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Nature's Weirdest Sleepers, Iron Maiden Myths, Parking Psychology
Jan 28, 2024Welcome to Season 8! Producer Jess Boddy joins the show to talk about the mythical iron maiden (as inspired by Resident Evil 4), Rachel talks about nature's weirdest sleepers, and Amanda explains the ...
LIVE SHOW: Trees are Fake, Fortune-Telling Cheese, Sunscreen Secrets, Magical Misogyny
Dec 20, 2023In our live show from August of 2023, Rachel talks about magicians' tricks and their hidden misogyny, Sara explains how trees aren't real (and why we are all crabs), Claire details the history of suns...
Eating The Rich, Menopausal Chimps, Darwin's Taxidermy Teacher
Dec 06, 2023Divya Anantharaman joins the show to talk about the history of taxidermy dating back to Charles Darwin! Plus, Rachel talks menopausal chimps, and Sara Kiley explains how one Dutch town once literally ...
The Truth About Quicksand, Release the Tea Kraken, Learning Without Brains
Nov 22, 2023Charlotte McDonnell (aka coollike on Twitch) joins the show to talk about a very British energy scandal! Plus, producer Jess Boddy does a segment on if quicksand can really suck you down into the grou...
Taxidermy Robots, Talking to Dolphins (and Aliens), Methuselah the Fish
Nov 08, 2023Laura Krantz returns to discuss how talking to dolphins may help us communicate with aliens! Plus, Rachel talks about dead spider claw machines (and other robot taxidermy), and Chelsey talks about the...
American Hippo Ranchers, Peacock Vasectomies, Leave Einstein Alone
Oct 25, 2023Sarah Gailey hops on Weirdest Thing to talk about how hippos almost became extremely American. Plus, Sandra explains why Miami officials are going to perform vasectomies on peacocks, and Rachel gets i...
Ancient Tweezers, Modern Leprosy, Space Rock Recycling
Oct 11, 2023PopSci's Laura Baisas hops on Weirdest Thing to talk about ancient tweezers (and their accompanying screams), Rachel explains the state of Leprosy in past, present, and future, and Sara Kiley talks ab...
Defensive Puking, Self-Cooling Curls, Zambia's Teen Astronauts
Sep 27, 2023Scientific Illustrator and Twitch Partner Liz Clayton Fuller joins the podcast to talk about turkey vultures, their defensive puking mechanism, and why you should thank the next one you see. Plus, Rac...
How to Survive an Apocalypse, Teeth with Secrets, Birds Who BBQ
Sep 13, 2023Annalee Newitz discusses how to survive an apocalypse while eating good, Rachel talks about birds using spikes as barbecue skewers (and more), and Chelsey gets into sexing skeletons. The Weirdest Thi...
Our Swolest Ancestor, Climate Fungi-pocalypse, Terrifying Bananas
Aug 30, 2023Guest host Kasha Patel talks how wildfires could play a part in spreading Last of Us-like fungi, Rachel spins a yarn about how bananas can induce crippling fear, and Sara Kiley describes our buffest, ...