20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back
A series of general interest topic podcasts lasting no more than 20 minutes long. Each podcast is a different topic that popped into my head. In theory they mix historical information, facts and hopefully some humor. I'll leave that up to you. And if there's time left over, you get it back.
Episodes
155 episodes
Fairy Floss
Fairy Floss goes all the way back to the 1890's, but since then the name has changed. You probably know it as Cotton Candy. But how did the fluffy spun sugar come to be and what does it have to do with a burrito. Also, the Gre...
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Season 2
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Episode 154
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19:23
I just don't know the answer
I have a lot of questions in my head. And for most of them, I don't know the answer. I end up in a heaping pile of cerebral mess trying to determine what is the right answer. Things like ketchup on eggs... right or wrong. &nbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 153
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19:17
What's in a Nickname?
Let's see... Brotherly Love, Lights, Eternal, Big Apple... but never, NEVER, and I mean never... Frisco. Find out how some cities got their nicknames. AND, the conclusion of the Case of the Missing Cat Food Bowl. All in just t...
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Season 2
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Episode 152
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20:36
TCP's* and the Missing Cat Food Bowl
True Crime Podcasts are major league popular right now. But Doug knows nothing about them. so with a little research he'll let you know how the True Crime genre came to be, and how the podcast medium changed the way people get their...
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Season 2
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Episode 151
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19:22
Dad Jokes V
It's been three months or so since Dad Jokes IV and I figured why not now. After all, this is the 150th episode of Twenty Minutes You'll Never Get Back. So sit back, relax, fully expect to groan and shake your head as we go through ...
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Season 2
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Episode 150
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20:39
Murray Hill 5-9975
That's Lucy and Ricky Ricardo's phone number. In Mayberry, Sheriff Andy would just pick up the phone and ask Sarah to connect him to someone. These days we all carry a phone book around with us. If someone's phone number isn't...
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Season 2
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Episode 149
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19:56
Trivia Dump Truck
I have a lot of useless bits of information in my head. Some people call it trivia. I say it's taking up space in my head that could be used for other things, like remembering my phone number. So my friends, I've backed the tr...
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Season 2
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Episode 148
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21:03
Lizzie Magie v Charles Darrow
The episode starts with a bucket of humility then moves onto the true inventor of Monopoly. Here's a hint. It's Lizzie. And lastly, a whole bunch of facts and trivia about the game of Monopoly that you didn't think you needed ...
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Season 2
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Episode 147
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19:04
Don't Break the Law
There are some truly archaic laws still on the books in the states. Where it's illegal to tie your giraffe to a light post. How many cows do you have to have to wear cowboy boots. And in what town is it illegal to detonate a n...
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Season 2
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Episode 146
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20:49
Raisins. Good or Evil?
This podcast isn't without its controversies... pie v cake, real Christmas trees v artificial ones... you've heard them all. This episode reveals another one and it appears Doug is on the wrong side. Raisins. Good or evil. &nb...
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Season 2
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Episode 145
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22:33
Summer Camping
No. It's not that kind of camping. We're talking about the kind of summer camping you send your kids off to. And boy oh boy are there a lot of unusual options for you to choose from. Zombie, BizSmart, Fashion, Comedy and...
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Season 2
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Episode 144
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20:38
On a break
Yea, episode 143 will be delayed a week because I'm doing the grandparent thing. The boys will explain it all... in just 46 seconds.Episode 143 happens next week. I promise.
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Season 2
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Episode 143
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1:42
Well that was a Bad Idea
Have you ever started a project that you thought would turn out great. And then it ends in failure? A bruised ego and maybe some time and money lost. But what about big corporations and the failures... usually from bad plannin...
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Season 2
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Episode 142
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21:15
20 Minute Dad Jokes IV
Welcome to the fourth installment of ... for the most part... terrible Dad jokes. Not much more to say other than it's 100 jokes in just twenty minutes. Go ahead and laugh. I did.
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Season 2
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Episode 141
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21:21
Senior Female Spouse Warnings
You've heard them since you were a little kid. Old wives tales. Not very politically correct these days so we'll call them OWTs. They've been a round a long time. In some cases for centuries. But are they just caut...
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Season 2
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Episode 140
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19:59
Not Gonna Happen
There are a lot of things I'll do, and a whole lot more that I won't. The things I won't do almost always include the potential for serious injury or even worse. But there are millions of people who will do these same things. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 139
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22:20
Artifacts on Display
Museums go way back to 530 BC, or perhaps earlier. Ancient Greeks built them for the Muses. 2020 AD museums went online. Take a brief stroll through some significant museums. And the learn about some of the more... let's...
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Season 2
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Episode 138
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19:56
Churros and Bubbles
I'm know. It sounds like a duo band from the 70's. But it's not. They are two things that struck me while walking around an amusement park. As a bonus, the show's Executive Producer is away this week so it's anything goe...
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Season 2
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Episode 137
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19:45
Leaplings Unite!
Do you know a Leapling? I do. For all of you born on February 29th, you probably know all about the day and the year. But for those of us who have regular birthdays every year... how boring... I did some research so you can im...
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Season 2
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Episode 136
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20:43
The Snack Table
Football season is officially over now, but there are still a lot of sports to have a sport watching party. And besides bottles of beer or those red cups, there's the obligatory snack table... nachos, wings or maybe even pigs in a blanket...
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Season 2
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Episode 135
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23:03
My mind is a junk drawer
As I go about my day, questions pop in my head. I see different things. People say things to me. And it all gets dumped into my mind. Hence the junk drawer. It's like the junk drawer in my kitchen except for the sc...
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Season 2
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Episode 134
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22:39
50 Questions
There are so many questions in the world, and I have so little podcast time. So I picked 50 of them. That's all I could squeeze in. I'm not sure they're the most important questions in the world, but I have the answers. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 133
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24:43
Doug's 42nd Annual Christmas Gift Guide
Having trouble finding the right gift for someone? Then fear not as I have assembled the definitive list of Christmas gifts that will leave your friend or family member speechless. And I mean speechless. Unless they're asking ...
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Season 2
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Episode 132
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20:55