Let Me Google That
329 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★ - 109 ratingsFascinating fodder to fuel your next trip down a Wikihole. New episode every Sunday! Brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia (watercoolertrivia.com). *Content Warning* Language, comic mischief, & weird stuff! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
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Episodes
The Science of Fireworks
July 07, 2024 13:33 - 5 minutes - 5.16 MBSince it’s #4thofJulyweekend in the U.S., let’s talk about what makes fireworks so beautiful and loud. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Sin Eaters
June 30, 2024 07:10 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBYou could hire them to attend a funeral & metaphorically eat your loved one's sins. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
How to Survive Getting Sucked Into a Black Hole
June 23, 2024 07:09 - 4 minutes - 4.4 MBTrapped in a black hole? If you're at the edge of the Cauchy horizon, maybe you could hitch a ride on a space elephant. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Snake Detection Theory
June 16, 2024 06:15 - 5 minutes - 5.36 MBEven when you aren't looking for snakes your brain is looking for snakes. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
The Hedgehog Dilemma
June 09, 2024 07:04 - 3 minutes - 3.28 MBHumans crave intimacy . . . but not like, *too much* Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
The Misunderstood Meyers-Briggs Personality Test
June 02, 2024 07:01 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThe MBTI personality test wasn't designed to measure aptitude—it actually measures *preference.* You might *prefer* introversion to experience the world, but that doesn't mean you're *incapable* or *lacking* extraverted qualities. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
A Footlong History of Sandwiches
May 26, 2024 06:37 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MBBefore you hit that #MemorialDayWeekend BBQ, make sure you know what the legal definition of a sandwich is! Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Wait, Didn't We Eliminate Measles?
May 19, 2024 06:32 - 5 minutes - 5.45 MBEpidemiologists use statistics to track outbreaks. One important value to know is the R₀ — for measles, it's 12-18. Ebola is like ~1.5. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Who Was Mother Goose?
May 12, 2024 06:13 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBIs the character of Mother Goose based on a real person? (Or a real goose?) Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Can You Work Yourself to Death?
May 05, 2024 06:51 - 5 minutes - 5.17 MBSpoiler: Um, yeah. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
The *Other* DNA Structure 🧬
April 28, 2024 06:52 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MBIt's #DNADay! Let's talk about a DNA structure that's *not* the classic double helix: the i-motif! Which kind of looks like a uterus. . . Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
How Earth Was Named
April 21, 2024 06:47 - 3 minutes - 3.45 MBIt's "Earth" in English, but that's hardly the universal term. Each language has its own word for our home planet. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
License Plates
April 14, 2024 07:20 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBCall in with your best vanity plate idea! Let Me Google That is brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
The Swedish Hotline Riots
April 07, 2024 06:49 - 4 minutes - 3.96 MBPre group chat = party lines. In the 1980s, a bunch of Swedish teens used one to plan IRL meetup that went viral. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Why You Hear Better When It's Cold Out
March 31, 2024 07:22 - 3 minutes - 3.01 MBYou're not imagining it! Let Me Google That is brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster
March 24, 2024 07:14 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBThe true legacy the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers left behind was an uprising of women who fought for worker's rights and a union in the year before the tragic fire claimed their lives. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
The Americanization of St. Patrick's Day
March 17, 2024 07:15 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MBIn Ireland, #StPatricksDay was just a minor religious holiday for centuries — and not one that involved drinking. Then Americans appropriated it in the 1960s and now we have the #shamrockshake. Let Me Google That is brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Why Are We Still Doing Daylight Savings Time?!
March 10, 2024 06:06 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MBResearch has shown that more daylight means MORE TIME FOR CRIME. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Why Do We Yawn?
March 03, 2024 08:18 - 6 minutes - 6.08 MBAlso, important: how do fish yawn? Let Me Google That is brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Leap Seconds
February 25, 2024 07:55 - 5 minutes - 5.47 MBYou've heard of #leapyear now get ready for leap SECONDS. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
How Do Coupons Work?
February 18, 2024 08:16 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBEver wondered how coupons work? The whole cycle (from when you hand your $1 coupon to the cashier to when the store gets reimbursed by the manufacturer) takes about a month. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Who Invented Conversation Heart Candies?
February 11, 2024 08:13 - 8 minutes - 7.69 MBWe have a frustrated pharmacist to thank for the chalk-and-talk-tastic Valentine's Day candy. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Collective Nouns
February 04, 2024 08:13 - 5 minutes - 4.95 MBThe terms we use to describe groups of animals aren't just for animals, apparently. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
How The Flu Kills You
January 28, 2024 08:07 - 8 minutes - 7.94 MBSPOILER: You don't technically die from the flu. ⚰️😷 Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Why NASA Loves Peanuts 🥜
January 21, 2024 08:09 - 5 minutes - 5.23 MBJanuary 24th is #NationalPeanutButterDay! On this week's episode find out why NASA’s peanuts & which U.S. coast prefers crunchy over smooth. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Can Dogs Really Smell Fear?
January 14, 2024 07:58 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MBCan animals really smell fear? Can *humans* smell fear? And if the military were to, say, use pheromones to psych out enemy troops would that count as biochemical or psychological warfare? Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Car Inspections
January 07, 2024 07:57 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBThe rules about car safety inspections aren't the same everywhere and some places don't require you to have your car inspected ever?? Oh, and if you have any leads on work for your laid-off host, please check out my website! abbynormanwriter.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Auld Lang Syne
December 31, 2023 11:26 - 3 minutes - 3.27 MBYou can sing a tipsy rendition of it with your friends tonight to ring in the #newyear but elsewhere in the world, Auld Lang Syne pops up at funerals and...closing time at your local watering hole. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
A Generous History of Secret Santa
December 24, 2023 05:00 - 12 minutes - 10.1 MBThe tradition has worldwide appeal, but there's actually one generous dude who was *the* Secret Santa. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Undecember
December 17, 2023 05:00 - 4 minutes - 2.68 MBWell, it's been another shitty year so it's probably fine that we didn't end up making Undecember, the 13th month of the year, a thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Gifts vs. Presents 🎁
December 10, 2023 05:00 - 3 minutes - 3.01 MBThey're not the same thing but I'll gladly accept either. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
How Whispering Works
December 03, 2023 13:40 - 7 minutes - 6.57 MBWhy is whispering not talking? Why do we whisper? Do non-humans whisper? Also: Here's The Magic School Bus episode referenced. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Amelia Earhart's Sinuses
November 26, 2023 05:00 - 7 minutes - 4.45 MBChronic sinusitis from the 1918 pandemic flu meant flying wasn't easy for Amelia Earhart. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Does Silver Disinfect Itself?
November 18, 2023 08:20 - 5 minutes - 3.02 MBThanksgiving week is a great time for infection-prevention trivia, right? So, we wanted to know: does silver really disinfect itself? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Triggers vs. "Glimmers"
November 12, 2023 05:00 - 5 minutes - 3.27 MBThe term “trigger warning” gets thrown around and mocked, but at the most basic level, it’s an attempt at self-preservation. But is there an opposing force to a trigger? That’s the idea behind “glimmers.” Additional reading: The blog post mentioned in this episode: The Nervous System, Triggers & Glimmers! More about the Polyvagal Theory. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Permanent Daylight Saving Time
November 05, 2023 10:22 - 4 minutes - 3.31 MBSome places do permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST), which means no clock setting ever! But many experts don't think it actually makes any difference since we never adjust to DST anyway. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Will-‘o-the-Wisps & Jack o' the Lanterns
October 29, 2023 04:06 - 4 minutes - 2.53 MBSpooky season is in full swing here at LMGT so today we're talking about will-‘o-the-wisps a.k.a. Spooky Ghost Lights That Wanna Kill You! 👻 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Cough Medicine—One Helluva Drug!
October 22, 2023 11:37 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MBTurns out the OTC cough medicines of your childhood were...pretty risky. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Why Is it Dark at Night?
October 15, 2023 04:00 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBStars are bright, right? And there's a lot of 'em. So why isn't the night sky lit up!? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Friday the 13th
October 08, 2023 08:38 - 5 minutes - 5.17 MBTrying to prove #FridayThe13th is unlucky? Turns out most data gathered on the subject is biased because people tend to avoid certain activities or exercise extra caution on that day! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
A Brief History of ChapStick®
October 01, 2023 09:37 - 6 minutes - 5.5 MBWhen it was invented in the 1880s, ChapStick just wanted to soothe your chapped lips. How then, about a century later, did it find itself with a starring role in the Watergate scandal? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
The Carrington Event
September 24, 2023 04:00 - 6 minutes - 6.19 MBIn September of 1859, The Carrington Event solar flare caused telegraph systems to literally shock their operators. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
The Teacup Poisoner
September 17, 2023 07:37 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBA chemistry teacher figured out Young was behind the murders…because he’d left poison in his desk. ☠️ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
How Narcan Works
September 10, 2023 04:00 - 9 minutes - 5.51 MBIn the context of America's opioid epidemic, you've probably been hearing a lot about Narcan. But the "miracle drug" isn't new. It's actually been around since the 1960s. So how does it work? And can anyone use it to save a life? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
How TLC’s “A Baby Story” Birthed Reality TV
September 03, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MB25 years ago, the idea of live-streaming your child’s birth didn’t really exist—then TLC started airing a show called “A Baby Story.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
The Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar
August 27, 2023 10:03 - 5 minutes - 3.27 MBBobby Dunbar disappeared. The boy found, returned to his family, and raised as their son — was not him. Check out the episode of This American Life I reference here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
A Cool History of Popsicles®
August 20, 2023 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.97 MBHere's the history of the "frozen confection of attractive appearance" which was *accidentally* invented by an 11-year-old boy in 1905. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Why Does the Perseid Meteor Shower Happen Every Year?
August 13, 2023 12:46 - 3 minutes - 2.06 MBIf you happened to catch the #perseidmeteorshower this week you have a specific and vaguely terrifying comet to thank! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
The Internet's First Photo
August 06, 2023 03:57 - 9 minutes - 8.72 MBThere's so much to love about Les Horribles Cernettes: 1. A doo-wop parody girl group of CERN scientists 2. Songs had titles like "Collider" and "Daddy's Lab" 3. In 1992 this promo photo became the first pic uploaded to the internet. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
Heat Exhaustion v. Heat Stroke
July 30, 2023 03:56 - 13 minutes - 9.4 MBYou should know the difference between heat exhaustion versus heatstroke because heat-related illness kills! ☀️ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support