Raymond and Andrew take a look at how the **** we wound up with certain taboo words in our languages that are either politically incorrect or grammatically incorrect.  They try to trace back these words to their origins, examining how religious influences and even our physical instincts have basically created profanity as we know it. [...]

 

 Why do we have "good words" and "bad words"? [34:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In light of Disney’s new move in purchasing Marvel as well as the annual DragonCon taking place in Atlanta, Raymond and Andrew analyze America’s love for the “superhero” and all of the comics, stories, and movies based around them.  While tracing the history of these superhuman icons, they make their way from their earliest roots [...]

 

 Why do we like superheroes so much? [21:15m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

As the vampire craze takes over the country (and possibly the world), Raymond and Andrew take a trip back in time and try to find out where the concept of vampires started and how vampires evolved into the creatures we have today in our books, movies, and television shows.  Starting with the earliest traditions, they [...]

 

 Where did vampires come from? [24:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week, Raymond and Andrew take a look into the world of advertising and publicity, examining the way that such things as fear and sex have become the basic tactics in selling a product or service, how advertising focuses on competition rather than their own product itself, and how all of these same principles bleed [...]

 

 Does advertising really make us buy things? [28:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download