No. 2 Pencils

Secretly Incredibly Fascinating

Alex Schmidt

Society & Culture, Comedy, History

4.7 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Alex Schmidt is joined by writer/comedian Dana Gould (The Simpsons, Stan Against Evil, 'Hanging With Doctor Z') for a look at why no. 2 pencils are secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week's bonus episode.

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0:00.0	Number two pencils.
0:02.6	Known for being common.
0:04.6	Famous for being erasable.
0:07.8	Nobody thinks much about them, so let's have some fun.
0:10.9	Let's find out why number two pencils are secretly incredibly fascinating. Hey,
0:23.6	Hey there, folks. Welcome to a whole new podcast episode, a podcast all about why being alive is more interesting than people think it is.
0:43.0	My name is Alex Schmidt, and I'm not alone, because I'm joined by the wonderful Dana Gould.
0:50.1	Dana Gould is an amazing television writer.
0:53.0	His credits include The Simpsons and Parks and Recreation
0:56.3	and his own show Stan Against Evil. He's also an amazing stand-up comedian. His most recent album
1:01.8	is called Mr. Funny Man, available from the Kill Rockstars label. And I want to make sure you know
1:07.6	about an amazing YouTube show he has been making. It is called Hanging with Dr. Z.
1:14.1	Dr. Z in this case is Dr. Zayas from Planet of the Apes.
1:18.2	But this is a world where Dr. Zayas hosts a like 1970s style late night show.
1:23.5	It's one of many show links.
1:25.4	I extra, extra recommend it.
1:26.9	It is a blast. It's got a band. It's got
1:29.6	legitimately huge guests. The advertisements are maybe my favorite part. Anyway, as you can hear,
1:35.4	Dana is busy. I am so glad he came by this show to talk about number two pencils.
1:42.5	One extra note here. The other note is that this episode sounds good.
1:47.2	All the audio totally works. It's all pleasant to listen to. The audio will switch to Zoom
1:51.8	internet phone call audio. It's not a problem. It's a good podcast. You'll enjoy it. I just find
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