Join Xan and Joe as they take you on a tour of a museum that contains anything and everything.

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the museum&#39;s hall of Middle World history where Joe recounts the history of the infamous group known as the Assassins. They both discuss the impact this group had from the 11th to 13th century on middle world history, their downfall, along with wondering what kind of food they may have eaten.

Episode 138: Assassins Cuisine

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, in the Museum&#39;s voided exhibition hall where Xan recounts the events of the devastating KPG extinction event that destroyed the Dinosaurs, and most life on Earth, while also discussing just how long our planet has been around, and all it has endured.

Episode 137: Chicxulub Asteroid City

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the Museum&#39;s gift shop where they discuss the impact, reasons, and purpose of why we enjoy fiction. Pulling from numerous examples such as Stoner by John Williams, the recent film Poor Things by Yorgos Lanthimos, East of Eden by John Steinbeck, and even the AMC series Breaking Bad, they deep dive into how we can identify with fictional characters, and take away powerful messages from reading/consuming fiction.

Episode 136: Poor Things in Margaritaville

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe inside the Museum Chapel of the Holy Stingray, where Xan discusses the hot gossip behind the pregnancy of Charlotte the lone stingray and breaks down the science as to how and why this is possible without her having a mate. Meanwhile, Joe opens with his thoughts regarding Dune 2.

Episode 135: Parthenogenesis Evangelion

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the Museum&#39;s replica 16th-century Florentine arena, where Joe discusses the history, rules, and story that makes up the Florentine sport, Calcio Storico Fiorentino. All the while, they discuss the role of sports in society and their greater physical and psychological impact.

Episode 134: Soccer Punch

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On today&#39;s tour, we join Xan and Joe for a relaxed tour as they re-visit the infamous Tampa Triangle Dead Zone, where Xan recounts the perplexing story surrounding the lost wreckage of German submarine U-166, and a boat-load of mercury.

Episode 133: Scuba Certified Fresh

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, in the Museum&#39;s hall of ancient Egypt where Joe recounts the history surrounding an important figure in the ancient Egyptian world, Imhotep, along with describing some of the evidence for his existence, and some of the speculative conspiracy theories surrounding his existence.

Episode 132: Pyramid Scheme to Divinity

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the Museum&#39;s hall of Predator Animals where Xan discusses the recent news concerning the reintroduction of wolves into the state of Colorado by conservationists, while also discussing the environmental impacts wolves have in their given ecosystems, and how their absence in the East Coast of the United States due to colonization has led to environmental devastation.

Episode 131: Wolf Dispensary

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Happy holidays from all of us at the Uncanny County Museum!On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides in the Hall of Hallmark at the Museum where they discuss the purpose and cultural impact of Christmas movies. All the while, Xan talks about his recent experiences in liminal Florida.

Episode 130: Hallmark or Ballpark?

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe in the dark as Xan brings to light the mysteries and misinformation surrounding the infamous Tampa Bay Triangle Dead Zone regarding missing persons, UFO sightings, and bizarre conspiracy theories. All the while, providing insight into why hammerhead sharks have a hammer-like head.

Episode 129: Overfished and Under Surveillance: The Tampa Triangle

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the Museums hall of extinct and endangered languages where they discuss the ongoing event of language death throughout the world, while Joe emphasizes why it is essential that endangered languages be preserved so we may gain insight from their cultural knowledge, and history to better our future.

Episode 128: Languages in Languish

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On today’s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, for an in-depth discussion concerning realism/illusionistic representation within two-dimensional art, both in contemporary trends and throughout art history, while using Hanneke Grootenboer, The Rhetoric of Perspective, which is primarily focused on the history of Dutch still life painting, as a point of entry into this topic. Texts mentioned:The Rhetoric of Perspective by Hanneke GrootenboerThe Experience Machine by Andy Clark

Episode 127: New Philadelphia: Post Truth

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*DISCLAIMER* Please visit the Osage Nations website for more information about their history and culture. Osageculture.comOn today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, as they go over a brief history of the Osage nation, covering their discovery of petroleum on their reservation, as well as their tumultuous history with settlers and the United States government looking to take advantage of their situation. All of which lead to the real events covered in the book by David Grann, and now film by Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon.

Episode 126: Oil Royalties: a Brief History of the Osage Nation Oil Boom

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In advance of Indigenous Peoples Day this Monday, for today&#39;s tour we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, in an exhibit focused on the clash between the Aztecs / Mexica people and the Spanish Conquistadors, while clearing up some of the often misrepresented history about Moctezuma II, and the bizarre failures of Panfilo Narváez.Sources used:Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla TownsendThe Secret of Our Success by Joseph Henrich

Episode 125: Aztecs vs Spaniards: All Mexed Up

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides Xan and Joe, inside the hall of Tartaria where they return to the Museum&#39;s roadside roots as they discuss conspiracy theories surrounding missing historical time periods. All the while, poking logic holes in them while discussing the arbitrary nature of dates and time.

Episode 124: Phantom Time: Coming Soon

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On today&#39;s tour, after a month-long hiatus our tour guides, Xan and Joe, return to the Uncanny County Museum and join us in the museum’s Big Hall, where Xan takes us through the history of Earth&#39;s largest animals, both living and extinct, while also bringing some insight into the recent news surrounding Perucetus.

Episode 123: Big Whale if True

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, as Xan leads a tour focused on the history of the Aztec empire and how they rose to prominence. Meanwhile, they briefly discuss the ways human civilizations have developed through kin-based relationships and the role rituals play in bonding people together. Sources used:Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs by Camilla TownsendThe WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Henrich

Episode 122: Step by Step: A Brief History of the Aztec Empire

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On today’s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the museum&#39;s parking garage where Joe leads a discussion focusing on the 2020 book, Unofficial Britain: Journeys through Unexpected Places by Gareth E. Rees, with a focus on the overlooked histories embedded within mundane spaces and their cultural/psychological effects on the populations living alongside them.

Episode 121: Parking Spaces and Non-places

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On today&#39;s tour, Xan and Joe once again bring in esteemed science communicators to discuss the newest season of the groundbreaking docu-series, Prehistoric Planet. @CrikeyitsChristian, @ThePaintPaddock, and @DinosaurComics bring their knowledge (and opinions) to dissect where the show has been and where it can go!

Episode 120: Prehistoric Panel 2

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the UCM’s armory where they explore the different types of weapons and armor used throughout history, their purpose and uses, and why they were made to be so artistically appealing.

Episode 119: Get to the Point: Armor and Armaments Throughout History

Join Xan and Joe as they take you on a tour of a museum that contains anything and everything.