Here's How I Think This Works

On Episode 20 of Here’s How I Think This Works, Eric, Ryan and Ben discuss Venture Capital and pitch a business idea that will revolutionize both the home fitness and plastic surgery industries. Our guest expert, a Venture Capital Associate, lets us know how much seed money his firm will contribute, and helps us iron out a few minor issues.

In this “Is That a Fact” mini-pod, we debate the legendary shelf-life of the Twinkie snack cake. What is the actual expiration date? How realistic is that expiration date? And what is the basis of the urban legend of Twinkies as a “bunker food”?

In our last episode of 2018, we close out our series on toilets by tackling a pair of tough questions: (1) Is the logo in a urinal strategically placed? (2) Why does Adam prefer cleaning up urine over having a nice, relaxing, sit-down pee? I’ll bet he man-spreads on public transportation, too.

In Part Three of our multi-episode series on Toilets, we talk to environmental engineer Brian Wheeler about what happens to the things we flush, how waste water is treated, whether a septic tank could realistically double as a crawl space, how our public sanitation systems would defend against a terrorist attack on the water supply, and whether Ben’s story about a friend who upper-decked a Walmart holds water. Be sure to listen to all three episodes so the plot twists don’t confuse you.

In Part Two of our multi-episode series on Toilets, we celebrate World Toilet Day by talking to Carlos Carrion Crespo of the International Labor Organization about the global water crisis and public sanitation projects, and what the ILO and UN are doing to mitigate the myriad hazards arising from a lack of clean water in the developing world.

On Episode 19 of Here’s How I Think This Works, we’re talking Toilets. On Part One of this multi-pod, Eric, Adam and Ben demonstrate a terrifying lack of understanding of the basic workings of toilets, plumbing, septic tanks, sewers, and water treatment. Check out the rest of this series for our interviews with experts in public sanitation and the global water crisis who actually know what they’re talking about.

In the dramatic conclusion of our three-part series on Polygraphs, someone has cut the cheese (literally), and it’s up to our resident polygraph examiner “Mr. Smith” to identify the culprit, using a $1oo home lie-detector test purchased online from Wal-Mart.

In Part II of our three-part series on Polygraphs, Eric, Ryan, and Jeremiah interview former polygraph examiner turned anti-polygraph crusader Doug Williams, who explains why he believes the polygraph test is invalid as a lie-detector, and why he has dedicated his career to exposing the test and revealing how to beat it.

On Episode 18 of Here’s How I Think This Works, Eric, Adam and Ben talk about Polygraphs – what they measure, whether they work, and strategies for beating them. At the half-way mark, we bring on guest expert Dan Seiler, a polygraph examiner with more than 30 years of experience, to correct our mistakes and explain the science of lie detectors.

On this episode of “Here’s How I Think This Works” we get the whole gang together for our first ever listener contest episode! It’s “Death Month” at HHITTW, so in keeping with our recent string of death-themed episodes, we’re holding a Celebrity Death Pool Competition. We’ll go over the rules, offer fabulous prizes, and discuss some of our own selections on this episode.