Let Me Google That

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Fascinating fodder to fuel your next trip down a Wikihole. New episode every Sunday! Brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia (watercoolertrivia.com). *Content Warning* Language, comic mischief, & weird stuff! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

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Let Me Google That episodes:

04.14.2024
License Plates
Call in with your best vanity plate idea! Let Me Google That is brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
04.07.2024
The Swedish Hotline Riots
Pre group chat = party lines. In the 1980s, a bunch of Swedish teens used one to plan IRL meetup that went viral. Let Me Google That is sponsored by ⁠⁠Water Cooler Trivia⁠⁠! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
03.31.2024
Why You Hear Better When It's Cold Out
You're not imagining it! Let Me Google That is brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
03.24.2024
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster
The true legacy the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers left behind was an uprising of women who fought for worker's rights and a union in the year before the tragic fire claimed their lives. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water...
03.17.2024
The Americanization of St. Patrick's Day
In Ireland, #StPatricksDay was just a minor religious holiday for centuries — and not one that involved drinking. Then Americans appropriated it in the 1960s and now we have the #shamrockshake. Let Me Google That is brought to you by Water...
03.10.2024
Why Are We Still Doing Daylight Savings Time?!
Research has shown that more daylight means MORE TIME FOR CRIME. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
03.03.2024
Why Do We Yawn?
Also, important: how do fish yawn? Let Me Google That is brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
02.25.2024
Leap Seconds
You've heard of #leapyear now get ready for leap SECONDS. Let Me Google That is sponsored by ⁠Water Cooler Trivia⁠! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
02.18.2024
How Do Coupons Work?
Ever wondered how coupons work? The whole cycle (from when you hand your $1 coupon to the cashier to when the store gets reimbursed by the manufacturer) takes about a month. Let Me Google That is sponsored by ⁠Water Cooler Trivia⁠! ---...
02.11.2024
Who Invented Conversation Heart Candies?
We have a frustrated pharmacist to thank for the chalk-and-talk-tastic Valentine's Day candy. Let Me Google That is sponsored by ⁠Water Cooler Trivia⁠! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
02.04.2024
Collective Nouns
The terms we use to describe groups of animals aren't just for animals, apparently. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
01.28.2024
How The Flu Kills You
SPOILER: You don't technically die from the flu. ⚰️
01.21.2024
Why NASA Loves Peanuts
January 24th is #NationalPeanutButterDay! On this week's episode find out why NASA’s peanuts & which U.S. coast prefers crunchy over smooth. Let Me Google That is sponsored by Water Cooler Trivia! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
01.14.2024
Can Dogs Really Smell Fear?
Can animals really smell fear? Can *humans* smell fear? And if the military were to, say, use pheromones to psych out enemy troops would that count as biochemical or psychological warfare? Let Me Google That is sponsored by ⁠Water Cooler Trivia⁠! ---...
01.07.2024
Car Inspections
The rules about car safety inspections aren't the same everywhere and some places don't require you to have your car inspected ever?? Oh, and if you have any leads on work for your laid-off host, please check out my website! abbynormanwriter.com ---...
12.31.2023
Auld Lang Syne
You can sing a tipsy rendition of it with your friends tonight to ring in the #newyear but elsewhere in the world, Auld Lang Syne pops up at funerals and...closing time at your local watering hole. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
12.24.2023
A Generous History of Secret Santa
The tradition has worldwide appeal, but there's actually one generous dude who was *the* Secret Santa. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
12.17.2023
Undecember
Well, it's been another shitty year so it's probably fine that we didn't end up making Undecember, the 13th month of the year, a thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
12.10.2023
Gifts vs. Presents
They're not the same thing but I'll gladly accept either. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
12.03.2023
How Whispering Works
Why is whispering not talking? Why do we whisper? Do non-humans whisper? Also: Here's The Magic School Bus episode referenced. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
11.26.2023
Amelia Earhart's Sinuses
Chronic sinusitis from the 1918 pandemic flu meant flying wasn't easy for Amelia Earhart. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
11.18.2023
Does Silver Disinfect Itself?
Thanksgiving week is a great time for infection-prevention trivia, right? So, we wanted to know: does silver really disinfect itself? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
11.12.2023
Triggers vs. "Glimmers"
The term “trigger warning” gets thrown around and mocked, but at the most basic level, it’s an attempt at self-preservation. But is there an opposing force to a trigger? That’s the idea behind “glimmers.” Additional reading: The blog post mentioned in...
11.05.2023
Permanent Daylight Saving Time
Some places do permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST), which means no clock setting ever! But many experts don't think it actually makes any difference since we never adjust to DST anyway. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
10.29.2023
Will-‘o-the-Wisps & Jack o' the Lanterns
Spooky season is in full swing here at LMGT so today we're talking about will-‘o-the-wisps a.k.a. Spooky Ghost Lights That Wanna Kill You!
10.22.2023
Cough Medicine—One Helluva Drug!
Turns out the OTC cough medicines of your childhood were...pretty risky. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
10.15.2023
Why Is it Dark at Night?
Stars are bright, right? And there's a lot of 'em. So why isn't the night sky lit up!? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
10.08.2023
Friday the 13th
Trying to prove #FridayThe13th is unlucky? Turns out most data gathered on the subject is biased because people tend to avoid certain activities or exercise extra caution on that day! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
10.01.2023
A Brief History of ChapStick®
When it was invented in the 1880s, ChapStick just wanted to soothe your chapped lips. How then, about a century later, did it find itself with a starring role in the Watergate scandal? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
09.24.2023
The Carrington Event
In September of 1859, The Carrington Event solar flare caused telegraph systems to literally shock their operators. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
09.17.2023
The Teacup Poisoner
A chemistry teacher figured out Young was behind the murders…because he’d left poison in his desk. ☠️ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
09.10.2023
How Narcan Works
In the context of America's opioid epidemic, you've probably been hearing a lot about Narcan. But the "miracle drug" isn't new. It's actually been around since the 1960s. So how does it work? And can anyone use it to save...
09.03.2023
How TLC’s “A Baby Story” Birthed Reality TV
25 years ago, the idea of live-streaming your child’s birth didn’t really exist—then TLC started airing a show called “A Baby Story.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
08.27.2023
The Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar
Bobby Dunbar disappeared. The boy found, returned to his family, and raised as their son — was not him. Check out the episode of This American Life I reference here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
08.20.2023
A Cool History of Popsicles®
Here's the history of the "frozen confection of attractive appearance" which was *accidentally* invented by an 11-year-old boy in 1905. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
08.13.2023
Why Does the Perseid Meteor Shower Happen Every Year?
If you happened to catch the #perseidmeteorshower this week you have a specific and vaguely terrifying comet to thank! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
08.06.2023
The Internet's First Photo
There's so much to love about Les Horribles Cernettes: 1. A doo-wop parody girl group of CERN scientists 2. Songs had titles like "Collider" and "Daddy's Lab" 3. In 1992 this promo photo became the first pic uploaded to the internet. --- Support this...
07.30.2023
Heat Exhaustion v. Heat Stroke
You should know the difference between heat exhaustion versus heatstroke because heat-related illness kills! ☀️ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
07.23.2023
The Pain Scale
In the 1940s, researchers burned the hands of women in labor to try to come up with an objective way to measure pain. And yes, I did write a book and this was in it! (And yes, to answer your...
07.16.2023
Barbie's Huuuuge Family Tree
Since her debut in 1959, Barbie has had many looks, jobs, and amassed quite an impressive collection of friends and extended family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
07.09.2023
IMMORTAL SHARKS
It’s not officially #sharkweek until we talk about the bajillion year old Greenland shark. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
07.02.2023
The Science of Fireworks
Since it’s #4thofJulyweekend in the U.S., let’s talk about what makes fireworks so beautiful and loud. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
06.25.2023
How Hurricanes Get Named
If you scorned a weatherman circa 1967 you probably got a hurricane named after you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
06.18.2023
Laundromats
Why did we stop calling laundromats "washaterias?!" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
06.11.2023
Blue Raspberry
Who do we have to thank (or blame?) for the mouth-staining marvel that is BLUE RASPBERRY? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
06.04.2023
Why Don't Eyelashes Grow Super Long?
Eyelashes are in the growing phase of the hair cycle for about a month while head hair can be there for 6 years! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
05.28.2023
AI MADE THIS EPISODE
From scripting to recording and editing, every part of this episode was made with AI. DEAR GOD WHAT HATH I WROUGHT?! Also, now you have to google Roko's Basilisk. Sorry. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
05.21.2023
Deepwater Horizon
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, sinking 2 days later. Over the next 87 days, millions of barrels of oil leaked into the ocean — the economic & environmental impact of which many are still reeling...
05.14.2023
Is Internet Access a Human Right?
If you live in a country where access to the Internet is a part of your daily life, you might not have considered what it would mean to lose that access—or never have had it at all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
05.07.2023
Mercury Retrograde
Is #MercuryRetrograde a thing or do we just want to believe it's a thing? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support

What's Let Me Google That about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Let Me Google That episodes:

License Plates

The Swedish Hotline Riots

Why You Hear Better When It's Cold Out

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster

The Americanization of St. Patrick's Day

Why Are We Still Doing Daylight Savings Time?!

Why Do We Yawn?

Leap Seconds

How Do Coupons Work?

Who Invented Conversation Heart Candies?

Collective Nouns

How The Flu Kills You

Why NASA Loves Peanuts

Can Dogs Really Smell Fear?

Car Inspections

Auld Lang Syne

A Generous History of Secret Santa

Undecember

Gifts vs. Presents

How Whispering Works

Amelia Earhart's Sinuses

Does Silver Disinfect Itself?

Triggers vs. "Glimmers"

Permanent Daylight Saving Time

Will-‘o-the-Wisps & Jack o' the Lanterns

Cough Medicine—One Helluva Drug!

Why Is it Dark at Night?

Friday the 13th

A Brief History of ChapStick®

The Carrington Event

The Teacup Poisoner

How Narcan Works

How TLC’s “A Baby Story” Birthed Reality TV

The Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar

A Cool History of Popsicles®

Why Does the Perseid Meteor Shower Happen Every Year?

The Internet's First Photo

Heat Exhaustion v. Heat Stroke

The Pain Scale

Barbie's Huuuuge Family Tree

IMMORTAL SHARKS

The Science of Fireworks

How Hurricanes Get Named

Laundromats

Blue Raspberry

Why Don't Eyelashes Grow Super Long?

AI MADE THIS EPISODE

Deepwater Horizon

Is Internet Access a Human Right?

Mercury Retrograde