Episodes
On this weeks episode of Pearlmania500 Mrs. P shares the buzz with Alex about Burt and his Bees. This episode has it all nipples, pickles, and Clorox bleach. So make a hot cup of tea with fresh honey you bought from some strange man on the side of the road and listen in as we learn the story of Burt, his Bees, and Roxanne, the woman behind it all. To become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://pearlmania500.net The Pearlmans have a Post Office Box: P.O. Box...
Published 11/26/23
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Mrs. P read the listener submitted novel A Certain Hunger By Chelsea G. Summers. Mrs. P explains to Alex the many meals prepared by Dorothy Daniels in this hyper sexual, cannibalistic, American Psycho mixed with Sex and the City in a cursed Yelp review. We hope this episode entertains those Pearlmaniacs that are traveling to be with their families for the holiday. This episode pairs very well with long drives, train rides, and sitting in an airport wondering...
Published 11/23/23
Mr. P finally reads a fiction book and boy is it an ADVENTURE! Thank you to all of our patreons who made suggestions and voted on this book because it was so fun to listen to, not the book itself but the pain in Mr. P's voice. In This weeks episode Alex explains to Mrs. P A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR), the YA fantasy novel by Sarah J. Maas. This spoiler filled jaunt is truly one of our favorite podcasts this year. Wondering if we have convinced Mr. P to read more romance fiction? By...
Published 11/20/23
Mrs. P updates all of us on 6 different topics that she has covered this year: Alec & Hilaria BaldwinMaddy RussoGirl DefinedMrs. MidwestThe KardashiansTHE SURPRISE For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://pearlmania500.net As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes from our friend's project called "His Name...
Published 11/12/23
Mr. P explains to Mrs. P. how Japan sealed itself off from the entire world for 2 centuries, but then America decided to show up with some freedom (weapons contracts). For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://pearlmania500.net As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes from our friend's project called "His Name...
Published 11/05/23
We end F*c&ed-tober with a bang as His Name Was Dusk returns for a game of "Monster of the Week" a ttrpg set in the style of TV shows like X-files, Fringe, and Supernatural. Instead of Mr. and Mrs. P, meet Steve Stevenson and Agent Jane Dough as they track a monster across Philadelphia. For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549,...
Published 10/29/23
Mrs. P gently explains the History of Halloween to Mr. P. For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes from our friend's project called "His Name Was Dusk." You can get his album "Let Us Prey" at "hisnamewasdusk.com" and hear all of his other music projects at...
Published 10/23/23
Mrs. P's book club returns just in time for F$*&ed-Tober with her spoiler filled discussion of Confessions by Kanae Minato. Chapter 1 is the longest chapter in human history, but boy does it pick up from there! For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes...
Published 10/18/23
CONTENT WARNING FOR BASICALLY EVERYTHING Mrs. P continues f*$&ed-tober by telling Mr. P the story of Dee Dee and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. For new listeners, most episodes aren't this heavy. There are 39 other episodes that are a lot more fun than this one. For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme...
Published 10/15/23
F*$&ed-tober continues! Mrs. P tells Mr. P all about the very Baltimore-centric history of Ouija Boards. Also the Pearlman's reveal the finalists for the Mr. P is forced to read a book challenge. All will be revealed on this week's episode of PEARLMANIA500 *whispers* the podcast. For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549,...
Published 10/09/23
Mrs. P kicks off her jam packed spooky October month with tales from the "most haunted hotel in America", The Crescent Hotel. Also Mr. P was invited to the White House, but the meat of this episode is about ghosts haunting a hotel that was converted into a hospital by a grifter and then turned back into a hotel! For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post...
Published 10/01/23
After last week's cliff hanger, Mr. and Mrs. P return to finish off their lore dump on J. Edgar Hoover. Thank you to everyone who came out to see Alex live! And the Pearlman's share future plans and announcements! For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes...
Published 09/25/23
The Pearlmans drop a very big announcement on the eve of Alex's big standup show, and then discuss the the first half of the fifth director of the BOI, J. Edgar Hoover. For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes from our friend's project called "His Name...
Published 09/17/23
Mrs. P tells Mr. P all about Mother God, the leader of the Galactic Federation of Light, who would scream that love has won until she was blue in the face. For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes from our friend's project called "His Name Was Dusk." You...
Published 09/10/23
This week the Pearlmans travel to the birth of the Russian Empire to discuss the life of Catherine the First of Russia. She starts at the bottom and just kinda vibes her way to the top. Also Mrs. P learns about Fox Tossing, the thing we used to do before Donkey Kong. For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA...
Published 09/04/23
HUGE CONTENT WARNING: THIS EPISODE INVOLVES DISCUSSIONS OF EATING DISORDERS AND STARVATION DIETING. To finish off quack month (aka August): Mrs. P tells Mr. P about Linda Hazzard, "The Starvation Doctor" of Olalla, Washington. For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for...
Published 08/28/23
Mr. P details the team lead voted topic: Artist Feud Anish Kapoor versus Stuart Semple For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes from our friend's project called "His Name Was Dusk." You can get his album "Let Us Prey" at "hisnamewasdusk.bandcamp.com" and...
Published 08/20/23
Mrs. P read Keirsten White's "Hide" then explains the book to Mr. P in a super long book club episode. And get this, Mr. P really likes this book! For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes from our friend's project called "His Name Was Dusk." You can get...
Published 08/16/23
To celebrate the Pearlmans finally monetizing the podcast with Ad breaks, Mrs. P. did her research on J.R. Brinkley the G.O.A.T. of radio based quacks. For an Ad free experience: become a Pearlmania500 Team leader! Join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlmans set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes from our friend's project called "His Name Was Dusk." You can...
Published 08/13/23
For the first time EVER Mr. and Mrs. P welcome a guest LIVE into the studio. His Name Was Dusk makes it a throuple for this lore dump on the secret cult behind the founding of Celestial Seasonings. To become a Pearlmania500 Team leader, join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com NEW TOPIC POLL THIS WEEK! As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlman's set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes from our...
Published 08/07/23
The Pearlmans return from their beach vacation! Mr. P has a sunburn and stories from the Pennsylvania Governor's residence, and Mrs. P did research that has more twists than... it's hard to explain, just know that it gets really nuts after the 60 minute mark. Mr. Pearlmania is Headlining Helium comedy club in Philly in September! Get tickets here: https://philadelphia.heliumcomedy.com/shows/223089 To become a Pearlmania500 Team leader, join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com...
Published 07/30/23
It's a beach episode! While the Pearlman's are away they are sharing an episode from the Party of One Podcast that Mr. P guested on back in December of 2021. It's a rip roaring good time. For more from Jeff Stormer check out his website: https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/ We will be back to our regularly scheduled lore dumps next week! To become a Pearlmania500 Team leader, join our patreon (not a cult): https://www.patreon.com/pearlmania500 Pearlman's set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box...
Published 07/23/23
For the first time in months, Mrs. P's book club returns! And it's probably the worst book we've ever heard. "Near the Bone" by Christina Henry is spoiled to Mr. P who definitely doesn't over react at all. /s To become a Pearlmania500 Team leader, join our patreon (not a cult): https://www.patreon.com/pearlmania500 Pearlman's set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA 19372. Our theme song and all of the music for our show comes from our friend's project called "His Name Was...
Published 07/19/23
Mr. P tells the life story of Danish Astronomer Tycho Brahe. Come for the Astronomy and stay for the world's drunkest elk! Mr. Pearlmania is Headlining Helium comedy club in Philly in September! Get tickets here: https://philadelphia.heliumcomedy.com/shows/223089 To become a Pearlmania500 Team leader, join our patreon (not a cult): https://alexisanerd.com NEW TOPIC POLL THIS WEEK! As mentioned on a previous Pod, the Pearlman's set up a Post Office Box: P.O. Box 72549, Thorndale, PA...
Published 07/17/23