Will This Be On The Test?

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A podcast where we talk about the things you should have learned in school but didn't learn, didn't learn fully, or didn't learn correctly. We also chat about about our cats, our haunted house, cryptids, and recent events. Hosted by a married pair, Mattie and Austin, who are a former teacher and a current librarian. We met when Mattie picked Austin out of the audience during a performance (which he was skipping class to attend), screaming at him for causing all her life's problems. It really set the tone for their 17+ years of friendship and, now, marriage.

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Episode 136: Dude? Dude.

Oct 26 2023 40 mins

if you are like us, you think a lot about words and where they come from. and if you're like Mattie you spend weeks researching them. this week we talk about the word dude, where it came from, how it has been used, and how it changed. we also read a VERY long poem.

Episode 135: Monopolies

Oct 02 2023 22 mins

have you ever played the boardgame Monopoly and wanted to flip the board in frustration? well, what if I told you that you can feel that powerlessness and hopelessness in real-life? all you need is a corporation to form a real monopoly and listen to Austin talk about what happens in real-life monopoly (I'll give you a hint, you can't buy Taylor Swift tickets and suddenly phone comp

Episode 134: Hypatia

Sep 18 2023 30 mins

This week Mattie takes us back to Ancient Alexandria and tells us all about the OG woman in STEM Hypatia. hear all about how she learned philosophy, and astronomy, and the creative way she fended off unwanted suitors. we also discuss unions and why we now hate Drew Barrymore more than Ross Geller.

Epsiode 133: The Kent State Shootings

Sep 04 2023 50 mins

you aren't imagining things, Will This Be On The Test is back! and in classic Debbie Downer style, we are celebrating our triumphant return with a tragedy that shook the nation when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed student protestors. so fun... We also talk about finding cats, rescuing cats, and since we recorded this, adopting yet another cat. So that is the first pa

How to Talk to Doctors

Jun 22 2023 36 mins

A minisode from Mattie! This is an unresearched ramble about her magnificent life. Well, it's more about how she's finally getting doctors to listen to her, and she hopes it helps some people. We miss y'all, but we're still here! TikTok is the easiest way to find us!

Episode 131: Sarah Biffen

Mar 13 2023 26 mins

This Week Mattie tells us all about the amazing Sarah Biffen. the disabled woman artist that did portraits of multiple royal families in the late 18th and early 19th century. That's right, Mattie is doing an art episode this time. everything has gone mad. will Austin do one that contains actual educational value next? Twitter: @onthetestpod Facebook: Facebook.com/onthetestpod Insta

Episode 130: The Tsavo Lions

Feb 27 2023 39 mins

We're Back! after a long break, we come in with the unofficial themes of our podcast! Animals that kill and the atrocities committed by Europeans. Austin goes into The Lions of Tsavo, the real actual killer lions that inspired The Ghost and The Darkness and whatever that Idris Elba movie that came out last year was. Twitter: @onthetestpod Facebook: Facebook.com/onthetestpod Insta:

WE’RE BACK.

Will This Be on the Test? returns this week!

We’ll Be Back After These Brief Messages

Oct 11 2022 2 mins

We're taking a break! But, we will be back. In the meantime, please rate and review the podcast on Apple, keep your subscription active, continue following us on all the socials @onthetestpod, and letting everyone know they should shiver with antici... *SAY IT* ...pation. See y'all soon!

Episode 129: The Hobo King

Sep 19 2022 37 mins

This week Austin fell down a rabbit hole and ended up riding the rails with all his possessions wrapped up in a handkerchief on a stick. (or a Bindle as Mattie helpfully pointed out.) After a brief discussion about how our ghost threw a ceramic pig across a room (oh yeah, there is a MAJOR ghost update.) Austin talks about Hobos, a bit of their culture, and their self described King