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Alex Goldman of Hyperfixed and Reply All joins the show to talk about a historic bear attack incident in Japan.... more
Sophie Bushwick and Claire Maldarelli join the show to talk about silkworms in tea and ghost armies (though not the... more
Twitch Partner Cheebs joins the show to talk about some mega weird quantum physics. Plus, Jess talks about real-life stinky... more
Sharing an episode of the podcast “What It’s Like to Be…” from New York Times bestselling business book author Dan... more
Laura Krantz returns to Weirdest Thing to talk about the power of superstitions. Plus, Laura Baisas explains ants literally farming,... more
Ologies' Alie Ward hops on Weirdest Thing this week to divulge the incredible underdog story of the guy who created... more
Shark scientist Jasmin Graham joins the show to talk hammerheads. Plus, Amanda explains why your crush on a fictional character... more
Andy "River" Peterson joins the show to talk about our future crustacean matriarchal overlords. Plus, Amanda discusses mice afraid of... more
Jon Collins Black joins the show to talk treasure hunting. Plus, Laura explains why the color blue is very nuanced,... more
This week, Danielle Bainbridge joins the show to talk a very dark, forbidden experiment. Plus, Rachel talks about milk spoiling... more
Dropout TV's Lily Du and Grant O'Brien join the show, where Rachel quizzes them Dirty Laundry-style on all kinds of... more
Astrophysicist and folklorist Moiya McTier rejoins the show to talk about how there are too many galaxies out there. Plus,... more
Rose Eveleth joins the show to talk about chromosome testing in the Olympics. Plus, Claire returns to talk elite tug-o-war,... more
Dr. Jessica Ware from the American Museum of Natural History joins the show to talk about the most perfectly shaped... more
Owen Ever, co-host of the podcast A Field Guide to Gay Animals, joins the show this week to talk about... more
Annalee Newitz returns to the show to discuss the cutest little food delivery robots you've ever seen. Plus, Rachel talks... more
Streamer and science communicator Moohoodles joins the show this week to talk about carbonated oceans on Enceladus (and the moon's... more
Sociolinguist Erica Brozovsky joins the show to discuss talkative fungi, Amanda Reed chats about nonbinary birds, and Rachel gets into... more
Maritime archaeologist and historian Joel Cook joins the show to spin the tale of how traveling barbers almost coordinated an... more
Scientist and Twitch streamer Knimbley joins the show today to talk about how astronomy and Elden Ring intertwine! Plus, Jess... more
Scientific American's Lee Billings and Clara Moskowitz join Rachel this week to talk all things eclipse. The Weirdest Thing I Learned... more
Christie Taylor joins the show to talk about dung beetles who love to stargaze. Plus, Laura explains how early beer... more
Liz Clayton Fuller rejoins the show to talk all things bird milk (yum!), and Amanda Reed spins the tale of... more
This time, Laura Baisas explains the dawn of the cockroach in New York, Rachel discusses a situation when the mitochondria... more
Welcome to Season 8! Producer Jess Boddy joins the show to talk about the mythical iron maiden (as inspired by... more
In our live show from August of 2023, Rachel talks about magicians' tricks and their hidden misogyny, Sara explains how... more
Divya Anantharaman joins the show to talk about the history of taxidermy dating back to Charles Darwin! Plus, Rachel talks... more
Charlie McDonnell (aka coollike on Twitch) joins the show to talk about a very British energy scandal! Plus, producer Jess... more
Laura Krantz returns to discuss how talking to dolphins may help us communicate with aliens! Plus, Rachel talks about dead... more
Sarah Gailey hops on Weirdest Thing to talk about how hippos almost became extremely American. Plus, Sandra explains why Miami... more
PopSci's Laura Baisas hops on Weirdest Thing to talk about ancient tweezers (and their accompanying screams), Rachel explains the state... more
Scientific Illustrator and Twitch Partner Liz Clayton Fuller joins the podcast to talk about turkey vultures, their defensive puking mechanism,... more
Annalee Newitz discusses how to survive an apocalypse while eating good, Rachel talks about birds using spikes as barbecue skewers... more
Guest host Kasha Patel talks how wildfires could play a part in spreading Last of Us-like fungi, Rachel spins a... more
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Stan explains the iconic monkey selfie legal struggle, Amanda talks about how scientists got crows to stop pooping so much,... more
Moiya McTier joins the show to talk about math, the first constellations, and more! Plus, Rachel explains why children are... more
Radiolab's Heather Radke joins the show to talk about butts! Plus, Rachel talks about the history of chickens as pets,... more
That's right, we're doing our first live show since 2019! It'll be on Thursday, August 24th at Caveat in New... more
Producer Jess Boddy talks about the science in Dark Souls' swamps, Rachel explains cockroaches giving sexy gifts, and Amanda dishes... more
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Radiolab's Heather Radke joins the show to talk about butts! Plus, Rachel talks about the history of chickens as pets, and Chelsey... more