Paging all science nerds, it’s time to put on your lab goggles and grab your microscopes! The ladies are reminiscing about their Biology studies by sharing some very uncomfortable facts. Did you know, “the brain named itself” or “there are a million ants per human on earth?” While some of these facts are more like riddles, one things for sure, you’ll have t ... Show More
Yesterday
Women's Low Libido, Addyi & Medical Gaslighting
After last week's live stream about sex drives and libido left a thousand questions unanswered, Cindy Eckert is back. She's the founder and CEO of Addyi and the subject of the documentary The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs & Who Has Control. Cindy explains why low desire starts in the bra ... Show More
33m 44s
Oct 6
MMMMMBOP IRL: Taylor Hanson & Britt Stewart on Their Shocking Dancing with the Stars Elimination
Jac gets pinned under her 100-pound luggage on a Berlin escalator, Becca throws her back out getting up from the toilet, and Keltie finally fixes her haircut but faces a long bang grow-out. Then, less than 12 hours after their shocking elimination from Dancing with the Stars, Tay ... Show More
59m 11s
Oct 1
Allegedly Wassa Happening: Belmont Cameli at the VMAs & Taylor Swift's Best Red Carpet
Keltie is back from the VMAs... and yes, she said "Belmint." The girls break down the night: Belmont Cameli in person (tall, jolly, and extremely meaty-thighed), and what he revealed about THAT dance from Off Campus. Keltie also gives out her first-ever "Slay-Key" award, to Madon ... Show More
37m 49s
Jul 2024
Surgery For Ants, Hot Sharks, Too Many Galaxies
Astrophysicist and folklorist Moiya McTier rejoins the show to talk about how there are too many galaxies out there. Plus, Sara Kiley talks about sharks of yore and Rachel explains how ants are becoming little mini surgeons. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by ... Show More
53m 46s
Jan 2022
Teeny Frogs With Tarantula Bodyguards, the Science of Hair Magic, an Everlasting Lightbulb
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 ... Show More
43m 16s
Feb 2022
Human Refrigerators, Poop Knives, Whacky Tongues
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 ... Show More
54m 48s
Jun 2019
The Secret to Perfect Sleep, Naked Mole Rat Royalty, Baby Shark (do do do do do do) Puke
In the first half of our live show on June 14th, the weirdest things we learned range from the bloody path to becoming a naked mole rat queen to a tiger shark vomiting feathers onto the deck of a boat. Whose story will be voted "The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week"? The Weirde ... Show More
34m 35s
Feb 2022
Myrmecology (ANTS) Encore with Dr. Terry McGlynn
<p>You have ants. We all have ants, but do we KNOW ants? Get ready for cult-leader queens, bullet ant stings, kitchen pest hacks, the dynamics of a billion-sister megacolony. Dr. Terry McGlynn sits down to have a BIG discussion about itty-bitty creatures in this encore because I ... Show More
1h 23m
Jul 2023
Asking the Dumb Questions
<p>The girlies get down to business and confront the questions society is too scared to ask: are mosquitoes tiny terrorists? Should I be getting preventative rabies shots? WHAT IS GLASS?? And so, so much more. This episode involves minimal reseach, maximum questioning, and radica ... Show More
1h 15m
Dec 2021
Superheated Falcon Poo, Banana Babies, Gross (But Delicious) Bug Goop
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 ... Show More
50m 3s
Feb 2023
Head Transplants, Criminal Koalas, Sneezing Sponges
Welcome to Season 7! 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! Links to Rachel's TikTok, Newsletter, Merch Store an ... Show More
1h 6m