In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb ("Bob's Your Uncle”) and invent a new one ("Struth! That'll Stick Better Than an Ostrich Intestine.”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with th

Chimango Gunpowder

Apr 19th, 2022 26m 4s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb ("Don't Waste Gunpowder on Chimangos”) and invent a new one ("Popsicles Make Every Hellhole More Whole”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with

Crawfish Hibernate

Apr 5th, 2022 23m 5s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb ("I'll Show You Where Crawfish Hibernate”) and invent a new one ("Is that Dump Truck Full of Erasers or Empresses?”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economi

To a T

Mar 22nd, 2022 25m 54s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb ("Down to a T”) and invent a new one ("You Don't Have Enough Gazpacho to Fill That Crater”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersec

Sh!t Fan

Mar 8th, 2022 29m 37s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“When the Shit Hits the Fan”) and invent a new one ("2 Tofu, 3 Tummy Aches, 0 Beehives”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersecti

Chicken Wire

Feb 22nd, 2022 22m 54s

In this episode, Pete and special guest, Ella, explore a real proverb (“Held Together with Chicken Wire”) and invent a new one ("They're Serving Cantaloupes and Maracas on the Same Plate!”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-

Salt Grain

Feb 8th, 2022 19m 49s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Take it with a Grain of Salt”) and invent a new one ("The Crunchiest Boogers Come from the Gobi Desert”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and wi

Hairy Bears

Jan 25th, 2022 21m 10s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Three Hundred Hairy Bears”) and invent a new one ("Erelong the Catwalk Fails and the Lagoon Boils with Fish and Foul”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with eco

Arm Leg

Jan 11th, 2022 25m 22s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“to Cost an Arm and a Leg”) and invent a new one ("to Read a Horoscope by the Hoot of an Owl”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the inte

Thick Thieves

Dec 28th, 2021 24m 51s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Thick as Thieves”) and invent a new one ("The Fresher the Cucumber, the Richer the Alpaca”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the inters

TGIF

Dec 14th, 2021 35m

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Thank God It's Friday”) and invent a new one ("There's a Special Room In Heaven for High-tops, and Macaroons”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics,

Sausage End

Nov 30th, 2021 23m 32s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Everything Has an End, Except Sausage, it has Two Ends”) and invent a new one ("The Chamomile Commandments are Best Written with a Dry Erase Marker”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the

Ointment Fly

Nov 16th, 2021 28m 10s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“a Fly in the Ointment”) and invent a new one ("Ye Old Protractor Hath Awaken the Wrath of a Baby in a Pram”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, an

Cold Shoulder

Nov 2nd, 2021 26m 44s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“to Give the Cold Shoulder”) and invent a new one ("Phlegm Me Like a Butterscotch Rocket”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersec

Spade Call

Oct 19th, 2021 28m 10s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“to Call a Spade a Spade”) and invent a new one ("Keep Your Cadaver in a Bucket”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the intersection betw

Dumpling Flowers

Oct 5th, 2021 24m 12s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Dumplings Before Flowers”) and invent a new one ("The Volcano Rumbles as the Stubble Belches”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the int

Dead Horse

Sep 21st, 2021 24m 18s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“To Beat a Dead Horse”) and invent a new one ("A Tender Toenail Can Fill the Deepest Coffeepot”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the in

Spanner Works

Sep 7th, 2021 20m 57s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“To Throw a Spanner in the Works”) and invent a new one ("Oh Succulent Foam, Oh Sweet Disaster”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with the in

Clear Coast

Aug 27th, 2021 21m 59s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“The Coast is Clear”) and invent a new one ("When the Crumbs are In the Cracks, the Simpletons Eat the Shark”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, a

Two Rabbits

Aug 13th, 2021 26m 25s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“A Person Who Chases Two Rabbits, Catches Neither”) and invent a new one ("It's Either a Steamboat or a Criminal Conspiracy”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, w

Pope Chess

Jul 30th, 2021 27m 9s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“to Play Chess with the Pope”) and invent a new one ("When Eating a Robot, Leave the Sack Race Early”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, and with

Sleeping Dog

Jul 16th, 2021 27m 46s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Let a Sleeping Dog Lie”) and invent a new one ("The Safest Place for Secrets is in the Intergalactic Vault”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics, an

Detroit Women of Comedy Festival

Jul 2nd, 2021 28m 36s

In this episode Pete and Lisa share the audio from their live recording as part of the Detroit Women of Comedy Festival. No clues to the proverb this time. You'll have to tune in to find out! Big thanks to DWCF for allowing us to share in the e

Unpowerful Hyraxes

Jun 18th, 2021 23m

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“Proverbs 30:24-28”) and invent a new one ("I Don't Care How Good You Are With That Knife, No One Can Whittle Popcorn”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with eco

Gardener Goat

Jun 4th, 2021 31m 20s

In this episode, Lisa and Pete explore a real proverb (“A Prudent Man Does Not Make the Goat His Gardener”) and invent a new one ("True Cowboys Don't Shoot in Spirals”).Pete Kirkwood is fascinated with the science of well-being, with economics