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    The Best of Episodes 1-20

    en-usJuly 22, 2021
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    About this Episode

    On this special edition of You Didn't Ask For This, revisit some of the highlights from the first twenty episodes. So grab a yerba mate, rip off those gift stickers, and sit back and enjoy the very best of the pod (so far.) 

    Recent Episodes from You Didn't Ask For This

    85 | Get in Loser, We're Moshing

    85 | Get in Loser, We're Moshing

    Does America really run on Dunkin'? If not, what does run on Dunkin'? And what does America run on? Plus: Eric and Matt are handed a very-specific ultimatum from Tim at Against All Oddities.

    LAST CALL FOR MASCOTS! If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggestions!

    As always, you can submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

    You can also leave us a voicemail on The Thoughtline at (410) 929-5329 and we might just play it on the show!

    84 | A Cent for Your Contemplations

    84 | A Cent for Your Contemplations

    Today's questions: Why do you have to put your two cents in, but it's only a penny for your thoughts? If each of us could use a "challenge" via instant replay once per day, how would you use your challenge? The Charmin Bears come in different colors. Blue, Red, Brown…why is this? Plus, we address some bingo card-related news items and report the results of the Venetian Canals Google Gripes incident. 

    If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggestions!

    As always, you can submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

    You can also leave us a voicemail on The Thoughtline at (410) 929-5329 and we might just play it on the show!

    83 | Aesop's B-Sides

    83 | Aesop's B-Sides

    How do you write a notes app apology? If you had to swap two of your senses, what would they be? And...what would you do for a Klondike bar? These are the questions on our docket before the thrilling (and controversial) season three finale of Google Gripes.

    If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggestions!

    As always, you can submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

    You can also leave us a voicemail on The Thoughtline at (410) 929-5329 and we might just play it on the show!

    82 | Trucknutz Rides You

    82 | Trucknutz Rides You

    How do you get to Sesame Street? What are the most mildly infuriating curses you can think of? What would the Pokemon "Floridaman" be like? All will be revealed before we start the final round of Google Gripes season three.

    Want to play YDAFT bingo? Submit your own card using this template!

    If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggestions!

    As always, you can submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

    You can also leave us a voicemail on The Thoughtline at (410) 929-5329 and we might just play it on the show!

    81 | Milk Comin' for Gen Z

    81 | Milk Comin' for Gen Z

    A new year means one thing: our second annual Bingo Card drafting. Find out what the candidates are for this year's 2024 YDAFT Bingo Cards...and submit your own! Just use this link to download the template, drag your selection of choices, and submit it to us at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com, or on  Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook at @udidntaskpod.

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    As always, you can submit your least pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

    You can also leave us a voicemail on The Thoughtline at (410) 929-5329 and we might just play it on the show!

    80 | King of the Misfits

    80 | King of the Misfits

    It's time for our annual Christmas episode and with it comes a new definitive ranking! This year we're rating the misfit toys from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in order of their misfittiness. But first: are there any actual "Christmas cookies," or are they only called that because of the season? Then: a controversial second round of Google Gripes.

    If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggestions!

    Submit your leas t pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

    You can also leave us a voicemail on The Thoughtline at (410) 929-5329 and we might just play it on the show!

    79 | The Forbidden Peloton

    79 | The Forbidden Peloton

    We all know the children's rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider," but have you ever considered the profound metaphors hidden within its simple lines? We unravel this classic nursery rhyme to find out what drove that spider to the top...only to be struck down again and again. Then: if time is money, are ATMs time machines? All this before starting round two of this season of Google Gripes.

    If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggestions!

    Submit your leas t pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

    You can also leave us a voicemail on The Thoughtline at (410) 929-5329 and we might just play it on the show!

    78 | Humpty Dumpty's Bumpy Dumpy

    78 | Humpty Dumpty's Bumpy Dumpy

    Enough is enough: what is Humpty Dumpty? Is he actually an egg...or something more? Why are the royal family interested? And what wall was he on? We answer these age old questions in a new YDAFT Investigation. Plus: what is the 8th day of the week that The Beatles sang about? Then we cap things off with two local legends you won't want to miss.

    If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggestions!

    Submit your leas t pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

    You can also leave us a voicemail on The Thoughtline at (410) 929-5329 and we might just play it on the show!

    77 | Gulf War Gameboy

    77 | Gulf War Gameboy

    Left Twix vs Right Twix: what's the difference? We explore these two rivaling candy bars before tackling some of our lowest-brow humor yet: What is your most shameful poop sesh? Do you have a poop you’re especially proud of? Yes that's right: it's all candy and toilet humor on this one. Until the back half of Google Gripes S3 R1 that is!

    If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggestions!

    Submit your leas t pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

    You can also leave us a voicemail on The Thoughtline at (410) 929-5329 and we might just play it on the show!

    76 | You Can't Handle the Bit

    76 | You Can't Handle the Bit

    It's here! Our annual spookisode is back with lots of ghost-based questions:
    Can ghosts see each other? Do they have to take turns haunting people?  How crowded is the afterlife? Can ghosts be haunted in the afterlife? What professions are NOT represented as Halloween costumes, but are terrifying nonetheless? Does anyone still “Trick” during Trick-or-Treat? If so, where is the line between appropriate and inappropriate Tricks?

    Then: the start of season three of Google Gripes!

    Colorado Bigfoot Video
    New York Times Bigfoot Article

    If you haven't yet, don't forget to enter the YDAFT Mascot bracket! Who should represent this cluster of a pod? Send us your suggestions!

    Submit your leas t pressing questions, local legends, definitive rankings, neighborhood group drama, and whatever else you want us to cover at youdidntaskforthis@gmail.com or @udidntaskpod on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

    You can also leave us a voicemail on The Thoughtline at (410) 929-5329 and we might just play it on the show!