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Awesome Today

Meg Tietzshows.acast.com
Awesome Today: the show you didn't know you have to have! Join Kyle and Meg for your daily dose of what's good in the world. Historical trivia, fun with personality types, pop culture commentary, Google deep dives, DIY couples' therapy and more! Let them keep you company during the moments you should be working, and they'll give you plenty to talk about on your next date night. Awesome Today is a production of Sorta Awesome Media.

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Episodes

The Digital Conspiracy Around Us

99 problems; fast drying, but not too fast; a day with no holidays; the grape harvest festival; daddy Ghenghis; the Pendle witch trials; a sea serpent; store catalogues; all the cherry trees; the 19th amendment; Patrick Swayze; the rant against Apple (& others); the Netflix secret Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 18, 202034 minSeason 1Ep. 33

Scarcity vs. Abundance

Stoic Indifference; Davy Crockett, king of what?; the Alamo, don’t forget; air mail; the People’s Bath; electric ignition; opium smuggling; theater sissy slapping; scarcity v. abundance; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 17, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 32

How to V-sit and when NOT to

Tripod issues; the Jesuits did it; Ignatian Spirituality; the nomadic monk; Ahoy, Mr. Edison; not the Crisco; Woodstock - all the balls; team trampoline; deep space radio transmission; Elvis laughs; hey, Macarena; the Germans love their finger wrestling; Cardi B versus Carole B(baskin); Meg on 10 Things to Tell You Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 15, 202035 minSeason 1Ep. 31

How Do YOU Coffee?

Two day birthday; fumble fingers; shameless pursuit of your passion; tv, color tv and planned obsolescence; pay phones; national disunity; Soybean Car; QAnon; the coffee journey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 13, 20201 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 30

An Encounter with a Former President - Jimmy Carter?

Full frontal episodes get more views; the queen’s birthday; Singer sewing machine; culottes and capri pants - do they come in camo?; the squeezebox; we claim Hawaii and someone should tell them; the Model T; twins, the Guinness Book of Records and Meg’s English accent; the Philadelphia Experiment; Meg loses her composure; disruptive technology and free markets; meeting the former president… Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 12, 202053 minSeason 1Ep. 29

You Are a Badass - excellent book

The Mayan Calendar; freaky at the roller rink; packing for the Green Bay Packers; escaping from Alcatraz; fired from the Grand Ole Opry; Mall of America; Airbnb; the ebay influence; who are you, Paul Ryan; using your own crimes to inspire your crime novel; excellent book - You Are A Badass Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 11, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Like A Virgin?

It’s Father’s Day somewhere; Iconoclasm; a warship named the Vasa; the Diesel engine; aspirin; Candid Camera (Microphone); Protective Milk; Hitchcock’s Psycho; Like a Virgin; 1 million songs; fruitcake; oh no, Simon!; mustachewaxfacts; flip-flop update Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 10, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 27

How to Make Hamburgers and Clone Babies

Get your house in order, Canada; Whataburger!; V words; 3 vulgar songs; burning the bad music and buying it again; falling 500 feet off a mountain; don’t clone humans, babies or human babies; how to make those hamburgers; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 08, 202034 minSeason 1Ep. 26

Full Frontal Broadway

Lucille Ball; Mr. Brady wasn’t Bob; screaming in Target; watermelon ban; you can’t scare a maggot; Don Juan and the 127 kisses; encyclicals and the Feast of the Transfiguration; Oh Calcutta!, where are your clothes; pinball tournament; hello FBI; Lebanon explosion; personality types and how they handle or don’t handle routines Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 06, 20201 hrSeason 1Ep. 25

These Dogs Snore Like VIKINGS

Dog stink; Fiesta de Virgin Blanca; Viking Raids and a Netflix series; it’s cute when they snore?; William Wallace and the Scottish resistance; flogging is not an option; cheating at reading; traveler’s checks and the Knights Templar; little orphan Annie; first man on the moon (allegedly); SHOUT by the Isley Brothers; the financial services industry is not not guilty; dress like your daughter day - in jail; failed audible hack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Aug 05, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Champagne Fights and Caviar Conspiracies

Don’t resist the routine; fun with forcefields; champagne; Maggie makes a curse word!; we don’t need no stinking treaties; all the Masonic conspiracies; new word - evilities; history versus history versus the interwebs; antarctic questions - James Cook, Admiral Byrd and FLAT EARTH; Satchmo - dislodging the Beatles; spitting, fighting and rioting; a POTUS b-day; Purple Rain; postage stamps and child labor; Dirty Dancing, as a child; Robert Downey Jr; mustache wax Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Aug 04, 202049 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Bad Socks and a Coxswain Attitude

Pink or salmon; gardenia and baby wipes; Christopher Columbus; intercollegiate sports; coxswain; Mickey Mouse; soft core church violence; Billboard Hot 100; Paul McCartney; the Superdome; CIA mind control; walking - an olympic event?; clothes on for USPS service; Unforgiven; Havana; Halt and Catch Fire, or Halton catch fire; Awesome Nicole!; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 03, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Stealing Laxatives and the Crown Jewels of Sweden

Congonians, Congans or Congolese?; things we don’t know about measurement; the Whiskey Insurrection; Michelin taking the long way around the barn; slap Jeep; Aretha Franklin; Endless Love and the couples skate; MTV did not kill the radio star or the radio; sneaky TV pleasures; don’t get caught stealing laxatives; A Game of Thrones; human cloning; stealing the crown jewels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 01, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Guide to Being a Responsible Pirate

To be early is to be on time; the no-sleep toddler; happy Sacrifice Feast Eve; the Treasure Fleet; the socially responsible pirate; Baltimore, MD; L’Oreal versus Maybelline; I’m not an ashtray; the Penguin paperback; so depressed; the electric book?; the USS Indianapolis; all the legos; get to the choppa; Elvis; Pitt-Aniston marriage; an expensive coin; slug bug; Fenty Beauty launching new things Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 30, 202049 minSeason 1Ep. 20

J.R.R. Tolkien and Stealing Diamonds

Transcontinental telephone calls; swimming with a meat cutter; a big ol’ mug of bullion; TOLKIEN!; the iron curtain of Christianity; Matchbox 20; murderpedia.org - for the true crime fan; Pink Panther Jewel Thief Gang; colognes - Sartorial by Penhaligon’s and Clubman by Pinaud Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Decluttering, Without Punching Out Your Own Teeth

Blessed Stanley Rother - great man, great biography; fingerprint identification; how to punch out your own teeth; legalization - not just for drugs; DECLUTTERING - sunk cost versus the hidden cost; the series - Kingdom (not for HSPs); book - The Shepherd Who Didn’t Run; look for Meg to give some Taylor Swift links on the FB page; podcast - Scientology: Fair Game; podcast - Deep Cover: The Drug Wars; a disappearing perfume; the perfume hat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Jul 28, 202037 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Taylor Swift and an Air Fryer - 2 things that are hot!

Are we recording?; reaching critical mass; kiddie gates versus a pile of trash; the restaurant supply store is Disney World for chefs; learning about the air fryer; Taylor Swift - new album!; the Swift-Potter decline; Netflix - Fear City; book - You Are Awesome; don’t trust Rachel; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 27, 202047 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Netflix - TOP 10 EVER (maybe)

Father’s Day math; Emperor Constantine; Puerto Rico; Bob Dylan; Matt LeBlanc; AC/DC Back in Black; WikiLeaks; Netflix TOP 10 EVER; Netflix algo ruined my LIFE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 25, 202043 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Indecent Proposals to Meg 1000

Ailments of the old; the typographer; internet versus internment; ice cream cone; Meg 1000; one tooth and a guitar; more Harry Potter stuffs; (not)controversial books from childhood; how to propose marriage; a Netflix Original - Indian Matchmaking; a book recommendation; play doh bacon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 23, 202046 minSeason 1Ep. 15

A Terrible Movie and a Great Life Story

Now you’re in a conversation; Roanoke is ancient; the answer is on reddit; Plan 9 from Outer Space; MST3K; a Meyers Briggs minute; the REAL Rosetta Stone; being forever changed (again) through affirmation and validation; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 22, 202043 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Flip-Flops, Chasing Bubbles, and Losing an Eye

Lowest temperature ever; decision of convenience; Justin Bieber; it’s not worth losing an eye; flip flops; Paul T. Geist the poltergeist; documentary - Chasing Bubbles! Spotify playlist - Class of 95 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 21, 202027 minSeason 1Ep. 13

The Business of Drugs: 50 Years and $1 Trillion Later

Big ol’ ball of cheese for the president; the all cheese diet is not good; walking on the moon (supposedly); wasps aren’t animals, but they smell good; The War on Drugs; a look at the regional and global economies of drugs; should or could drug laws be changed?; Escobar made $70 million a day, not $1 billion; prohibition doesn’t work; Watch-Read-Listen-Lifestyle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 20, 202045 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Vin Diesel, Kristin Bell and a Few other Celebrities

Tik-Tok-tastic; scent of the day - Liquid Luck; the Great Fire of Rome - thanks, Nero?; Nadia is in Norman!?!?; Vin Diesel (and brother); D&D fans unite; thanks, Big Steve; my hips lied; Kristin Bell; Smallville wasn’t big enough; vegetable hockey; yes to everything; 3 screams is plenty; full frontal Conan; Watch-Read-Listen-Lifestyle List Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 18, 202040 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Length Isn't Everything

Please take a minute to leave a review, then go check out episode 252 of Sorta Awesome - "It Wasn't All Grunge and BIG Hair." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 17, 20203 minSeason 1Ep. 10

The Old Guard - Should You Watch It?

Parfume - Russian Caravan; kissing ban; San Diego; parking meters; The Catcher in the Rye; Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin/Aldrich; the birth of Amazon; gubernatorial illness; PeacockTV?; discussing “The Old Guard”; a knew segment, if you don’t call it a segment - Watch, Read, Listen, Lifestyle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 16, 202043 minSeason 1Ep. 9

The EXCELLENT Ernie Barnes, and an apology to Alan Rickman

Taxes aren’t awesome; the not-t-shirt-t-shirt; subscribing to Rosetta Stone since 1799; The Kinks; have a very merry Die Hard Christmas; TRUST the twin year old seven boy?; Twitter; Alan Rickman, I apologize; Ernie Barnes - pro athlete, actor, painter - happy birthday!; limited series - Park Predators; the “yep” review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 15, 202039 minSeason 1Ep. 8

A Toothless Raccoon and Professor Snape, the Turd

New thumbnail!; cold brew coffee; surgeons on ICE; watch Tombstone, enjoy Johnny Ringo; common sense childcare; sports in color; can you make change for a $10,000?; a Japanese company made a game about Italian brothers who are plumbers; Elvis?; Harper Lee’s second, first novel - bust up that chifforobe; Saint Kateri Tekakwitha; cruelty free health and beauty products!; sleepy, old, toothless raccoon; Snape is a turd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 14, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Three MOVIES and a PLAYLIST

Guide to gift spending; smells like Basilica; laudanum isn’t for babies; juxtaposition; is Meg the lost Spice Girl?; mask/hat beard; Hollywood(land); doughnuts or donuts, not the other thing; Harrison Ford is Han Solo and Hans Olo; Catholics are not communists; Tom Hanks movie - Greyhound; movie - Palm Springs; Netflix - The Old Guard; adult comics?!?!; theater sleeping; 70’s Rock Anthems on Spotify; I HATE Alexa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 13, 202035 minSeason 1Ep. 6

What Happened to Rey Rivera - from Unsolved Mysteries

Baseline cranky; climbing the ranks!; perfume you love that he doesn’t; one strong apricot; women’s world cup!; Unsolved Mysteries - Rey Rivera; mask ventriloquism; the maths/physics don’t work; screenplay?; the big money machine; training chateau/shiteau; Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 11, 20201 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 5

It’s ON like Donkey Kong

Can’t run for office; SOTD; irked and chaffed; the sirens weren’t for us; headache perfume; jumping jack olympics; essential oils vs. fragrance oils; Tom. Hanks - on Conan O’brian’s podcast, Big, Castaway, The Burbs, The Ladykillers; born in the Astrodome; it’s on like Donkey Kong; ear biting; open heart surgery; teaser for Unsolved Mysteries - Rey Rivera Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 09, 202033 minSeason 1Ep. 4
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