Then, do you ever wonder if folks from the past looked up at the moon, thinking about what might be there and yearned to ... trade with it? Find out the science, theories and just plain lies that we told ourselves way back when as we delve into Moon People!

First, learn how piggy banks came to be, from a type of clay alled Pygge that was used to make money jars, to the pacific islands and boar-shaped pottery, to the innovation of the rubber plug. The piggy bank ranges far and wide!

Then, learn about how New Englanders of the 17 and 1800s reacted when Tuberculosis broke out in their communities, and the chain of reasoning that led them to conclude that vampires were to blame. If you ever exhume a skeleton with a stake in it's chest, you'll know that tuberculosis, organ burning and folk remedies were to blame!

Then, Jackie tells us all about Annie Edison Taylor, the first person to go over Niagara Falls on purpose and live. Annie was a dance teacher who had fallen on hard times, over and over and over. After an attempt on her life when she was moving up north, she decided that her best way to swell the ranks of her dance school was to raise some publicity by going over the falls in a barrel of her own design.

Along the way we find out about Max's secret swordfighting past, the real way they elected popes, and the nature of waterfall whales.

Then, Max brings us into the mysterious world of the ancient Athenian symposeum, the ancient tradition of drinking, talking, making merry, drinking some more, singing, eating,l drinking, telling stories about drinking, and drinking some more. The Athenians had intricate and weird customs around each of these, and special rooms to drink and party in. Ok, we know it just sounds like a frat party, but trust us, it's far stranger.

After that, Jackie takes us into the world of the 1904 Olympic games. The games, recently resurreted, were at odds with the World's Fair, which blackmailed the organizers into holding the games in St. Louis. No offense to ST Louie, but most European athletes just didn't want to go. And we can't really hold it against them, since the games were a twisted carnival of racism, poor planning, and the most incredibly stupid marathon we've ever heard of. A marathon with only 32 contestants and only 14 finishers. Between a stupidly hilly course, an experiment in dehydration and ANGRY DOGS, it's a miracle that no one died. And that's not even getting started on the racist 'human zoo' taking place back at home camp! It's insane, and you have to hear about it.

Then, Noel takes us through the life of Ferdinand Waldo Demara, the most prolific imposter in history! By the time he was 30, Ferdinand had lived 10 different lives, in different places and professions, and not easy professions either. He impersonated a monk, a professor, a zoologist, a surgeon and so much more, with the aid of his photographic memory and incredible confidence.

Along the way, we make jokes about farting horses, incredulous popes, and teeny tiny baby pipes.

This episode features guest host David Fouhy subbing in for Noel. We dive into Saturnalia: a Roman festival of rebirth that if you squint at it looks an awful lot like xmas, if xmas was way cooler and involved making servants into princes for a week. There were gifts of wax, feasting, dancing and the softest of meats. We even talk about it’s place in Roman politics and it’s roots in some small amount of human sacrifice (probably).

Then Fouhy tells us all about Gregor MacGregor and the Poyais Scheme. Gregor, an ex-soldier who married into the nobility, managed to put together what some are calling, “the biggest dick move in history.” Gregor, after a short and unlustrous career in the military, made up an entire country in the ass end of nowhere and sold British people land there. When those people tried to sail and settle in this place that DID NOT EXIST, hundreds of them died. But the survivors still believed in him! And he fled to France to do it again, before returning to England to do it again. He got away with this scheme over and over, and eventually set himself up as a knight in Caracas with the money he made off this scam. Just the fucking worst. Oh, he also tried to free Florida from the Spanish and had a 200-mile battle march or whatever, but really, we hate this dude.

Talking points include: over 30 mentions of soft meats! ironic punishments, the finest in wax fruits and heads, and more.

Then, join up with Ferguson's Gang to save British historical sites in the 1920s, using costumes, masks and outrageous pranks to raise awareness of the National Trust. Learn about Bill Stickers, The Bluddy Beershop and the various Biddies who kept their identities a secret while making sure everyone knew about conservation.

Then, Jackie tells us about Fruitlands, yet another failed Massachusetts utopia of the 1800s. This one had Louisa May Alcott and a bust of Socrates! Find out what happens when a farmland built on the idea of working all day and debating all night fails to include a single actual farmer. It feels good to be back.

You can find Rob on social media a @muralgoblin or on his actual play DnD podcast, Adventure Inc.