Brain Junk

Brain Junk

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  • 15: Festivals (aka. cheese rolling and baby jumping)
    Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the county fair, but sometimes, you need a more adventurous kind of festival where you defy death to chase a wheel of cheese or have a man jump over your baby to protect her from harm. Summer's almost over. Let's take our festival game up a notch.
    24 min
  • 15: Festivals (aka. cheese rolling and baby jumping)

    Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the county fair, but sometimes, you need a more adventurous kind of festival where you defy death to chase a wheel of cheese or have a man jump over your baby to protect her from harm. Summer’s almost over. Let’s take our festival game up a notch.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com
    24 min
  • 14: Awards You Can Win?
    Yeah, Yeah, so your kid got a trophy. Mine won an Ig Nobel, got recognized for writing the world’s worst book title, and was awarded the Lanterne Rouge for coming in last place in the Tour de France. There are…Read more →
    23 min
  • 14: Awards You Can Win?
    Yeah, Yeah, so your kid got a trophy. Mine won an Ig Nobel, got recognized for writing the world's worst book title, and was awarded the Lanterne Rouge for coming in last place in the Tour de France. There are all kinds of awards out there waiting to be won and we are going to tell you about a few of them!
    23 min
  • 13: The Blooper Reel
    To celebrate making it to the 13th episode, we bring you some bloopers and a few short stories too funny to leave on the cutting room floor. Word to the moms out there, no swears — we promise (although Trace…Read more →
    10 min
  • 13: The Blooper Reel
    To celebrate making it to the 13th episode, we bring you some bloopers and a few short stories too funny to leave on the cutting room floor. Word to the moms out there, no swears -- we promise (although Trace does say mother trucker and who hasn't done that?)
    10 min
  • 14: Awards You Can Win?

    Yeah, Yeah, so your kid got a trophy. Mine won an Ig Nobel, got recognized for writing the world’s worst book title, and was awarded the Lanterne Rouge for coming in last place in the Tour de France. There are all kinds of awards out there waiting to be won and we are going to tell you about a few of them!



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com
    23 min
  • 13: The Blooper Reel

    To celebrate making it to the 13th episode, we bring you some bloopers and a few short stories too funny to leave on the cutting room floor. Word to the moms out there, no swears — we promise (although Trace does say mother trucker and who hasn’t done that?)



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com
    10 min
  • 12: Snake Oil
    Don’t be shy, ladies and gentlemen! I stand before you with the 8th wonder of the world, Brain Junk Elixir. Sure to cure your boredom and quiet your children…who wouldn’t want to sample this fine product? Welcome to the shady…Read more →
    24 min
  • 12: Snake Oil
    Don't be shy, ladies and gentlemen! I stand before you with the 8th wonder of the world, Brain Junk Elixir. Sure to cure your boredom and quiet your children...who wouldn't want to sample this fine product? Welcome to the shady history of snake oil medicines. Check out BrainJunkPodcast.com for show notes.
    24 min

About Brain Junk

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Brain Junk is an off-the-wall, totally unbelievable but true podcast where Amy Barton and Trace Kerr shake up science & history in the hunt for answers to questions you never knew you wanted to know. We bring you the inside scoop on things like: Can goldfish drive? How do whales not drown while eating? Who had the first prosthetic eye?