On the Potcast
Inspired by archaic use of magazines while doing one’s business in the bathroom, we decided to give people a more modern way to kill time. The series is a short episode format containing a potpurri of subjects, stories, and anecdotes to entertain and educate folks while they’ve got nothing better to do.
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Episodes
Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
On this week's episode, Liz tells you about the different kinds of toilets you can experience around the world.
Monday Apr 14, 2025
Monday Apr 14, 2025
This week's episode is about a purple dye so exclusive it was worth 3x its weight than gold.... and it was made from snail mucus! Learn all about Tyrian purple.
Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
On June 28th, 1997 Howard (age 88) and Lela (age 83) Howard left their home to go to a festival that was only 15 miles away in a neighboring town. This week's episode tells their story and how that led to the song "The Way."
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
For all of our golf fans out there, beware: Katie is teaching us more about golf... specifically a tax loophole that was invented because of the Masters golf tournament.
Monday Mar 24, 2025
Monday Mar 24, 2025
If your birthday is coming up... maybe await a few weeks to listen to this episode. This week's topic is about the phenomenon that birthdays and death dates are usually within a few calendar days of each other.
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Monday Mar 17, 2025
Happy St. Patrick's Day! On this week's episode, our resident red head and Irish descendent tells us all about where the wonderful holiday came from.
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Monday Mar 03, 2025
Did you know that part of the shoreline in San Francisco that is land used to be water? On this week's episode, Liz explains how California's landscape physically changed because of the gold rush.
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
If you live in a major city across the country, chances are you've seen advertisements for Shen Yun, a Chinese dancing spectacle. However, the layers go much deeper than that. Listen to this week's episode to learn more about the organization that was banned from performing in China.
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Monday Feb 17, 2025
Happy Black History Month! On this week's episode, we're telling you about Hercules Posey, who was the main chef for President George Washington.
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
In the 1970's a children's picture book led to the hunt for treasure in the form of a bejeweled golden hare, but scandal was close behind. Listen to this week's episode to learn all about the adventure!