… the bad guys get all the best lines, the coolest outfits, and, let’s be honest, way more interesting hobbies. Welcome to this episode of The DORK Side—we have ethically-sourced organic fear."

Villains shouldn’t be likable.

Yet here we are, secretly cheering when Hannibal Lecter serves someone their own liver with a side of fava beans. Why? Because villains—the great ones—aren’t ju...

What will we use robots for in the future?

I’ve already said that I want multiple robots: a butler, a maid, a flunky, an executive assistant, a chef, a chauffeur…

What about a love bot?

By 2030, your love life might be less Tinder and more Terminator meets Tinder. AI companions are already a thing—see Replika, Gatebox, and the eternally lonely dudes who proposed to their body pillows.

I saw a show where a marri...

I saw this meme and it asked you to score yourself if you had not used a rotary phone, owned a cassette, used a VHS VCR, and so on. It had 20 things, and I had done them all. I still don’t feel old, per se. But I do sense that feeling creeping around me.

Do you still use language that a 20-year-old would have no idea what you meant. Like “Katie bar the door”, or some other antiquated saying that is now weird?

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This show dives into the world of side hustles. We explore why people take them on—boredom with their day jobs or desperate need for cash. Also, how does one's education level steer hustlers toward passion-driven careers or perilous black market schemes that land them in jail.

Each segment offers a fresh angle, from legal gigs to illicit enterprises, with data, stories, and humor to keep you hooked.

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Welcome to DORK, the Department of Random Knowledge, where we dive into the wild, whimsical world of learning with a side of sass and a sprinkle of self-discovery!

I’m your host, Kevin Jackson, the self-proclaimed nerd who once argued with a mirror about who’s the protagonist of my life. Spoiler: I won.

Today’s episode is all about that Main Character Moment—the instant you realize you’re not just a sidekick in someone els...

Do you use AI? Of course you do, even if you don’t know it.

Alexa, any assistance via phone or computer. AI is everywhere, even where you don’t realize it.

Ever used the following:

• Dial-up internet: Celebrate the symphony of connection — that screechy modem song, the thrill of 19,200 baud, and yelling at someone to get off the phone.
• Cassette tapes & Walkman: Rewinding with a pencil like a surgeon.
• Rotary phones & t...

Would you want to live forever? I know there was a time when I did. I was young of course and living off of my grandparents.

I’m sure that even when I left home, I wanted to live forever for a bit. Youth is stupid like that. It’s easy to get caught up in the notion of living forever, when you have a great body, decent looks, likely to have your health.

Ask me today if I want to live to be 120 and I need to bring in my lawyer...