Episode 20 of The Superfluous Podcast is up and ready! Full disclosure: This should have gone online months ago.After a brief summary of our Thanksgiving time with family, Dan start the show by detailing the importance of the tv show I Love Luc

The Snap-Perfluous Holiday Special

Dec 18th, 2020 29m 34s

The Superfluous Podcast makes it's glorious return for it's 19th episode! We can't wait to go back to bars for our regular trivia, but in the meantime, we're getting our topics from other sources, like trivia via Zoom.Apparently Disney Plus is

Harry Hope and the Hypnic Jerk(s)

Dec 21st, 2019 41m 7s

We're back with the last Superfluous episode of 2019! We went to our normal haunt, Little Woodrows, and did not do so hot this time, but at least we got an episode title that would make for a great '50s pop cover band name. Dan talks for a bit

Stephen King goes to Space

Nov 26th, 2019 45m 49s

After a summer vacation, we're back with episode 15 of @superfluous! After a quick forayinto humorous baseball names, Dan talks about the novel IT and IT's appearances in other Stephen King novels. Sam talks about all the achievements in space

Science Fiction Sandwiches!

Nov 26th, 2019 33m 59s

After a nice long podcast siesta, Sam and Dan are back with episode 16 of The Superfluous Podcast. We went to the only Sunday trivia spot in Houston, Houston Cider Company.While Dan details Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time, Sam details the

Philadelphia and the Freemasons

Aug 16th, 2019 41m 29s

Sam and Dan are back for episode 14 of Superfluous. After close game for episode 13, we pulled out the W for episode 14! This makes our 3rd win at Darwins. Dan starts off by describing his trip to Pennsylvania, and their multitude of trivia for

Ketchup and Q Gadgets

Aug 2nd, 2019 44m 54s

The Superfluous Podcast is back for episode 13, this time with a different intro song! We went to our normal trivia haunt, Darwin's Pub, and ended in our normal place, second.Dan talks about the mid-2000s song 'The Ketchup Song' and its tenuous

Crawdads, Quarks, and Cuffing Season

Jul 4th, 2019 34m 1s

Sam and Dan are back for Episode 12, and the winning streak continues! This week, we went to Ayesha Curry and Michael Mina's International Smoke. We wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Spoiler alert: the food was decidedly food; burger

Arcades and The Arctic

Jun 6th, 2019 32m 10s

Sam and Dan are back for Episode 11. We went to trivia at our normal Little Woodrows, and we had some trouble finding topics for this episode. That is because we finally won!Dan starts off by talking about the group Buckner and Garcia, who sang

#SpritzLife at the Chicago World's Fair

May 15th, 2019 40m 14s

Sam and Dan are back for episode 10 of Superfluous. Normally we would have some banter before our topics, but we skipped that since each of us had a lot to talk about.Dan starts by talking about the Paper Plane, a whiskey cocktail with aperol,

Oil, Whiskey, and DOOMSDAY

Apr 28th, 2019 33m 28s

Sam and Dan are back for episode 9! We went to our usual spot, Darwins, and this time around, we met Joseph from Old Humble Distillery, a distillery in Humble, TX. We came in second place, and lost out to first by only one point. Shocker, I kno

Drinks and Dean Corrll

Mar 21st, 2019 48m 11s

Sam and Dan are back for Episode 8. This time around, the format is a little different. We have a quick intro, then we go to trivia and get a topic there instead of coming with a topic prepared. Yet again, we come in second place at Darwins. Th

Gold Records and Gold Doubloons

Feb 23rd, 2019 46m 59s

Sam and Dan are back for Episode 7 of Superfluous! Yet again, we come up short; this time, by only one point. This was a special trivia benefiting Undies for Everyone, a local Houston charity. After talking about a DC movie that we refuse to ac

Christmas, Costner, and Carol Channing

Jan 15th, 2019 50m 32s

It's been awhile, but we're back from the holiday break for episode 6! After a brief update discussing our holiday plans and trivia xperience, Dan starts by describing A Muppet Christmas Carol and how much of a jerk Charles Dickens was. Sam the

Cats, Cops, and Country Music

Nov 25th, 2018 47m 33s

Dan and Sam return for Episode 5 of Superfluous! This time, WE FINALLY WON! Dan goes to Platypus Brewing with our normal group, but Sam and the gang went back to Darwin's. Dan starts off by talking about Puss in Boots, and the important lessons

The Music Special

Nov 5th, 2018 40m 4s

After a few weeks off, we are back for a very musical 4th episode of The Superfluous Podcast! We mention Town In City Brewing, where we got oh so close to actually winning at trivia! Sam talks about the Starman himself, David Bowie, and his act

Pringles, prison slang, and that band Kurt Cobain's wife was in

Sep 27th, 2018 43m 52s

In this episode of The Superfluous Podcast, Sam and Dan start off by talking about new and questionable Pringles and Oreo flavors. After going over the most recent trivia game, Dan talks about Courtney Love, her band Hole, and the important lyr

Deep Throat, Peking Opera, and the Chrysanthemum Throne

Sep 14th, 2018 42m 16s

Dan and Sam are back with a packed 2nd episode of The Superfluous Podcast. This time they cover three subjects as opposed to the normal two.After briefly discussing their favorite things (Texas, food, beer, etc), Sam starts by discussing the 19

Cal Ripken Jr and Fancy French Trains!

Aug 10th, 2018 30m 52s

Who managed Cal Ripken Jr and Billy Ripken at the same time? What on Earth is a TGV? We'll answer those questions with way more than you ever wanted to know about these two topics. Also, we drink beer.

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