
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
Evasive Genital Maneuvers, A Nazi Carrot Hoax, Eternal Daytime
43:15 | May 6th, 2020
Rose Eveleth, host of the hit podcast Flash Forward, joins the weirdos as a guest host! The weirdest things we learned this week range from a Russian experiment that tried to make daytime last forever...Show More
tvidatko recommended:
All these facts are silly but interesting. Now I am talking about carrots and Nazis with basically everyone.
Debunking Hymen Myths, Moving Corpses, Birth Control to Please the Pope
40:37 | Oct 2nd, 2019
OB-GYN and author Jen Gunter joins us this week as a guest host! The weirdest things we learned range from the invention of the birth control pill to corpses that change position long after their time...Show More
Animal Prostitution, Pavlovian Pee Responses, Painful Ginger Genes
32:53 | Apr 17th, 2019
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"?...Show More
Man-Eating Deer, History’s Top Counterfeiters, a 12-Foot-Tall Bird
37:26 | Apr 10th, 2019
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...Show More
maven recommended:
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Falcon Sex Hats, #HumanBones, Sleepy Muscle Twitches
33:33 | Apr 3rd, 2019
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 Weird...Show More
hbowescatton recommended:
This episode is a great example of why this podcast is so fascinating... Come for (ha!) the falcon sex hat, stay for the human bones for sal...Show More
Poodle Science, The Great Pigeon Race Disaster, Artificial Hips
31:12 | Mar 13th, 2019
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"?...Show More
maven recommended:
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Sideshow Babies, Strange Sneezes, Rust for the Rust God
32:04 | Feb 13th, 2019
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 Learn...Show More
maven recommended:
Achoo!
Torturous Treadmills, Champagne and Balls, History's Calendars
31:34 | Dec 25th, 2018
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'...Show More