Well... That’s Interesting
303 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 21 hours ago -Welcome to Well… That’s Interesting, a comedy sciencey podcast for weird people who like learning about weird sh*t, like can hair grow between your teeth or could we ever lose our moon? (Sadly, yes to both.) WTI tells the story behind the facts and, turns out, those stories are funny.
Join Jill ChaCha every week as they take The Flock on a journalistic, storytelling adventure into new, bizarre, often unexpected findings. The tales are epic and the laughter is plentiful.
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Ep. 182: Galaxies With No Stars + New Class Of Life Discovered Inside The Human Body
March 28, 2024 04:00 - 29 minutesYes you read that right. There are galaxies out there with no stars and it’s calling into question just about everything we think we know about the Universe. Also! Your b*tt. It has a new resident. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it o...
Ep. 181: Skeleton Of ‘Spanish Monk’ Actually Belongs To An Indigenous Woman + Male Dominance In Primates Is Not The Default After All
March 21, 2024 04:00 - 32 minutesBy golly how things can change when they’re given a second look. Today! Join us for 2 tales where researchers had the audacity to question history and dig deeper. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellthatsinterestingpod...
Ep. 180: The Oldest Piece Of Skin Found, So Far + Nearly 2 Dozen ‘Overmassive’ Black Holes Discovered
March 14, 2024 04:00 - 27 minutesHAPPY 180th EPISODE, BABY!! To celebrate, we’re getting uncomfortable. This means we’re talking about the evolution of our skin and the Universe’s old, rebellious holes. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellthatsinteres...
Ep. 179: Some Plants Are Evolving To Have Less Sex + Reindeer Can Sleep While They Eat
March 07, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutesSome plants have given up on the dating scene. It’s not that there’s a lack of choice, it’s the lack of pollinators. Join us as understand what this means for our world. Also. Eating while sleeping and living the dream. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too...
Ep. 178: Let’s Talk Vibes, Literally: Human Cells Have A Resonant Frequency + There’s More Than One Way To Make A Black Hole
February 29, 2024 05:00 - 25 minutesHold onto your gaseous and vibrating cheeks! Researchers have discovered at least one type of human cell gives off vibes. And! Black holes. You won’t believe where some of the earliest holes came from. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or...
Ep. 177: Evidence That Unrelated Groups Of Apes Cooperate + It’s Confirmed, Rats Have An Imagination
February 22, 2024 05:00 - 27 minutesSharing food, chasing away snakes together and getting your neighbor’s hair done. No this isn’t human cooperation—it’s what bonobos do everyday. Also. Rats. There’s a lot going on between their ears. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or t...
Ep. 176: Extracting Audio From A Digital Photograph + When A Scientist Investigated His Own ‘Haunting’
February 15, 2024 05:00 - 25 minutesHold onto your cheeks. Things are going bump in the night and revealing what you said when you took that questionable selfie alone. That’s right, there’s more than meets the eye. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read i...
Ep. 175: Cute Aggression, Or Why You Want To Strangle Adorable Things + Eyelid Twitching. What’s Up With That?
February 08, 2024 05:00 - 25 minutesAdmit it. When you see a puppy, you feel the urge to eat it. Or squish it. Me too. There’s a term for this and a new study shows you’re not alone and it’s actually a good thing. Then! Your eyes. What the hell is going on when they twitch. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories,...
Ep. 174: From Scorpion Bombs To ‘Cursed Rams And Donkeys,’ 3 Ways Ancient Warfare Got Weird
February 01, 2024 05:00 - 25 minutesMy friends, charge up the ol' Time Machine and grab some hand sanitizer, we’re off to the early ADs and BCEs. Things are going to get gross. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellthatsinterestingpod...
Ep. 173: The Moon Is Way, Waaay Older Than We Thought + Saturn’s Rings Will Disappear From View In 2025
January 25, 2024 05:00 - 27 minutesMy friends! Old dust samples from our celestial buddy are rewriting its origin story. And our neighbor Saturn is about to go commando. I can explain. UPDATE: On January 9th NASA reported that Artemis II's crewed trip to the moon will now occur in September 2025. Cosmochemists may have to wait for that sweet stuff a little longer. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod...
Ep. 172: 400 Year Old Prosthetic Hand + Giant ‘Caves’ Covered In Mysterious Equally Giant Claw Marks
January 18, 2024 05:00 - 27 minutesMy friends, a 4 centuries-year-old body from a town called Dinkelsbühl had a very interesting... prosthetic. And some caves in South America are stopping researchers in their tracks. Let’s talk about all this. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is to...
Ep. 171: Elephants Can ‘Hear’ With Their Feet + Woolly Rhino Genome Reconstructed From Poop
January 11, 2024 05:00 - 33 minutesWe love lots of things over here at WTI, especially elephants, poop and surprises. Today we have all 3. Join us for incredible pachyderm feet and incredibly old sh*t. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the sho...
Ep. 170: New Year, New Species Of Carnivorous Plants Discovered
January 04, 2024 05:00 - 27 minutesYou made it baby, happy f*cking new year. To celebrate, we’re starting off 2024 by eating things alive. Join us in the high Andes for 2 new gorgeous killer plants. And we dare ask? Could they dissolve us too? --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too...
Ep. 169: Creature And It’s Exoskeleton Found In Lady’s Ear Hole + Millipede The Size Of A Car
December 28, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutesWelcome to the deep dives no one asked for. Today we’re visiting a case that made headlines, when an adorable critter took up residency in a woman’s head. Then! We’re taking a look at the largest millipede ever found. So far. You can’t miss it. Literally. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOU...
Ep. 168: World’s Only Cold-Blooded Mammal Was A Tiny Goat + Let’s Talk About This Deadly AF Jellyfish (Also Tiny)
December 21, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutesToo smol. Too deadly. You’ll fall in love with these creatures. Join us for an archaeological discovery a century in the making and for pain so intense it could lead to cardiac arrest. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll ...
Ep. 167: AI Designs New Robot From Scratch In Seconds + The Interchangeable Heads Of Roman Statues
December 14, 2023 05:15 - 29 minutesMy friends! How long would it take you to successfully build a robot that can walk? 26 seconds? Great! So can this new AI. Join us as we enter a new era of computing. Also. Lots of naked Roman statues. We need to talk about their… Limbs. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, ...
Ep. 166: Gardener Is The Only Human To Survive ‘Blackleg’ Infection + Let’s Talk About These Mysterious Trees
December 07, 2023 05:15 - 34 minutesMy friends, a simple hobby led to one of the most dramatic cases we’ve ever covered on the show. Join us for a near death experience, and some some trees that look out of this world. --- Check out the amazing podcast Calm History! Then come check out WTI: Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is ...
Ep. 165: For Some Animals, A Human Voice Is The Most Terrifying Thing + Sharks Living In A Golf Course Pond Have Vanished
November 30, 2023 05:15 - 28 minutesHumans have a PR problem. Even the sound of our own voices strikes fear into wild animals, even more so than a lion’s snarl. Also. Sharks performing miracles in a golf course. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it o...
Ep. 164: We Need To Talk About This ‘Turtle’ + Then We Need To Talk About This Bubble
November 23, 2023 05:15 - 39 minutesWe’re gonna cover some things that’ll leave you speechless. The largest bubble found (so far) is in space and contains thousands of galaxies (!!!) and the first wartime submarine was used in lower Manhattan. Yep. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is...
Ep. 163: Yellow Gems Created By Meteor Impact + Comb Carved From A Human Skull
November 16, 2023 05:15 - 29 minutesPrepare for some mystical and magical sh*t. Join us as we discover the source of the rarest gemstones on Earth, and why an Iron Age comb was made from a certain body part. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on th...
Ep. 162: Seismic Activity On The Moon Isn’t What It Appears + Our Galaxy’s Shape Is Warping? Fun!
November 09, 2023 05:15 - 23 minutesIn 1972, 3 seismometers were put on the Moon. And a recent take on the data suggests something up there is moving around. Join us for this Lunar mystery. Also! The Galaxy is dancing. Really. And I can explain. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is to...
Ep. 161: Recreating A Pop Song Using Only Brain Waves + Some Black Holes ‘Burp’ After Meals
November 02, 2023 04:15 - 28 minutesIs it possible to think of a song and turn those brain waves into a file the rest of us can hear? You bet it is. Let’s have a listen! Also. Black hole indigestion. It’s a thing. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it...
Ep. 160: Nuclear Blasts! Pigs! An Interstellar Manhole! Let’s Talk About Operation Plumbbob
October 26, 2023 04:15 - 33 minutesWhere to begin? My friends, prepare for a journey that was the largest, longest and most controversial test series in US nuclear history. Sh*ts gonna blow. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellthat...
Ep. 159: 3 Mile Island Disaster Caused By So Many F-Ups + What’s Making German Wild Boars Radioactive
October 19, 2023 04:15 - 27 minutesMy friends, if you had a bad day at work recently, just know that it couldn’t be as bad as what happened over at the 3 Mile Island nuclear plant. Brace yourself. Also. Actual radioactive pigs. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too smal...
Ep. 158: Fungus In Man’s Throat + Pre-Incan Dancefloor That Sounded Like Thunder
October 12, 2023 04:15 - 27 minutesWe’re kicking off Spooky Season with stuff that can live in your throat! And then we’re gonna dance. Join us on the oldest dancefloor ever found, so far. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellthatsi...
Ep. 157: Fish May Sense Each Other’s Fear + Glitter Is In Our Water And That’s Not Good
October 05, 2023 04:15 - 21 minutesY’all! Fish have friends and feelings. Well, it’s possible they have empathy at least. A new study suggests they react to peers’ stress levels. Also. Glitter is not only stuck on you, it’s EVERYWHERE. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or ...
Ep. 156: A Fence Is Speeding Up Kangaroo Evolution + Great White Sharks Might Have Best Friends
September 28, 2023 04:15 - 23 minutesYou’re gonna cry. I mean it. Some recent evidence regarding a pair of great whites suggests maybe they’re not so solitary after all. Oh and kangaroos, they’re totally taking over one day. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I...
Ep. 155: Man’s Moving Rash Was Actually Worm Larvae + Surviving The Darkest Year Of The Dark Ages
September 21, 2023 04:15 - 32 minutesBig nope to all of this. But particularly the Dark Ages… My friends, today we’ll be on a journey that includes infection, starvation, plague and war. Hold onto your cheeks. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on t...
Ep. 154: Let’s Talk About These Weird Explosions In Space + These 2 Unknown Structures Inside Earth
September 14, 2023 04:15 - 33 minutesPrepare to be amazed! Appalled! And to shrug (!!) as we journey through deep space and deep earth. What’s lurking there is leaving researchers… perplexed… --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellthats...
Ep. 153: When A Council Of Leeches Predicted Storms + Surviving The Worst Tornado In US History
September 07, 2023 04:15 - 34 minutesMy friends! Grab a pot from the kitchen (I’ll explain) and hunker down for a storm so brutal nothing like has been seen since or could compare. Luckily, I’ve got another story that will warm your heart. And it’s got leeches. *Editorial Note: I first mention the storm occurring in 1923. It’s 1925 y’all. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod...
Ep. 152: Stopping Hiccups With A Rectal Massage + The World’s Largest Kidney Stone, So Far
August 31, 2023 04:15 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBIt’s been a minute! Let’s return to Old Medical Oddities Lane! Prepare for a unique treatment for hiccups and a record breaking stone you need to see to believe. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the s...
Ep. 152: Stopping Hiccups With A Rectal Massage + The World’s Largest Kidney Stone, So Far
August 31, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutesIt’s been a minute! Let’s return to Old Medical Oddities Lane! Prepare for a unique treatment for hiccups and a record breaking stone you need to see to believe. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show...
Ep. 151: 16 Years Chasing A Serial Killer (That Didn’t Exist) + Oldest Possible Case Of Cannibalism
August 24, 2023 04:15 - 31 minutesBoth of these stories deserve their own Netflix series… Today! Join the maddening decade long hunt for a “killer” and take a peek at a million year old bone that may be evidence of the oldest known case of cannibalism. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing ...
Ep. 150: The Largest Known Asteroid To Hit Earth + How To Survive The Chicxulub Impact
August 17, 2023 04:15 - 36 minutesIt’s raining milestones over at WTI and to celebrate 150 episodes (!!!) let’s talk about 2 MASSIVE impacts that changed the course of life on Earth. We’re going big. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: wellth...
Ep. 149: The US Air Force’s Plan To Stop Earth’s Rotation + Yep, More Nuclear Material Went Missing
August 10, 2023 04:15 - 27 minutesWhat. A. Day. Recent declassified files suggest the US wanted to dodge missiles by altering the planet’s rotation. Join us as we find out who stopped this bright idea and what would happen if it got the green light. Also. More. Missing. Uranium. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, e...
Ep. 148: Parrots FaceTiming To Prevent Loneliness + Who Calls The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Home?
August 03, 2023 04:15 - 29 minutesToday! Your soul will crush under the weight of cuteness and devastation! Join us as parrots figure out how to call one another and who is living in the middle of nowhere. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: well...
Bonus!! Let’s talk about the Dinosauroid: I Know Dino podcast
July 29, 2023 04:15 - 56 minutesI’m THRILLED to introduce one of my fav podcasts, I KNOW DINO. In this episode, Garret and Sabrina are joined with a paleontologist to talk about who may have evolved into a human-like creature if dinos never went extinct. It’s wild y’all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wellthatsinteresting/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 147: Man Falls Through Thunderstorm And Lives + How To Survive The Dinosaur Age
July 27, 2023 04:15 - 33 minutesHAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BABY!! What better way to celebrate making it to 3 years than a survival story unlike any other. Grab a parachute and your running shoes, this is wild. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: wellthats...
Ep. 146: The Largest Viking Poop Ever Found (So Far) + A 30,000 Year Old Squirrel
July 20, 2023 04:15 - 33 minutesWhat a day. Brace yourself for the journey of a legendary human turd, and a little squirrel. This stuff will warm your heart. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Air...
Ep. 145: Turning Scales To Feathers Takes Only 1 Gene + Star Seen Engulfing Planet For The 1st Time
July 13, 2023 04:15 - 27 minutesYou read that right. It’s possible the leap from scales to feathers may have only been a hop. AND! A planet’s annihilation! Its fate will be our own. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI ...
Ep. 144: When Scientists Scanned The Brains Of 3 “Zombies” + A Fire That’s Been Burning For 6000 Yrs
July 06, 2023 04:15 - 27 minutesWe need to talk about zombies: back in the wacky 1990s, researchers actually scanned the brains of 3 supposedly undead people. The results were... Disturbing. AND! Let’s talk about fire. The oldest fire still burning today. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too sm...
Ep. 143: Why You Can’t Remember Being Born + Can A Book Become A Lethal Weapon?
June 29, 2023 04:15 - 24 minutesYou’ll never look at babies and books the same!! Join us as we find out why our earliest memories can only go so far back, and how we can turn a book into something EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: we...
Ep. 142: The Exploding Teeth Epidemic Of The 1800s + What Happens If You’re A Stow-Away To The Moon?
June 22, 2023 04:15 - 27 minutesAll sorts of things are gonna go boom today: teeth, lungs, skin… Let’s find out what happens to the human body if stowed away on a trip to the Moon, and WTF was going on in the 1800s! --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the sh...
Ep. 141: Pigs Break Up Fights Between Fellow Pigs+Chimps Show Each Other Leaves Like We Share Media
June 15, 2023 04:15 - 21 minutesIt’s like looking in a mirror: 2 recent studies suggest pig besties have each others’ backs AND wild chimps like to share just for sharing’s sake. Prepare for cuteness. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: wellthatsinterestingpod@gma...
Ep. 140: Insect That Flings Pee With A Butt Catapult + Rats That Can Seal Up Their Vaginas
June 08, 2023 04:15 - 28 minutes140 episodes!!! We made it!! Give yourself a round of applause!! To celebrate, we’ve got a VERY impressive insect with a special talent and rats with even more special vages. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: wellthatsinterestingp...
Ep. 139: Woman Performs C-Section On Self, Survives + Man Treats His Snake Bite With Car Battery
June 01, 2023 04:15 - 25 minutesWe love self medicating around these parts, and boy howdy, these stories take it to the extreme. Join us in the remote mountains of Mexico for a self-inflicted C-section, and a snake bite fiasco. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: well...
Ep. 138: Runaway Black Hole Ejected From Galaxy + What If Jupiter Lived Next Door?
May 25, 2023 04:15 - 26 minutesGrab some goddamn Kleenex! Prepare yourself for drama! Beauty! And baby stars!! An inspirational story awaits! Also: complete destruction, yet again. Jupiter makes a terrible neighbor. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: wellthatsinterestin...
Bonus, Kinda! Why Incompetent People Think They’re Experts: The Dunning-Kruger Effect
May 18, 2023 04:15 - 9 minutesMy friends! I’m under the weather this week, but the show will go on! Join me for one hell of a TED Talk as we find out why some folks are blind to their staggering incompetence. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: wellthatsinterestingpod@gma...
Ep. 137: When It Rained For 2 Million Years On Earth + Extinct Rhino-Sized Turtle Found In Spain
May 11, 2023 04:15 - 24 minutesYou’ll never complain about a rainy day again. And you won’t believe who evolved out of this weather clusterf*ck to rule the Earth for millions of years after it. Also. We need to talk about a 13ft long turtle. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the sho...
Ep. 136: Oldest DNA Samples Found (So Far) + Humans Were Making Coats At Least 300,000 Yrs Ago
May 04, 2023 04:15 - 22 minutesWell, this is going to change things. It’s now possible to find eDNA in DIRT. Really old dirt. And this will help us fill in some huge evolutionary gaps. Also: Really old coats. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: [email protected] ...