Fascinators!

By: Ken Atkinson and Evan Atkinson
  • Summary

  • Fascinators is a show about the wonderful, weird and sometimes puzzling things that fascinate us. Each episode, father and son duo Ken and Evan Atkinson explore the histories, concepts and stories that fascinate them. Find out why Santa Claus is buried in New York City, why every film director eventually wants to make a Pinocchio movie, why no one is really sure why there are 52 cards in a deck and so much more!
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Episodes
  • Faking News and Building Zoos
    Oct 23 2024

    Breaking news alert: Over 170 cocaine hippos are running rampant in Columbia! Find out the truth behind that news bulletin and learn about the 1992 BBC program that set out to find evidence of paranormal activity and ended up creating a few ghosts of its own on this week's Fascinators!

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    54 mins
  • Snoopy Versus Count Zeppelin
    Oct 2 2024

    Where did all of the airships go? What does the founder of Benihana have to do with the history of balloons? Why did Charlie Brown never get to kick that football? Join Evan and Ken to find out the answers to most of those questions and some more you didn't know you had!

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    48 mins
  • The War on Pinball
    Sep 4 2024

    It's episode 40! Ken tells us the historical reason why Cinco De Mayo is really a cautionary tale about pastry theft. Evan takes us through the history of the most degenerate of gambling vices, pinball. Find out more on this week's Fascinators!

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    53 mins

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