Transcribing The Show

Instructions

Thanks for volunteering to help us out. We are making a giant effort to transcribe the show to 1- help those with audio impairments (a requirement in some universities where the show is being displayed) and 2- increase search engine efficacy. This is a huge job so we really appreciate your support.

To get started, choose a show from the list below that still has a link and type it up. That’s it really. Just listen to Brett and write down what he says. We have included a sample down below so you can get an idea of what we’re looking for.

Before you start shoot us an email (theshow@whatyououghttoknow.com) to let us know which one you want to do and we’ll remove the link. (That way two people wont work on the same one at the same time.)

Once you’re done send us the text file (Word Docs are okay) in an email and we’ll cross off the finished show.

The Current List

Terms of Use
Botox
Romantic Comedies
TXT-ing
Fruit and Allergies
Brushing and Flossing
It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Playing in Water
7 Deadly Habits of Highly Infectious People
EDRs
Not That
Homemade DVDs
Gone Phishing
The Peril of Being #1
Procrastination
All the @&%#$! on TV
Opera
Automotive Repair
Fees
Netflix
The War on Everything
Translating Advertising
Computers – Bits that Byte
NAFTA
Sunglasses
Free Information
Untying the Knot
The Scientific Method
Doggy Treats
Getting off the List
Tragedy
What You Don’t Otta Know
Halloween
Candy
Flu Shots
Blu-ray vs Betamax
Diamonds, a Monopolist’s Best Friend
Peppers and Pain
A Better Education
Recycling
Free Stuff
Veterans Day
Stains
Open Up A Can Of…
Tipping
The Kid Who Does The Videos
Comet Kaboom
Black Friday
Turkey Day
Going Crazy on Phone Systems
Trailer Tires
Raising Your MPG
Mail My FedEx via UPS
Antiestablishment
Warm Hats and Cold Toes
Your Burglar and You
Rental Car Rally
Gambling. No, Sorry. Gaming.
What’s So Great About AI?
Why eBay?
The Perfect Gift For Him/Her
Coughing
Dino Scanner
Take It Back
Inventive Gifts
Oyster Chocolate Pie
Winter Getaways
Auld Lang Syne
Grinchmas Scrooge
New Years Disillusions
Alarms
Generation Deaf
BCC Me
S’Mores
Pregnant Guys
Credit Cards – Payback
Just Say No
Vote With Your Feet
A New Kind Of Rebel
Your New Digital Camera
Mid Aisle Crisis
Vitamin C Me
Bottled Water
The 2008 Voters Guide
Ye Olde Drugs
21st Century Toilet
I Ate What?
The Towel Master
Groundhog Day
Speaking To Death
You’ve Been Googled
Bond-age
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
What I Want To Know
Our Secret Society
Smoking… Again
Gravity, You Failed Us
Death To Taxes
Valentine Brains
Flashlights Shaken Not Stirred
You Make Me Cry
Foil Hats
Mexican Standoff
Ultimate Power
Enjoying Our Waste
News, Media And Truth
Things We Say Wrong
Duck And Cover
Port-A-Cheap Phone
Ticket Trouble
Wiihabilitation
Blood Suckers
Cryptography
Grading Food
Probiotics
The Truth Behind The Eyes
Dangerous Boys
The Way I Do Math
Spontaneity
My Hawaiian Vacation
Birthday Kaka
Mac vs PC
Funburns
Copyright Infinity
Airborne
The Admit Stamp
Ten Pound Voice
Portfolio Ninjas
Cruisin’ California
Capitalized Medicine
April Liar
Easter DVD
MP3 Players
Doughnations
Human Family Reunion
QWERTY
The Big 100
Bike Pain
Bigger, Better or Both
Happiness, What A Bummer
So Sue Me
How Gross Is Your Salary
Hail To The Chief
Star-1-1
Mad Genius
Hiccups
Gutenberg Book Club
Cheating Death
Nukes, They’re The Bomb
An Open Mind
Global Warming
Liberals vs Conservatives
Darwin’s Intelligent Design
Racism
Open Mind Closed
Invest In Food
Just Grow It Back
Cram It
Off The Radar
Apathy
The Sounds Of Space
Everything Is Blue
Catching It
Bike To Work Day
Spotting
Quicksand Lies
Not Funny Bone
2008 Summer Movie Guide
5 Second Rule
Disappearing Technology
Drinking Problem
Trash Island
Swimming Babies
Water Is Not An Energy Source
SteriPEN
Sticky Locks
Stimulus Economus
Playing Doctor
Hot Gas
The Herd Mentality
Why I Hate Pay Pal
Antidisestablishmentarianism
A History of Fashion
Bees
Credit Cards Vs Evil
Career Choices
Fireworks
Oxymorons
SPAM
The Power Of The Editor
Primary Denary
Secret 800 Numbers
Roaches
Garfield Minus Garfield
Autism
Organic
Irony
Bicentary Stalker Challenge
How To Stalk WYOTK
Sugar Loving Teeth
Me, Myself and I
Cousins
Body For Life
Orange Juice Issues
22 Envy
UG – wait two weeks
UG – Target isn’t French
UG – Fashionably Hairless
Duct Tape
Digital Printing
Recession Depression
The Camera Guy
Little Piggies
Ps and VPs
Demanding Shirts
Women
Chocolate
The War In Iraq
Atom Smasher
Happy WYOTK Day
Bioluminescence
IMS
Suggestion Box: Pain
Viewer Insurrection
ICE
The Gravy Train
Gay Marriage
Language Guide
Cell Phone Cancer
Veggy People
Humanitarian Aid
Didgeridoo
Come fly with me
Day 1 – Almost a Christmas Tree
Day 2 – Lumpy Fudge
Day 3 – Guns And Ninja Stars
Day 4 – Original Ornaments
Day 5 – Wassail That Nog
Day 6 – Mini Rolling Motors
Day 7 – Wreaths And Fake Mistletoe
Day 8 – Propeller Whirlies
Day 9 – Etched Glass
Day 10 – Noodle Sword Ballerinas
Day 11 – Exotic Fruit
Day 12 – Whiny Christmas Song
UM Insurance
Soapy Food
Bailout! Bailout!
2012 – We’re all going to die
WiTricity
Internet Piracy
Time Traveling The Multiverse
Batteries
St Patrick’s Day
Forced Break
Still In the Game
WYOTK DVD Release
Separation of Church and State
Media Bias
State Of The Union 2010
Mag Card Troubles
Mending A Broken Heart
Animal Groups

Sample

Summer is here and I can’t help but think I’ve seen this movie before. Indiana Jones has aged 30 years but he’s still fighting Nazis. Wait, it’s Commies now. Either way, shouldn’t this movie be taking place in the 70’s. Throw in some flower power and we’ve got Hippy-ana Jones. Yeah Man. Now that’s something I haven’t seen before. I don’t want to see it. Flower power Indiana Jones. Maybe his whip could be made of something funny, like hemp.

Instead we’ll find out how the incredible Hulk became the incredible Hulk… again.

Oh! And let’s not forget Heath Nicklson playing opposite Christian Keaton in summer blockbuster that is sure to surprise you. Spoiler, Batman wins in the end.

Then there are the cartoons that weren’t any good getting turned into movies that don’t look any good. [Coughs] Speed racer. Even the popcorn doesn’t taste as good.

Mike Myers is in another perverse Mike Myers movie steeped with his own mojo and midgets – Yeah Baby! – And Will Ferrell is in another Will Ferrell movie acting like… Will Ferrell. I’m sorry they’re all the same.

I guess if you are really looking for originality you could check out Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, the classic bad guys who are now playing good guys that are bad guys that are really good guys. I mean the trailer on that is so morally ambiguous I’m not even sure who to root for and I haven’t even walked into the theater yet.

Need more? Let’s throw in another super hero film but this time let’s make it about Will Smith. And Ice Age is back with a bigger dinosaur. And let’s no forget everybody’s favorite, Tropic Thunder. Yet another movie about people making movies.

I mean you gotta do what you know and that’s all these people do. Isn’t there a horror film about a documentary film maker? It would be funnier if it was a documentary horror film maker, but how is there a horror documentary? Is there such a thing as horror documentary?

And I’m almost looking forward to the romantic comedy about the love expert that unexpectedly falls in love with someone else. Let’s see, takes place in a city… check. It’s too bad I’ve already seen it before.

So whether you’re haunted by this years mummy, or you feel like you’re going to have a hard time squeezing back into those traveling pants, keep your head up. There’s always Space Chimps. The sleeper hit of the summer. Hey. It could be an awesome film. I doubt it.

Honestly the best movie of the summer, you’ve probably already seen. I mean Iron Man was pretty good. I didn’t expect it to be that good.