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Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is “How We Do” by Nicholas Britell.  Our ad music is by Build Buildings.  Nick DePrey and Louis Weeks composed original music for this week's episode.

This episode was edited by Alex Blumberg and Annie-Rose Strasser.  It was produced by Kalila Holt and Rachel Ward.  It was mixed by David Herman with assistance from Matthew Boll.  Robyn Wholey provided production assistance. Special thanks to Jacob Cruz and Isabel Angell.

Additional thanksto Peter Toohey at the University of Calgary, Richard Wolff at the New School, and Mary Mann, author of the upcoming book “Yawn.”  Gillian Tett’s very good book is “The Silo Effect: The Peril of Expertise and the Promise of Breaking Down Barriers.”

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What one idea from music theory can tell us about culture, biology, math, physics and The Simpsons.

The Facts

Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is “How We Do” by Nicholas Britell.

Our ad music is by Build Buildings.

This episode was edited by Alex Blumberg and Annie-Rose Strasser.  It was produced by Kalila Holt and Rachel Ward.  It was mixed by Matthew Boll.

Eric Mennel and Robyn Wholey provided production assistance. Special thanks to Emma Jacobs.

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The greatest love story ever told: humans and rats with wings.

The Facts

Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is “How We Do” by Nicholas Britell. Our ad music is by Build Buildings. Our credits theme was composed by Cobey Bienert and Jacob Boll, featuring Kevin Sparks, and produced by Matthew Boll. This episode was edited by Alex Blumberg, Caitlin Kenney, and Annie-Rose Strasser.  It was produced by Kalila Holt and Rachel Ward.  It was mixed by Andrew Dunn. 

Jacob Cruz, Christine Driscoll and Emile Klein provided production assistance. Special thanks to Courtney Humphries, Andrew Blechman and Sarah Lohman.

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The world in a cup of pudding - or rather, 12,000 cups of pudding. The Facts Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is “How We Do” by Nicholas Britell. Our ad music is by Build Buildings. This episode was edited by Alex Blumberg, Caitlin Kenney, and Annie-Rose Strasser. It was produced by Kalila Holt and Rachel Ward. It was mixed by David Herman. Emma Jacobs, Andrew Norton, Jacob Cruz and the Block House in Austin, Texas provided production assistance. Special thanks to Steve Belkin, Gary Leff, Mara Lederman, Conor Henderson and Michael McCall. Sponsors Casper Ford Squarespace

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If you want perfect stickiness, look to gecko feet - not a crayfish straightjacket. The Facts Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is “How We Do” by Nicholas Britell. Our ad music is by Build Buildings. This episode was edited by Alex Blumberg and Caitlin Kenney, and produced by Rachel Ward and Kalila Holt, with help from Emma Jacobs, Jacob Cruz, Laura Sims, and was mixed by Andrew Dunn. Special thanks to Jody Roberts at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. Sponsors Mack Weldon Squarespace NatureBox

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The epic struggle of parents versus kids. Yummy versus gross. Humans versus broccoli! The Facts Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is “How We Do” by Nicholas Britell. Our ad music is by Build Buildings. This episode was edited by Alex Blumberg and produced by Travis Larchuk and Rachel Ward, with help from Emma Jacobs and Caitlin Kenney. Andrew Dunn mixed the episode. Sponsors Mack Weldon Casper Audible.com

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Just because it has the word "interest" in it doesn't mean it's interesting to a teenage girl. The Facts: Surprisingly Awesome’s theme music is "How We Do" by Nicholas Britell. Our ad music is by Build Buildings. This episode was edited by Alex Blumberg and Peter Clowney and produced by Chris Neary and Rachel Ward, with help from Julia Kumari Drapkin. It was mixed by Michael Garofalo. Sponsors: Ministry of Supply Audible.com Squarespace

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A 1990s pop hit reveals how the Adams feel about capitalism. The Facts Our theme music is “How We Do,” written, performed, and produced by Nicholas Britell. Our ad music is by Build Buildings. Sponsors Audible.com PC Does Whaaaat?! 

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From the dawn of human civilization, to the end of days: Concrete will outlast us all. The Facts The Reverend John DeLore and Michael Garafalo mixed this episode. John performed music for this episode, along with his bandmates, Jordan Scanella, Sam Merrick, Isamu McGregor, Jon LaDeau, Dominic Fallacaro. Thanks to Matthew Nelson for production assistance. Our theme music is “How We Do,” written, performed, and produced by Nicholas Britell. Our ad music is by Build Buildings. Sponsors Audible.com PC Does Whaaaat?! – This week, we featured PC Carlos Arteaga, a 7th grader at Lighthouse Community Charter School.

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Adam McKay helps Adam "Who Cares about Sports" Davidson conquer the free throw. The Facts The Reverend John DeLore mixed this episode, and wrote and performed music for it, along with his bandmates, Jordan Scanella, Sam Merrick and Isamu McGregor. Our theme music is “How We Do,” written, performed, and produced by Nicholas Britell Our ad music is by Build Buildings Sponsors Audible.com Squarespace

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