Sinkholes: How Scared Should I Be? Plus, Amy Sedaris
ELT tackles some animal, vegetable, mineral mysteries with special guest Amy Sedaris. Plus, caller Maria is troubled by a hole in front of her condo — will she be swallowed by the earth? And the scoop...
4 Nov 201924min
Spiders: How Many Can There Be?
A mass spider invasion at his office left accountant Steven with a burning question: How many can there be? ELT does some spider number-crunching, and meets the man who discovered one of the largest s...
28 Okt 201925min
Grand Theft Water Lily
Why would a garden-gloved thief lift a water lily from a botanical garden in London? ELT gets to the root of a rare plant heist. Guests: Carlos Magdalena, botanical horticulturist at the Royal Botani...
14 Okt 201923min
Nail Polish Naming: Who Does That?
How do nail polish colors get their names? ELT digs into this FAQ, and finds out how painting our nails became a thing. Plus, an update on Jeremy’s reported fruit fly infestation. Guests: Fashion his...
7 Okt 201925min
Alien Invasion: How Little Green Men Took Over
Images of little green aliens are everywhere: Area 51, bongs, your ‘90s chain wallet. But why did we start depicting extraterrestrials that way? ELT uncovers the moment that beamed little green aliens...
23 Sep 201925min
Limbo: The Haunting Backstory of Getting Low
Where did the limbo first get off the ground? This week, ELT reveals how it went from funerals in the Caribbean to shag-carpeted basements across American suburbia. Guests: Performer, choreographer, a...
16 Sep 201926min
Putting a Phantom Tune to Rest
Caller Austin had a fragment of a song stuck in his head, and he needed our assistance. ELT listeners help him name that tune and put this mystery to rest. Guests: Singer and songwriter Sondre Lerche...
9 Sep 201917min
How to Get Rid of an Earworm
An earworm expert explains how to unstick that song that’s stuck in your head, and why it got lodged there in the first place. Plus, your earwormholes — the songs that transport you through time and s...
19 Aug 201927min
