Flies: our opinions on them, your opinions on them, what to do about the Antarctica Problem, how they relate to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, why they eat shit, how to train mice, why maggots may be Actually Good, and more.

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How to be a parent in the 1980s, getting the runs, Humbos (new invention,) the Drinky Rink, and more cookie-based experiences and inventions, all for you, today.

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What makes a neighbor a neighbor? What makes a suburb a suburb? Why do they keep putting those five-story buildings made out of toothpicks everywhere? And how do you manipulate city council to do your bidding? These, and thousands of other questions, are answered in this very episode.

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Hot dogs are America’s favorite dog, like it or not! We talk pork, beef, and vegetable dogs, along with eating from the bulk bins, why humans can’t figure out how to eat, the art of splitting something exactly in half, and why no one would ever vote for Natalie. Also: the allure of being by yourself. You’ll have to listen to this one.

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When’s the last time you went bowling? We talked about improving this ancient game, why presidents love it, how to use Flonase the right way (not how you think!) and how Drew once dated a cake farter.

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In today’s long-awaited episode, we cover remote viewing, the CIA, the Stargate program, the simulation we’re probably stuck inside, apps that let you remote view, and why you’re mostly not human to begin with.

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Centipedes! They’re mysterious, and good for the earth even if they’re disgusting. Actually, they might not be good for the earth. They might be woated.

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Cue the stock circus music! We dive into the history of circuses, and the history of people doing dumb things outside of the circus. On top of the very most obvious aspects of circuses, we covered cow bingo, togas, circus aesthetics, object manipulation, and the crowning question of all: Why Don’t People Do Anything Anymore?

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Eating wildlife raw, monetizing jellyfish, and how jellyfish even move around in the first place. Also: why some of them are immortal, what they do all day, what mysteries they keep in their sacs and nodules, and what baby chicks have to do with all of this.

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Emotions: experiments, how to keep them mellow, how to Ben Franklin them, and more.

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