Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialDan West @danielkwest.bsky.social · 14hMusica Obscura Episode 1330: Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (Official Video) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQiO...youtube.comTalking Heads - Road to Nowhere (Official Video)YouTube video by Talking Heads 011
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 9h“George Harrison Sings” — The Pirate Song RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION (1975) #EricIdle 1043999
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialEuropean Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026TheESP – Ep. #551 – (Meno)pause Those Supplements! theesp.eu/podcast_arch...theesp.euTheESP – Ep. #551 – (Meno)pause Those Supplements! - The European Skeptics PodcastPontus report back from the bookfair and András has apparently also been struck by the numbers curse. In TWISH we look back at the first TAM London conference in 2009 and find that it can been seen as... 061
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialEuropean Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Global Skeptics in the Pub! 13 October, online www.globalskepticsinthepub.net/2026globalskepticsinthepub.netGSitP 2026 — October 13: International Skeptics Day 011
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialBob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Friday earworm, right here. #SoundUp 183
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialLexicon Valley @lexiconvalley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026313: No More Mr. Nice Guy Was Perry Como the original Mr. Nice Guy? How does he relate to an infamous gossip columnist’s Hitler joke? In this bonus, Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield explain. 🎧 Listen: lexiconvalley.supportingcast.fm/listen/lexic... #lexiconvalley #onlanguage #podcast #nomoremrnieguy 132
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.social#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 27/09/2026At barely 16 years old, Jimmy McCulloch earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1969 as the lead guitarist for Thunderclap Newman. Their Speedy Keen-penned “Something In The Air” spent 2 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #37. #JimmyMcCulloch #ThunderclapNewman #MusicSkyyoutube.comThunderclap Newman - Something In The AirYouTube video by OneHitWondered 1142
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialDoing My Own Research @doingmyownresearch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Support us ➡️ bluehorizons.pudgycat.io 💙 9296102
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Remembering ANDY WILLIAMS — who left us 14yrs ago today — via Honda’s brilliant 2005 commercial. “The Impossible Dream” 4334
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL (1972) by ADRIANO CELENTANO This insanely addictive song was intended to sound to its Italian audience as if sung in English, the lyrics however are complete gibberish - with the exception of the words "all right". 82843182
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialSeth Andrews @sethandrews.com · 22/09/2026#TrumpTV is prepping its first story. 0375
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialRosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 22/09/2026Happy mushroom season! 5140591327
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.social#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The week ending September 21, 1991, UK post-punk/alt-rockers Siouxsie And The Banshees earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their accessible, radio-friendly dance-pop “Kiss Them For Me” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #39. It spent six weeks on the chart, peaking at #23. #OneHitWondered #MusicSkyyoutu.beSiouxsie And The Banshees - Kiss Them For MeYouTube video by OneHitWondered 13329
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026‘Vocal Fry’ — a perfectly formed & executed scene from this brilliant comedy-drama. LOUDERMILK (2018) #RonLivingstone 36716
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialSeth Andrews @sethandrews.com · 15/09/2026I'm guessing the comments section will split like the atom on this issue, but here's my @bahacon.bsky.social speech. youtu.be/g75eoauwC7U?...youtu.beGo Fact Yourself: "Skeptics" Aren't Immune to Fake NewsYouTube video by TheThinkingAtheist 2233
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialSeth Andrews @sethandrews.com · 13/09/2026You see, kids, we used to find this magical photo shack which made us wait three days to see if we'd taken 24 pictures of our thumb. 5536
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialHumor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 13/09/2026 14154371046
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026One of our finest purveyors of the spoken word - MICHAEL SHEEN — with Dylan Thomas' “Do not go gentle into that good night”. 26110
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“No-one’s going to cut your dick off!” THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998) #JeffBridges #JohnGoodman #SteveBuscemi #SamElliott 0413
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“The Dead Parrot” AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT (1971) #JohnCleese #MichaelPalin 2279
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialEuropean Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026TheESP – Ep. #548 – Real Democracy Requires Informed Voters theesp.eu/podcast_arch...theesp.euTheESP – Ep. #548 – Real Democracy Requires Informed Voters - The European Skeptics PodcastHurry up to get the early bird price for ESC Liverpool! You have until 14 September! Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe and in TWISH we celebrate the 60th anniversar... 173
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.social#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The week ending September 10, 1966, LA garage rockers Love earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their raw, psychedelic proto-punk classic “7 And 7 Is” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The single spent three weeks on the chart, peaking at #33. #Love #ArthurLee #OneHitWondered #MusicSkyyoutu.beLove - 7 And 7 IsYouTube video by OneHitWondered 11308
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Get your motor runnin’… EASY RIDER (1969) #Steppenwolf 3226
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026“Every Sperm Is Sacred” MONTY PYTHON’S THE MEANING OF LIFE (1983) The balls, the imagination, the creativity, the execution, the genius. 521033194
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialHumor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 02/09/2026 66111
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialgodlessbitch.bsky.social @godlessbitch.bsky.social · 30/08/2026#BertrandRussell NO SHIT 💩 0297
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialℝ𝕖𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕦𝕖 @rebelb1ue.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Guilty as charged. 12080391442
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Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialEuropean Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026TheESP – Ep. #546 – ADHD vs. Social Construct theesp.eu/podcast_arch...theesp.euTheESP – Ep. #546 – ADHD vs. Social Construct - The European Skeptics PodcastWith András back in the saddle, we advice against climate doom and also encourage listeners to nominate for the Ockhams Awards. In TWISH we go back almost 2500 years for an example of how superstition... 071
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialEuropean Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026TheESP – Ep. #545 – Make people think! theesp.eu/podcast_arch...theesp.euTheESP – Ep. #545 – Make people think! - The European Skeptics PodcastPhoto of James Randi by Susan Gerbic ESC Liverpool speakers announced, Wasp-watch big reveal and listener feedback about Triodos Bank. The bulk of the episode is a trip down memory lane with a rebroad... 152
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.social#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Happy birthday to singer/songwriter & rapper Erik Schrody, #BOTD in 1969. As the rapper Everlast, Schrody earned US #OneHitWonder honors as a member of the hip-hop trio House Of Pain. Their classic ‘90s jam, “House of Pain,” spent 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. #OneHitWondered #MusicSkyyoutu.beHouse Of Pain - Jump AroundYouTube video by OneHitWondered 2165
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.social#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix became, possibly, the unlikeliest of US #OneHitWonder honorees in 1968. “All Along The Watchtower,” by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #20… and, sadly, would be Jimi’s only #Top40 entry. #OneHitWondered #MusicSkyyoutube.comJimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The WatchtowerYouTube video by OneHitWondered 0184
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Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialgodlessbitch.bsky.social @godlessbitch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026It’s more difficult to be a liberal 0101
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialLexicon Valley @lexiconvalley.bsky.social · 11/08/2026307: Nice of You to Join Us What does Jane Austen have in common with George Carlin? Biting commentary on “nice”! Find someplace nice and quiet for Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo on a not entirely pleasant word. 🎧 Listen: lexiconvalley.supportingcast.fm/listen/lexic... #lexiconvalley #podcast 131
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.social#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 10/08/2026In 1985, Double released their debut album: Kurt Maloo on vocals/guitar & Felix Haug on keyboards, drums & synths. The centerpiece was "The Captain of Her Heart," built on a laid-back acoustic piano line, Thomas Jordi’s fretless bass & smooth sax from Christian Ostermeier. #OneHitWondered #MusicSkyyoutube.comDouble - The Captain Of Her Heart (Official Video)YouTube video by Kurt Maloo 051
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.social#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The week ending August 9, 1986, Swiss music duo Double earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their melancholic, sophisti-pop ballad “The Captain of Her Heart” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #37. The single spent 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #16. #Double #OneHitWondered #MusicSkyyoutu.beDouble - The Captain Of Her HeartYouTube video by OneHitWondered 9309
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A Film more like Life than Life itself. Federico Fellini’s masterpiece — 8½ (1963) #MarcelloMastroianni 1101
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Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialEuropean Skeptics Podcast @theesp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026TheESP – Ep. #543 – Never Trust a Man with Repetitive Names Super packed episode this week, with four of Annika’s Skepticon interviews and Brian Eggo sitting in for András. theesp.eu/podcast_arch...theesp.euTheESP – Ep. #543 – Never Trust a Man with Repetitive Names - The European Skeptics PodcastSuper packed episode this week, with four of Annika’s Skepticon interviews and Brian Eggo sitting in for András. We talk about the upcoming SkeptiCamp in Liverpool, the on-going Edinburgh Fringe and i... 075
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Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialNomad KG @kgnomad.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I love this clip and want to share. I recommend paying special attention to the clarinet player. She is Bad Ass🤘 152
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.social#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 05/08/2026#2HitTuesdays The Chambers Brothers, George, Willie, Lester, & Joe Chambers, along with drummer Brian Keenan, were pioneers who brought the power of the Black church into folk, soul, & psychedelic rock in the late ‘60s… remembered mainly for “Time Has Come Today.” #OneHitWondered #MusicSkyyoutube.comThe Chambers Brothers "Time Has Come Today" on The Ed Sullivan ShowYouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show 68312
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.social#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 05/08/2026“I Can’t Turn You Loose” was written & first recorded by Otis Redding. Released in late ‘65, his original reached #11 on Billboard’s R&B chart, though it failed to chart on the US #Hot100. #OtisRedding #ChambersBrothers #OneHitWondered #MusicSkyyoutube.comCan't Turn You Loose - Otis ReddingYouTube video by Dj Jazzy Bless 051
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialThe Onion @theonion.com · 04/08/2026This is not a paid advertisement. Subscribe at membership.theonion.com to receive the newspaper and see more print-exclusive content. 91809231
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.socialOn the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Our new podcast episode this week features @josephcox.bsky.social of @404media.co discussing ICE's expanding surveillance tech arsenal:wnycstudios.orgICE's Summer Spending Spree | On the Media | WNYC StudiosAt the start of 2026, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, was top of mind for many Americans. There were nationwide protests, congressional hearings, and plenty of h... 14322
Reposted by @ishmael278.bsky.social#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 01/08/2026In 1971, Fort Worth, Texas rock group Bloodrock earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their creepy, hard-rockin ’ psychedelic single “D.O.A.," produced by Terry Knight, spent a couple of weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #36. #Bloodrock #TerryKnight #OneHitWondered #MusicSkyyoutu.beBloodrock - D.O.A.YouTube video by OneHitWondered 141
