Ep. 36 - The Diminished Sin

“Any understanding of this nation has to be based, and I mean really based, on an understanding of [Big Willie Style]. I believe that firmly. It defined us.” - Shelby Foote

What do you get for winning The Oregon Trail?

We're back with a super-sized episode. All ideas copyrighted by someone.

Are you sure this isn't a play?

"Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs." - President Dwight D. Eisenhower

We can go very, very low.

Drink up!

Is there such a thing?

"Teller almost never speaks while performing. There are exceptions such as when the audience is not aware of it; for example, he provided the voice of "Mofo the psychic gorilla" in their early Broadway show with the help of a radio microphone cupped in his hand. Teller's trademark silence originated during his youth, when he earned a living performing magic at college fraternity parties.[13] He found that if he maintained silence throughout his act, spectators refrained from throwing beer and heckling him and focused more on his performance.[14]" -Wikipedia on Teller