
Underwater Tunnels: HOW?
How they get that tunnel under there. Plus, a centuries-old scientific debate: why ice is slippery. Guests: Dr. Gary Brierley (aka Dr. Mole), tunnel engineer, Dr. Miquel Salmeron, physicist at Lawrenc...
9 Apr 201820min

Do Dogs Have Belly Buttons?
Plus, dog clothes: where did they come from? To find a list of our sponsors and show-related promo codes, go to gimlet.fm/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12 Mars 201821min

How to Get Paid to Clap on TV
Listener Mack asked about the unfamous people who fill empty seats at the Oscars. To find a list of our sponsors and show-related promo codes, go to gimlet.fm/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices...
5 Mars 201822min

Why Does Music Give Us the Chills?
Why do we get goosebumps from music and other emotional experiences? Plus, the strangest things to give ELT listeners goosebumps. To find a list of our sponsors and show-related promo codes, go to gim...
19 Feb 201823min

How Old Is Winnie the Pooh?
No, really - how old is he? To find a list of our sponsors and show-related promo codes, go to gimlet.fm/sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12 Feb 201825min

What Would Happen to Your Body in Space?
Flora finds out what would happen if she stepped into the vacuum of outer space. Then, an (Earth) vacuum paradox to end all paradoxes: which came first, the vacuum or the carpet? To find a list of our...
29 Jan 201828min

Are "Speed Enforced by Aircraft" Signs a Lie?
First, Flora uncovers a feud about butterflies. Then, a question from the Help Line about aircraft patrol. To find a list of our sponsors and show-related promo codes, go to gimlet.fm/sponsors. Learn ...
22 Jan 201823min

Your Bedtime is Killing You
Flora stages a fact intervention with Prashanth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
18 Dec 201720min




















