Damn Interesting

Damn Interesting Week

A weekly roundup of the most interesting links featured on DamnInteresting.com. Hosted by Jennifer Lee Noonan.

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Damn Interesting

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www.damninteresting.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

2020-06-05 - Ukulele Index 05.06.2020

Mass hallucinations, Famous wrong numbers, Fencing Van Goghs, Ukulele popularity curves, Venus in a box, Kiwi rat traps, Growing pains of the funny bone. Jennifer, Angie, and Way discuss the curated links for the week of 06-05-2020.

2020-05-29 - Licky Vape Pen 29.05.2020

Spacefaring Hitler imposter, All You Can Eat cons, Migrating glacier mice, Snozberry vaping, Lemur pheromones, Goth slime molds. Jennifer, Angie, and Way discuss the curated links for the week of 5/29/2020.

2020-05-22 - Stash Wig 22.05.2020

Stilettos through history, Reflections on space debris, Dabbawala supremacy, Cookie monster bee, Beating the bounds (and the children), Gravity waves over Antarctica, Saponification, T. rex cliques. Jennifer, Angela, and Way discuss the curated links for the week of 5/22/2020.

2020-05-15 - Curious Weights 15.05.2020

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 pee. Jennifer, Angie, and Way discuss the curated links for the week of 5/15/2020.

2020-05-08 - Definite Sniffaging 08.05.2020

Vibrating couture, With love from the Philippines, Abandoned ouroboros, Rock-munching bacteria, Aussie ATM glitches, Hypoallergenic kitties, Sniffing strangers, Webcalls with garden eels. Jennifer and Angie discuss the curated links for the week of 5/8/2020.

2020-05-01 - Gluey Chicken Feathers 01.05.2020

A sheep seven years unshorn, Posing as the Beatles, Volcanic motivation, Ancient Roman recycling, IVF toads, Always bet on scissors, Thomas Jefferson the gardener, Digital dating in the 60s. Jennifer and Angie discuss the curated links for the week of 05/01/2020.

2020-04-24 - 'Rantula Venom 24.04.2020

Turkish sanitizer, Ubiquity of the George Foreman grill, Converting thoughts into written text, Mice brain lasers, Amateur fighter jet flights, Digging up Asia for science, Spider venom painkillers, The confluence of joy and programming. Jennifer and Angie discuss the curated links for the week of 04/24/2020.

2020-04-17 - Buttercup Snuff Films 17.04.2020

[Struggling with lockdown tech issues this week; apologies for the audio quality!] Mythologizing Newton's productivity, Music for plants, Stomping on flowers for science, Weird Al the genius, Tardigrades on the fashion runway, World of Warcraft goes viral, Undersea silly string. Jennifer and Angie discuss the curated links for the week of 4/17/2020.

2020-04-10 - Basil Pepper Stew 10.04.2020

Self-isolating in the Mariana Trench, Smart toilets, Monetizing the moon, Moral ecology of lawns, A nanowire forest of bacteria, Fossilized frat parties. Jennifer, Angela, and Curtis discuss the curated links from the week of 4/10/2020.

2020-04-03 - The End of the Book 03.04.2020

Contentious sanitation, Hotel theft, Exotic podcasting, Anthropology of a prepper community. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links from the week of 4/3/2020.

2020-03-27 - The Skymall of Ancient Greece 27.03.2020

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, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links for the week of 3/27/2020.

2020-03-20 - Fat Little Parrot Cousins 20.03.2020

The hopeful fate of the New Zealand kakapo parrot.

2020-03-13 - Portable Ultrasounds 13.03.2020

Fruit that smells like butt, Snails in court, A cat named Socks, 19th century corpse acquisition, Benefits of sun exposure, The limits of caffeine, Unique anatomy of the swamp wallaby. Jennifer and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 3/13/2020.

2020-03-06 - Space Rocket Groupies 06.03.2020

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 plants. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the curated links for the week of 3/06/2020.

2020-02-28 - Wasp Sauce 28.02.2020

Telecommuting for the future, The end of Moore's Law, Making humans more like jellyfish, Insect snacking, Right-sizing body parts, Building with ice. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 2-28-2020.

2020-02-21 - The Marshmallow Test 21.02.2020

Digital tracking on the job, 17th-century fanfic, Luck be a moral quandary, Reduce-reuse-reallocate, Geothermal wells. Jennifer and Curtis discuss the Damn Interesting links from the week of 2/21/2020.

2020-02-14 - Think About the Tuvaluans 14.02.2020

Chevron destroys the little guy, Feral hogs go viral again, Virtual colonialism, Tor takes a hit, The economics of potty training. Jennifer and Curtis discuss the Damn Interesting curated links from the week of 2/7/2020.

2020-02-07 - Robocop Rules 07.02.2020

Zen stillness on the microscopic level, Unique immune system of bats, Pablo Escobar's hippos, How to develop smart AI, Cancer patients high on shrooms, Cryptographic failures of the CIA. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links from the week of 2/7/2020.

2020-01-31 - Leolo 31.01.2020

Pepsi point shenanigans, Hegemony of archives, Interplanetary vocalization, Behind the scenes at Rotten Tomatoes, Economics of fake meat, Cat spats in Britain. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/31/2020.

2020-01-24 - Ornamental Servitude 24.01.2020

Dueling with your spouse, Modern leeching, Pigeons as makeup, Alligators for lunch, X-rated cat animation, Hidden secrets of Notre Dame, Beetle jewelry, The mysterious Order of the Oddfellows. Jennifer and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/24/2020.

2020-01-17 - Hot Dog Turf Wars 17.01.2020

Precariously balanced geology, Garlic prejudice, Unionization of the bagel industry, Weight loss of the tongue, The most powerful word in the English language, Yet another tech utopia. Jennifer and Curtis discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/17/2020.

2020-01-10 - The Confectioner 10.01.2020

Edible confetti, Copyright extension trickery, Y2K20 parking apocalypse, Coots are bad parents, Buddy Holly feat. Tupac, Seaplane circumnavigation in WWII, Grandpa's salacious bucket list, Love in the quantum realm. Jennifer, Curtis, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 1/10/2020.

2019-12-20 - Donkey Mare Juice 20.12.2019

Nintendo breaks Sweden, Disney's dismal opening day, The Redemption of MSG, Japanese KFC for Christmas, Clean equals pretty, Minestrone treats malaria, 3D printing with metal, NHL dentists, Jokes that get you jail time. Jennifer, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 12/20/2019.

2019-12-13 - Jurassic Parking 13.12.2019

Bee stings for Lyme disease, Dating on dopamine, An American city in Canada, Illegal ancient bread, Rules for time capsules, Stowaway DNA, Radioactive photography, CRISPR has some issues, 34 is the new 40, Hearing and chewing go hand in hand. Jennifer, Curtis, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 12/13/2019.

2019-12-06 - A Nude Statue of Karl Marx 06.12.2019

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 disease, The world's oldest con artist, Anti-terrorist narwhals. Jennifer, Curtis, Courtney, and Angela discuss the Damn Interesting curated links for the week of 12/06/2019.

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