The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

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Horny Bugs, Women are Stronger Than Men, Evil Monkey Backpack Trends

Horny Bugs, Women are Stronger Than Men, Evil Monkey Backpack Trends

Jun 18, 2025

Casey Johnston joins the show this week to talk about how women are truly and actually stronger than men (all of which she details in her new book!). Plus, Laura talks about promiscuous fruit flies, a...

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Masochistic Trees, Lean Mean Sex Machines, Ancient Doodles

Masochistic Trees, Lean Mean Sex Machines, Ancient Doodles

Jun 04, 2025

Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian joins the show to talk about horny eels. Plus, Sara Kiley explains the tree that loves getting struck by lightning, and Rachel goes into detail about kids passing notes in an...

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The Piss Current, Mucking Up Space, a Cocky Legend

The Piss Current, Mucking Up Space, a Cocky Legend

May 21, 2025

Divya Anantharaman aka Gotham Taxidermy joins the show to talk about a bird with a very big personality. Plus, Rachel talks about a whale conveyor belt, and Lauren dishes dirt on the ISS (literally). ...

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Time Balls, Bug Culture, Traffic Mimes

Time Balls, Bug Culture, Traffic Mimes

May 07, 2025

Balint Kacsoh of SciAnts_Streams joins the show today to talk about how flies have their own sort of culture. Plus, Jess hops behind the mic to discuss mimes mocking traffic offenders, and Rachel divu...

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Rat Sommeliers, Pneumatic Tube Flirting, Why Periods Hurt

Rat Sommeliers, Pneumatic Tube Flirting, Why Periods Hurt

Apr 23, 2025

Kate Downey joins the show to explain how little we actually know about why periods hurt so dang bad. Plus, Rachel divulges how to flirt using tubes, and Laura talks about the cutest, sweetest little ...

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The Poison King, the Seismic DONK, Contagious Peeing

The Poison King, the Seismic DONK, Contagious Peeing

Apr 09, 2025

Trace Dominguez joins the show to explain just how inconceivable building up an immunity to iocane powder (or other poisons) is. Sara Kiley also discusses unidentified seismic objects, and Rachel talk...

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Space Squirrels, the Most Beautiful Youth, Glass Brains

Space Squirrels, the Most Beautiful Youth, Glass Brains

Mar 26, 2025

John Green joins the show to talk about how Everything is Tuberculosis -- which is coincidentally the name of his new book. Plus, Lauren talks about sending squirrels into space, and Rachel explains h...

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Roman Water Fights, Pet Squirrels, Perpetual Pre-Singing

Roman Water Fights, Pet Squirrels, Perpetual Pre-Singing

Mar 12, 2025

Vinny Thomas joins the show to talk about Victorian-era pet squirrels. Jess hops behind the mic to discuss filling the Roman colosseum with water, and Rachel unravels how chewing gum can stop us from ...

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Surfing Bats, Deep Sea Bologna, Environmental Trolley Problem

Surfing Bats, Deep Sea Bologna, Environmental Trolley Problem

Feb 26, 2025

Lauren Leffer joins the show to explain how silver carp are creating an environmental trolley problem. Plus, Laura divulges the story of the surfing bat, and Rachel talks about scientists that ate an ...

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Hockey English, Lasagna Power, How to Find the Light

Hockey English, Lasagna Power, How to Find the Light

Feb 12, 2025

Paleontologist and writer Riley Black joins the show to talk about a plant mystery. Plus, Amanda talks about turning your leftover lasagna into a power source, and Rachel discusses Letterkenny and "ho...

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