The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
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Mar 27, 2019
Alfred Dixon
Feb 13, 2019
Very interesting, fun personalities.
Gilby
Jan 27, 2019
If you love vocal fry and the word, "Um", then this podcast is for you! I'll give it a chance and possibly update this review later. Update: The Ums and Uhs are only getting worse as they go along. I tried. I really did.
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Animal Prostitution, Pavlovian Pee Responses, Painful Ginger Genes
1971
The weirdest things we learned this week range from monkeys selling sex to a physiological explanation of peeing involving bagpipes. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Apr 17, 2019 |
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Man-Eating Deer, History’s Top Counterfeiters, a 12-Foot-Tall Bird
2279
The weirdest things we learned this week range from an absolutely enormous bird from New Zealand to deer with a taste for human flesh. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by: Jessica Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow and Anchor |
Apr 10, 2019 |
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Falcon Sex Hats, #HumanBones, Sleepy Muscle Twitches
2011
The weirdest things we learned this week range from a hat made for romancing falcons to a booming bone trade on Instagram. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by: Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Jessica Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Apr 03, 2019 |
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Disney’s Military Tech, DIY Mummies, Forgotten Female Scientists
2218
The weirdest things we learned this week range from monks that who themselves into mummies to the tech transfer between the military and Disneyland. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Corinne Iozzio: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow and Anchor |
Mar 27, 2019 |
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Asses on Trial, The Brown Dog Riots, An Apple a Day…
2110
The weirdest things we learned this week range from animals being put on trial to the origins of the phrase "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Mar 20, 2019 |
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Poodle Science, The Great Pigeon Race Disaster, Artificial Hips
1870
The weirdest things we learned this week range from the science of the poodle haircuts to the most dangerous pigeon race in history. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepsies Rob Verger: www.twitter.com/RobVerger Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Mar 13, 2019 |
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Astronaut Farts, Deadly Dancing Plagues, A Shocking Art Scam
1737
The weirdest things we learned this week range from NASA's fears of fart-induced explosions to groups of people who died from dancing. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepsies Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow and Anchor |
Mar 06, 2019 |
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Naked Founding Fathers, Jalapeño Thumb, Counting Vampires
2202
The weirdest things we learned this week range from founding fathers of the USA who liked being nude to a condition called Jalapeño Thumb (aka "Hot Pepper Hands") and how to cure it. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Feb 27, 2019 |
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The Most Man-Eating Tiger, Historical Balloon Riots, Baseball’s Curses
1731
The weirdest things we learned this week range from a tiger that ate more than 600 people over seven years to not one, not two, but three historical hot air balloon riots. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepsies Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Feb 20, 2019 |
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Sideshow Babies, Strange Sneezes, Rust for the Rust God
1922
The weirdest things we learned this week range from premature babies displayed as a sideshow exhibit to people who sneeze after eating a big meal. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepsies Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Feb 13, 2019 |
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Biting Cow Lips, Death by Molasses, Shopping for a New Finger
1719
The weirdest things we learned this week range from a 30-foot-tall molasses wave to the man who invented "bulldogging" in rodeos. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepsies Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Feb 06, 2019 |
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Ladies Dueling Topless, Eating Every Animal, Birth via Pseudopenis
1915
The weirdest things we learned this week range from stripping during duels to stay alive to a man who wanted to eat every animal (for science). Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? Get your tickets to our live show here! The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Learn more about all of our stories: Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh Sophie Bushwick: www.twitter.com/SophieBushwick Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Jan 30, 2019 |
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The Sweetest Butts, Flaming Birds, The U.S. vs. 40 Barrels and 20 Kegs of Coca-Cola
1949
The weirdest things we learned this week range from the sweetest smelling butts to birds that were used as candles. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on social media: www.facebook.com/groups/theweirdestthing www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing Learn more about all of our stories: Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Corinne Iozzio: www.twitter.com/corinneiozo Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Jan 23, 2019 |
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The Deadliest Surgery Ever, Severed Foot Epidemic, Toe-Touching Athletes
2014
On season 2 premiere of Weirdest Thing, the weirdest things we learned this week range from dozens of severed feet that wash up in the Pacific Northwest to an operation on one person that killed three people. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on social media: www.facebook.com/groups/theweirdestthing www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing Learn more about all of our stories: Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support This podcast is sponsored by Burrow |
Jan 16, 2019 |
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Torturous Treadmills, Champagne and Balls, History's Calendars
1894
On the this special New Year's episode, the weirdest things we learned this week range from the origins of treadmills (your New Year's resolution) to the origin of the sparkling wine and the New Year's ball to the origin of the modern calendars. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on social media:
www.facebook.com/groups/theweirdestthing
www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing
#weirdestthingpod
Follow our team on Twitter
Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli
Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
Become a supporter of this podcast:
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Dec 25, 2018 |
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The Weirdest Things We Learned in Season 1
2019
We learned a lot of weird facts in season 1 of this show. Rachel and long-suffering producer Jason reflect on the first 25 episodes of The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week and go through the data to figure out the weirdest things we learned, what types of stories win most often, and who taught us the most weird things. Plus, we answer your questions from social media!
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
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Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
Become a supporter of this podcast:
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Dec 05, 2018 |
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Halloween Spooktacular 2018 (Season 1 Finale)
2390
On the season 1 finale of "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week," four of our original hosts jump behind the mic to share their spookiest facts, in honor of Halloween.
The weirdest things we learned this week range from fetuses that turn to stone to a newt that sticks its ribs through its body to defend itself from predators. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on social media:
www.facebook.com/groups/theweirdestthing
www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing
#weirdestthingpod
Follow our team on Twitter
Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli
Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses
Mary Beth Griggs: www.twitter.com/marybethgriggs
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
Become a supporter of this podcast:
https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support
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Oct 31, 2018 |
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Glowing Civil War Wounds, Bubble Wrap's Origins, Historic Font Disputes
1690
The weirdest things we learned this week range from the origins of bubble wrap to Civil War soldiers whose wounds glowed in the dark. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
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Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
Sophie Bushwick: www.twitter.com/sophiebushwick
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
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Oct 24, 2018 |
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Taxidermy's Dark Secret, Woman "Births" Rabbits, The Parthenon's Optical Illusion
1992
The weirdest things we learned this week range from a piece of taxidermy with a dark secret to a woman who claimed to give birth to rabbits. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
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Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
Become a supporter of this podcast:
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Oct 17, 2018 |
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Vanishing Twins, The Poison Squad, Levitating Frogs
2346
The weirdest things we learned this week range from levitating a frog with electromagnets to the idea that absorbing a twin in utero gives you superpowers. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
Follow our team on Twitter
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Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
Become a supporter of this podcast:
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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The Economy of "Frozen," Hopping Space Robots, Animals on Drugs
2364
The weirdest things we learned this week range from the science and economics of the kingdom in the movie "Frozen" to the most (and least) wholesome scientific studies of animals on drugs. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
Follow our team on Twitter
Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses
Mary Beth Griggs: www.twitter.com/MaryBethGriggs
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
Become a supporter of this podcast:
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Illegal Cheese, The Worst Dairy Disaster, Holes in People (and Cows)
1985
The weirdest things we learned this week range from the world's worst dairy-related disaster to a Sardinian cheese that is illegal to sell. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
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Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh
Mary Beth Griggs: www.twitter.com/MaryBethGriggs
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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Two Facts and a Lie with PopSci Editor-in-Chief Joe Brown
323
The weirdest things we learned this week are weird things we've already learned! In this mini-episode, Popular Science editor-in-chief Joe Brown plays "Two Truths and a Lie" about past editions of Weirdest Thing. Play along with him and see how many you can get right!
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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Sucked into a Bottle, the Ultimate Exercise Hack, the Statue of Liberty’s Big Secret
2298
The weirdest things we learned this week range from turning the Statue of Liberty into a battery to a man whose penis was sucked into a bottle with an explosion. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
Buy tickets to our live show in NYC! www.popsci.com/wtlive
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
Follow our team on Twitter
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Mary Beth Griggs: www.twitter.com/MaryBethGriggs
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Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
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Sep 12, 2018 |
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Fatal Insomnia, Astounding Poops, NYPD Bees
2325
The weirdest things we learned this week range from a plan to bring George Washington back from the dead to a solar storm that powered telegraphs with no batteries. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
Buy tickets to our live show in NYC! www.popsci.com/wtlive
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
Follow our team on Twitter
Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh
Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepses
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
Become a supporter of this podcast:
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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The Beauty of Corpses, Zombie George Washington, Solar-Powered Telegraphs
2394
The weirdest things we learned this week range from a plan to bring George Washington back from the dead to a solar storm that powered telegraphs with no batteries. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
Buy tickets to our live show in NYC! http://www.popsci.com/wtlive
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
Follow our team on Twitter
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Anna Brooks: www.twitter.com/Anna_Brooksie
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
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Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
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Aug 29, 2018 |
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Organ Meats, Fitness and Sweating, The World's Largest Dog Ban
2396
The weirdest things we learned this week range from what organs you can and can't eat to the world's largest dog ban. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
Come to our live show in NYC on Sept. 14! https://www.facebook.com/events/205753813627165/
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
Follow our team on Twitter
Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh
Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli
Lexi Krupp: www.twitter.com/KruppLexi
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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Laughing Gas Parties, Human Femur Flutes, Domesticating Zebras
2364
The weirdest things we learned this week range from flutes made from human femurs to trying to tame zebras. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
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Sophie Bushwick: www.twitter.com/SophieBushwick
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Theme Music by
Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden
Edited by
Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Skin-Peeling Soup, Chlorinating the Ocean, Secret Drug Toilets
2228
The weirdest things we learned this week range from a soup that makes your skin peel off to secret drug-finding toilets in airports. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod
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Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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Detachable Sex Organs, Human Skin Artwork, 17th Century Thought Experiment Solved
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The weirdest things we learned this week range from animals that detach their sex organs during or after sex to artwork you can hang in your home on a human skin canvas. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Bears in Ejector Seats, Nobel Prize for Giving Patients Malaria, The Secret Origins of Beer Yeast
2390
The weirdest things we learned this week range from the Air Force testing ejector seats with black bears to a doctor winning the Nobel Prize for infecting his patients with syphilis. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
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Jul 25, 2018 |
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Le Pétomane (The Fartiste), Tesla Loved a Pigeon, Meat Lozenges
2377
The weirdest things we learned this week range from a flatulist who became the highest-paid performer in France to meat lozenges. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
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Jul 18, 2018 |
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Poisonous Wallpaper, Cruise Ship Poop, The Best Ultramarathon Runners
2389
The weirdest things we learned this week range from poisonous wallpaper that people voluntarily put in their homes to an exploration of what happens to poop on a cruise ship. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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Sex Magick, The Oldest Mac and Cheese, Contagious Writer's Block
2345
The weirdest things we learned this week range from a NASA engineer who believed in sex magick to the world's oldest recipe for macaroni and cheese. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"?
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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Corpses Doing Yoga, The Loneliest Island, Biblical Quail Rhabdo
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The weirdest things we learned this week range from rhabdo, a potentially fatal medical condition first mentioned in the bible, to the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support |
Jun 20, 2018 |
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Ketchup Consistency Standards, Implanting Memories, People Inside of Sperm
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The weirdest things we learned this week range from the standards and grading of ketchup to the idea that people were fully-formed inside of sperm before being born. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh Corinne Iozzio: www.twitter.com/CorinneIOZO Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support |
Jun 13, 2018 |
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The First Underwater Video, Ballooning Over the North Pole, The Call of the Void
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The weirdest things we learned this week range from finding lost footage of the first-ever underwater video to a daring attempt to fly over the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Mary Beth Griggs: www.twitter.com/MaryBethGriggs Tom McNamara: www.twitter.com/fieldguidetom Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support |
Jun 06, 2018 |
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Medical Cannibalism, Hildegard of Bingen, Predicting the Weather
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The weirdest things we learned this week range from nuns, the origin of the cosmos, and the female orgasm to the number of calories in an average human man. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepsies Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support |
May 30, 2018 |
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The Best Dog, Carnivorous Mushrooms, Naming Groups of Animals
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The weirdest things we learned this week range from the world's best dog to mushrooms that eat animals. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepsies Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by: Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Lexi Krupp: www.twitter.com/KruppLexi Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support |
May 23, 2018 |
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Smoke Enemas, Secret Acoustic Engineering, Volcano Traps Lighthouse
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The weirdest things we learned this week range from trying to revive dead (or unconscious) people by literally blowing smoke up their butts to the secret testing your favorite products go through to sound expensive. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh Mary Beth Griggs: www.twitter.com/MaryBethGriggs Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Golf noises courtesy Taylor-Made Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support |
May 16, 2018 |
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The First Celebrity Diet, Animals Adopting Animals, Believing You Are Dead
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The weirdest things we learned this week range from the world's first celebrity dieter, Lord Byron, to Cotard Syndrome, a mental illness where a person believes they are already dead or do not exist. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/weirdest_thing #weirdestthingpod Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Eleanor Cummins: www.twitter.com/elliepsies Claire Maldarelli: www.twitter.com/camaldarelli Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme Music by Billy Cadden: www.twitter.com/billycadden Edited by: Jessica Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Jason Lederman: www.twitter.com/Lederman Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support |
May 09, 2018 |
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Giant Sloths, Caged Babies, Spicy Horse Butts
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The weirdest things we learned this week range from Thomas Jefferson and giant sloths to Eleanor Roosevelt and suspending babies above Park Avenue in NYC. Who will win our to-the-death* competition and have their story voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? (*not to the death)
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May 02, 2018 |
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What is The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week?
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Here at Popular Science, we write (and read) dozens of stories every week. And though many of the fun facts we stumble across during our research make into an article, something always hits the cutting room floor. But we still want to share that information with you. So, welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week, a podcast from the editors at Popular Science. New episodes are released every Wednesday. Thanks for listening, weirdos.
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Apr 27, 2018 |