Best Pearlmania500 Podcasts (2025)

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John Brown: Colder Than ICE | Too Many Tabs 3.10 1:07:44

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This is a comedy history podcast where two community college educated parents do their own research about a specific topic and then share it with each other while making jokes. This week's topic is abolitionist John Brown. The episode covers aspects of John Brown's life and work to end slavery in the United States of America, including work with th…

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Episode 48 - Gaming As We Age and Dave Gilbert 1:31:58

1d ago1:31:58

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You know him, you love him; The one and only Dave Gilbert is on the show this week to talk about our relationships to gaming as we all get older. Is nostalgia inherently good or bad? Is ET for Atari as artistic a feat as Perfect Tides? We get really really deep into it. Also, Roses and Matt each played a few Next Fext demos (maybe more to come next…

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Episode 47 - Sanitarium 1:30:12

8d ago1:30:12

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Look, you all knew this was coming eventually. Matt put it off as long as he possibly could, but the time has finally arrived. Despite it having practically every element that PushingUpRoses hates in adventure games, we play one of her favorites of all time: Sanitarium! Roses is still playing Cabernet, trying to get the good ending. Matt is Playing…

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We Have Reservations For This Mexican Gothic Haunted House | Too Many Tabs 3.09 1:55:48

11d ago1:55:48

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To become a Team leader: Join our patreon (not a cult): https://pearlmania500.net It's a book Club Episode! And this week Mrs. Pearlmania read a novel that the listeneres have been requesting ages, The Hacienda by Isabela Canas. This novel is set in the Hacienda San Isidro where the newly married Beatriz confronts the family history of her new husb…

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Episode 46 – Cabernet and Adventure RPGS 1:38:05

14d ago1:38:05

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Roses and Matt roll up their characters and embark on an adventure, avoiding Killer Tomatoes and sadistic oral surgeons, leveling up their scratching skills with Itch Simulator VR 4000, and making their way to becoming full-fledged blood-drinking vampires! This week, we discuss the new vampire game Cabernet, an adventure/RPG hybrid in which you liv…

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The Jesus INCC Influencer in the White House - Paula White | Too Many Tabs 3.08 1:12:10

18d ago1:12:10

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She was recently named the White House Faith Office Advisor to the president, but who is Paula White? Where did she come from? What was her Journey? Why is Tyra Banks here? Support the show and get 50% off your first Factor box, plus free shipping. Use code TOOMANY50OFF at https://www.factormeals.com/TOOMANY50OFF To become a Team leader: Join our p…

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Episode 45 - Loco Motive 1:33:16

22d ago1:33:16

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Come take a train ride with Matt and Roses and help us solve the murder of Lady Untervald. If only Matt still played adventure games, instead of SGG (Shoot-Gun Games). First, though, some orders of business: We have a surprising TEETH UPDATE. Roses got a new toy! Matt's new favorite game was finally release. And two cool games got release dates. An…

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LOLCOWS: A History | Too Many Tabs 3.07 1:49:46

25d ago1:49:46

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CONTENT WARNING this is an episode we do not suggest listening to on speakers. We cover some pretty dark topics in this one, including the story of Chris Chan. Listener discretion is advised. LOLCOWS are an internet phenomenon that pre-dates the invention of the internet. Follow Pearlmania500 on this sad journey through the empty lives of trolls, v…

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The $20 Million Instagram Scammer for Boys! | Too Many Tabs 3.06 1:41:54

1M ago1:41:54

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This week we are looking at an Alpha Scammer, Jeremiah "The Bull" Evans. He is the most 2022 scammer alive, cause he was arrested in 2023. Learn all about how this mormon MLM mogul set up an Alpha Automation grift that the UTAH DOJ said was so bad that they had to take him down. He plead guilty this week to scamming over 500 people out of $20 milli…

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The Death and Resurrection of TikTok | Too Many Tabs Podcast 3.05 1:18:24

1M ago1:18:24

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On January 18th, 2025 at 10:30pm EST Tiktok was executed by the state before the very eyes of it's users. As they sat in their malaise and depression, opening an app that didn't work over and over again through sheer muscle memory, the users mourned. But then at 12:30pm on January 19th, 2025 a miracle happened! Tiktok returned to us all across amer…

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Episode 44 - Games We're Excited for in 2025 1:08:30

1M ago1:08:30

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Matt and Roses are in a terrible struggle against the new villain of the podcast, but only a little bit. Mostly, we're talking about all the games we're looking forward to in 2025. There's a ton. Also, Roses started making salsa dishes and Matt played a deduction game about a very complicated family tree! Email us! [email protected] Games Ment…

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This New Book Made Us HOWL | Too Many Tabs Podcast 3.04 2:16:17

2M ago2:16:17

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It's a new Episode of Mrs. P's Books club and this week she read the fabulous, incredible book BORED GAY WEREWOLF by Tony Santorella. This book has it all, restaurants, waiters, mens rights influencers, and so much more. Grab your favorite headphone and let yourself get whisked away to a magical land of being an aimless waiter in his mid-20s who do…

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Crashing Out on the Last Day of Tiktok | The WarmUp - Too Many Tabs Podcast 3.03 30:09

2M ago30:09

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The Parasocial patreon exclusive podcast is back! The Warmup is where MR and Mrs P remember how to talk to each other like adults and podcast hosts. And this is an extra special free edition. It's the Final Day of TikTok (Allegedly), and the Pearlman's are here with thoughts, feelings, and a lot of Chinese Communist Propaganda from Red Note. For Mo…

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Episode 43 - Best Games of 2024 1:57:55

2M ago1:57:55

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It’s our 2024 Wrap-Up episode! We talk about our BEST GAMES OF 2024, including some runners-up and some older games that we played this year and fell in love with. Also, about this intro, all we can say is we’re sorry. The views and opinions of Elmo do not represent those of your hosts, Matt Aukamp and PushingUpRoses. We do not endorse Elmo and we’…

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No Goodwill In That Place | Too Many Tabs Podcast 1:26:47

2M ago1:26:47

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Mrs. Pearlmania got healthy enough to wonder why shirts at the thrift store Goodwill have gotten so expensive. Follow this journey of Goodwill's origin, to their modern day exploitation machine. And remember, Goodwill doesn't pay for the products in their stores. These are donations! Support the show and find & book a doctor today at https://www.zo…

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We Are Barely Back | Too Many Tabs Podcast 1:13:18

2M ago1:13:18

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It's the Season 3 premiere of Too Many Tabs and the winter break nearly broke the Pearlmans. Hear all about their plans and how almost all of them collapsed into a heap of ashes, but like a phoenix they try and rise above it all.

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Episode 42 - CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA!!! 3:05:58

2M ago3:05:58

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PushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp welcome you into their trans-dimensional Christmas cabin to play a bunch of holiday-themed games with them and their amazing guests. We play a cat game with Crimson Diamond's Julia Minamata! We play an obnoxious boy game with Alasdair Beckett-King. We play a creepy depressing game with Francisco "Grundislav" Gonzalez.…

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Secret Santa By Andrew Shaffer | Mrs. P's Book Club | Too Many Tabs Podcast 2:22:29

3M ago2:22:29

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It's the Season 2 finale of Too Many Tabs and we are closing the year with a Mrs. P's Book Club episode of Christmas Horror with a review of Secret Santa by Andrew Shaffer. This book has it all, a german demon doll, Fabian Nightingale, bangs, and a backdrop of 1986 New York City. See Alex Live in Philly on 12/19/2024: https://undergroundarts.org/li…

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Episode 41 – Wrath of the Gods and Pearlmania500 1:52:56

3M ago1:52:56

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This week, we’re playing a game that made us so angry, we had to yell about it. And to do this, we brought in the internet’s best angry yeller: Pearlmania500. Comedian Alex Pearlman hangs out to tell us a bit about politic and then the 1994 “edutainment” game Wrath of the Gods. Matt talks a bit about Loco Motive, Roses talks a bit about Kings Quest…

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Caroline Calloway: A Captioned History | Too Many Tabs Podcast 1:39:35

3M ago1:39:35

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This Week's episode is about instagram influencer and author Caroline Calloway. Mrs. Pearlmania delves deep into the Harry Potter inspired Cambridge life of this NYC socialite and the accusations against her including scams, grifts, and general mania. Yes we even cover the cut article and the eater highlight about Caroline Calloway and the Yale pla…

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Episode 40 – Virgin River and Crow Country 57:04

3M ago57:04

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We’ve got a high-energy, Smirnoff Ice-fueled shorter episode here for you to kick off the month of December. There is some good news and bad news about the December schedule you won’t want to miss. Roses played a terrible mobile game out of spite. Matt played a rad PS1 throwback game. Then, we get some really good rolls on the Ranking segment. Game…

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Episode 39 - Case and Rise of the Golden Idol 1:59:05

3M ago1:59:05

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Happy American Thanksgiving, everyone! This is absolutely our yuckiest, most disturbing intro ever. And in the last episode, we talked about piss-proof toilet decals! And we are thankful you let us into your lives with this filth. This week Matt and Roses talk about two of the best Storiented™ mystery-puzzle games ever made, Case of the Golden Idol…

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A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR Book 3) PART 2 1:41:34

3M ago1:41:34

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They promised and they delivered, here is part 2, the finale of Horny Fairy 3, A Courth of Wings and Ruin. Will Feyre be able to stop the King of Hybern? Will Alex finish the story before the babysitter leaves? Did he really invest all of that money to play this incredible theme song by Griefcat over and over again? All Answers will be revealed in …

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A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR Book 3) PART 1 1:55:17

3M ago1:55:17

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BUCKLE UP. IT IS HAPPENING. Mr. Pearlmania500 read all of Horny Fairy 3, A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J Maas. This is part one of the spoiler filled review of the book. Sit back as Mr. P explains a novel that was a long march towards insanity. PArt 2 will be released in a few hours cause the Pearlman's are recording this RIGHT NO W as you lis…

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The Food Pyramid Scheme | Too Many Tabs Podcast 1:25:40

3M ago1:25:40

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Foodvember continues and this week Mrs. Pearlmania delves into the murky history of the food pyramid and myplate dot gov! Marvel at how long it took the USDA to come up with a way to explain balanced meals to the american public, and don't be shocked when lobbyists for entire industries crash through the wall like the kool-aid man and mess it up. S…

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Episode 38 - Ranking Every Adventure Game Ever 1:56:43

4M ago1:56:43

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So. We had already decided we were going to spend the entire episode ranking Adventure Games – many of which, we've never played – but then, we decided to start out by talking about piss for 15 minutes. Matt and Roses bring a bizarre, chaotic energy and a true EXPERTISE on Adventure Games to this ALL-RANKING episode! Plus, we talk about some games …

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We Are NOT Food Scientists | Too Many Tabs Podcast 1:13:37

4M ago1:13:37

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Uh Oh! Mrs. Pearlmania did her research on fortified foods and GMOs for this week's episode. Are we all about to get pipelined? Is Mr. P about to get listeria from Raw Milk? How did they get through this episode without mentioning RFK Jr. once? Too Many Foods month continues it's slow march towards thanksgiving with this nuanced discussion about fo…

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Episode 37 – Q & A: Josh Cleveland Edition 1:55:46

4M ago1:55:46

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This episode was recorded on November 5th… Yeah. There’s a manic, ignoring-the-news energy to this episode where we take your listener questions! We also talk about Joe Richardson’s new game Death of the Reprobate and talk to our guest expert Joshua Cleveland of Adventure Game Hotspot about the requirements for “adventure game” status. Visit www.ad…

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The American Cheese Caves 1:21:40

4M ago1:21:40

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Where do we get the term Government Cheese? What is American Cheese made of? Why did the Milk Council commision a rock opera staring a man named White Gold? Is that Ronald Reagan holding a moldy block of cheese that was created to stop the rise of socialism in Wisconsin back in the 1930s? Support the show and get your new 3-month premium wireless p…

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The Warm Up - Plans, Podcasts, and Portnoy 11.08.2024 35:59

4M ago35:59

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It's been a WEEK y'all. And The Pearlman's have taken the time to process and plan. We have good announcements, sad announcements, fun announcements and an apology to the Zac Brown Band, but NOT Zach Bryan. We are making this episode available to all our fans on their podcast feeds, but the ad free version will only be available on Patreon. You can…

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Too Many Dragons! 1:08:30

4M ago1:08:30

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A few weeks ago Alex started ranting about dragons during Mrs. Pearlmania's cryptid episode. So many viewers demanded more about dragons, that Mr. P immediately grabbed a torch and delved deep into the stacks to find a HORDE of information on the history of dragons. Marvel at dragon tales from across Europe, Asia and the Americas. Wonder at how Nor…

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Episode 36 - Scary Games and PRIM 1:44:54

4M ago1:44:54

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IT'S THE LAST EPISODE OF SPOOKY MONTH! We hope you all have a great Halloween. To help you one last time with your spooky mood, we talk about the SCARIEST GAMES WE'VE EVER PLAYED. WOOOOOO. And we talk about the new gothic point-and-click adventure game Prim. We love Deep Plots(TM). Email us! [email protected] Follow us on Instagram @SaveYourGa…

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Adventure Services W/ His Name Was Dusk (PART 1) 1:38:49

4M ago1:38:49

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His Name Was Dusk returns to lead us through our annual Halloween TTRPG! This time He takes Mr and Mrs. P to the fantasy village of Plumtree, where a Buff Paladin named Carol and a Fairy Warlock named Tim have to solve a series of MURDERS!!! This is part 1 of the game, PART 2 can be found EXCLUSIVELY on The Adventure Services Podcast!!!! Go find it…

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Episode 35 - Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo 1:51:31

4M ago1:51:31

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TEETH UPDATE! For the teeth enthusiasts and teeth curious, we unveil a brand new chapter in the PushingUpRoses Teeth Saga ™. Roses discovered a detective game that Matt’s been telling her about since day one and Matt played some demos! Then, we dig deep into a world of horror, mystery, intrigue, and Japanese folklore in the Japanese ADV game Parano…

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Red Rabbit Part 1 | Mrs. P's Book CLub | Too Many Tabs 1:36:51

5M ago1:36:51

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That's right cowpokes and horsejokes, you read that right, not only is this a Mrs. Pearlmania's book club episode, but this is a fancy-dancy 2 parter! And in honor of the spooky season, autumnal activities, and Agatha All Along, we are releasing both part 1 AND part 2 of this spoiler filled retelling at the same dang time! Red Rabbit by Alex Grecia…

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Red Rabbit Part 2 | Mrs. P's Book CLub | Too Many Tabs 1:14:51

5M ago1:14:51

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GATHER ROUND LITTLE DOGGIES! Or should I say lil rabbits, cause it's already time for PART 2 of Mrs. Pearlmania's book club about Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian! We couldn't wait to finish this story, so you don't have to wait neither. Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian has it all, gruesome murders, western hero's journeys, witch craft, demon toads, complicate…

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Episode 34 - Hugo's House of Horrors trilogy 2:02:52

5M ago2:02:52

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The first episode of the brand-new medical/dental advice podcast: Save Your Teeth! Call your Endodontist. Eat your allergy medicine. And don’t tell anyone we exist! The spookiest thing about this installment of spooky month is that we played these games at all. Matt and Roses review the Hugo’s House of Horror trilogy and a 1990’s 3D shoot ‘em up???…

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The First American Emperor | Too Many Tabs 1:08:25

5M ago1:08:25

1:08:25

Mr. Pearlmania takes us back on a journey to San Francisco in search Norton I the Emperor of the United States and protector of Mexico. This episode has it all, Neil Gaiman, South Africa, peruvian rice, A quiet German man with big hair, and of course the life and times of Joshua Abraham Norton. SEE ALEX LIVE!!! TICKETS FOR THE SOUP FOR MY FAMILY TO…

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Episode 33 - Fran Bow 2:08:11

5M ago2:08:11

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Spooky Month takes a turn for the sad as we tackle a game about trauma, growing up, mental illness, and murder. Matt and Roses do a deep dive into Fran Bow. We also talk about some upcoming episodes and... a BOOK?! What are we, frickin nerds? Email us! [email protected] Games Mentioned: Phantom Fellows Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Ho…

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Mrs. P's Cryptid Collection | Too Many Tabs 1:07:42

5M ago1:07:42

1:07:42

It's October, which mean it's time to get sp...sp...sp...SPOOKED! That's right, as the leaves begin to fall and autumnal activities begin to fill our haunted calendars, Mrs. Pearlmania opened her dusty grimoire and perused to the section marked "menagerie" to bring us tales and histories of select America Cryptids. From Mothman to the Jersey Devil,…

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Episode 32 - Kings Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella & Paul Korman 1:51:53

5M ago1:51:53

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Guess what folks? The season of spookiness is upon us, and your spooky queen PushingUpRoses reins it in with Matt Aukamp, the real-life inspiration for Jack Skellington and their terrifying guest, Paul Korman – The Phantom Fellow himself. Paul talks to us about his newly-released game The Phantom Fellows (available on Steam https://store.steampower…

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The History of the 8 Hour Work Day (and so much more) | Too Many Tabs Podcast 1:33:19

5M ago1:33:19

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After spending this month discussing billionaires and grifters, Mrs. Pearlmania's research eye turned to the laborers of the Gilded Age and their quest to enshrine the 40 hour work week into law. Spoiler alert! It took DECADES to make 8 hours the norm for American workers. This free wheeling history on the 8 hour work day has it all, Noble Knights,…

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Episode 31 - Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars 1:46:56

5M ago1:46:56

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Paris in the fall holds many memories for Matt and Roses. Memories of pushing their “woke” propaganda. Memories of pickles and olives. Before we do our DEEP DIVE into the classic GRAND ADVENTURE from Revolution Software, Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars, we talk about our new Stardew-like obsession with Fields of Mistria. Who is your new romanc…

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Dead Moon by Peter Clines | Mrs. P's Book Club | Too Many Tabs Podcast 1:53:38

6M ago1:53:38

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Mrs. P's Book Club returns with a dramatic spoiler dump of Dead Moon! Welcome to the near future where the Moon is a vast graveyard and a meteor strike erupts hundreds of corpses across the lunar landscape. Will the caretakers have to put in overtime to put the bodies back? Is this a thinly veiled plot device to do space zombies? Is Zombie still co…

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Episode 30 - Audience Recommendations Vol. 3 1:36:14

6M ago1:36:14

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Welcome in! PushingUpRoses and Matt Aukamp take your recommendations seriously! And they prove it by playing four of them and reviewing them in this episode: There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, The Journey Down, Voodoo Detective, and Life is Strange. We also bring back some SPECIAL GUESTS for our RANKING EVERY ADVENTURE GAME segment. Email Us! matta…

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The Many Schemes of Charles Ponzi | Too Many Tabs Podcast 1:09:56

6M ago1:09:56

1:09:56

Have you figured out this month's theme yet? (Don't worry, neither has Mr. P). This week Mrs. P walks us through the life, times and crimes of a man born Carlo Pietro Giovanni Guglielmo Tebaldo Ponzi, better known as Charles Ponzi. This notorious con man nearly bankrupted all of Boston through a con job so dumb but so charismatic, that we still cal…

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Episode 29 - Nostalgia and Dani and Bill from Escape This Podcast 1:43:43

6M ago1:43:43

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We're not here to fuck spiders, we're here to talk about Adventure Games with our brilliant and charming friends Dani and Bill from Escape This Podcast and the upcoming Rise of the Golden Idol! We talk about nostalgia and the way it colors – or does not color – our views of games, and just goof the hell around. So, I guess we were here to fuck spid…

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Elon Musk's Racist Grandpa - Joshua Norman Haldeman | Too Many Tabs 1:34:34

6M ago1:34:34

1:34:34

Do you want to know why Elon Musk was born in Apartheid South Africa? Have you ever wondered where Elon Musk's bizarre views on society and government were formed? What is a Technocracy? Who were the Social Credit Party of Canada? Are you ready for connections to previous TOO MANY TABS episode that will hurt your brain? All of these questions and c…

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Episode 28 - Strange Horticulture 1:34:33

6M ago1:34:33

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This week we talk about a spooky cozy casual mystery plant game called Strange Horticulture that rules. Also, Matt raves about Fallout: New Vegas, Roses has a stylish mystery game to talk about and we rank a bunch of adventure games, ridiculously. Email us! [email protected] Games Mentioned: A Case of Mistrust Fallout: New Vegas Zelda: Breath …

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From Witch to Queen of Wall Street - The Life Of Hetty Green | Too Many Tabs 1:20:25

6M ago1:20:25

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This week Mrs. P did her research on one of the most important forgotten figures of the gilded age, Hetty Green. Listen as we tell a tale of a Quaker whaling heiress who grew a fortune so large that she bailed out the city of New York while dodging the tax man at a rate that wouldn't be seen until 2017. This episode has it all, Whaling, stock tips,…

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