Secretly Incredibly Fascinating
Alex Schmidt
Show overview
Secretly Incredibly Fascinating has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 314 episodes, alongside 23 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 320 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 57 min and 1h 8m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 21 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Alex Schmidt.
From the publisher
A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way! (For research sources, bonus episodes, and how you can support the podcast, visit sifpod.fun.)
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family leave week: "Eurovangelists: Hark, The Icelandic Angels Sing!"
family leave week: two curated SIF bonus shows about bison
baby news!!
bonusAlex had his baby! And everybody's doing great. :-D ICYMI: Katie also had her baby! Thanks for all your kindness in this special time. And see you in a few weeks for new SIF.
family leave week: "1 Way To Make An Emoji (the bison emoji podcast)" Episode 1
bonusPlease enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's the first episode of Alex's special miniseries about creating the bison emoji. You can hear all the episodes (including Katie guesting on episode #3 out of 4) at the miniseries's website: https://www.bisonemojipodcast.com/ Or search "1 Way To Make An Emoji" in your podcast app.
family leave week: "Creature Feature: Think Outside The Butt"
bonusPlease enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's a past episode of Katie's animal science podcast, featuring Alex as the guest and butts as the topic. Hear all the episodes of Creature Feature here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creature-feature/id1409480698
family leave week: "The Inspectors Inspectors" Episode 1
bonusPlease enjoy this treat from Alex and Katie! It's the first episode of "The Inspectors Inspectors", never before released to the general public. (To hear all six episodes -- and counting! -- please visit https://maximumfun.org/join/ )
Ep 286Human Teeth
Alex Schmidt and special guest Andrew Ti explore why human teeth are secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show.
Ep 285Jim Thorpe
Alex Schmidt and special guest Joey Clift explore why Jim Thorpe is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show.
baby news!
bonusKatie had her baby! And they're all doing well. See you Monday for a new Alex-and-guests SIF. And thanks!
Ep 284The Color Yellow
Alex Schmidt and special guests David Bell and Tom Reimann explore why the color yellow is secretly incredibly fascinating. Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode. Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5 Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show.
Ep 283Doughnuts
Alex Schmidt and special guest Tom Lum explore why doughnuts are secretly incredibly fascinating.Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode.Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show.
Ep 282Garlic
Alex Schmidt and special guest Ellen Weatherford explore why garlic is secretly incredibly fascinating.Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode.Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show.
Ep 281The Number 13
Alex Schmidt and special guest Robert Brockway explore why the number 13 is secretly incredibly fascinating.Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode.Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show.
Ep 280Crossing Your Fingers
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why "fingers crossed" is secretly incredibly fascinating.Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode.Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show.
Ep 279Baby Bottles
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why baby bottles are secretly incredibly fascinating.Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode.Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show.
Ep 278Sliced Bread
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why sliced bread is secretly incredibly fascinating.Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources and for this week's bonus episode.Come hang out with us on the SIF Discord: https://discord.gg/wbR96nsGg5Visit http://sifpod.store/ to get shirts and posters celebrating the show.