Podcasts by What Do Ya Got?

Ep 62: The Stars Gaze Back from 2023-03-18T11:16:32

There's a Hungarian song called Gloomy Sunday, but it's better known as The Hungarian Suicide Song. According to some people, this song has led to many deaths over the last near 100 years. Let's...

Ep 61: The Fall Guys from 2023-02-18T17:10:01

Interviewing a sitting president is a prestigious badge for a journalist to wear, and not an easy gig to acquire; especially in the early ages of the US Presidency. So how did the first female r...

Ep 60: Decked Out from 2023-02-04T09:00

During the 17th century, the Puritans were pretty strict about celebration and general happiness...In fact, they basically outlawed Christmas celebration. We take this idea and pitch a modern Gr...

Ep 59: Terrarium from 2022-12-03T15:24:37

In 1944, during the height of WWII, America built a brand new Boeing Factory,  but this one was different. On top of the factory roof, they disguised it with a fake neighborhood to throw off any...

Ep 58: Longship from 2022-11-05T20:26:46

Off the coast of Portugal, there is a small island known as Corvo. When it was discovered, those explorers saw a manmade statue already on the island. Or did they? As the story was passed down f...

Ep. 57: Juniper Lane from 2022-10-22T09:00

For those of you youngin's, back in the 1980's there was a pretty successful sitcom named ALF about an alien who lived with a family and tried to eat their cat. The alien was a puppet, and the h...

Ep 56: Falsehood from 2022-09-17T20:35:24

The American Civil War ended in 1865...or did it? According to one small town in Brazil, the Confederacy never lost, or at least did nothing wrong? This episode we discuss the Brazilian town of ...

Ep 55: Smooth, Brain from 2022-08-27T10:48

Albert Einstein passed in 1955. The first thing that happened after his death was...his brain being stolen by the Doctor who performed the autopsy. For 30 years the remains of Einstein's brain w...

Ep 54: Hucksters from 2022-08-13T19:36:02

During Prohibition, America was getting antsy about dealing with people having a good time. So, they did what any government does when they want to shut down a party: they poison the entire grou...

Ep 53: Means of Production from 2022-07-23T09:02:13

You say you always wanted to be an international spy? Well, back during WWII you could have been one without any prior training or connection to the military. In this episode we discuss the exis...

Ep 52: Livid Blue from 2022-07-03T12:34:11

In 1978, 5 men were on their way home from a basketball game when their car suddenly stalled. They were never seen alive again. In this episode of the podcast we'll go into detail on the Yuba Co...

Ep 51: Caesar Salude from 2022-06-11T11:07:40

Back in August of 2018, a woman was shopping at Goodwill when she discovered a kitchy statue she thought would look good in her apartment. Little did she know the statue was actually an Ancient ...

Ep 50: Bedfellows, ft. The Trilogy Podcast from 2022-05-28T12:41:53

What Do Ya Got is joined by Scott & Vin from The Trilogy Podcast for our first ever trilogy pitch! While Rob & Nick may know how to brainstorm on pitching a film, Scott & Vin are the experts on ...

Ep 49: Sweet Is The Night Air from 2022-05-14T16:35:12

In April of 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to slip the bonds of Earth and journey to outer space. But instead of landing close to the Soviet space center, he touched down on...

Ep 48: The Bell Tolls from 2022-04-23T08:00

In the year 2004, as the Internet started to truly take over the world, the most dangerous computer virus ever was born. MyDoom caused more than thirty-eight billion dollars in damage, and to th...

Ep 47: Next Up! from 2022-04-09T18:32:22

In 2021, David Rush took it upon himself to break a Guinness World Record once every week. That's 52 world records for the year. He used this experiment as a way to inspire younger students towa...

Ep 46: Mr. Monday Morning from 2022-03-26T17:54:55

Steven Seagal: acclaimed martial artist, action star, the worlds worst comedian. Join us as we discuss one of the most infamous episodes of Saturday Night Live, spinning Seagal's failure as host...

Ep 45: Bearing Straight from 2022-02-26T15:56:50

Everyone knows the story of the Mary Celeste ghost ship. But what about our film pitch based on it directed by Jordan Peele? Well of course you don't know that one, yet. Listen to episode 45 of ...

Ep 44: Do-Nothing from 2022-02-12T09:33:03

In the 1940's and 1950's prestigious MIT and Quaker Oats partnered up for a little science experiment where they fed radioactive chemicals to unknowing children with the promise of gifts and Red...

Ep 43: Candle Wick from 2022-01-15T09:00

In the early 1800's Daniel Lambert decided to make money off of his life. He didn't do anything, but he was morbidly obese and decided to become the first person to charge for his presence. We t...

Ep 42: Smoke&Mirrors from 2022-01-02T18:23:47

The Amazing Randi was a magician and skeptic who's career spanned nearly 5 decades. His main draw being the one million dollar prize to anyone who could proof beyond a reasonable doubt the after...

Ep 41: Be Merry! from 2021-12-18T20:04:47

In the early 16th century, mainly during the reign of King Henry VIII, the Lord of Misrule was in charge of most Christmas decorations and pageantry, and they took their job quite seriously. So ...

Ep 40: Tropic of Pelicans, ft. Michael St. Gregory from 2021-12-04T11:47:39

We're joined this week by our close friend & special guest: Michael St. Gregory who brought us a story, we surprisingly had never heard of. So what do we do when we learn of a man who just decid...

Ep 39: All Souls from 2021-10-30T09:00

Happy Halloween, everyone! To celebrate this year, we've decided to change things up a little bit. Instead of focusing on a true story, we're diving into the history of Jack O' Lanterns and the ...

Ep 38: Invariant from 2021-10-16T10:21:10

Towards the end of WWII, one of the deadliest ocean disasters ever took place. Why have we never really heard about it? Rob & Nick dissect this interesting piece of history and turn it into a so...

Ep 37: The Society Complex from 2021-10-02T09:00

Jack the Ripper, one of the most infamous unsolved mysteries of all time. To this day, no one knows who the killer truly was. Sure, everyone has theories. In fact, we're going to get into one to...

Ep 36: No Value() from 2021-09-09T08:09:40

Throughout the 2000's and 2010's the company Theranos defrauded hundreds of thousands of people and made millions of dollars. Elizabeth Holmes is about to stand trial for the fraudulent charges....

Ep 35: Munted from 2021-08-27T09:54:06

Earlier this summer two Cape Town police officers lost an apprehended suspect and did what they thought was best...which was to kidnap a homeless person and pretend they were the suspect all alo...

Ep 34: Foiled from 2021-08-12T08:00

Benito Mussolini, you know the one, the dictator. But did you know he wrote a trashy, dime store, romance novel prior to his rise to power? The critics had some harsh words for it. As do we, bec...

Ep 33: Killer, Be Killed from 2021-07-17T15:33:49

In the 1970's Keith Moon, the infamous drummer for The Who, and Steve McQueen, Hollywood's Bad Boy were neighbors. And things did not go well for the two of them during this time. Join us as we ...

Ep 32: Stratosphere from 2021-06-24T19:39:31

In the early 1990's, Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev traveled to the MIR, the then Soviet Union's version of the International Space Station. He never realized that he would basically be stranded up t...

Ep 31: Frost in the Machine from 2021-06-10T08:47:28

McDonalds, it's a fast food juggernaut, a super chain. What's the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about them? Not the burgers or fries, it's the broken soft serve machine. In this e...

Ep 30: Makeshift, ft. Megara Hope from 2021-05-27T17:04:48

Way back when in 1908, someone had the idea to host an Auto Race from New York to Paris. One tiny problem with that, there's this thing called an ocean kind of smack dab in the middle. We're joi...

Ep 29: Royally Screwed from 2021-05-13T08:44:47

In 2018, two Swedish men decided on a whim to rob a museum in Sweden and steal the crown jewels and other priceless artifacts. They were not criminal masterminds, they were not experienced jewel...

Ep 28: Caught Stealing from 2021-04-01T08:58:04

In the late 70's a man found a secret room in Philadelphia's Veteran's Stadium. He stayed there for a total of three years and no one ever knew about it. He lived out our dream, so we turn it in...

Ep 27: Compound from 2021-02-25T10:21:23

In the 1950's, Rock 'n Roll was basically outlawed in Russia. There was no way to listen to the latest and greatest albums. So what did the Russians do? Well obviously they etched records into X...

Ep 26: Runner’s High from 2021-02-11T10:00

1904 was the first time America ever hosted the Olympics. It was also the worst Olympics in world history and almost led to the complete dismantle of the competition. Join us as we discuss what ...

Ep 25: Flightless Menace from 2021-01-28T09:01:27

In 1932 Australia was overrun by Emus. You know, that bird that no one ever thinks of ever? Well as the birds destroyed all the crops and farmland, the Australian government decided something ne...

Ep 24: Aces&Eights from 2021-01-15T14:51:17

The Wild West, a time of danger and violence. A time of gunslingers and saloons, of poker playing and horseback riding. A time when Palisade, Nevada faked all of it to gain some tourism points a...

Ep 23: A Thousand Faces from 2020-12-17T15:22:55

During the 1970's Jacques Mesrine robbed more banks than anyone in history. With a 20 year resume of bank robberies, jail breakouts, women, and media coverage; the man became a myth & a legend w...

Ep 22: What’s For Dinner? from 2020-11-26T09:00

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We hope you enjoy this Thanksgiving Special where we dissect 1950's Americana and showcase the abusive marriage that unfolds within a household during Thanksgiving....

Ep 21: Will You Not Come Back Again, ft. Matt Delhauer from 2020-10-29T11:27:01

Matt Delhauer, host of Ginger Geek Podcast, joins the pitch this week as our special guest. He'll pitch us the true life story of Lt. John Churchill, a WWII vet with a background in silent films...

Ep 20: Roll with the Punches from 2020-10-15T07:59:55

November, 1950, in the midst of the Korean War a group of Marines are stranded in the Chosin Reservoir in desperate need of artillery and sustenance. Dozens of boxes are airdropped to them carry...

Ep 19: Another Round from 2020-10-01T10:21:14

In July of 1932, just near the end of prohibition, a group of friends in New York got the swell idea to murder a bar patron and collect the insurance money. They just didn't realize how impossib...

Ep 18: Resting Place from 2020-09-17T09:16:03

New Orleans is home to some of the spookiest ghost stories and haunts in the country. With cemeteries that feature above ground tombs, mausoleums that yell gothic architecture, and partying frat...

Ep 17: Home Run for Your Life from 2020-09-03T10:00

In 1911, the Wyoming State Penitentiary came up with a bold new idea, force their Death Row Inmates to play baseball...for their lives. It was a wacky couple months and lied to a lot of question...

Ep 16: House Special from 2020-08-13T17:06:40

Farm-to-Table, Locally Grown, Freshest Ingredients. We've all seen these ideas plastered all over menus when we go out to eat. But what kind of weight do the actually hold? Well, when it comes t...

Ep 15: Brick Oven from 2020-07-23T09:09:50

When you think of New York, you think of pizza. And when you think of pizza, you think of Ray's Pizza. The most famous pizzeria in New York was built on more than just dough, cheese, and sauce. ...

Ep 14: Co-Dependence Day from 2020-07-09T09:59:23

On July 2nd, 1776, Thomas Jefferson drafted the final version of the Declaration of Independence. What's interesting, is that the Declaration was not made public until July 4th, 1776, on what we...

Ep 13: Tilta-Whirl from 2020-01-23T17:47:55

In May of 1910, the entire world flew into mass hysteria when they thought the end of days would be riding on the tail end of Halley's Comet as it approached. Needless to say, that mass hysteria...

Ep 12: SantaThon from 2019-12-19T10:00

Merry Christmas, folks! We hope you have a great holiday. Why not get it started with a pitch for a Christmas movie? We've put together a film involving drunken Chads', Hoboken, cocaine, Mob hit...

Ep 11: The Hunt for the Golden Train from 2019-12-05T10:00

Do you love Indiana Jones as much as we do? Because nothing says hidden Nazi gold like an old fashioned pulp adventure flick. So we've created one ourselves. Behold: Jackson Reinhart and the Hun...

Ep 10: From the Street Corner from 2019-11-14T14:07:46

In June of 2014, Derek and Maria Broaddus moved into what they assumed would be their dream house in Westfield, NJ. That is, until they started receiving terrifying letters about being watched, ...

Ep 9: The Jolly Company from 2019-10-24T09:01:22

Peter I of Russia, or Peter the Great, as he is known through history is a little different from your average historical Tsar's. Most notably due to his excessive drinking, gaming, joking, and t...

Ep 8: Hideaway from 2019-10-10T09:10:53

The Collyer Brothers are quite possibly the most famous set of hoarders in history. But there's far more to it than that. The brothers' bond was something of sweet sincerity. We discuss the stor...

Ep 7: The Upward Spiral from 2019-09-26T09:06:49

We hope you're a fan of Brian Regan, because we sure as hell are. He has a pretty fantastic story about being the "Campaign Manager" for Alex the Dog for Strohs Beer. So we decided to do somethi...

Ep 6: Silver Star from 2019-09-13T21:37:17

The myth of the cowboy has been white washed for as long as stories of American cowboys existed. We discovered an interesting article that delves a little into the history of black cowboys. We t...

Ep 5: The Wool Horizon from 2019-08-29T10:00

During World War I, or The Great War, as it was known; President Wilson kept a flock of sheep on the White House lawn to help donate wool to The Red Cross, and to keep the grass in tip top shape...

Ep 4: Nuked: Or the Men Who Disarm the World from 2019-08-15T09:37:18

The US Military is a force to be reckoned with, however...the Minutemen missile silos are run by military men who are encouraged to cheat on their tests. Can you picture this Cohen Brother's sty...

Ep 3: Shadowing from 2019-08-01T16:29:42

In 1996, Blair Adams left his home in Canada, fled to the US with all the money he had and immediately went missing and was found dead a couple days later. The story of Blair's disappearing is b...

Ep 2: Mulberry Bend from 2019-07-18T10:00

Rob & Nick discuss the Straw Hat Riots of 1922. Yup, that's a real thing that happened in American history. How would you pitch this wacky true story as a film? Well we'll tell you how we would....

Ep 1: The Honeypot from 2019-07-04T09:00

Join Hosts Rob Dickerson & Nick Wolf as they discover crazy stories throughout history and pitch them as full fledged Hollywood movies, with cast, director, plot, title, and more. 

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