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S4E3 Alone in the World
Although we are discussing the Fringe episode “Alone in the World” this week on the podcast, we are not actually alone because we are joined by Hannah, our resident fungus expert! We talk about what...
642- It’s Better to Give
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, I believe in love at first sight, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. What about you? Do you believe in...
641- The Pros of Cons
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, I once went to comic conventions in Seattle, San Diego, Dallas, and Atlanta in the same year, and I believe that if you aren’t...
S4E2 One Night in October
We are joined by frequent feedback contributor ShelkyBean one night in April, discussing Fringe episode, "One Night in October" in which the Redverse asks for help from the Blueverse to help them...
640- Is the Resurrection Reliable?
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell. The Romans created the word excruciare to describe the intense pain of crucifixion. The pain was so severe that the Romans needed a...
639- Monday Mailbag
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell. The first email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, a computer engineer, to himself using a program called SNDMSG, which allowed...
Criminal Justice
The Twilight Zone can be a cruel adjudicator doling out ironic punishments to characters whose desires ultimately become their undoing. Greed, short-sightedness, and the notion that "heaven" and...
S4E1 Neither Here Nor There
After a bit of a break between seasons, we are back for season 4, cortexifans! Join us for our premiere episode in which we discuss “Neither Here nor There,” the episode that finally makes Seth...
638- Seize the Adventure
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, the Disney character Goofy was originally called Dippy Dawg and first appeared in the animated short “Mickey's Revue” on May 25,...
Latest Episodes
S4E3 Alone in the World
Although we are discussing the Fringe episode “Alone in the World” this week on the podcast, we are not actually alone because we are joined by Hannah, our resident fungus expert! We talk about what...
642- It’s Better to Give
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, I believe in love at first sight, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. What about you? Do you believe in...
641- The Pros of Cons
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, I once went to comic conventions in Seattle, San Diego, Dallas, and Atlanta in the same year, and I believe that if you aren’t...
S4E2 One Night in October
We are joined by frequent feedback contributor ShelkyBean one night in April, discussing Fringe episode, "One Night in October" in which the Redverse asks for help from the Blueverse to help them...
640- Is the Resurrection Reliable?
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell. The Romans created the word excruciare to describe the intense pain of crucifixion. The pain was so severe that the Romans needed a...
639- Monday Mailbag
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell. The first email was sent in 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, a computer engineer, to himself using a program called SNDMSG, which allowed...
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S4E3 Alone in the World
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Although we are discussing the Fringe episode “Alone in the World” this week on the podcast, we are not actually alone because we are joined by Hannah, our resident fungus expert! We talk about what we love about this episode and its themes but also express some disappointment over never seeing Aaron again despite the powerful bond that he forms with Walter.

642- It’s Better to Give
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There are two women who still inspire me today. They remind me that no matter where you are in life, no matter your financial situation, no matter what difficulty you’re going through or mountain you’re on top of, you are never too good to treat someone with respect and even offer them something extra to brighten their day, and you’re never too poor to be able to find someone who needs help more than you do.

641- The Pros of Cons
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In 2019, my daughter and I attended San Diego Comic Con together. It was a week of highs and lows as she got to drive a boat for the first time, a memory she still talks about often. Cons are a great place to take your kids and create great memories. When I talk about the benefits of going to cons, I’m not just talking about comic-cons. The con in comic-con is short for convention, but there’s another word that is often used for these things too. It’s the word conference. I found taking my kids to those was great too.

S4E2 One Night in October
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We are joined by frequent feedback contributor ShelkyBean one night in April, discussing Fringe episode, “One Night in October” in which the Redverse asks for help from the Blueverse to help them stop a serial killer. We have a wonderful, deep conversation about the rich themes that are explored in this episode such as nature vs. nurture.

640- Is the Resurrection Reliable?
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The resurrection is everything. Paul put it this way, “if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.” After all, if a man who claimed to be God, received worship as if he were God, forgave sins claiming he had the authority of God, claimed that he would die and three days later be raised from the dead, and claimed that he was the only way to God, actually supernaturally rose from the dead, wouldn’t that give credibility to everything he said and claimed? Indeed it would.