A paradox is a statement that contradicts itself but may nonetheless be true. Philosophers have contemplated them down through history. Prepare yourself as Phil and Campbell Valentine put your brain through the wringer.

The Man in Black was one of the first crossover acts in country music. His style was innovative. His lifestyle was controversial. Phil and Campbell Valentine take a look at the life of Johnny Cash.

Technology makes our lives easier. At least it's supposed to. Some technology advances humanity. Other technology just advances laziness. But some so-called modern tech is much older than you think. Phil and Campbell Valentine talk about it.

If the Amazon basin were a country, it would be one of the largest on earth. Most of it has yet to be explored. And with good reason. All sorts of scary creatures live there, and Phil and Campbell Valentine talk about it all.

It's called the Red Planet. Why? Can it sustain life? Is it feasible to colonize it, and if we do, do we actually create a new species of humans? Phil and Campbell Valentine explore Mars.

He's called the greatest writer of all time, but did he really actually exist. Phil and Campbell Valentine explore the evidence, and trace the history of the man who's credited with giving the world of literature so much. Shakespeare.

It's not just superheroes who have superpowers. Mere mortals do as well. Some are even more amazing than the comic books. Phil and Campbell Valentine talk about ordinary people with extraordinary powers, and Phil gives them their special superhero names.

We've not even begun to explore most of the oceans on our planet. Some very strange things lurk beneath the waves, things stranger than any planet we could explore. Phil and Campbell Valentine dive back into Oceans in Part 2.

How wild was the Wild West? Pretty wild. The novels, movies, and TV shows have exaggerated it beyond what it really was, but the old West was pretty wild. Phil and Campbell Valentine separate fact from fiction in the Wild West.

People go nuts over the NCAA tournament. It's one of the most watched sporting events in the country. How did it get its name, and how did it get to be so big? Phil and Campbell Valentine reveal the madness behind March Madness.

There are a lot of weird things that happen that we just can't explain. Like why we had no word for the color blue until relatively modern times. How Polynesians traveled 2,000 miles and found Hawaii. Phil and Campbell Valentine talk about the Unexplained.

Is the universe expanding? And if it is, is it expanding at the same rate? Is there life on other planets? Is it even possible that there's life on other planets? Phil and Campbell Valentine explore these questions and more on Part  2 of Universe.

Yes, there's Judas and Benedict Arnold, but Phil and Campbell Valentine talk about some lesser-known betrayals. Some have had major consequences down through history.

Frank Sinatra pioneered the singing heartthrob, and then he was yesterday's news. World War II made him a star, and his career waned in its wake, until he reinvented himself. Phil and Campbell Valentine talk Sinatra.

People wait a lifetime for their inheritance, some only to be sadly disappointed. Phil and Campbell Valentine talk about some unusual inheritances. Some of these rich folks waited until they were dead and buried to take their revenge.

We all love competitions. Some of us are way too much into competitions, but we're nothing like they used to be. Time was when you competed to the death. Phil and Campbell Valentine talk about the history of Competitions.

You're familiar with the high-profile assassinations. Phil and Campbell Valentine talk about some unusual hits that you may not have heard of, or at least haven't heard the full story. The PodGOATs wade into the murky underworld of assassinations.

Phil and Campbell Valentine have talked about natural disasters before. This time they focus on some of the worst volcanoes in history. One of these volcanoes came close to wiping out all human life on Earth.

Phil and Campbell Valentine do a separate show just for radio called PodGOATs Radio. It's the week in review in history. Should it become its own podcast? Listen and decide. Email [email protected]

There are a lot of misconceptions about dinosaurs. Phil and Campbell Valentine talk about some of those, as well as some fascinating facts about dinosaurs, and the theories into what may have happened to them all.

She was considered the most sophisticated woman on the planet. Wife of a president. Fluent in several languages. Impeccably mannered. But what was she really like? Phil and Campbell Valentine take a look at the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

We don't want to spoil this one for you. Phil and Campbell Valentine give each other hints as to the identity of someone who used to be famous, and the other has to guess who it is. You can play along at home.

OK, so here we go again. First time it was Campbell who had been exposed to COVID. Now it's Phil, so Phil has to lockdown. That means another fabulous 'best of' handpicked by Campbell.

We hate it when it happens to us, but we all love a story of a good con. Phil and Campbell Valentine talk about some of the very best con artists down through history, and what ended up happening to them.

Phil and Campbell Valentine revisit the concept of time. The PodGOATs explore whether or not time travel is really possible. Also, is time real? Is it actually another dimension? All of that and more on Time Part 2.