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The Following Episode Is Not Included In Your No Ads Plan
There's one show on Hulu that always contains ads, even if you pay for the ad-free tier. Regina looks into why that is. Hulu's list of excluded shows Reddit post Variety article Shondaland Netflix press release Grey's 80s covers Disney–ABC Domestic Television THR article Disney Platform Distribution
Hey Adrianne, It's Mark Ruffalo.
Adrianne goes off-script.Show notes: Blink-182 Reunite With Tom DeLonge, Announce 2023 Tour (Pitchfork) Angela Lansbury obituary (New York Times) The Great Slate Report spam in iOS16!!! (Apple)
The Clear Channel Memorandum
We read from a storied list distributed in September of 2001.Show notes: Clear Channel memorandum (Wikipedia) Clear Channel Banned Songs (Snopes) After the Horror, Radio Stations Pull Some Songs (New York Times) Denial of the ban (Archived from Yahoo Finance) A Spotify playlist of all of the songs from the memo
Keep Digging (Missing Media Mailbag Update)
Apparently Regina knows a lot about mulch. Plus, another edition of Personal News That's Not Ours to Share. (Yes, really.)*Billy said we would put the pic of his daughter helping with this video in show notes and here it is: Disneyland commercial (YouTube via Sam in Discord) Noël Noël (IMDb via Adam in Discord) Wiggle Worm Soil Builder and alternate pic How to Start Worm Farming (YouTube) Wiggle Worm Soil Builder, different style Uncle Jim's Worm Castings and a close-up Uncle Jim's in black and white Uncle Jim's products inclu...
The Art of New Banana
Adrianne talks about a new development around one of her favorite things. Art Basel 2019 GQ story — one of many media pieces about the banana Joe Morford Facebook post Banana memes Instagram account Court Slips Up in Duct-Taped Banana Copyright Case (Copyright Lately) Order dismissing the motion to dismiss (Copyright Lately)Want to leave us a voicemail? Call us at (212) 994-4882!
Missing Media Mailbag
We go through some missing media cases listeners have sent in.The show notes this week are a little different. We're including most of the emails verbatim, since they contain lots of details about the mixed media. If your podcast app cuts these off, you can read the full post on Patreon.If you know where any of this missing media is, or you just want to drop us a line, email hello@underunderstood.com or leave us a voice message at (212) 994-4882!The Soulmates: The Gift of Light The original tweet from @WillSloanEsq What is this 90s Canadian...
Enders Game
Billy tries to make heads or tails of a YouTube rabbit hole.Want to leave us a voicemail? Call us at (212) 994-4882!Show notes: Where's George I Bought a $2500.00 Bucket of Dirt Looking for Gold Nuggets (YouTube) Rob Finds Treasure official website Rob Finds Treasure on YouTube U.S. Mint Ends The Dollar Coin “Scam” For Airline Miles (Insider, 2011) Friday Half Dollar Livestream, October 8, 2021 (YouTube)
Wider Than Jesus
Adrianne thinks too hard about her beach reading.Show Notes (with spoilers obscured): Billy's beach reading Wikipedia The Variety article The Times BBC obituary NPR/Marketplace
A Hella Convenient Lapse in Coverage
Regina looks into an extremely laborious battle with an insurance company.Show Notes: Amelia’s original post (TikTok) Amelia’s follow-up post (TikTok) Women In The United States Experience High Rates Of Coverage ‘Churn’ In Months Before And After Childbirth (Health Affairs) Jamie Daw (Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health)The original version of this episode included a section about for-profit insurance companies. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, the main subject’s insurance provider, is not-for-profit. We’ve removed...
Raisin Hell
No one knows where mystery packages full of 80s memorabilia are coming from.Editing, mixing, and original music by Ryan Manning.Show notes: r/RBI I received two packages/letters from a seemingly defunct california raisins fanclub at my home address with very rare 1980s collectors items (Reddit) California Raisins commercial (YouTube) Photo of James' first package Photo of the first letter Deep Dive: Were the California Raisins Created Because of Systemic Racism? (Mandatory) California Raisins website Dizzo Designs Postcard photos: Front, Ba...
The Internet vs. The Price Is Right
Billy revisits an infamous game show moment in our brand new segment, Unresolved Inconsistencies.Leave a message in our new voicemail: (212) 994-4882Show Notes: Underwater Weather Forecast (YouTube) Ted’s perfect showcase bid (YouTube) Esquire story (archive.ph mirror) Stuff You Should Know book (Goodreads) Q: Has anyone ever bid perfectly on a showcase? (golden-road.net) TPiR Wiki - Season 2 (Fandom) JohnHolder post (golden-road.net) Is there a video of the first perfect bid on the showcase online? (golden-road.net) Barker: Yeah the Price...
Splash Cash
Adrianne hears a radio ad and once again asks: what's the scam?Wanna help us out? Fill out a quick survey about the show at underunderstood.com/surveyShow notes: splashcash44.com (please don't actually use this site) Better Business Bureau listing for Reward Zone USA, LLC The Representative Deal Chart Call Me Maybe (YouTube)
Shake and Sniff
Adrianne investigates a bold claim about handshaking on Wikipedia.Show notes: Handshake (Wikipedia) "A social chemosignaling function for human handshaking" (ELife Sciences) Molly Shannon as Mary Katherine Gallagher (YouTube)
Salt, Fat, Acid, Crocs
Pool party trivia sent Regina shoe shopping... or grocery shopping? Idk.Show notes: The official crocs site They actually have a whole section of their website dedicated to fun facts I ATE MY CROCS The science behind Croslite Everything You Need to Know About the Different Types of Rubber: Names, Properties, and Uses Target "crocs"
Price Check: Human Milk
Adrianne searches for the market rate of a specific substance.Show notes: Breastfeed for 2 years or longer, new American Academy of Pediatrics guidance suggests (USA Today) We didn’t mention for-profit companies like Prolacta that pay for breast milk. Here is how much they pay. She Pioneered the Sale of Breast Milk, Then Lost Everything (Washington Post) How to Sell Breast Milk: 9 Steps (wikiHow) Only the Breast
OK, Boomers!
John resurrects a nautical theme park mystery from the very first Underunderstood recording session.Show notes: Six Flags Atlantis (Wikipedia) Photos from Atlantis (The Unofficial Six Flags Atlantis® Memorial Page) The Troubled History of Six Flags Atlantis (Expedition Theme Park on YouTube) Six Flags Atlantis commercial (YouTube) NOAA Central Library International Status and Utilization of Undersea Vehicles, 1976 (Google Books) Photo of the sub at Grand Prix (Flickr) Boomers entertainment center closed (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) Boomers'...
Channel One News
Billy once again asks: "It can't really be that bad, right?"Show notes: Anti-war protester in studio disrupts live Russian state TV news (Reuters) Channel One News (Wikipedia) Channel None (Tedium) 1984 article about Physician's Weekly (New York Times) Commercials, Plus Education (New York Times) Channel 1 News, March 4, 1994 (YouTube) Advocates for Commercial-Free Schools Cheer as Channel One Signs Off (Common Dreams) Anderson Cooper & Lisa Ling on Channel One News (YouTube) Another clip of ads in Channel One News (YouTube) Ano...
The Great British Baking Showoff
John notices something strange about the Great British Bake Off/Baking Show.Show notes:We learned after publishing that Captain Disillusion made a video about this very topic a few months ago. Check it out, it’s great. (Thanks Charlie!) GBBO on Wikipedia BBC on Wikipedia Channel 4 on Wikipedia iTV on Wikipedia An example of the pie platter: Billy's breakdown of recreating the effect (YouTube)
Off The Dome: iPhone Sensors
Adrianne's baby monitor reveals a question about her iPhone. Nanit baby monitor Nanit Camera / Customer Service CREEPING (Reddit) About Face ID advanced technology (Apple Support) Turn Attention Aware features on or off on your iPhone or iPad Pro (Apple Support) What are the lines on a computer monitor when filmed on a camera? (BBC Science Focus Magazine) Why do LED lights flicker on camera? How to stop light flickering in a video? (Future House Store)
Snyder's of Hanoverunderstood
A listener brings us an unsolved mystery about snack food.Show notes: Snyder's of Hanover Hershey Creamery Company's legal history (Wikipedia) Back of the Synder's of Hanover bag Snyder of Berlin's website (archived August 2020) Blogger's attempt to get an answer from the source Snyder of Berlin on Instagram Snyder's of Hanover on Instagram Snyder of Berlin's current website (Utz Brands)
MTV Fibs
Billy looks into the authenticity of "MTV Cribs."Show notes: Inside Travis Barker's Surprisingly Tranquil Calabasas Abode (Architectural Digest) 'I'm Into Cadillacs' Travis Barker's Home & Car Collection (MTV on YouTube) I Just Found Out That "Cribs" On MTV Was Kinda Fake And I Feel So USED (Buzzfeed) MTV Cribs Ja Rule (YouTube) Lawyer: Ja Rule Innocent in Club Clash (E! Online) Tony Hawk, JoJo & Ryan Nyquist (MTV on YouTube) Redman's Staten Island 'De La Casa' (MTV on YouTube) Redman | Drink Cham...
What's the Scam: Toe Fungus Ads
Adrianne found some suspicious ads about toe fungus. What's the deal?Show notes: Talking Points Memo The original ad: Fungus Free Toes In Two Weeks (YouTube) Blacklight summary of toenaildr.com (The Markup)
Mascot Mysteries
John brings some questions about MLB mascots to the table.Show notes: Pierogies race ends in pileup, confusion (YouTube) Broadcasters comment on Sausage Race (YouTube) The Sausages (Sports Mascot Wiki) Dandy (Wikipedia) Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot (Wall Street Journal - paywall) The Short, Sad History Of The Yankees 1980s Mascot, Dandy (Gothamist) Mascots R Them (New York Times - paywall)
Find The Cougher
Did anyone win a million dollars by offering a Ricola cough drop to a mystery cougher?Show notes: DeVito Group page for the campaign Action News segment on the cougher (YouTube) Washington Post article about the cougher Hacked Off at the Mystery Cougher (Westword) Take Your Cough Home (Gothamist) Ricola's homepage during the contest (Archived by Wayback Machine) The winners list (Archived by Wayback Machine) The official game rules (Archived by Wayback Machine) The online-only version of the game (Archived by Wayback Machine)
Underundercrustables
Billy goes deep on frozen PB&J.Show notes: Uncrustables official website Mind.E on Mixcloud Clarification: J.M. Smucker owns the Knott's Berry Farm food brand, but the park is owned by Cedar Fair Mark Smucker on Squawkbox - The Internet Archive (8/26/2021) Patent No. 6,004,596: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich - WSJ (2005) Sealed crustless sandwich patent - uspto.gov (1999) Picture of EZ Jammers PB&J Patent Punch-up - MIT Technology Review (2001) The Patented Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich - Gastronomica via Yumpu (2002) Court rejects pat...
Frozen Assets
Billy breaks down consolidation in the frozen beverage market. Plus, some Personal News!Show notes: Sean O’Kane tweet Ian Bogost tweet thread Exclusively Yours Volume 31, Issues 1-8 The Natural History of Pliny - Project Gutenberg Uncle John’s 24-Karat Gold Bathroom Reader snippet 70s Slurpee ad (YouTube) Genius annotation for I Get Money Will Radcliff NYT obit (archive.ph) N.J. Firm Buys 43% of ICEE, Aims at Control - LA Times ICEE - About Us Doing Business with ICEE The Brain Freeze Challenge - Motherboard on YouTube
Mailbag!
We reach into our email to find comments, follow-ups, and controversy.Show notes: Our list of Pizza Hut Classic locations, updated with listener additions Hungry Jack's on Wikipedia Kmart fans rocked by huge new closure (7news in Australia) Ice Cream Machine Hackers Sue McDonald's for $900 Million (Wired) Some reading on Incentive Awards Some Camel Cash on eBay Settlement Reached in Camel Cash Class Action Lawsuit (Top Class Actions) The Northeast (Britannica Kids)
Event this Wednesday: Trivia Practice Round
Hello trivia enthusiasts! The 90FM Trivia weekend is so close we can smell it. It’s this weekend, beginning Friday evening and running straight through Sunday night. That’s a lot of trivia. If you’d like to participate, even for just an hour or two, stop by #trivia-90fm in Discord. If you’re on the fence, maybe we can help…In lieu of an Overunderstood episode this week, we’ll be staging a mock trivia session this Wednesday evening at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Community celebrity Mary Duffy has prepared two hours of trivia in the style of 90FM....
Sergeant Squeeze
A lost episode of Underunderstood about an anthropomorphic bottle of ketchup.Show notes: "Heinz Mascot" Google Search The mascot image Ed Sheeran's Heinz Tattoo Is Now a Limited-Edition Ketchup Bottle (Food & Wine) I cannot find the photo of this mascot anywhere on the internet
28 Years of Rednex
What's going on with the band that became famous for "Cotton Eye Joe"?Show notes: EPSN's "Jock" series (Wikipedia) "Cotton Eye Joe" music video (YouTube) The Golden Age of Karaoke Music Videos (The Outline) Rednex (Wikipedia) Cotton-Eyed Joe: Where Did He Come From, Where Did He Go? (HuffPost) "The Way I Mate" music video (YouTube) "Cotton Eye Joe" live performance (YouTube)
