Rumor Flies
141 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 154 ratingsRumor Flies discusses the origins, evolution, and veracity of all your favorite rumors, myths, and misconceptions.
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Bonus: Disney Roundtable
June 26, 2017 05:22 - 1 hour310 - Alcohol: Cement Mixing and Cold Confusion
June 05, 2017 04:31 - 1 hourDoes a cold shower sober you up? What about coffee? Does alcohol effect your body temperature? Find out these answers and more on the season 3 finale of Rumor Flies! This week's musical guest: Overgrown - Sage. We have a video special for you! Check it out here! We were also recently interviewed about the show! Check us out at www.rumorfliespodcast.com, on facebook, @rumorflies on twitter and instagram, and subscribe to us on youtube for episodes and supplemental content! Please conside...
309 - Movies: Spielbergian
May 15, 2017 05:25 - 1 hourCinematic myths of epic proportions! Was there a death on the set of Goldfinger? Did Steven Spielberg start off by sneaking on to movie sets? What really happened to Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow? Find out these answers and more on this week's Rumor Flies!
308 - Animals: Elephant Bookies
May 01, 2017 01:13 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBCan you get warts from touching a toad? Does touching a baby bird cause its mother to abandon it? Do elephants really never forget? Find out on this week's "Rumor Flies"!
307 - Aphrodisiacs: Cosmo Edition
April 17, 2017 01:29 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBAre there aphrodisiacs out there that are truly effective? Can "Cosmopolitan" provide useful information on your sex life? How immature can 3 dudes get while exploring this subject? Find out the answers to these questions and more on this week's "Rumor Flies"!
New Format: Who Dis?
April 01, 2017 04:35 - 24 minutes - 27.8 MBCome join us as we test out some new show formats! Please let us know what you think - do you prefer format 1, 2, or 3? Check us out at www.rumorfliespodcast.com, on facebook, @rumorflies on twitter and instagram, and subscribe to us on youtube for episodes and supplemental content! Please consider
306 - Survival: Cactus if you can
March 27, 2017 05:26 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBCan you drink water from a cactus? Was Bear Grylls correct about the merits drinking one's own urine? Did Organ Trail lead us astray? Come join us as we once again overly stress that we are not experts on this week's Rumor Flies! Check us out at www.rumorfliespodcast.com, on facebook, @rumorflies on twitter and instagram, and subscribe to us on youtube for episodes and supplemental content! Please consider leaving us a review on itunes - it makes the world go 'round and will reap you sweet, s...
305 - Sleep: Eight-Legged Dreams
March 13, 2017 03:49 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBWill you consume spiders in your lifetime? Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker? Does melatonin actually work as a sleep aid? Find out on this week's Rumor Flies! This week's musical guest/track: "Sait" - Morgan Greenwood nsavides podcast: http://podcast.nsavides.com/ Special guest voiceover: Kristaps of The Eastern Border As always you can find our show notes here. Check us out at www.rumorfliespodcast.com, on facebook, @rumorflies on twitter and instagram, and subscribe to us on yout...
304 - Legal Myths: We're not Lawyers
February 27, 2017 06:42 - 1 hour - 55 MBCan you do a "Citizen's Arrest"? Do you have "the right to remain silent"? Are we even remotly qualified to give you legal advice? Come get litigious on this week's Rumor Flies!
303 - Food: Of Course, My Horse(meat)!
February 13, 2017 22:14 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBDoes Taco Bell use dog food-grade meat? Can Coca-Cola clean a car battery? Are fortune cookies actually Chinese? Come find out on this week's tasty installment of Rumor Flies! This week's musical guest/track: Black Smurf - "444" As always you can find our show notes here. Check us out at www.rumorfliespodcast.com, on facebook, @rumorflies on twitter and instagram, and subscribe to us on youtube for episodes and supplemental content! Please consider leaving us a review on itunes - it makes...
302 - Rome ft. Daniele Bolelli
January 30, 2017 05:49 - 52 minutes - 44.1 MBWe are so incredibly thrilled, humbled, excited, and many other adjectives, to announce our special guest: Daniele Bolelli! Some of you may recognize him from his podcasts, History on Fire and The Drunken Taoist. Daniele generously donated his time and academic background to discuss common myths and misconceptions about Rome!
301 - Disney: The Man, The Myth, The Popsicle
January 16, 2017 06:01 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBThe Disney trilogy comes to a crashing finale in the first installment of Season 3!
300 - Season 3 Announcement and Some News
January 16, 2017 01:44 - 4 minutes - 7.61 MBSEASON 3 IS UPON US, AS WELL AS SEVERAL NEW CHANGES! LEARN MORE HERE. YOU CAN ALSO FIND OUR SEASON 3 "HYPE VIDEO" HERE. CHECK US OUT AT WWW.RUMORFLIESPODCAST.COM, ON FACEBOOK, @RUMORFLIES ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM, AND SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE FOR EPISODES AND SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT! PLEASE CONSIDER LEAVING US A REVIEW ON ITUNES AS WELL! WE LOVE THE FEEDBACK!
Cultured Meat: Dispelling Myths with New Harvest (Transcript Included)
December 29, 2016 06:04 - 40 minutes - 30.6 MBMythconceptions: An Interview with "Truth in Advertising"
November 21, 2016 04:12 - 41 minutes - 32.5 MBShana Mueller of "Truth in Advertising" (TINA) was generous enough to discuss the problems (and misconceptions) of "false advertising" in the US.
210 - Dr. Oz and Infowars (ft. Blurry Photos)
October 10, 2016 04:21 - 2 hours209 - Alcohol: Breaking the Seal
October 03, 2016 04:01 - 1 hour - 73.2 MB208 - Sex & Pregnancy
September 26, 2016 03:52 - 50 minutes - 42.6 MB207 - Drugs: Rehashed
September 19, 2016 04:01 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB206 - Fairytales ft. Singing Bones
September 11, 2016 05:01 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB205 - Animals: Sorry, Armadillos
September 05, 2016 04:44 - 1 hour - 54.8 MB204 - Cold War ft. The Eastern Border
August 29, 2016 05:01 - 1 hour203 - Food: Salty over Coffee
August 22, 2016 14:26 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB202 - The Anarchist Cookbook
August 14, 2016 05:01 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB201 - Disney: Moral Fixation
August 06, 2016 05:02 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBSeason 2: Electric Boogaloo
July 31, 2016 01:20 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MBRumor Flies Bonus: Film Roundtable
July 18, 2016 04:47 - 1 hour - 68 MBMythconceptions: Fan Theories with NOLAnerdcast
July 04, 2016 05:01 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBSeason One Recap and Outtakes
June 20, 2016 07:04 - 57 minutes - 60.2 MBOh snap! Additional content? That's right. We're back with a look back on the season - favorite episodes, what we learned, and more. After we finish patting ourselves on the back, tune in for some never-before-heard highlights and outtakes from our warm up sessions before the episodes. Embarrassing stories abound in this inter-season episode of Rumor Flies! Hit us up: www.rumorfliespodcast.com, [email protected], @rumorflies on twitter and instagram!
110 - Alcohol: A Totally Scientific Experiment
May 30, 2016 05:50 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBCan a breathalyzer be tricked? Should you drink liquor before beer? Does dark liquor lead to a worse morning after? Where is Greg? Find out the answers to these questions (and more) in the SEASON ONE FINALE of Rumor Flies! This week's musical track/guest: Joystick - "I'm like a Chocoholic, but for Booze" Hit us up: www.rumorfliespodcast.com, [email protected], @rumorflies!
109 - Remedies: How Carrots Won the War
May 23, 2016 05:01 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBWould Bugs Bunny be eligible for RAF? How does one subdue Pepé Le Pew? Was N*Sync sponsored by Big Lemon? Find out this week on Rumor Flies! This week's musical track/guest: Aetherius - "Drift Apart" Hit us up: www.rumorfliespodcast.com, [email protected], @rumorflies!
108 - Body: Cracking Knuckles and Power Licking
May 16, 2016 05:01 - 56 minutes - 47.9 MBDoes cracking your knuckles give you arthritis? Does shaving and/or cutting your hair affect how it grows back? Can you bench press with your tongue? Which parent can you forever blame for baldness? Find out these answers and more on this week's Rumor Flies! This week's musical track/guest: Drone Baby - "Automato"
107 - Drugs: “Butt Hash”
May 09, 2016 05:01 - 56 minutes - 47.8 MBCan you overdose on marijuana? Can you get hopped up on toad? Can LSD give you flashbacks? Can LSD give you flashbacks? Find out this week on the latest Rumor Flies! This week's musical track/guest: Cali Blake - “High” Hit us up: www.rumorfliespodcast.com, [email protected], @rumorflies!
106 - Death: Heads will roll with Heavy Souls
May 02, 2016 05:01 - 56 minutes - 47.2 MBIs there a separation of mind and body? How many deaths has Lincoln been attributed to? Do you need a pedicure in the afterlife? How much IS she buying the stairway to heaven for? Find out on this week's Rumor Flies! This week's musical track/guest: "Lake Shore Drive" - Ghostemane
105 - Brain: Nocebo and the Lying Left Brain
April 25, 2016 05:01 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBDo you only use 10% of the brain? Are men left-brained and women right-brained? Have sugar pills cured cancer? Why does Roger Goodell listen to Rumor Flies? Listen and find out! This week's musical track/guest: "Flame" - Nyce! Hit us up: www.rumorfliespodcast.com, [email protected], @rumorflies!
104 - Sports: Trippin' Pitchin' is Driving me Madden
April 18, 2016 05:01 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBHow many beers did Wade Boggs drink? Is acid a performance enhancing drug? Can gold kill you (other than from boredom)? Did Mr. Rogers xX360Xx no scope your n00b @$$? Find out these answers and more!
103 - History: Everyone is Terrible and Revere was a Quitter
April 11, 2016 05:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBDid Columbus actually land in the Americas? Where did our first president get his dentures? How many people served as kindling at Salem? Is Ted Cruz the Zodiac Killer? Find out this week on the unusually long episode 3 of Rumor Flies! This week's musical track/guest: "Watching the Tide" - Joshua LeBlanc Hit us up: www.rumorfliespodcast.com, [email protected], @rumorflies!
102 - Food: Surge Shrinkage and Boozy Foods
April 04, 2016 05:20 - 1 hour - 77.4 MBDoes alcohol actually "cook out"? Does your "perfect steak" actually suck? What foods can have unexpected deadly consequences? What's the potentially mind-blowing truth behind Dr. Pepper? Find out what we cook up in this episode of Rumor Flies!
101 - Disney: Death and Turkey Legs
March 27, 2016 15:15 - 1 hourWhat are we eating at Disney? Has no one ever died on property? Has Disney changed the course of world history? How DO magnets work? Find out in the inaugural episode of Rumor Flies!
100 - A Listener's Guide to Rumor Flies
March 19, 2016 19:45 - 9 minutes - 7.83 MBHere's a little primer on how we run things around here. Find out who we are, what we aren't, and what to expect! Visit us over at rumorfliespodcast.com