The Complete Guide to Everything

The Complete Guide to Everything

A weekly podcast for knowledge about anything and everything. From North Korea to Nicolas Cage, Tim and Tom leave no stone unturned in their humble quest to make the world a more informed place. Put away the encyclopedia four-eyes because this may just be the last resource you'll ever need. Wikipedia, consider yourselves on warning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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December 14, 2025 64 mins

This week we’re discussing the hottest Holiday Toys of 2025. We’re talking Labubus, Nintendo Switch 2, LEGO Minifig Vending Machine, Bitzees, Hatchimals, DJ Furby, and a bunch of other stuff that sounds made-up. Also, we consider switching to whale oil for the winter.

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Shhhh... keep your voice down! This week we're talking about Secret Santa, and the last thing we need is someone blabbing about it all over town. You know that thing where you buy a co-worker or friend a gift anonymously for some reason? Yeah, that's the topic this week, but keep it under your hat.


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November 30, 2025 68 mins

Can you read this? If not, you might need glasses. This week we’re talking about spectacles, bifocals, and progressives. We also discuss the history of eyewear, from Nero watching gladiators through an emerald to what makes X-Ray specs work. Also, we once again consider going to the Sphere.


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November 23, 2025 66 mins

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so this week we are discussing the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. We dive into the history of the event, from the years when they let live tigers from the zoo roam the streets to the time Popeye dumped hundreds of gallons of water on the crowd.

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November 16, 2025 65 mins

Ripped from the headlines, just two weeks after it ended, we're discussing Daylight Saving Time. Nobody's quite sure why we do it, people seem to hate it and it kinda messes things up for a few days, but only Richard Nixon was brave enough to do something about it and look what happened to him.

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November 9, 2025 70 mins

In a real “ripped from the headlines” episode, Tim has jury duty this week. Also, we discuss who would be the better cult leader and generally just hang out in cyberspace.

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November 2, 2025 61 mins

Halloween Month™ may be over, but we still have some creepy crawly stuff we wanna talk about. Tom has a lot to say about spiders and a lot of myths he wants to bust, so sit back and let him regale you with tales of our eight-legged friends.

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October 26, 2025 64 mins

Whether it’s The Old Hag, the Hat Man, the Greys, demons, or just some guy sitting on your chest, no one likes to wake up and find they can’t move. It’s inconvenient at best and horrifying at worst. For our Halloween Month finale, we’re talking all about sleep paralysis, lucid dreaming, lawnmower videos. Also, we discuss the scariest episode of Ghost Adventures yet.

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October 19, 2025 66 mins

Halloween Month™ continues with a discussion of the famous occultist, poet, mountaineer and fancy little rich boy Aleister Crowley -- a guy who practiced black magic and eventually went on to haunt the members of Led Zeppelin.

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October 12, 2025 67 mins

“Curses to you!” Is what you WON’T be saying after you listen to this week’s episode, all about Curses! Halloween Month continues this week as we discuss why we call swears curses and what actual curses are out there ruining peoples’ days. We talk about the Hope Diamond, the 27 Club, the Kennedy Curse, and Tim’s Ke$ha/Jeopardy synchronicity. Also, we catch up with what the Venga Boys have been up to over the last 30 years.

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October 5, 2025 63 mins

We're kicking off Halloween Month™ with just about the scariest thing you can imagine: The Boogeyman. He's always lurking in the shadows, in your closet or under your bed, so there's a pretty good chance he'll grab you and kill you one day. Listen to this episode so you know what to expect when it happens to you.

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September 28, 2025 64 mins

Your favorite Hobbyists are back to discuss hobbies that were recommended to them by a fancy computer. Will we learn new and exciting hobbies, or are their brains too hard at this point?

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September 21, 2025 66 mins

Two of America's foremost hobbyists are here to tell you all about the thing we're most passionate about: hobbies. What are the good ones? What are the bad ones? Which ones make you look coolest? The answers may surprise you.

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September 14, 2025 63 mins

It’s raining, it’s pouring, Tim & Tom are snoring? Well Tim is at least. This week we’re talking about sawing logs and playing the nose trumpet, that’s right we’re talking snoring. We discuss the three biggest celebrity snorers and Tom’s ear crystals are loose.

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September 7, 2025 68 mins

Despite living in an increasingly digital world, many cool people (like us) are going back to physical media sources -- you know, stuff you can really feel. This week we're talking about CDs, records, DVDs, Blu Rays and MiniDiscs because we're old bores who like the way things used to be.

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August 31, 2025 67 mins

One of 90s America’s finest Italian restaurants, Pizza Hut, is staging a comeback. They’ve got the red cups, they’ve got the Tiffany lamps, but what about the salad bar? What about Stuffed Crust? What about Gorbachev? Also, we take a look into an alternate reality where the boys from Entourage take on Osama bin Laden.

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August 24, 2025 69 mins

Keys: we need them to access the important things in our lives, but what do we really know about them? This week we bravely take out our own key rings and unlock the mystery of these mysterious objects.

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August 17, 2025 66 mins

Summer’s almost over but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to go to summer camp with Tim and Tom. This week we talk about our sports summer camp experiences, whether Space Camp produced any real astronauts, and the emergence of adult summer camps. Also, Tim falls down at the playground and gets a boo-boo.

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August 10, 2025 67 mins

Hey, who doesn't love the simple pleasure of crunching on some browned bread? This week we're giving a toast to toast.

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August 2, 2025 68 mins

We're all ears this week. From shit to wax, we're discussing all the things that get get stuck in these little suckers. Also, a recap from middle-aged boys night.

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