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20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe Shockiest of NewsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Grab a tissue for the first 90 seconds, then enjoy the rest. What do "How things got their names" and "Doug's Annual Christmas Gift Giving Guide" and "Dad Jokes" all have in common? Not much except that they're all in this episode. All that and some sad news, all in twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new...2025-07-1120 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackPass the aspirinLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.After a hiatus, it's time for another 20 minutes. And during that break, Doug saw and heard a few things, some of which gave him a headache. We all get headaches. But why? Find out the different types of headaches and what triggers them, all in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follo...2025-05-2319 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackDoug's Eras TourLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.If she can have one, so can I. And I pick the Sixties. What was invented then and is still around today? And what did we have then that we never should have? Oh, and my favorite frozen drink and it's not a Slurpee. All that and more in just a tad under twenty minutes. You're welcome.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay...2025-02-1418 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackWishes for 2025Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Many folks make wishes for what they would like to see in the new year. Doug is no exception. He's compiled a list of things he wishes would come true in 2025, and he knows full well they won't. However, they may be something that you hadn't thought of that you now wish for in 2025. All in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you w...2025-01-0320 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackDoug's 5th Annual Christmas Gift Giving GuideLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Ya say you just don't know what to give that someone special this year? Too hard to shop for? Well you can relax because I've gathered a collection of gifts that may just be your answer. And to top it all off, there's a special gift for you at the end... Dad Christmas jokes. And it's all in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. ...2024-12-2020 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackTCP's* and the Missing Cat Food BowlLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.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 true crime fixes. And, he thinks he can put one together. All in just under 20 minutes this time.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. ...2024-09-2719 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackRaisins. Good or Evil?Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.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. And why are they ruining so many foods? All that and more in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a...2024-06-2822 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackDoug's 42nd Annual Christmas Gift GuideLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.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 "What's wrong with you?"A whole bunch of gifts for your consideration... all in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay info...2023-12-1520 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackLaughing and GroaningLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Wars, hurricanes, religious conflict, people hurting people, and rising costs. Sometimes you just need a break from all the news. Maybe, oh, like a twenty minute break. Well then you've come to the right place because it's time once again for Doug's Dad Joke Time. You'll laugh, you'll groan, and if you don't laugh at at least one of these comedic gems, then there's something wrong with you. Listen to it all in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and i...2023-11-0320 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back192 Scoops Per YearLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.An A.I. experiment gone bad and the History of Ice Cream. Now that's a combination. Doug tries a new opening of the show and then scoops up the history of ice cream... who came up with the idea and which flavor wins the favorite poll. All in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new...2023-05-1221 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackWhere's Doug?Wait a minute... you're not there? What the hell? Well, listen to the music. You'll figure it out.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB.Support the showThanks for listening, and if you would like to help keep the show going, visit buymeacoffee.com/20minutes. It's up to you. No pressure if you don't. I'll still be here.2023-04-1402 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackDoug's 2022 Christmas Gift GuideLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Haven't finished your Christmas shopping yet? Haven't even started it yet. Well hold off on clicking that Amazon checkout button until you've heard these amazing Christmas gift ideas. Any of these will surely bring a smile to family and friends. I think. Okay, maybe not. You can decide after just 22 minutes. (I know, this episode ran long. Too many gift ideas).Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If...2022-12-0423 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackDoes he or doesn't he?Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.The primary topic... albeit short... is hour glasses. You know, like the logo for this podcast. But more importantly Doug thinks he may have either... 1) a really bad summer cold, or 2) Covid. He takes a test live while you learn about hour glasses, all in twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on...2022-07-2917 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackPop Tarts and ChurrosLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Pop Tarts and Churros, what's not to like? But what would this podcast be without some controversy? We dive into one of the greatest questions surrounding the Pop Tart and opinions are everywhere. Then it's Churros turn. What is it? Who created it? What's the controversy? And a recipe for you. All in twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed...2022-04-0918 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe Earl of Sandwich and moreLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.You may think the Earl of Sandwich invented the sandwich. He didn't. Find out how his name became attached to the bread-based fare, who he stole the idea from, and what are the top 15 sandwiches in the U.S. All that in just twenty minutes. Make a PB&J and take a listen.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when...2022-04-0122 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackSlickpoo and RotteneggLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.There are a lot of funny or odd or just plain strange town names out there, and well, I think you should know of some of them. So in just twenty minutes I'll take you on a tour across the hemispheres. Citizens of these fine towns, don't take offense. But you did name your town, not me. :)Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to st...2022-03-2519 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe InterstatesLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.I don't know how it is where you live, but here in the U.S. our elaborate freeway system is called the Interstate System. Here in Southern California, I just call it a parking lot. But how did they come to be, were they really designed in case of an atomic crisis and why do SoCal'ers call the freeways "the"? All that is answered at the Episode 83 offramp in 20 minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel fre...2022-03-1819 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackConspiracyLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Conspiracy Theories. Everyone has one. Mine is I think my cats have secret meetings at night plotting my overthrow. There are a lot of theories out there and some of them really are out there. But to each their own I say. You may have yours, I have mine, my cats have theirs. In twenty minutes, find out if you need to jump on one of these. No judgements.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email...2022-03-1119 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackGrab Bag o' StoriesLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.This episode came about because I had a bunch of stories that couldn't possibly fill twenty minutes. So being the resourceful guy I am, I strung them together to fill the 20 minutes. Yo expect nothing less from me. I mean in how many other places can you hear about rubber duckies and cow chips in the same twenty minutes? You're welcome.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. ...2022-03-0421 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackLife in the BackgroundLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.You've seen them. People walking past a diner window. People sitting at a desk at the back of an office. Or one of dozens of Rangers of the Nightswatch fighting the White Walkers. They're background actors. So you say you want to be a background actor? Well here's a few things you should know before you make your way to the silver screen... all in twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at...2022-02-2520 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackCurling x 2Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.The topic is curling. But there's a couple of definitions. So you get two. It's a 20 Minute doubleheader. And it's all in just twenty minutes. It's such a deal.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB.Support the showThanks for listening, and if you...2022-02-1821 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackSB LVILet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.It's the big one. The bowl of bowls. Some call it Super. It's also a great opportunity to gather with family and friends, enjoy the game and pig out like Thanksgivings little brother. In just twenty minutes you'll get a brief history of the Super Bowl. And in the second half, I'll provide you with Super Bowl facts to dazzle your guests and those around you. Okay, maybe not dazzle. Hopefully not get you sent out of the room.Thanks for listeni...2022-02-1121 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackMarmota Monax... (that Punxsutawney animal)Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Did you ever wonder why February 2nd is Groundhog Day? Well, it's becauDid you ever wonder why February 2nd is Groundhog Day? Well, it's becauDid you ever wonder why February 2nd is Groundhog Day? Well, it's becauIn just twenty minutes your question you didn't even know you had will be answered.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to s...2022-02-0419 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackMars & Murrie CompanyLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.You know the M's. But did you know who the M's were? Who stole what from who and how did the little candies become so popular. Ans what's up with Green and why is everyone's knickers all bunched up. The answers in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Insta...2022-01-2820 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back... and Jupiter aligns with Mars...Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Want to start a heated debate at the dinner table? Bring up Astrology. A very brief history of astrology and the zodiac and then we hear from sources on both sides of the "is it science" question... all in twenty minutes. And no judgement from me, I'm staying out of it.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new...2022-01-2121 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackI don't get itLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.While on a break for a couple of weeks, things pop into my head. Usually it's things I don't get. Not heavy duty stuff like the theoretical understanding of quantum mechanics... no... stuff like the French Tuck. So we'll start ff 2022 with things that don't make sense to me, stuff I don't get. You may... but I don't. And it's all in twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug...2022-01-1419 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackI'm taking a time outGreetings everyoneI I hope you had a very nice Christmas and Happy New Year celebrations. I'm taking a short break for a couple of weeks and I'll return to you on Friday, January 14. Get on those New Year's resolutions.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB.2022-01-0101 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackA Christmas ChallengeLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.I thought for the end of the year and to add a little fun to all of the Christmas doings, I'd throw a little Christmas Challenge at you. A couple of Christmas facts you may or not know and then a series of Christmas trivia questions, all in twenty minutes. Holler out the answers no matter where you are. It's Christmas after all.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20min...2021-12-2422 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackChristmas Party CentralLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.So you're going to throw a Christmas party for your friends or family. But you just don't know what to do for entertainment. Well worry no more. In just twenty minutes I'll provide you with a list of party games that will surely make your party memorable... one way or another. Oh, and a list of Christmas jokes to make sure you're the hit of the party.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me a...2021-12-1718 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackCandy Canes aren't the worstLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Nothing says Christmas time like a candy cane. Okay, a lot of other things do but a candy cane certainly is one of them. But how did they start and what do they have to do with choir boys? A brief history of the hook-shaped candy PLUS a list of the worst Christmas candies... all in twenty minutes. Maybe 22 minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If yo...2021-12-1022 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackSecond Annual Bad Gift IdeasLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Didn't get what you needed for that special someone on Black Friday? Or you're running out of ideas for that Christmas gift for a friend. Well, here's a little bit of help for you. In just twenty minutes I'll provide you a list of things you probably shouldn't get them. Just trying to help you out. It's the second annual "Christmas Gifts You Probably Shouldn't Buy".Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email...2021-12-0321 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackRochambeauLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Need to decide something between you and someone else? Forget flipping a coin. Use Rochambeau... or the more common name Rock Paper Scissors. But how did this extremely simple problem solver come to be you ask? Well, it started about 2,000 years ago and paper has been beating rock ever since. In just twenty minutes you have all the answers, AND tips to help you win. You're welcome.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at...2021-11-2620 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThanksgiving isn't just hereLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Macy's Parade, football, tryptophan comas... you know the drill. But did you also it's just not an American tradition. In just 20 minutes find out how some other countries celebrate thanks. And I'll off up some alternative side dishes for your dinner table.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNG...2021-11-1921 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackOuija... yes or no?Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.From parlor seances in the 1800s to teenage sleepover parties, Ouija has been revealing secrets and answers for a long time. What started out as a faster way to communicate with the other side, it grew into a mystical phenomenon. But just how does it work? If you have twenty minutes, you'll find out.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of w...2021-11-1220 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe GrapevineLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.You heard it somewhere. Probably on the Grapevine. Hand down. I'm afraid you're just going to have to bite the bullet and listen to this episode to find out what I'm talking about. The proof is definitely in the pudding. Yea, all that and more in twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow...2021-11-0521 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackNosferatu and CompanyLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Nosferatu made his appearance on the big screen in 1922 and we have going to the movies to get scared ever since. But have you thought about why you want to get scared? In this episode we break down the horror film genre, examine why you want to be scared and list the top 15 horror films of all time... all in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20mi...2021-10-2922 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackDo(ugh)nutsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Everyone loves them. But do you know how they came to be what we know them as today? How do you spell it? Why is there a hole? And what's up with the pink boxes? Go to your local donut or doughnut shop, pick up a dozen, come back, get a cup of coffee and listen. All is answered in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minute...2021-10-2222 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackPsycho... oops... Psychic CatsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Does your cat ever just sit somewhere and stare at nothing? Is there really something there we can't see or is he just messing with you? The tales of cats having the ability to sense and see spirits from the other side and long and storied. In just 20 minutes we discuss and then you can decide if your cat is psychic or just being a jerk.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at...2021-10-1520 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackP.S.EverythingLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.If you've been to Starbuck's, you know what the P and the S stand for. If you haven't been to a Starbuck's, 1) from what planet have you just arrived? and 2) well... there is no number 2. Pumpkin Spice is everywhere these days but it's just not for coffee. From food to pets to grooming, you can get your fix of the mix of spices. And find out why you like it in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any co...2021-10-0123 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackDid I do that?Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Most often the answer from me is yea. My bad. Dropping your iPhone in the toilet is a stupid mistake... or a blunder... or you can call it an accident. But causing a planetary orbiter to burn up in space because you used the wrong math? Well, that's a little more of a blunder than that toilet incident. In just 20 minutes find out about some of the biggest boo-boos in the world.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, pleas...2021-09-2420 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe (stupid) Great DebatesLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.We've covered artificial Christmas trees vs real ones and we've yacked about pie vs cake. We've even settled the debate over toilet paper. But this great debate hits close to home. Maybe your home too. But a highly scientific based research tackles 007. All in just 20 minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Ins...2021-09-1721 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackLove and YipsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.This particular episode is brought to you from the mind of my Executive Producer. She asked me one day why is a score of zero called "love" in tennis. My response was "beats me." She then said I should do a show on weird sports terms. So there you go. Answers and more in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to sta...2021-09-1022 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackArea 5*. Never mind.Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.The government will not confirm the existence of this episode. There's nothing there. But you all aren't the government so you've probably figured out what this episode is all about. An area in Nevada that you can't get to. Unless you want to see the inside of a jail cell. The who's and why's in just 20 minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to sta...2021-09-0322 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackSparkle and FireLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.It's basically a chunk of carbon. But apparently there's a lot more to a diamond. Pliny the Elder thought pretty highly of them. DeBeers made us want them. And they're measured in C's. Why are they measured in carats? Who decided a D rating means it's colorless. And what's up with Chocolate Diamonds? So many questions. If you have 20 minutes, you may have some answers.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20...2021-08-2722 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackStraight from the horse's mouthLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.If it came from a horse you know it has to be true. Any particular reason I should believe a horse? That would make me as mad as a hatter. It's time to get dressed to the nines, put a feather in my hat and be as happy as a clam. No this isn't some secret code, but in just twenty minutes you'll find out what it all means.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to e...2021-08-2020 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackFriggatriskaidekaphobiaLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Some people don't like or even fear the number 13. Some people don't like of even fear Fridays. Put them together and you have friggatriskaidekaphobia. And that's not good at least once a year. Why Fridays and why 13? Give me just twenty minutes and you'll find out.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Ins...2021-08-1320 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackWait. What??Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.I know, you're expecting another twenty minutes of information and snark. However, you'll have to wait for a few days. I'm in a two week quarantine away from my microphone. No, not THAT kind of quarantine, just the kind where I'm taking a vacation break. I'll be back. August 13. Keep updated on Instagram @20MYNGB. Enjoy your vacation.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay...2021-07-3003 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackUFOlogy 101Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.You know they'e out there, but have they really visited Planet Earth? A lot of people have said yes, and a lot of people have said no you didn't. So whether it was a weather balloon or a spacecraft from far beyond, someone has an opinion. On the side of they've been here are the UFOlogists. But you can decide for your self after a brief history in twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free...2021-07-2323 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe OlympiadLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.It's been five years sine we've had the Summer Olympiad. It should have been last year but... well... you know. So as the athletes gather in front of empty stadiums, here's your chance to learn what happened in 776 AD. And then after that. PLUS, games that are no more. All that in just twenty minutes. I call that amazing. You might call it something else.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug...2021-07-1621 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back@ Pony ExpressLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Today you probably get most of your mail electronically. 105 years ago it probably arrived via the Pony Express. This just sounds like two topics merged into one podcast to me. So if you have twenty minutes to spare, find out how the Pony Express started and ended, and how email started... and it hasn't ended yet.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay...2021-07-0921 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackGold and the FourthLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.The traditional gift or theme for someone celebrating the 50th of something is usually gold. Well this is the 50th episode so I didn't want to break tradition. The topic is gold but it's not jewelry or anything else you might think of gold. Oh, and Happy Fourth of July (at lease here in the U.S.). All will be revealed in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at dou...2021-07-0220 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackHot Coals and SmokeLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Summertime, Fourth of July, and a need to cook outdoors. Are you grilling or barbecuing? There is a difference ya know. And how did barabicu become barbecue? Memphis or Carolina? And the great controversy... charcoal or gas. There's a lot of history behind the coals. It's all yours in just twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new ep...2021-06-2521 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackTales of the BubblyLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.First of all... 20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back is one year old with this episode. Yay. Second, we usually celebrate big occasions with a glass of champagne. But be warned, if it wasn't made in Champagne France, well it's just sparkling wine. And just who came up with the idea of making wine bubbly? In just 20 minutes you'll find out.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you...2021-06-1819 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe Mystery of the ChipLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Ya love them. You eat them, probably not just one. The potato chip. But how this yummy snack food came to be remains a mystery with a lot of theories behind the who, what, when and how. And what's up with those stacked things in a can shaped like a tube? Find out in twenty minutes... or in this case twenty-two minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com2021-06-1122 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThank you Charles FeyLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.You may not know Charles Fey or why I'm thanking him. However, if you have ever been in any casino, anywhere in the world and dropped some money in a slot machine, you now know why he's famous. Gool ol' Chuck gave us the slot machine. And they've come a long way since his Liberty Bell machine. In twenty minutes you'll learn more, and why there are cherries on the reels.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel...2021-06-0421 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackTPLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.There's a famous book about it. It talks about everyone needs to ... let's just say go to the bathroom. But there is one very important accessory in every bathroom that you may not have thought too much about. Toilet paper. In just twenty minutes you can learn more than you probably wanted to. You're welcome.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay inform...2021-05-2818 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe Real ThingLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.John Pemberton started it all with his "Dr. Tuggle's Compound Syrup of Globe Flower." Now it's an international company worth over $84 billion dollars today. A brief history of the jaugernaut company known as Coca Cola, all in twenty minutes. And no, there is no cocaine in Coke.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me o...2021-05-2120 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackStrikes and StripesLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.The ancient peoples used to pick up a stone ball and throw it at objects a few feet away. Today people do the same thing but now the balls are rubber and instead of throwing they roll. A brief history of bowling but more importantly, they question of why the red stripes is answered... all in twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you wan...2021-05-1520 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe Toasty Roasty ManLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.There are a lot of things that are just meant to go together. Peanut butter and jelly. R2-D2 and C-3P0. Ross and Rachel. And of course movies and popcorn. So just how did popcorn end up in movie theaters? It's been around for a billion years and in twenty minutes you'll find out. And who is The Toasty Roasty Man.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com...2021-05-0821 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackDid you hear the one...Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.What did the ocean say to the beach? Nothing, it just waved. Or perhaps...My wife said I was immature. So I told her to get out of my fort.Everyone hates but really loves a good or bad Dad joke. Just what is a dad joke and why did Dad's get the bad rap. There's a chuckle or two in these twenty minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel...2021-04-3019 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackWork by MoonlightLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.It goes by mountain dew, choop, hooch, homebrew, white lightning, white/corn whiskey, pass around, and firewater. But you may just call it Moonshine. How ever you want to call it, Moonshine ... or illegal liquor... has been around since the U.S. was formed. But why is it illegal and what does the Civil War have to do with it? Spend twenty minutes and you'll find out and maybe a little more.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, pleas...2021-04-2320 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackGrab a sliceLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.It started off as a quick and inexpensive meal for the hard laborers in Naples. Now it's the number one fast food in the world. It's pizza. From it's humble beginnings to the worldwide chains, pizza is everywhere. What type of pizza does your state order the most? Spend twenty minutes and get a slice of what pizza is all about. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. I...2021-04-1720 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackCheckmateLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.What I know about the game of chess could be written on a Cheerio. But I do know that one of the conclusions to a game is a checkmate. But you know me, I needed to find out just how that term came to be. And in a short 20 minutes you'll find out, and even more about Chess. If you didn't already know.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minu...2021-04-1020 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back'Ears to youLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.An Easter basket just wouldn't be the same without a big ol' chocolate bunny as its centerpiece. But why rabbits? Why hollow? And IKEA? Everything you wanted to know... okay maybe not everything... but some things you want to know about the bunny of cacao. In 20 minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on...2021-04-0219 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackMythPoppingLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Grape Nuts cereal doesn't have either grapes or nuts. I grew up being told or hearing things that in reality just aren't true. Now you can too. Popping myths everywhere in just 20 minutes. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB.Support the showThank...2021-03-2620 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackShingles with a shimmyLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.How about Adam and Eve on a raft... wreck 'em. No? Walter Scott started it all with his repurposed here-drawn cart. Diners and an American institution, perhaps even global. Find out how they came to be, and learn the lingo so you don't embarrass yourself. All in 20 minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow...2021-03-2020 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackUps and DownsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.It's been a crazy year of ups and downs for everyone. You know what else goes up and down? Roller Coasters. All kinds of them. But why rollers? And why coasting? If you have 20 minutes you'll get your answers. And it's all tax free.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @2...2021-03-1220 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackPoltergeists are jerksLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Think you've seen a ghost? Were doors slamming shut? Stuff get knocked on the floor? Poltergeists. But they're not the only kind of ghosts. If you have 20 minutes you want to waste, then listen and decide if you're on Team Ghost or Team Skeptic. Even Albert Einstein weighed in on the topic. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new ep...2021-02-1920 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackCupid and Co.Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.February 14... roses, chocolates, romantic dinners, fun dates, little candy hearts, you know what I'm talking about. But how did this date happen? And if you haven't made plans yet, well I have some ideas for you, all in 20 minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB.S...2021-02-1220 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackI'm an influenceLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Social influencers are everywhere. I decided I need to be one. But how exactly does one go about it? Well, thanks to some info I researched (so you don't have to), I know the answer. And in 20 minutes, you will too. You're welcome.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20M...2021-02-0619 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackIt's Your TurnLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Are you tired of jigsaw puzzles? Still can't go anywhere? Take a look in your closet and pull out a game. After tons of research, 20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back has come up with the Top 17 Games of All Time. At least we think it's the top 17. Your list may be different. That's okay.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when...2021-01-3121 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackHail to the ChiefsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.No, not the Kansas City Chiefs... the Commanders in Chief. All 46 of them. Since we've just concluded the Presidential Season here in the U.S., it seems only fitting we give a little extra shout out to the Presidential Company with a little bit of information you may not know. It's the shortest history class you have to sit through.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If y...2021-01-2320 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackPie vs CakeLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.The great bakers debate... pie vs cake. Everyone has an opinion which means you do too. We break down the backstories on both pies and cakes and then head off to a debate. Which side are you on? Just another 20 minutes you'll never get back.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Insta...2021-01-1620 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThis year...Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Every year at this time, people make resolutions for the New Year to do something or to stop doing something. Every wonder why? Well it goes back back about 4000 years. If you want to know more and have 20 minutes to spare, well, you know what to do.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me o...2021-01-0820 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackSinterklaasLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Sinterklaas... Saint Nicolas... Father Christmas... or good ol' Santa Claus. How did we get from a monk in the year 280AD to the guy who can nod his head and shoot up a chimney? And what about Rudolph? Your Christmas questions answered in the final episode of Season One. (Don't worry, I'll be back in January)Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay...2020-12-1122 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackAll I Want For ChristmasLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.The tree is up and the decorations hung. The next step in the Christmas Season fun are the presents. And for kids of all ages that means toys. A brief history of toys and the top toys for 2020... it's all here in just 20 minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at 2020-12-0421 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackO TannenbaumLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Thanksgiving is over and it's time to dust off those storage bins holding all of your Christmas decorations. Always so much fun decorating for the holidays. But the question is are you a "real-tree'r" or are you an artif-tree'r?" Yes, it's 20 minutes about Christmas trees.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Inst...2020-11-2720 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackPass the cranberriesLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Turkey, stuffing, cranberries parades, football, Squanto, Wampanoag people, Mayflower... you get the idea. How did the fourth Thursday in November come to be Thanksgiving? And why did FDR try and change it? Find out in just 20 minutes... okay, this episode is a little over 21 minutes. My bad.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on...2020-11-2022 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackStairs. I'm not kidding.Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.It's been a tough week for everyone waiting for the election returns to come to an end, and then I got distracted. Clearly this episode is 20 minutes your never get back, but you might just learn something. Maybe. What have you got to lose?Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at 2020-11-0719 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackAYCE... All You Can EatLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Another trip down the pre-pandemic memory lane. Remember the good 'ol days when you could walk down a stainless steel line pushing your tray along, and piling food on your plate? It all started with the Swedes and the French leading right up to the Golden Corral and Las Vegas. Until March.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a ne...2020-11-0120 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackTwenty Hot DogsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.No, it's not about 2o hot dogs. It's about twenty episodes and it's time to celebrate, or at least learn a couple of things about 20. Oh and hot dogs. Yes, it's just another twenty minutes you'll never get back. But hey, what else are you doing right now>Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follo...2020-10-2319 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackOnce Upon a Time in Disneyland - Part 4Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Depending on your age, either you remember these long-gone attractions or you wish you could have seen them. This is the final part in a four-part series reliving the rides and attractions that could be found in Disneyland. In part four we'll rediscover Tomorrowland. Be forewarned, this episode runs 37 minutes. I didn't want to break it up in to parts again. If you only have 20 minutes, then you can always come back to where you left off. I hope.Thank...2020-10-1738 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackOnce Upon a Time in Disneyland - Part 3Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Depending on your age, either you remember these long-gone attractions or you wish you could have seen them. This is part 3 in a four-part series reliving the rides and attractions that could be found in Disneyland. In part three we'll rediscover Fantasyland. Be forewarned, these episodes are a tad bit longer than 20 minutes. Ya know, truth in advertising.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want...2020-10-1021 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackOnce Upon a Time in Disneyland - Part 2Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Depending on your age, either you remember these long-gone attractions or you wish you could have seen them. This is part 2 in a four-part series reliving the rides and attractions that could be found in Disneyland. In part two we'll rediscover Frontierland and Adventureland. Be forewarned, these episodes are a tad bit longer than 20 minutes. Ya know, truth in advertising.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If yo...2020-10-0322 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackOnce Upon a Time in Disneyland - Part 1Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Depending on your age, either you remember these long-gone attractions or you wish you could have seen them. This is part 1 in a four-part series reliving the rides and attractions that could be found in Disneyland. In part one we'll rediscover Main Street and Bear Country. Be forewarned, these episodes are a tad bit longer than 20 minutes. Ya know, truth in advertising.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com2020-09-2623 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackDon't Call It Putt-PuttLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.For over 130 years people have been putting golf balls on miniature courses. Back in 1867 it was a grass course in Scotland. Nowadays its astroturf, windmills and volcanos everywhere. Here's a historical journey of how we went from grass to chasing your orange golf ball before it goes in the water.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new epis...2020-09-1920 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackGenerationsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.If you were born after 1990, you probably have no idea what I mean when I say I can't find my 45rpm adapter. Or how you get Green Stamps. And If you were born before 1960, well 1) you know what they are and 2) join the club. And if you're a Generation Alpha, well, you're more concerned about your Goldfish crackers. Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want...2020-09-1220 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackRoadside AttractionsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Everyone's tired of being cooped up and that means it's time to hit the road. Toss some snacks in the car, maybe an overnight bag, and take the road less travelled. Along the way to wherever you're headed, watch for that World's Largest Ball of Yarn, or the Giant Talking Penguin. Roadside attractions dot the roadways across the country with mixtures of kitsch, goofy, but they're always fun.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to ema...2020-09-0520 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackTrick or TreatLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.It's August and you know what that means... the stores are ready. Forget September, it's time for Hallowe'en. No that's not a typo. Why isn't it you ask? Well clearly somewhere in the next 20 minutes you'll find out. And you'll find out what's the number one candy to hand out this year to all the little guisers. Again, you'll soon know somewhere in the next 20 minutes what that means.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to ema...2020-08-3020 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackAbracadabraLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Everyone likes magic. Well, almost everyone. I do. Increase Mather didn't. We'll take a look at a brief history of magic up through Harry Houdini. When we're done with that, I'll teach you a very simple card trick you can perform to amaze your family and friends. Just don't mess it up. If you do, you never heard this podcast.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you w...2020-08-2121 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackUnicorns... sorry narwhalsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.For the past couple of years you can't go through life without something being Unicorned and staring you in the face. Coffee, toys, cereal, clothes, hair styles, and dare I say it... people. How did it start and why narwhals? Listen and find out.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at 2020-08-1520 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackClowns and WeedsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.You're probably wondering how how on Earth these two topics are related. Well wonder no more. Episode 9 is a two-for-one episode of 20 Minutes You'll Never Get Back. Some things just aren't worth 20 minutes of your time. Especially clowns.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB.Suppo...2020-08-0820 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe Great OutdoorsLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.The Great Outdoors are full of majesty and scenic wonder. But if you're planning on heading out there, there's a few things you should probably know. That's why I'm here. It's a twenty minute lesson with tips and the pitfalls of being out in the trees, dirt, animals... you know... the Great Outdoors.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when...2020-08-0320 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackDeep Dive EncoreLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.If you liked Episode 3, you'll like this one. I hope. You asked for some more trivia and I like to accommodate, so here you go. More trivial information and of course... Deep Dive Trivia (those notes will be stuck in your head!) In this episode I'm joined by two guest presenters who help give you the facts.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to st...2020-07-2720 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackWhat's Up With Cats?Let me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Why is my cat staring at me and what is he thinking? If you have a cat or two in your house you've asked yourself the same question. Some scientists think they have the answers, I'm not so sure. Either way, cats call the shots.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Inst...2020-07-1821 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackMarried to a RunnerLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.If you're married to a runner, or there's a runner in your household, you know what this is episode about. However, if you don't then the next 20 minutes will help you prepare for what's in store for you. Treadmills... ugh.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB.2020-07-1019 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackThe Happiest PlaceLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Disneyland may be closed for now but that doesn't mean we can't remember what it was like when we could stroll down Main Street shoulder-to-shoulder. A historical look at the park, some observations and a special tribute... all in 20 minutes.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB....2020-07-0619 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackGame Show ExpertLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.Facts are everywhere and some facts are trivial. It's those facts you need to win on a TV game show. I have some information for you to wedge into your gray matter that will help you win a million dollars on a game show. Sure, there are a lot of steps between this podcast and depositing a million dollar check, but it's a start.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at dou...2020-06-2919 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackSin CityLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.The "Entertainment Capital of the World" attracts thousands of visitors every year, but how many of them know how Las Vegas came to be? This episode of 20 minutes fills in the blanks you didn't know you had.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB.Support th...2020-06-2219 min20 Minutes You'll Never Get BackStuck at homeLet me know your thoughts. Good or bad. I can take it. Most likely.We all want to be safe during these crazy times and that means the safest place to be is being stuck at home. Finding something to do can be challenging but a gazzilion people have rediscovered a former favorite pastime.Thanks for listening and if you have any comments, please feel free to email me at doug@20minutespodcast.com. If you want to stay informed of when a new episode launches, follow me on Instagram at @20MYNGB....2020-06-1620 min