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Pull My Leg

Pull My Leg

By: Mark Manning and Miles Harrison
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Pull My Leg Podcast - the untold, untrue stories behind life’s least interesting curiosities.Mark Manning and Miles Harrison
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  • The hidden meaning of dreams (from a neuropsychologist)
    Apr 20 2026

    We’ve all had dreams…


    But are they trying to tell us something or are they just nonsense?


    This week on Pull My Leg, Miles and Mark sit down with Dr. Phillip Cincinnati. Dr. Cincinnati is a leading expert in recreational neuropsychology (and proud holder of a “Dream License” issued by the state of New Jersey) to uncover the hidden meaning of dreams.


    According to Dr. Cincinnati, 87% of dreams are “emotional leftovers,” while the remaining 13% are your brain “freestyling.” Which raises the question: should we be taking any of this seriously?


    We cover it all:

    * Do dreams actually have meaning?

    * If two people have the same dream, who is to blame?

    * Is déjà vu just a dream trying to reload?

    * If you dream about work, should you be paid overtime?

    * If you fall asleep on a plane and dream you’re flying, are you flying twice?


    Plus, we hear from totally real callers with totally real dream questions, including:

    * Recurring anxiety dreams

    * Showing up completely unprepared (and somehow naked?)

    * Fighting someone with arms made of cooked spaghetti


    Whether your dreams are meaningful or just your brain doing improv, we’re here to figure it out. Watch now and decide for yourself.


    ABOUT THE SHOW:Pull My Leg is a comedy podcast where everything is made up on the spot—but the audience is always in on the joke. Each episode features ridiculous guests, fake expertise, and just enough truth to keep things interesting.

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    45 mins
  • Board Games in America
    Apr 6 2026

    What if board game weren’t actually games?

    Welcome back to Pull My Leg — the podcast where we investigate the questions nobody asked yet somehow make them worse.

    This week, we’re diving into the world of board games — those wholesome little boxes that showed up at family gatherings, long car rides, and nights where someone inevitably flipped the table and stormed off.

    But what if they weren’t created for fun?

    What if they were designed to shape how we think?

    Think about it:

    • Monopoly teaches us that the rich get richer while everyone else slowly goes bankrupt

    • Candy Land trains kids to follow instructions without asking questions

    • Risk prepares you for global domination or at least surviving Thanksgiving dinner

    Coincidence? Or were board games the earliest tools of psychological conditioning?

    In this episode, we break down the hidden agendas behind the games we grew up with, explore completely made-up conspiracy theories, and ask the question no one was brave enough to ask:

    Who really created these games and why?

    Because somewhere out there…there’s a person who invented Chutes and Ladders…and they’ve been quietly manipulating our emotions for over a century.

    Let’s roll the dice and learn more.

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    39 mins
  • All-you-can-eat Buffets
    Mar 16 2026

    Today on Pull My Leg, we sit down with Harry Woller — self-described buffet historian, wannabe competitive eater, and lifelong student of abundance.

    By day, Harry is a Logistics Operations Analyst optimizing large-scale systems. By night (and weekends and holidays), he optimizes shrimp placement, carving station flow, and soft-serve structural integrity at buffets across America.

    With an estimated 400–600 all-you-can-eat establishments under his belt (and waistband), Harry argues that buffets aren’t just restaurants — they’re social experiments. They test patience. Hygiene. Strategy. Elastic.

    We talk about:

    • The psychology of the buffet line

    • Why crispy General Tso’s chicken is non-negotiable

    • The engineering marvel of the carving station

    • Whether buffet dining is about hunger or victory

    Is a buffet chaos? Or is it freedom? Is it indulgence? Or logistics?

    Grab a plate. Pace yourself. And remember — abundance is a mindset.

    Subscribe, like, and tell us your go-to buffet strategy in the comments.

    #PullMyLegPodcast #BuffetLife #AllYouCanEat #FoodComedy #PodcastLife #GeneralTsosChicken #MidwestCulture #ComedyPodcast #FoodCulture #CompetitiveEating


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    41 mins
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