Mary Roach talks Moose Crash Test Dummies, Famous Ferrets, and Deadly Planets
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Mary Roach—author of incredible books like Gulp, Bonk, Spook, and most recently, Fuzz—joins the show this week! The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us!
Click here to learn more about all of our stories!
Click here to follow our sibling podcast, Ask Us Anything!
Follow our team on Twitter!
Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman
Sara Chodosh: www.twitter.com/schodosh
Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci
Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy
Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ
Season 5 of The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week was recorded using the Shure MV7 podcast kit. The kit includes a Manfrotto PIXI mini tripod, so everything you need to get recording straight away is included—that’s super-helpful if you’re a creator who’s buying their first mic set up. Check it out at www.shure.com/popsci.
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/popular-science/support
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