The Final Wag

Paul Giamatti’s CHINWAG with Stephen Asma

Treefort Media & Touchy Feely Films

Society & Culture, History, Science

4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2025

⏱️ 123 minutes

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🌋🏹🐷 This is it. The wag of all wags. The waggiest wag to ever wag. The final wag. But this one’s for you, Waggers—so we’re diving into the WagBag one last time. Schrödinger’s cat, Pompeii, volcanoes—oh my! We’re tackling everything from gulags to the greatest literary whodunit of all time: Did Shakespeare actually write his own plays? (Or was it, like, some guy named Francis?) And because no farewell would be complete without a little chaos, Paul and Stephen are getting their Nick Cage on—yes, it’s finally time to steal the Voynich Manuscript. Oh, and after this episode? You’ll never hear the word piggyback the same way again. Paul Giamatti is a Golden Globe award-winning actor and producer. Stephen Asma is a professor and author specializing in the philosophy of science, religion, and art. 🌋🏹🐷 ========= WANT MORE STEPHEN? Check out his Youtube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@GuideToUnusualKnowledge And catch him as The Monster Guide on the Storyrabbit app. Download here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/storyrabbit/id6502330315 Make sure to follow us @chinwagpod 👉🏼 IG: https://www.instagram.com/chinwagpod/ Tik: https://www.tiktok.com/@chinwagpod Website: http://chinwagpod.fm YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chinwagpod Send your stories, Qs, or thoughts to 📧 questions [at] chinwagpod [dot] fm ========= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey Waggers, Stephen Asma here.
0:07.5	As you may already know, I love Monsters, so much so that I wrote the book on Monsters.
0:14.0	Now, with StoryRabbit, a new iOS app for iPhone, we're taking the world of monsters to the next level.
0:21.8	As your personal audio tour guide, I'll lead you through the untold stories and origins
0:26.4	of legendary creatures hiding across the map.
0:30.4	From Bigfoot stomping grounds to the icy peaks of the Yeti will explore short audio
0:36.0	stories narrated by me that bring these myths,
0:39.0	legends, and cultural secrets to life. Just open the Story Rabbit app, select the monster
0:45.0	guide, and let the adventure begin. Whether you're exploring in person, in the real world,
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0:57.0	To learn more, visit StoryRabbit.aI or search StoryRabbit in the Apple App Store.
1:03.0	Let's go Monster Hunting together. Some holy snack crackers stuck in my throat, Steve.
1:30.4	I'm okay.
1:31.9	It's like sawdust.
1:33.1	It is like sawdust.
1:34.6	You know, it kind of is.
1:36.0	This is the chinwag, by the way.
1:38.3	Oh, yeah, we're on.
1:39.6	Nice to see you, man.
1:40.4	Believe it or not, this is actually the chinwag, but we're having an interesting conversation about snack crackers, about whole weed snack crackers. I'm not going to say the
1:49.5	brand. No. I can't say the brand, can I? Yeah, but it is. Unless they pony up some money.
1:54.9	Yeah, they're dry. Anyway, this is a pleasure, Steve. Yeah, great to see you, man. As usual. Back in the you man as you back in the saddle yeah back in
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