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#050224
Atomic Clocks, Ahoy!
"it's like that one guy who's being tested for ESP at the beginning of Ghostbusters."
— Chuck
May 2, 2024
#021724
Selects: Geodesic Domes: The Wave of the Future That Wasn't
"The Ghostbusters running around shooting off proton packs inside that thing."
— Josh
Josh makes a reference to Ghostbusters when discussing the potential problems of having Manhattan covered by a geodesic dome.
Feb 17, 2024
#070915
How Brickfilm Works
"All right, Josh, you've got your Ghostbusters Lego brand kit."
— Chuck
Used as an example of a Lego set that could be used to make a brick film.
Jul 9, 2015
#061615
How BASE Jumping Works
"Let's remake Ghostbusters, or just let Ghostbusters exist as great."
— Josh
Josh used Ghostbusters as an example when criticizing Hollywood's tendency to remake classic films.
Jun 16, 2015
#122514
Josh and Chuck's 2014 Christmas Extravaganza!
"I think Ghostbusters quickly dwarfed it"
— Josh
Josh mentions how Ghostbusters surpassed Porky's as a top-grossing comedy.
Dec 25, 2014
#112014
What is Collective Hysteria?
"Dogs and cats living together."
— Josh
Josh references the famous line from Ghostbusters when discussing hysteria.
Nov 20, 2014
#012814
What's the deal with the debt ceiling?
"Cats and dogs living together. Exactly. Mass hysteria."
— Josh
Used as a humorous reference to describe the catastrophic economic consequences of defaulting on debt.
Jan 28, 2014
#062013
How Ghosts Work
"Because the ghost busters emeter is going crazy. Right. Exactly. What do they call that? I can't believe I can't remember that."
— Josh
Josh referenced Ghostbusters when discussing how paranormal investigators measure electromagnetic fields.
Jun 20, 2013
#061412
Whatever happened to acid rain?
"And eventually it's just mass hysteria. Pretty much. Cats and dogs living together"
— Josh
Referenced the famous quote about mass hysteria to describe environmental collapse scenarios.
Jun 14, 2012
#050112
How did language evolve?
"when I was six months young, 10 years after Ghostbusters"
A listener mentions this movie as a time reference in their email to the hosts.
May 1, 2012
#021412
How Zero Works
"Isn't that Ghostbusters? I think so. Okay. But that was what Sumerian. Oh, yeah. Zool was Sumerian."
— Josh
They discuss the Mayan day name 'Zool' and Josh connects it to the Ghostbusters villain Zuul.
Feb 14, 2012
#071411
Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 2: Baseball and Apple Pie
"He was the dude in the Ghostbusters shirt"
— Chuck
Chuck describes what a fan was wearing at their live show.
Jul 14, 2011
#031011
Is it legal to sterilize addicts?
"Joey sent us personalized Ghost Buster shirts."
— Josh
They're thanking a listener who sent them custom t-shirts designed like Ghostbusters uniforms.
Mar 10, 2011
#121610
How Migraines Work
"he has not thrown up since 1984, since Ghostbusters, he said"
— Chuck
Chuck mentioned that their listener Aaron Cooper hasn't vomited since 1984, using Ghostbusters as a time reference for when he gained control over his vomit reflex during migraines.
Dec 16, 2010
#071310
How Reincarnation Works
"20 years after Ghostbusters. Ah, very nice."
— Josh
Josh made a reference to Ghostbusters when calculating years after Adam Curry started podcasting.
Jul 13, 2010
#030210
Was Mesopotamia the Cradle of Civilization?
"remember, in Ghostbusters, Gozo is a Sumerian god"
— Josh
Josh mentions this when discussing Sumerian/Mesopotamian civilization and references the fictional deity Gozer from the movie
Mar 2, 2010
#022310
How Bail Works
"Who are you gonna call? Not Ghostbusters, a bail bond with Josh"
— Josh
Josh makes a reference to the famous Ghostbusters line when explaining who to call if you need bail money but can't afford the full amount.
Feb 23, 2010
#012810
Are there undiscovered people?
"How many years after Ghostbusters? Let's see, hold on, was it 84 or 86? 84"
— Josh
Josh is calculating how many years had passed since Ghostbusters was released when discussing events from May 2008.
Jan 28, 2010
#102009
What is China's one-child policy?
"short little 36 years before Ghostbusters"
— Josh
Josh uses Ghostbusters as a time reference point while discussing when Chairman Mao established the People's Republic of China in 1949.
Oct 20, 2009
#081309
Is fluoride making us stupid?
"62 years from the release of Ghostbusters"
— Chuck
Chuck uses the movie's release date as a reference point when establishing they are in 1924.
Aug 13, 2009
#081109
What are Japanese stragglers?
"Was it full decade before Ghostbusters? Correct? Yeah. Unfortunately."
— Josh
Josh uses Ghostbusters as a time reference point when discussing events in 1974.
Aug 11, 2009
#050709
How can a lake explode?
"1986 Chuck, um, what? Ghostbusters is sweeping the nation."
— Josh
Josh referenced Ghostbusters when establishing the timeframe of 1986 during their time travel segment explaining Lake Nios.
May 7, 2009
Cast
Bill Murray
Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd
Ray Stantz
Sigourney Weaver
Dana Barrett
Harold Ramis
Egon Spengler
Rick Moranis
Louis Tully
Annie Potts
Janine Melnitz
William Atherton
Walter Peck
Ernie Hudson
Winston Zeddemore
Slavitza Jovan
Gozer
David Margulies
Mayor
Steven Tash
Male Student
Jennifer Runyon
Female Student
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