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587- My Faith Story
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, my preferred Bible translation is the English Standard Version, and I believe if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. Coming up...
Mysterious Melodies
Music has the power to enchant, stir emotions, calm the spirit, and heal. This month we take a look at two episodes that use the power of music to explore the impact of music. In season 3, "A Piano...
TSTP 65- Listener Feedback & Podcast Update
Hey there, Strangers! Many of you have sent us written or audio feedback during this very long off season, and we're back to share your thoughts with the community. We tried to keep things a little...
586- Pushing Through the Wall
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, nearly every day I wear a shirt with some shade of blue on it, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. In last...
585- I Have More Stuff to Say
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, I think the best Batman movie is Batman starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson from 1989, and I believe that if you aren’t...
Dimensions in Space
Alternate dimensions and parallel worlds is not something The Twilight Zone was afraid to explore, and this month we take a look at two excellent examples of this type of storytelling. Season 3...
S2E21 Over There Part 2
Joining us for this incredible season 2 finale from the fringe of America is Patty from Canadia, and we are so excited to be talking about this episode with her! We, of course (and by we, we mean...
S2E21 Over There Part 1
We are finally nearing the end of season 2! Join us as we, along with David Wu (the mastermind behind The Fringemunks), discuss the first half of “Over There,” the incredible season 2 finale! We...
S2E20 Northwest Passage
Join us along with Rachel (whose voice you will likely agree is just awesome) as we discuss the penultimate episode of Fringe’s second season! Returning to the main Fringe canon, we find out where...
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I Told You So
The truth is out there, but do you recognize it when you hear it? "The Old Man in the Cave" is about a post-apocalyptic community guided by a mysterious old man in a cave who provides crucial advice...
613- Monday Mailbag
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, I once rode a bike for 32 miles, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. Just to be clear, I entered a biking...
S3E13 Immortality
We finally return to the Redverse for this episode and are joined once again by Mark (who previously joined us for our “Grey Matters” discussion)! In this (mostly) standalone episode of Fringe, the...
612- Letting Go of a Dream
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, my wife immediately changes the radio any time Journey’s song, “Don’t Stop Believin’” comes on the radio or my Spotify playlist, and...
611- Beating Yesterday
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, my daily active streak for the mobile game Flow is currently 2,161 days, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t...
S3E12 Concentrate and Ask Again
Darrell and returning guest DillyDally (Chris unfortunately couldn’t make it for this episode - he said something about getting a strange doll in the mail and then disappeared?) discuss this...
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622- Navigating the Nativity
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Many depictions of the Christmas story include the wise men at the manger most likely for the sake of simplicity. That doesn’t mean the Bible is incorrect, but that depictions of the story are incorrect. What some skeptics do consider to be a contradiction is the differences in where the family lived and traveled after Jesus was born. Are these indeed contradictions that disprove the Biblical story of Jesus’ birth?

Mysterious Towns
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This month we look at two episodes which share the common theme of time being unnaturally halted and the moral quandaries that such power presents. In “Elegy,” three astronauts become stranded on an asteroid which shares characteristics similar to earth Earth. Soon they discover people frozen in time, evoking themes of time suspension and existential anxiety. Similarly, “Still Valley” follows a Confederate soldier discovering a village frozen by a mysterious spell, presenting him with moral dilemmas regarding the use of this power to assist the Confederacy.

621- Finding Freedom Through Forgetting
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Elephants do indeed have excellent memories. If you’re like me, you think of this fact as a good thing. That is, if someone says you have a memory like an elephant, you’d take it as a compliment. Today I’m going to flip that on its head, show how it can be a negative, and hopefully help you examine your own life to see if you have a memory like an elephant.

S3E17 Stowaway
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We hope that you will stowaway with us on the Fringe train as we discuss this unique episode of Fringe – unique in that Anna Torv is not playing Olivia Dunham or an Olivia Dunham alternate but rather the man behind the curtain himself – William Bell (or Bellivia or Spolive as you prefer). We also finally get to meet the Blueverse version of Lincoln Lee (or Special Agent Hottie as you prefer), and we discuss what we like and maybe don’t like as much on rewatch.

620- Avoiding the Rocky Path
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John looked at my problem and offered up his idea of the best solution. Like C-3PO I looked at that path as too rocky. Not only was it more than I had the budget for, I knew that building the app was just the beginning. I’d have to keep a developer on retainer for bug fixes, updates, and security management. I didn’t want to be in the software development business. So I looked for a smoother path.