Well... That’s Interesting
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Ep. 294: Even Jellyfish Snooze, And It’s Helping Us Understand The Origins Of Sleep
Bonus! Scrolling While On The Toilet Has Been Linked To Higher Risk Of Hemorrhoids
Ep. 293: Participants’ Eyes Were Kept Open During A Sleep Study And We Saw Some Things + Neanderthal Dentists Were Drilling Teeth Nearly 60,000 Yrs Ago
Ep. 292: Abdominal Surgery Removes Mass With A Creature Inside + We Need To Talk About Breakdancing Overuse Syndrome
Ep. 291: These Moths Can Smell Flowers Using Their Wings + The Oldest Leather Shoe Found, So Far
Ep. 290: Sperm Whales Sleep Vertically, And They Toot Bubbles To Do It + Looks Like Cave Art Has “Organizational Grammar”
Let’s Take A Minute To Celebrate National Navajo Code Talkers Day
Ep. 289: Let’s Talk About A Lake Filled With 5 Million Jellyfish (And Poisonous Gas) + The Time Researchers Farted Into Petri Dishes (For Science)
Ep. 288: Let’s Talk About A Giant Stone Jar Containing The Remains Of 37 People + A Box That Kept Pig Eyes Working For 10 Hours After Death
Ep. 287: How The First Diving Suit For Roaches May Save Human Lives + Another First! Ancient Human DNA Recovered From Cave Paintings
Ep. 286: Rare Confirmed Sighting Of Jellyfish Hunting + Finally, A Study About Salmon On Cocaine
Ep. 285: We May Know What These 5,200 Holes Are In The Peruvian Andes + One Of The Oldest Supernovas Has Been Discovered (Using A New Method)
Ep. 284: The Mystery Of The Tiny Mummified Green Hand + These 40,000 Yr Old Marks May Be A Precursor To Writing
Ep. 283: We Need To Talk About Operation Fishbowl: When The US Nuked Outer Space (Multiple Times)
Hi Flock! I'm On Vacation This Week... Kinda.
We Need To Talk About The People Of The Great Dismal Swamp
Ep. 282: These Tropical Spiders Build Giant Doppelgängers As Decoys + These Spiders ‘Fish’ For Prey Using Fireflies As Bait
Ep. 281: Let’s Talk About The Time Birds Predicted Bad Weather
Ep. 280: Hummingbirds Drink The Alcohol Equivalent Of A Beer A Day + An Ancient Snake Was Discovered In A Drawer, And It’s Officially ‘Weird’
Ep. 279: New Study Finds Raccoons Solve Puzzles For The Fun Of It + Bull Sharks Form Social Relationships With Specific Friends
Ep. 278: Man’s Lung Tumor Turns Out To Be A Toy Swallowed 40 Years Ago + Let’s Talk About The Deepest Living Land Animal
Ep. 277: These Paired Roaches Show Commitment Through Cannibalism And Aggression + In This Parasitic Species, Every Ant Is A Queen
Encore Presentation: WTF Is International Workers' Day And Why Should We Care?
Eat This! The Science Of Making Fruits And Veggies Last Longer
Ep. 276: Scientists May Have Seen A Star Collapse Into A Black Hole Without Exploding + Patient Is Kept Alive 48 Hours Without Lungs
Ep. 275: We Need To Talk About This 5-Way (Galaxy Merger) + Cloud 9, A New Kind Of Celestial Object
S1 Ep 274Ep. 274: Let’s Talk About Lazarus Species: Animals Once Thought To Be Extinct But Are Later Rediscovered
EYour face is gonna hurt from smiling. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 273Ep. 273: Liquid Nitrogen Infused Cocktail Popped A Man’s Stomach Like A Balloon + Diseased Baby Ants Ask Their Nestmates To Poison Them
EI hope you’re thirsty. We’re serving up some devastating substances. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep. 272: Let’s Talk About ‘The Prince’ Who Was Mauled To Death 27,000 Yrs Ago + Superkilonovas Are A Thing. And One May Have Popped Off Twice
EGrab some Kleenex. We’re about to cry at the power of our universe and the power of compassion. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 271Ep. 271: We Now Know How Pigs Ended Up On Islands In The Pacific + Why Petting A Cat Leads To A Zap (Or Rather, Why Rubbing Is Needed To Create Static Electricity)
EToday we have 2 perfect examples of how seemingly silly questions lead to wildly complex answers. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 270Ep. 270: Let’s Talk About The Time Garfield Phones And Black Leather Victorian Shoes Mysteriously Washed Ashore
EWho is up for a walk on the beach? Great! Bring some gloves and a thinking cap because we need to solve not one but 2 puzzles. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 269Ep. 269: JWST Discovers An Exoplanet So Strange, Even Researchers Are Speechless + Ancient Bees Laid Eggs In Fossilized Tooth Sockets
ESpace and bees are the 2 things that just keep giving. Get ready for weird. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 268Ep. 268: To No One’s Surprise, Yelling At Rats Affected Their Fertility + That Time It Rained Fish In India (And Other Places)
EJoin me as I use my indoor voice to explain the effects of raised voices and how animals from other continents can make an appearance in your town. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 267Ep. 267: The Act Of Kissing Dates Back 21 Million Years + The Earliest Known Jawed Ancestor, So Far
EWho’s in the mood for love? Or at least making out? Turns out our animal ancestors were really into it. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 266Ep. 266: The Anthropology Of Farting With Dr Kirsten Bell
EIt’s finally happened. We have our first guest and she’s an expert on things coming out of holes. Join us for a delightful chat. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 265Ep. 265: New Species Of Pterosaur Discovered (Hidden Inside Fossilized Puke) + Imposter Queens Trick Worker Ants Into Killing Their Own Mother
EToday is a glorious, violent mess. Join me. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 264Ep. 264: Even Though You Don’t Want To, We Need To Talk About The World’s Largest Spiderweb + First Of Its Kind ‘Butt Drag Fossil’ Discovered In South Africa
EYou won’t believe your eyes. Today is full of surprises. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 263Ep. 263: First UK Patient To Have Tumor Removed Through An Eye Socket + Toddler Accidentally Eats Gonorrhea From A Lab Dish
EWhat a day. Believe it or not, these are feel good stories. Join me. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 262Ep. 262: New Monster Black Hole May Be The Largest So Far And Was Found In A New Way + This Pulsar Spins 592 Times A Second. And That’s Just The Beginning
EWe’re kicking 2026 off with the biggest hole yet and a star that spins over 35,000 times a minute. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Year Inspiration: Here’s A Small Idea That Literally (Re)Grew A Coastline
bonusEGirl, I’m cheering you on this year and we’re starting with an awesome pep talk. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Vultures Just Keep Giving: Here’s How They Can Help Solve Crime
bonusEThe perfect gift DOES exist. It’s the vulture. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 261Ep. 261: Rogue Planet Growing At A Rate Of 6 Billion Tons Per Second + How Reindeer Help In The Fight Against Climate Change
EToday is all about adding another hole to your belt or forgoing pants altogether. Hope you’re hungry.— Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 260Ep. 260: Multi-Generational Vulture Nests Hold Nearly 700 Years Of Human Artifacts + The World’s Oldest Forests Have Been Found
ELet’s talk about gifts you really want this holiday season: old shoes, leg bones and nearly 400 million year old trees that ushered in giant millipedes. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 259Ep. 259: First Non-Human Creature To Navigate Using The Milky Way… Is The Dung Beetle + The Earliest Supernovas May Have Created Water (Which Is Super Important)
EWe’re kicking off this holiday season with tiny hats and an origin story from 14 billion years ago. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Weird Chemistry Threatening Priceless Paintings
bonusGrab a plate and a microscope, we’re about to slice into million dollar artworks that are self destructing. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 258Ep. 258: These Smoked Human Remains Are The Oldest Known Mummies, So Far + Knife Brakes Off In Man’s Chest And He Didn’t Notice For 8 Years
EI’m serving up some favorites! Grab a plate for ancient ceremonies and a medical case for the ages. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 257Ep. 257: How Thumbnails Helped Rodents Spread Over The World + These Queen Ants Produce 2 Different Species. An Absolute First.
EPull up a chair and strap in. We’re about to get up and personal with creatures who prove Nature will do whatever it damn well wants. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 256Ep. 256: 800 Year Old Corpse In Well Verifies Norse Saga + This 26 Million Year Old Hornless Rhino Was The Largest Land Mammal, So Far
EPrepare yourself for carnage and necks so overwhelming you may need to sit down. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 255Ep. 255: Let’s Talk About The Sharpest Teeth To Ever Exist, So Far + You Need To See What Came Out Of The Sun Recently. It’s A Lot.
EWe’re celebrating the best time of the year with horrifying mouths and equally horrifying explosions. Yay! — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 Ep 254Ep. 254: Jellyfish Overpower A Nuclear Power Plant. Again. + Parasitic Worm Could Help Create New Opioid Treatments
EWell, no one was expecting this. Join me as some of our most advanced machines fall to spineless hoards and for a villain-turned-almost-good-guy.— Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it on the show: [email protected] WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows. Want to advertise your glorious product on WTI? Email me: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices