Damn Interesting Week
Episodes
2021-05-28 - Thanks, Dad
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Unemployment health benefits, Extra thumbs, Pet food addiction, Underwater city, Tardigrade bullets, Tushie evolution, Animal laughter, Ursine battle...
2021-05-21 - What Could Be More American
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Heckin wealth, Winterover syndrome, Flamin' Hot pants on fire, Eye of the CRISPR, Dream incubation, Rodent rectal respiration. Jennifer, Angie, and W...
2021-05-14 - Raviolification
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Privacy revelations, Nuclear re-action, Humanity's fossils, Borderline woes, Electromagnetic sharks, Longevity secrets, Melting microneedles, Spaghet...
2021-05-07 - Vercingetorix
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
VHS embezzlement, Objectophilia, Happy little art auctions, Liquid paper origins, Pandemic pet positives, Moderna medicine. Jennifer, Angie, and Way ...
2021-04-30 - White Paint Type
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The king of absentees, Pneumatic tube technology, Radioactive honey, Gravity-powered batteries, Long lost coffee, Blue roof benefits, Mummified cat f...
2021-04-23 - My Doilies Now
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Feline bellies, Melancholy tunes, Gross-out thresholds, Hole phobia, What physics isn't, Clock-making gold, Unreported side effects, Ultra-reflective...
2021-04-16 - Scumbag Steve
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What dreams may come, Volcanic troubles, Super Mario gets a boost, Nyan cat's birthday, Rice of the sea, Placental oddities, Suggestive coconuts. Jen...
2021-04-09 - Moon Horse
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pasta grannies, Anti-atoms, Beatle evolution, Synthetic division, Bermudian architecture, Moonwalking, Brave bear cubs, Highway bees, Gene-swapping p...
2021-04-02 - Vegetation is the Midwife
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
That's not a spider, Beeting infectious disease, COVID two-fer, Tectonic usefulness, Greening the Sinai, Asteroid flybys. Jennifer and Angie discuss ...
2021-03-26 - Evenerons
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rainbow science, Debunking 'Oumuamua, Postmodern sunken treasure, Deepfake eyes, Einstein's paparazzi, Good LSD trips, Airless tires, New layers of t...
2021-03-19 - Reminder Straps
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drugged ursines, Birdfeed seller's gambit, Antikythera secrets, New and improved CRISPR, Quantum bacteria. Jennifer and Way discuss the curated link...
2021-03-12 - Debris Quarterly
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jellyfish recycling, Cephalopod trauma, Euphemising a euphemiser, Mummification updates, Airport residency, Space worms, Letter unlocking, Zombie sat...
2021-03-05 - Karate-loving Physicists
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Munch graffiti, Gaga's dognapping, Rehab salaries, Solving zoom fatigue, Karate physics, Competitive farming, Overgrown sheep. Jennifer, Angie, and W...
2021-02-26 - Fish Beauticians
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fake torso guitars, Dream conversations, Pet fish mania, Jiggly DNA, Pole flipping, Downtown train power, Neanderthal genetics. Jennifer, Angie, and ...
2021-02-12 - Liquidating Assets
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chucky alert, Gambling for normies, Procreating robots, Hitler's toilet, Spanish Dracula, Spiteful octopuses, Isolating Einsteinium. Jennifer, Angie,...
2021-02-05 - Space Shoeshine
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Call him mini-moon, Beats by poultry, Lunar sleep cycles, Xenophobic naked mole rats, Cubic wombat poo, Naps for brainiacs, Billionaires in SPAAACE!,...
2021-01-29 - Throw Away a Doorknob
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Silent Velcro, Mona Lisa on the run, The flavor of birthdays, Banana bills, Cash comparisons, This is your brain on physics, Butterfly applause. Jenn...
2021-01-22 - EMP Grenade
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Psychedelic phlebotomy, Tablet etiquette, Reviving the corpse flower, French bureaucracy, Rent-a-slacker, Persistent storytelling, Lasso snakes, Ditc...
2021-01-15 - Dead Sea Vacation
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clones among us, PB patents, Unfresh sushi, Human-virus offspring, How to brighten your lightning, Interstellar parkland. Jennifer and Angie discuss...
2021-01-08 - Hail Mary
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Russian nesting skulls, Alien Roomba tech, Cyborg moths, Artisanal satellites, MSG redemption, One-arm workouts, Parthenogenic reversal, Not-so-perma...
2021-01-01 - Wine Gravy
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Musical hips, Brilliant birds, Pompeiian snacks, Secret seal communication, Wine for the aged, Colosseum stage tricks, Roaring twenties part deux, Ma...
2020-12-18 - Flipper feat. Pitbull
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tools for bees, Zodiac code cracking, Chinese blue tigers, Hacking the lottery, Dolphin ping jockeys, Not safe for lunch. Jennifer, Angie, and Way di...
2020-12-11 - Chicken Vat
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lab grown meat, Fake chicken redux, Christmas tree economics, Deep sea blob portraits, Botnet advancements, Monolith takedowns. Jennifer, Angie, and ...
2020-12-04 - Human-like Materials
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tip of the tongue science, Amazonian umami, Wasps on a plane, Purple hearts, Digital afterlives, Un-locked in, Knight soil, Clues to crater overlap. ...
2020-11-27 - Where the Bubbles Went
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Unchilled monkey brains, OMG LOL, Cleaning up with trees, Nature's cryogenics, Invisible light in space, Underwater escape clod. Jennifer, Angie, and...
2020-11-20 - Phallacy
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Japanese scarecrow wolves, Medieval penis court, Snoozing fauna, Ironman inspiration, Sunspot prophecy, Subterranean hydroponics, Biomining microbes....
2020-11-13 - Sausagemakers
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whale tail rescue, Astronomical inaccuracy, Wombat booty, Glowing platypuses, Marine skull disassembly, Sid Meier's Prebunking!, Cough discrimination...
2020-11-06 - Soothing Gestures
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Two-headed snakes, Eight-legged mating rituals, Big Hero Six tech, Evolution of Audrey II, 26-second planetary pulsations, Zero-degree allergies, H2O...
2020-10-30 - Asymptomatic Twinkie
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cheesy origins, Vampires vs. zombies, Debt repayment via ship, Where to live in 50 years, Twinkie shrooms, Camel hump revelations, Masked hermits. Je...
2020-10-16 - Do Not Mention Atlantis
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Invention of the dishwasher, Unholy fighting monks, Threats from the Sea People, Getting high on grapefruit, Human microevolution, Moth surveillance....
2020-10-09 - Azodicarbonamide
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Salty parrots, Interstellar bling, The benefits of laying eggs, Plastic-munching enzymes, Legal definitions of bread, What millennials aren't killing...
2020-10-02 - Prime Deep Crater Real Estate
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Toilet paper precursors, A brief history of pole-sitting, Harassment via eBay, Revival of the autopsy, Moon radiation, The unlikely romance of wasps ...
2020-09-25 - The Verbals of Birds
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Underground orchids, Battle tactics of the plant world, Pine needle power plants, Nonverbal accents, Parrot dialects, Mountain-powered clocks.
2020-09-18 - Hot Biscuit
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Snoozing sharks, The Great Masticator, Revolutionary hurricanes, Uber adagio, Posthumous confessions, Origins and consequences of prenatal curiosity....
2020-09-11 - Isaac's Children
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jet pack blues, Life escape plans, Revenge via portrait, French whine and cheese, Less but better science, Gaming the gig economy. Jennifer, Angie, a...
2020-09-04 - Human Soup
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Rolls-Royce of Chalk, Simulation mathematics, 1970s alien encounters, Emu pronunciation battles, H2Origins, Burn-based ecologies, Hot spring cook...
2020-08-28 - Penguin Power
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sweet relief, Dark Ages sanitation, Blockchain hype gets the job done, See-through restrooms, A daredevil's contribution to medicine, Sovereignty on ...
2020-08-21 - Great for the Freegans
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Seawater solution, Would I lie to you?, Exploding lakes, Narrow alcohol solutions, Cardboard larceny, MIP* = RE (Obviously). Jennifer, Angie, and Way...
2020-08-14 - Love Square
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Public huffing, Expensive password recovery, Mutant intersex honeybees, Japanese relationship saboteurs, Online retail manipulation, Hybrid supersoni...
2020-08-07 - Bee Horror Movie
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Old-ass still life fruit, The Wright upbringing, Socially-distanced ants, Advances in armpit technology, Bald's eye salve, Zombie cicadas, Dreaming w...
2020-07-31 - Spit Valves
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Antibiotic breakthrough, Not-so-inactive ingredients, T. rex marathons, Birthday sanitation, A UFO by any other name, Space camera aficionados, Crowd...
2020-07-24 - This Time It's Personal
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The cake is a lie, Perfecting perfectionism, A history of Jaws, Unbrainwashing conspiracy theorists, What the heart wants, Bicycle trip festival. Jen...
2020-07-17 - CSI: Murder Hornet Edition
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Blind architecture, Art forgery crime ring, Love's Luggage Lost, Burn blueberry burn, Murder hornets: part deux, Illuminati origins. Jennifer, Angie,...
2020-07-10 - The Sport of Body Planing
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shipwrecked perfumes, Typhoid Mary, History of the Slip 'N Slide, Scaling up empathy, Unmapped millions, Renaissance engagement portraits. Jennifer, ...
2020-07-03 - Arizona Cheese
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Marauding macaque monkeys, Secret cyanide bombs, Game of Thrones: cheese edition, Saharan dust storms, Pooping on the moon, Planet Nine from Outer Sp...
2020-06-26 - Hashtag Not All
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Prescription video games, A world without viruses, Exploding maid FX, GMO skeeters, Interstellar oceans, Legal consequences of intestinal assault, Or...
2020-06-19 - Interstellar Therapy
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Feral Kiwi chickens, Mutiny IN SPAAACE!, Roman cities via radar, Plastic wash jeans, Recording silence underwater, Poorly conceived forgeries, Bear j...
2020-06-12 - Space Bees and Frog Coasters
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Flatulence performances, Pooping isopods, A dinosaur's last meal, Space lettuce, Carnivorous plant evolution, Vibrating bridges, Newton's cure for th...
2020-06-05 - Ukulele Index
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mass hallucinations, Famous wrong numbers, Fencing Van Goghs, Ukulele popularity curves, Venus in a box, Kiwi rat traps, Growing pains of the funny b...
2020-05-29 - Licky Vape Pen
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Spacefaring Hitler imposter, All You Can Eat cons, Migrating glacier mice, Snozberry vaping, Lemur pheromones, Goth slime molds. Jennifer, Angie, and...
2020-05-22 - Stash Wig
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stilettos through history, Reflections on space debris, Dabbawala supremacy, Cookie monster bee, Beating the bounds (and the children), Gravity waves...
2020-05-15 - Curious Weights
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The vagaries of skin hunger, Hello darkness my old friend, The truth about the Lord of the Flies, Cadaver dogs, FOIA for all, Usefulness of astronaut...
2020-05-08 - Definite Sniffaging
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Vibrating couture, With love from the Philippines, Abandoned ouroboros, Rock-munching bacteria, Aussie ATM glitches, Hypoallergenic kitties, Sniffing...
2020-05-01 - Gluey Chicken Feathers
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A sheep seven years unshorn, Posing as the Beatles, Volcanic motivation, Ancient Roman recycling, IVF toads, Always bet on scissors, Thomas Jefferson...
2020-04-24 - 'Rantula Venom
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Turkish sanitizer, Ubiquity of the George Foreman grill, Converting thoughts into written text, Mice brain lasers, Amateur fighter jet flights, Diggi...
2020-04-17 - Buttercup Snuff Films
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
[Struggling with lockdown tech issues this week; apologies for the audio quality!] Mythologizing Newton's productivity, Music for plants, Stomping on...
2020-04-10 - Basil Pepper Stew
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Self-isolating in the Mariana Trench, Smart toilets, Monetizing the moon, Moral ecology of lawns, A nanowire forest of bacteria, Fossilized frat part...
2020-04-03 - The End of the Book
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Contentious sanitation, Hotel theft, Exotic podcasting, Anthropology of a prepper community. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links f...
2020-03-27 - The Skymall of Ancient Greece
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A history of gag gifts, Humble origins of pizza, Patents by Plato, Axions are not the thing, Timepiece tyranny, Conmen in the art world. Jennifer, Cu...
2020-03-20 - Fat Little Parrot Cousins
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The hopeful fate of the New Zealand kakapo parrot.
2020-03-13 - Portable Ultrasounds
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Fruit that smells like butt, Snails in court, A cat named Socks, 19th century corpse acquisition, Benefits of sun exposure, The limits of caffeine, U...
2020-03-06 - Space Rocket Groupies
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The perils of living in Boca Chica, Oceanic exoplanets, Flag-planting at the North Pole, Warp drive theory, At-home nose jobs, Smelting ore from plan...
2020-02-28 - Wasp Sauce
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Telecommuting for the future, The end of Moore's Law, Making humans more like jellyfish, Insect snacking, Right-sizing body parts, Building with ice....
2020-02-21 - The Marshmallow Test
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Digital tracking on the job, 17th-century fanfic, Luck be a moral quandary, Reduce-reuse-reallocate, Geothermal wells. Jennifer and Curtis discuss th...
2020-02-14 - Think About the Tuvaluans
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chevron destroys the little guy, Feral hogs go viral again, Virtual colonialism, Tor takes a hit, The economics of potty training. Jennifer and Curti...
2020-02-07 - Robocop Rules
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Zen stillness on the microscopic level, Unique immune system of bats, Pablo Escobar's hippos, How to develop smart AI, Cancer patients high on shroom...
2020-01-31 - Leolo
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Pepsi point shenanigans, Hegemony of archives, Interplanetary vocalization, Behind the scenes at Rotten Tomatoes, Economics of fake meat, Cat spats i...
2020-01-24 - Ornamental Servitude
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dueling with your spouse, Modern leeching, Pigeons as makeup, Alligators for lunch, X-rated cat animation, Hidden secrets of Notre Dame, Beetle jewel...
2020-01-17 - Hot Dog Turf Wars
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Precariously balanced geology, Garlic prejudice, Unionization of the bagel industry, Weight loss of the tongue, The most powerful word in the English...
2020-01-10 - The Confectioner
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Edible confetti, Copyright extension trickery, Y2K20 parking apocalypse, Coots are bad parents, Buddy Holly feat. Tupac, Seaplane circumnavigation in...
2019-12-20 - Donkey Mare Juice
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Nintendo breaks Sweden, Disney's dismal opening day, The Redemption of MSG, Japanese KFC for Christmas, Clean equals pretty, Minestrone treats malari...
2019-12-13 - Jurassic Parking
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bee stings for Lyme disease, Dating on dopamine, An American city in Canada, Illegal ancient bread, Rules for time capsules, Stowaway DNA, Radioactiv...
2019-12-06 - A Nude Statue of Karl Marx
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Italian spyware, Oysters in months with an R, Gorbachev's day job at Pizza Hut, Nudist culture wars, The ethics of eating roadkill, Ageing as a disea...
2019-11-22 - Unlocking Pants
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Objective reality doesn't exist, Big brain hiccups, Retrofuturism from 1967, Insulin pump hacking, Virtual clothing, Political flooding in Venice, Fe...
2019-11-15 - The Divine Secrets of Human Proportion
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mistimed Valentine's texts, Getting your face "stuck like that," Living funerals, Timeouts for speeders, Profile of a pickup artist, Stolen sex toys,...