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Underunderstood

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  • Update + LIVE show!

    June 26, 2023 · 7 min

    It's been a while! We have a quick update about our schedule, plus details about our first-ever LIVE SHOW! Underunderstood LiveTuesday August 1, 2023, 7pmCaveat, NYC (21+)Tickets (both live and virtual!) at Caveat's website

  • Big Ideas Lost to Mini Rooms

    May 18, 2023 · 47 min

    Hollywood is stockpiling scripts for full seasons of unreleased television shows. Are they throwing them out or saving them for a rainy day? Want to support the show? Become a patron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/underu…

  • Even If It's Fake, It's Real

    May 10, 2023 · 33 min

    Sometimes the truth is stranger than the hoax. Want to support the show? Become a patron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/underunderstood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a mystery? Email hello@underunderstood.com or leave a voicemail at 212-994-4882‬. Show…

  • The Other Masked Magician

    May 3, 2023 · 32 min

    John revisits a wild pitch about a mysterious television performer. Want to support the show? Become a patron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/underunderstood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a mystery? Email hello@underunderstood.com or leave a voicemail at…

  • What's the Deal With Airport Food?

    April 26, 2023 · 42 min

    There’s a formula that dictates restaurant prices in New York City airports. Adrianne digs into what does — and doesn’t — add up. Want to support the show? Become a patron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/underunderstood⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have a mystery?…

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  • Hunting for Manhunt

    April 19, 2023 · 55 min

    An obscure pro wrestling-adjacent reality show from 2001 was mired in scandal. Was it really rigged? Want to support the show? Become a patron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/underunderstood⁠⁠⁠⁠. Have a mystery? Email hello…

  • MTV Cribs or MTV Fibs?

    April 5, 2023 · 48 min

    Billy shares a new (old) segment, we examine how real MTV Cribs was, and an important update about the missing broccoli game! Want to support the show? Become a patron at ⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/underunderstood⁠⁠⁠. Have a mystery? Email…

  • Did Daft Punk Record ‘Pee is Stored in the Balls?’

    March 29, 2023 · 42 min

    Billy helps a listener uncover the true origins of a popular unreleased song. Want to support the show? Become a patron at ⁠⁠https://patreon.com/underunderstood⁠⁠. Have a mystery? Email hello@underunderstood.com or leave a voicemail at…

  • Mail Time!

    March 22, 2023 · 44 min

    We take listener calls and emails about lost video games, plus a Triscuit update. Want to support the show? Become a patron at ⁠https://patreon.com/underunderstood⁠. Have a mystery? Email hello@underunderstood.com or leave a voicemail at…

  • What happened to Disney's Virtual Magic Kingdom?

    March 15, 2023 · 51 min

    Billy helps a listener return to VMK, the online world where they remember “learning all the bad words.” Want to support the show? Become a patron at https://patreon.com/underunderstood. Have a mystery? Email hello@underunderstood.com or…

  • Why Is It Called a Triscuit?

    March 8, 2023 · 39 min

    Writer Sage Boggs thought he discovered why Triscuit is called Triscuit. But the cracker brand has a confusing and mysterious relationship with its own name. A rough version of this story originally ran on our bonus podcast…

  • Raisin Suspicion

    February 22, 2023 · 1 hr 9 min

    A Redditor starts receiving boxes full of 1980s memorabilia from the long-defunct California Raisins Fan Club. Who is sending this raisin mail? A different version of this story previously appeared in our bonus feed, Overunderstood. If…

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About the show

There are questions the internet just can't answer. But that doesn't mean we can't find them. On each episode of Underunderstood, we find a question the internet can’t answer — maybe it’s a dead-end Wikipedia page, an abandoned Reddit thread, or an unanswered question on Twitter — and we fill in the gaps. It’s part chat show, part documentary, and almost always surprising.