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Hosted by Marlo Anderson & Brandi Mastrud
That buffalo in the Badlands? It’s a bison. Brandi Mastrud and Marlo Anderson dig into animals and everyday things that got stuck with the wrong…
Are you the problem? Brandi Mastrud and Marlo Anderson run through the pet peeves everybody has and nobody admits to, from people who never use…
Who’s hiding snacks in your house? Brandi Mastrud and Marlo Anderson dig into the absurdities of living together, from secret snack stashes and sleep divorce…
Would you pay to get a potato in the mail every month? Brandi Mastrud and Marlo Anderson rank the weirdest real subscription services, from rent-a-chicken…
Why does a greeting card cost $8 now? Brandi’s Season 3 debut tackles tip screens, oat milk upcharges and more.
Hosted by Marlo Anderson & Mary Murphy. The finale welcomes Brandi.
Season 2 wraps by welcoming Brandi Mastrud, plus red lights, self-checkout and the absurdity of waiting.
Bloodletting for fevers, holes drilled in skulls and powdered mummy for wounds: medicine’s most absurd past cures.
Parents once mailed their kids, a bank was shipped by parcel post, and the CIA tried to turn a cat into a spy.
Mary makes the case for homemade everything, from butter to 40 birdhouses. Marlo asks: but why?
Is cheddar a place? Yes. Marlo quizzes Mary on everyday products named after real spots on the map.
Wombats really make cube-shaped poop. But do flamingos turn neon blue? Mary brings a game.
What does a best boy actually do? Filmmaker Nolan Johnson decodes the absurd lingo of the movie business.
Why does bottled water expire? Marlo brings a list of everyday absurdities, from sleep scores to tip screens.
What do you do when urgent care closes for lunch mid-emergency? Mary’s story kicks off a look at customer service fails.
Fishing lures, frozen pizza and Superman capes all needed warning labels. Somehow.
Hosted by Marlo Anderson & Mary Murphy
In a simulcast with The Tech Ranch, Marlo and Mary dig into stranded astronauts and technology’s most absurd moments.
Theater superstitions, digital mishaps and offbeat cultural quirks that redefine what it means to be absurd.
Raining cats and dogs? Kick the bucket? The strange origins of sayings we use every day.
Friday the 13th, odd speed limits and missing donuts: what happens when numbers get a little too absurd.
Darth Vader never said “Luke, I am your father.” When our collective memory plays tricks on us.
Autocorrect fails, absurdist graffiti and a few velvet confessions in a wild ride with Marlo and Mary.
A stroll through once-popular fads and phenomena that look pretty absurd in hindsight.
Who holds the record for balancing a running lawnmower on their chin? The weirdest world records ever set.
Why do sneezes get a “bless you”? The world’s weird rituals, customs and habits.
From Denver International Airport and beyond, Marlo and Mary explore 10 mind-bending conspiracy theories.
The surprisingly dark origins behind the nursery rhymes we all grew up singing.
Marlo’s trip to London and Paris brings foreign McDonald’s menus, door-holding mishaps and edible crickets.
Some of the craziest collections you’ve ever heard of, and the people who keep them.
The most bizarre warning labels ever slapped on real products.
Live from Vegas: vanishing mask rules, hot coffee and the absurdities of flying.
Hyperconnectivity, the pursuit of happiness and the myth of multitasking.
In this latest episode of The Absurdists, hosts Marlo Anderson and Mary Murphy delve into the world of ghosting, the absurdity of modern communication, and…
Real inventions so absurd you’ll wonder how they ever got made.
Some of the most bewildering and hilariously inexplicable laws still on the books.
A tour of America’s most uniquely named towns, from Why to Why Not.
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