Wired's Footnotes

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At Wired, we report on all manner of topics, from science to tech to culture, and in so doing we’re bound to drop some delightfully obscure topics and language. But don’t fret. Matt Simon is here ever... more

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December 12, 2012 Ep. 20: Mermaids and Other Hybrids That Don’t Drive Really Slowly in the Fast Lane
We're talking about hybrids that don’t have four wheels. These are hybrid creatures.
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4min
November 21, 2012 Ep. 19: Death-Dealing Swag, Now in Convenient GIF Format
The GIF finally gets named word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary, and Footnotes is there to congratulate it.
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4min
November 14, 2012 Ep. 18: Dodos and Butterflies Acting Up
The mysterious butterfly effect, in which a simple flapping of a butterfly's wings leads to Judy Garland becoming a murderer. It's science.
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4min
November 07, 2012 Ep. 17: A Booze-Soaked Special for Post-Election Anguish/Euphoria
This week on Footnotes: a special episode on alcohol, which just so happens to come right after the election.
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4min
October 31, 2012 Ep. 16: Chuck Norris, Hobo Conventions, and Infinite Doppelgängers
This week on Footnotes: Chuck Norris kicks your doppelgänger in the face -- twice. And we set to drifting with the hobos, and Pee-wee Herman.
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5min
October 16, 2012 Ep. 15: Your Mother Loves You, Even if You're on Drugs
This week on an episode of Footnotes that's worried sick about you, we find out why it's called Mother Nature, and not any number of other relatives.
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4min
October 10, 2012 Ep. 14: War Pigeons and Cranky Bees, Overlords of a Wingy Future
I predict the future, but only vaguely, and entirely inaccurately. Sound familiar? Nostradamus did the same thing, yet he gets a History Channel special, and I don't.
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4min
October 03, 2012 Ep. 13: Crossdressing Englishmen and Tesla's Electric Boogaloo
This week on Footnotes: Angry Luddites stick it to the man by "crossdressing" Yeah, that'll show 'em. But only if they layer properly.
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4min
September 26, 2012 Ep. 12: Inspector Gadget's Mixed Messages and a Scorned, Self-Destructive Moon
This week on Footnotes: the universe's star-crossed lovers Mars and Phobos deal with the homewrecking Curiosity rover. Someone's gonna get hurt.
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4min
September 20, 2012 Ep. 11: Hemophilic Weaponry and 1,001 Nights of Not Being Murdered
For centuries, the 1,001 Nights tales have inspired Easterners and Westerners to not marry a new wife each day and kill her.
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5min

FAQs about Wired's Footnotes:

How many episodes does Wired's Footnotes have?

The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.