Part-Time Genius (Podcast)

Season 2018

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124 Episodes

  • What are some Easy Tricks to Improve Your Life in 2018?
    E1
    What are some Easy Tricks to Improve Your Life in 2018?
  • 9 Facts About Buttons that Aren't Nuclear
    E2
    9 Facts About Buttons that Aren't Nuclear
  • Was Sandra Day O'Connor Our Last Independent Justice?
    E3
    Was Sandra Day O'Connor Our Last Independent Justice?
  • What's the Science of Perfect Timing?
    E4
    What's the Science of Perfect Timing?
  • 9 Snowy Facts to get you through your Snow Day
    E5
    9 Snowy Facts to get you through your Snow Day
  • Is the Kraft Single America's Greatest Invention?
    E6
    Is the Kraft Single America's Greatest Invention?
  • How did the Winter Olympics change Sports?
    E7
    How did the Winter Olympics change Sports?
  • 9 Wacky Facts about the Marx Brothers
    E8
    9 Wacky Facts about the Marx Brothers
  • What was the Golden Age of Hijacking?
    E9
    What was the Golden Age of Hijacking?
  • Is Recycling Worth the Hassle?
    E10
    Is Recycling Worth the Hassle?
  • 9 Head-spinning Facts about Hats
    E11
    9 Head-spinning Facts about Hats
  • How did Reference Books Shape Civilization? (And what will their death mean?)
    E12
    How did Reference Books Shape Civilization? (And what will their death mean?)
  • How Chinese is our Chinese Food?
    E13
    How Chinese is our Chinese Food?
  • 9 Thrilling Mysteries... Solved!
    E14
    9 Thrilling Mysteries... Solved!
  • Is Flu Season Really as Dangerous as We're Told?
    E15
    Is Flu Season Really as Dangerous as We're Told?
  • What are the Greatest Things We Just Learned about Japan?
    E16
    What are the Greatest Things We Just Learned about Japan?
  • 9 Outstanding Facts About Aussie Animals
    E17
    9 Outstanding Facts About Aussie Animals
  • How does Rick Steves Think You Should Travel?
    E18
    How does Rick Steves Think You Should Travel?
  • How did Putin come to power?
    E19
    How did Putin come to power?
  • 9 Delightful Facts about Office Supplies
    E20
    9 Delightful Facts about Office Supplies
  • What are the Most Incredible Technologies Coming Soon(-ish)?
    E21
    What are the Most Incredible Technologies Coming Soon(-ish)?
  • Why are Humans so Obsessed with Chocolate?
    E22
    Why are Humans so Obsessed with Chocolate?
  • 9 Leafy Facts about Houseplants
    E23
    9 Leafy Facts about Houseplants
  • Are we in the Middle of a Rudeness Epidemic?
    E24
    Are we in the Middle of a Rudeness Epidemic?
  • How did WHAM-O become America's Greatest Novelty Toy Company?
    E25
    How did WHAM-O become America's Greatest Novelty Toy Company?
  • What are the World's Weirdest Theme Restaurants?
    E26
    What are the World's Weirdest Theme Restaurants?
  • Will we ever Cure Blindness?
    E27
    Will we ever Cure Blindness?
  • Where do the World's Best Band Names Come From?
    E28
    Where do the World's Best Band Names Come From?
  • 9 Rinkrinkerfink Facts about Dr. Seuss
    E29
    9 Rinkrinkerfink Facts about Dr. Seuss
  • Why do NASCAR fans drive trucks and Formula One fans drive yachts?
    E30
    Why do NASCAR fans drive trucks and Formula One fans drive yachts?
  • Why do Cats get such a Bad Rap?
    E31
    Why do Cats get such a Bad Rap?
  • 9 Incredible Stories Imported from Remote Islands
    E32
    9 Incredible Stories Imported from Remote Islands
  • What's the Science of Painkillers?
    E33
    What's the Science of Painkillers?
  • How Did Google Get Its Start?
    E34
    How Did Google Get Its Start?
  • 9 Last Words worth Remembering
    E35
    9 Last Words worth Remembering
  • Why Doesn't Disney Celebrate these Princesses?
    E36
    Why Doesn't Disney Celebrate these Princesses?
  • What's the Science of Anger?
    E37
    What's the Science of Anger?
  • 9 Crazy Newspapers Worth Getting Your Hands On
    E38
    9 Crazy Newspapers Worth Getting Your Hands On
  • How Did Wine Fraud Become Such a Big Business?
    E39
    How Did Wine Fraud Become Such a Big Business?
  • How Could All These Things Possibly Happen on One Weekend?!
    E40
    How Could All These Things Possibly Happen on One Weekend?!
  • What Makes Waffle House Such a Brilliant Business?
    E41
    What Makes Waffle House Such a Brilliant Business?
  • 9 Fresh Ideas in Science
    E42
    9 Fresh Ideas in Science
  • Why is it more dangerous to be a Park Ranger than an FBI Agent?
    E43
    Why is it more dangerous to be a Park Ranger than an FBI Agent?
  • What are the Greatest Things We Just Learned about Hawaii?
    E44
    What are the Greatest Things We Just Learned about Hawaii?
  • 9 Incredible Classic Toys (and How They've Changed)
    E45
    9 Incredible Classic Toys (and How They've Changed)
  • Are there Benefits to Procrastinating?
    E46
    Are there Benefits to Procrastinating?
  • Do Superstar Athletes Have Superior Brains?
    E47
    Do Superstar Athletes Have Superior Brains?
  • 9 Incredible Stories about Accountants! (Yes, Accountants.)
    E48
    9 Incredible Stories about Accountants! (Yes, Accountants.)
  • What Does Stress Really do to our Bodies?
    E49
    What Does Stress Really do to our Bodies?
  • How did Sesame Street Change TV Forever?
    E50
    How did Sesame Street Change TV Forever?
  • 9 Mouth-puckering Stories about Pickles!
    E51
    9 Mouth-puckering Stories about Pickles!
  • How did the Avocado Conquer the World?
    E52
    How did the Avocado Conquer the World?
  • Can Spicy Foods Make Us Live Longer?
    E53
    Can Spicy Foods Make Us Live Longer?
  • 9 Very Important Facts about Bears
    E54
    9 Very Important Facts about Bears
  • What are the Weirdest Experiments in Science?
    E55
    What are the Weirdest Experiments in Science?
  • Why Were These Books Banned?
    E56
    Why Were These Books Banned?
  • What do we actually Know about J. Edgar Hoover?
    E57
    What do we actually Know about J. Edgar Hoover?
  • 9 Surprising Facts about Moms
    E58
    9 Surprising Facts about Moms
  • What's the Science Behind the Perfect Party?
    E59
    What's the Science Behind the Perfect Party?
  • 9 Somewhat Tasteful Facts about Salad!
    E60
    9 Somewhat Tasteful Facts about Salad!
  • Who's Going to Put a Colony on Mars First?
    E61
    Who's Going to Put a Colony on Mars First?
  • 9 Highly Specific Robots You Need to Meet
    E62
    9 Highly Specific Robots You Need to Meet
  • Will Coffee Make Me Live Longer?
    E63
    Will Coffee Make Me Live Longer?
  • How Did MythBusters Work?
    E64
    How Did MythBusters Work?
  • 9 Deliciously Frosty facts about Ice Cream
    E65
    9 Deliciously Frosty facts about Ice Cream
  • Is the Earth really Running Out of Sand, Dirt and Bacon?
    E66
    Is the Earth really Running Out of Sand, Dirt and Bacon?
  • Why Do Sharks Get Such a Bad Rap?
    E67
    Why Do Sharks Get Such a Bad Rap?
  • 9 Highly Unusual Courting Techniques
    E68
    9 Highly Unusual Courting Techniques
  • How Do People Game the Lottery?
    E69
    How Do People Game the Lottery?
  • What are the Best Shoes for Atheists, Marathon Runners, and Criminals?
    E70
    What are the Best Shoes for Atheists, Marathon Runners, and Criminals?
  • Are Dad Jokes Actually Good For Kids’ Brains?
    E71
    Are Dad Jokes Actually Good For Kids’ Brains?
  • Why Are Kids So Attracted to Shel Silverstein's Poetry?
    E72
    Why Are Kids So Attracted to Shel Silverstein's Poetry?
  • 9 Surprising Restaurants We Can't Stop Talking About
    E73
    9 Surprising Restaurants We Can't Stop Talking About
  • What's the Greatest World's Fair of All-Time?
    E74
    What's the Greatest World's Fair of All-Time?
  • 9 Surprising Origin Stories Behind Corporate Mascots
    E75
    9 Surprising Origin Stories Behind Corporate Mascots
  • How Close are we to Curing Alzheimer's?
    E76
    How Close are we to Curing Alzheimer's?
  • What’s so special about Twins?
    E77
    What’s so special about Twins?
  • 9 Soccer-ish Facts about the World Cup
    E78
    9 Soccer-ish Facts about the World Cup
  • What are the Movie Industry's Biggest Secrets?
    E79
    What are the Movie Industry's Biggest Secrets?
  • How did Nickelodeon Revolutionize Television?
    E80
    How did Nickelodeon Revolutionize Television?
  • 9 Incredible Inventors You'll Want to Meet
    E81
    9 Incredible Inventors You'll Want to Meet
  • What's the Science of Changing Someone's Mind?
    E82
    What's the Science of Changing Someone's Mind?
  • 9 Weird and Incredible Rule Changes
    E83
    9 Weird and Incredible Rule Changes
  • What are the Secrets of the World’s Largest Birds?
    E84
    What are the Secrets of the World’s Largest Birds?
  • Is your Grocery Store Trying to Manipulate You? (Plus, how a Piggly Wiggly inspired the Hoggly Woggly)
    E85
    Is your Grocery Store Trying to Manipulate You? (Plus, how a Piggly Wiggly inspired the Hoggly Woggly)
  • Who is America's Worst President?
    E86
    Who is America's Worst President?
  • 9 Fascinating Facts about Money
    E87
    9 Fascinating Facts about Money
  • What are the Most Important Moments in Dog History?
    E88
    What are the Most Important Moments in Dog History?
  • What are Allergies and How Close Are We to a Cure?
    E89
    What are Allergies and How Close Are We to a Cure?
  • 9 Wonderful Grammar Stories for Language Nerds (like Us!)
    E90
    9 Wonderful Grammar Stories for Language Nerds (like Us!)
  • How Did Dolly Parton Become Such a Legend?
    E91
    How Did Dolly Parton Become Such a Legend?
  • Who are the Secret Inspirations for these Characters?
    E92
    Who are the Secret Inspirations for these Characters?
  • 9 Surprising Ways Celebrities Made Money
    E93
    9 Surprising Ways Celebrities Made Money
  • What's the Science Behind Introverts?
    E94
    What's the Science Behind Introverts?
  • 9 Unusual Instruments Worth Trumpeting About
    E95
    9 Unusual Instruments Worth Trumpeting About
  • What is time? And why do we rely on Greenwich for it?
    E96
    What is time? And why do we rely on Greenwich for it?
  • 9 Outrageous Stories about Cars
    E97
    9 Outrageous Stories about Cars
  • What are the Greatest Stories from the Appalachian Trail?
    E98
    What are the Greatest Stories from the Appalachian Trail?
  • How Did LEGO Take Over the World?
    E99
    How Did LEGO Take Over the World?
  • Inside the Secret World of Hotel Operations
    E100
    Inside the Secret World of Hotel Operations
  • What's the Secret Science Behind Whales?
    E101
    What's the Secret Science Behind Whales?
  • How do you Build a Civilization from Scratch?
    E102
    How do you Build a Civilization from Scratch?
  • What are the Strangest Mating Habits in the Animal Kingdom?
    E103
    What are the Strangest Mating Habits in the Animal Kingdom?
  • 9 Genius-Approved Ways to Avoid Writer's Block
    E104
    9 Genius-Approved Ways to Avoid Writer's Block
  • The Controversial Origins of Famous Dance Moves
    E105
    The Controversial Origins of Famous Dance Moves
  • Secrets from the World’s Most Unique Airports
    E106
    Secrets from the World’s Most Unique Airports
  • 9 Facts to Get You in the Apple-Picking Mood
    E107
    9 Facts to Get You in the Apple-Picking Mood
  • Can Showing Gratitude Help You Live Longer?
    E108
    Can Showing Gratitude Help You Live Longer?
  • Who's the Greatest Pirate of All-Time?
    E109
    Who's the Greatest Pirate of All-Time?
  • What are the Best Fall Festivals in America?
    E110
    What are the Best Fall Festivals in America?
  • How did North Korea become such a Scary Place?
    E111
    How did North Korea become such a Scary Place?
  • Why Are We So Fascinated by the Titanic?
    E112
    Why Are We So Fascinated by the Titanic?
  • Things for Rich People (that were Originally for Poor People)
    E113
    Things for Rich People (that were Originally for Poor People)
  • Were Ninjas Actually Good at Hiding?
    E114
    Were Ninjas Actually Good at Hiding?
  • 9 Things about Unicorns, Zombies and... Darth Baggins?!
    E115
    9 Things about Unicorns, Zombies and... Darth Baggins?!
  • Why did Venus Flytraps Develop a Taste for Meat?
    E116
    Why did Venus Flytraps Develop a Taste for Meat?
  • Why are Russians so good at Chess?
    E117
    Why are Russians so good at Chess?
  • 9 Deliciously Cheesy Facts about Nachos
    E118
    9 Deliciously Cheesy Facts about Nachos
  • How did Charlie Brown win over America?
    E119
    How did Charlie Brown win over America?
  • 9 Reasons to Love Raccoons (Yes, Raccoons)
    E120
    9 Reasons to Love Raccoons (Yes, Raccoons)
  • 9 Cocktail Facts to Enjoy Shaken or Stirred!
    E121
    9 Cocktail Facts to Enjoy Shaken or Stirred!
  • What are the Secret Rules the Royal Family has to Obey?
    E122
    What are the Secret Rules the Royal Family has to Obey?
  • 9 Great Facts about People Named Tony
    E123
    9 Great Facts about People Named Tony
  • 9 Christmas Tree Facts that are totally lit!
    E124
    9 Christmas Tree Facts that are totally lit!

 

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