A deep dive Q&A into the science, mysteries, and emerging possibilities of savant cognition.
Nov 19
S2E6: Plant Intelligence and Ancestral Wisdom
<p>What if plants aren’t silent at all but communicating in ways we’ve simply forgotten how to hear? In this episode, we meet Nina, a non-speaking teen who says she’s been telepathically connected to plants since birth. She offers herbal remedies no one taught her, identifies hea ... Show More
50m 59s
Sep 19
World-Renowned Animal Communicator on How She Discovered She Could Speak to Animals & How You Can Too
Can You Really Talk to Animals and the Dead? Meet Telepath Ditte Young World-renowned animal communicator, telepath, therapist, and clairvoyant Ditte Young (as featured on the viral Telepathy Tapes podcast) reveals her jaw-dropping journey into the world of animal communication, ... Show More
1h 18m
Oct 24
Ky Dickens on Universal Consciousness, Mediums, Remote Viewing & What Science Still Can't Explain. Inside The Telepathy Tapes S2
Are telepathy & mind-reading real? Can consciousness exist beyond the brain? Are we living multiple lives at once? The Telepathy Tapes: Season 2 EXCLUSIVE with Filmmaker Ky Dickens In this jaw-dropping, mind-expanding episode of Mayim Bialik's Breakdown, award-winning filmmaker a ... Show More
1h 32m
May 2024
Screaming Frogs, "Talking" Mushrooms, Nonbinary Birds
Sociolinguist Erica Brozovsky joins the show to discuss talkative fungi, Amanda Reed chats about nonbinary birds, and Rachel gets into animal sounds—especially the ones we can't hear. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest fact ... Show More
49m 54s
Feb 2025
Episode 310 - The Telepathy Tapes
There is a group of people who are living amongst us, who openly, freely, and easily read minds. We binged The Telepathy Tapes, a new podcast by Ky Dickens , and our minds are reeling at the potential of accessing telepathy, the collective consciousness, and the astral plane. How ... Show More
1h 15m
Apr 2025
Encounters x275 - Paranormal Pets & The Rainbow Bridge
Our pets do more than keep us company—they protect us from unseen forces, deliver messages from the beyond, and sometimes reveal a little too much about the paranormal world. 🐾
We’re talking:
A cat who spoke a warning in a human voice. Was it just a dream, or did this feline g ... Show More
53m 40s
Mar 2025
Roman Water Fights, Pet Squirrels, Perpetual Pre-Singing
Vinny Thomas joins the show to talk about Victorian-era pet squirrels. Jess hops behind the mic to discuss filling the Roman colosseum with water, and Rachel unravels how chewing gum can stop us from "pre-singing." The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Sc ... Show More
54m 43s
Jan 2025
Poodle Sled Dogs, Why Orange Cats Are "Like That," Seal Nose Anatomy
Welcome to SEASON 9!! MIT Technology Review science editor (and former Weirdest Thing champ) Mary Beth Griggs joins the show to talk about self-sealing seal noses. Plus, Laura jumps on to talk about poodles running the Iditarod, and Rachel explains why orange cats are... you know ... Show More
47m 35s