Less Talk, More Monkey from Archie McPhee
Archie McPhee has been creating and selling toys and novelties for 35 years. You might know us from Handerpants, the Devil Duckie or the Horse Mask. Hear the stories behind the products and what it's like to work for a novelty company. We make weird!
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 79
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2021
The Rubber Chicken Dress Episode
Shana has a rubber chicken dress! Because, of course, she does. Also, Heff films babies doing stunts and the Fly Widow Game is here!
The Return of CoCo: I've got a favor to ask you and you're not going to like it
BONUS EPISODE: What makes a monster discussion
Inspiration and Archie McPhee: Monsters, thrifting and marketing
What inspires Archie McPhee? We get that question all the time and this episode is a discussion about creativity, collecting, and monsters.
Atlas Obscura and New Products!
David and Shana discuss the legend of the lost podcast, selling to people with a bad-smelling car, and our Atlas Obscura event!
The Rusty Blazenhoff Episode! Marshmallow Fluff, Children's Fairyland, and Electric Dreams
Even if you don't know who Rusty Blazenhoff by name, we can almost guarantee you've read something she's written or enjoyed something obscure that she discovered. From Boing Boing to her own "inbox …
Sticknic 2019! Bibo, colorful gas from hip and Nancy Leson
Pride, tiki, and gas masks
New products, Ireland, and you can't see through finger puppets
Shana and David go through some of the new product at Archie McPhee, talk about Shana's trip to Ireland, and discuss misconceptions about Eyeball Finger Puppets.
50th Episode! Some of our favorite episodes and moments...
Weird stuff! We talk about a few strange bits of pop culture
David, Q, and Heff have a discussion of movies that we love that are weird. Shana is on vacation!
Bigfoot, Mothman and Superfans!
Bibo's feet and an Archie McPhee gameshow
In this episode, we talk about how Bibo's feet are the least interesting part of him, our appearance on the NPR game show Says You!, and uff da.
BONUS: Take your kids to work day!
We let Arlo, son of Alastair, and Cash, the son of Scott Heff, take over the podcast and tell us what they learned during a day at [Archie McPhee](We let Arlo, son of Alastair, and Cash, the son of S…
Archie McPhee and trouble: Torpedoes, smoking babies, and crank phone calls
Drawing Bigfoot and rhyming about dead flies
April Fools Day: Dental floss for cats and toast that needs to talk to you
Get the details on Shana's TV appearance and a rehash of past fake products that Archie McPhee has posted. Bacon tuxedos, difficult conversation toast, and toast mattresses.
What's new? New products, explosions at a TV studio and the gassy f word
Shana, David, and Heff discuss the latest Archie McPhee products, Shana's upcoming TV appearance and tell the Uff Da store story...
Burrowing Gravid Bugaboos and Popcorn Underpants: More fake Archie McPhee products
Shana, Heff, and David take your favorite words and turn them into potential Archie McPhee products. We cover bejeweled insects, stealing rocks to sell, and Heff's buffet underpants.
Your questions! Listening at half-speed and how many Bibo is enough Bibo?
You sent us questions about Archie McPhee and we answered them! Shana, David, and Heff are full of answers. So many answers.