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
ASK THE LADYGANG: Destination Weddings, Initiating Sex & Bad Bosses
Keltie defends her blinking, Becca's got a spider living in her bathroom vent (the heated toilet seat is compromised), and Jac thinks she's losing it after telling the same dream seven times. Plus the London dads teaching "Periods & Ponytails," the "Hot Girls Read" trademark melt ... Show More
35m 37s
Jul 1
Choosing Motherhood, My Own Way with Two-time Cancer Survivor Asha Mevlana
Becca sits down with one of her closest friends, Asha Mevlana, for an honest conversation about becoming a single mom by choice. Asha opens up about choosing the sperm donor route, raising her son with complete honesty about his story, building the village of support every parent ... Show More
1h 4m
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