Cody Tinsley

I once spent over a year and a half pulling on one of the most absurd threads imaginable: who actually invented the beer helmet?

What started as a harmless curiosity turned into a strangely compelling mystery - a ridiculous rabbit hole that spiraled into one of the dumbest,...

I love finding gems like this. Records we've heard and loved for years, and I can still stumble onto a story that not only makes me laugh, but also makes me go, "well I'll be." That's what I want to bring to folks' shows with my research!

Every guest brings a different rhythm. When Charlie and Lewis from Black Country, New Road joined us, the prep we did beforehand let us follow their fantastic twists and tangents without missing a beat. Research doesn’t dictate the episode, it just gives you the freedom to be...

Every show has its own cadence, and research truly shines when it supports that rhythm.

This is a slice of the prep doc I built for an episode of EarWax on Parliament’s Mothership Connection (great record). When I put these together, I’m thinking about how the information builds...