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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of science and tech stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
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4.6 stars from 2,337 ratings
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“Caveat, I’ve only listened to a couple of episodes and found the podcast to be enjoyable. BUT WHY in the intro does Rachel say they will hear teasers then “decide which one we have to absolutely hear about first” when Rachel ALWAYS goes first?!?!”
Rose rose rosemary via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/29/24
Love this podcast
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“Super smart, quirky, funny, female scientist hosts!…. Need I say more?…I will. The episodes have loads of fun and interesting facts about historical and sciencey events that are unbelievable & enlightening about how weird humans are. Pepppered with the opinions of funny people. I listen to it...”Read full review »
Blablabla9100000 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/29/24
“Like many other reviewers, I love the weird & fascinating science stories. (5 stars) And I struggle to listen because of the poor presentation skills of the hosts & some guests. (1 star) I want to listen all the time but I get so annoyed. Presentation is a skill that can be practiced...”Read full review »
LKBFischer via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/29/24
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Published 03/27/24
Published 03/27/24
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