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Hwat?! Weekly

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Do you have a partner that works too much? Well, Joe certainly does, which is why he decided to make "Hwat?! Weekly!", a weekly recap show where Joe updates his workaholic wife, Finlay on anything interesting that happened in the past week (with a strict "no politics, no pop culture" mandate). "Hwat?! Weekly!" Is a new show hosted by Joe Fisher (Creator of the podcast Midnight Burger) and Finlay Stevenson (co-producer of Midnight Burger and audiobook narrator and director). It's a show about trying to stay connected to the weird, joyous, and sometimes maddening things in the world, and about t...

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78: I never want to stop getting pictures of your hamster 06.07.2026 1:09:47

Malmesbury Batman! Fixed Egg Pool Begone! Ha Ha Ford. Ocean Plant Facts! Polish Knives! Mummy Bread! Smart fish! Leopard/Jaguar/Panther! let the Rubin drama commence! Eilmer of Malmesbury:  https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/06/did-a-medieval-flying-monk-spot-halleys-comet-twice-its-complicated/ Eggs:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-biological-dogma-that-women-dont-make...

I swear we had a whole other day. 29.06.2026 0:42

Cursed by the podcast gods again! We will be back next week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

We're in Time Out 22.06.2026 0:28

Our podcast about working too much was overtaken by us working too much! We'll be back next week! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

77: There's a Cat in Here. 15.06.2026 52:26

El Godzilla! El Aliens! El Fungus! Geeeeeese! Emuuuuuu! Tybalt the Mad. Colorado Colorado-ing. Mystery cat! Seahorse dance! Frauen auf Bäumen! Godzilla: https://www.science.org/content/article/el-nino-has-begun-it-may-become-strongest-century New alien rules: https://www.science.org/content/article/if-scientists-discover-aliens-they-have-plan-disclosure-day Fungi Map: https://a-hidden-infrastructu...

76: Meat Reasons 08.06.2026 1:08:57

The Norwegians are coming! Satisficiers! De-enhance your games! Smarty bees! Artificial ears! Jack in the green! Moosup! Neuron speed! CERN update! Manhattants! Condors! Great big bunnies! Flying beavers! Poetry corner! Norway world cup team: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7333438/2026/06/04/norway-world-cup-viking-photo/ Maximizers: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/opinion/decision-making-her...

75: Βρεκεκεκὲξ κοὰξ κοάξ 01.06.2026 1:07:04

Tyrants! Little blue guy! Undersea Muppets! That's not your dog, Tom. Acorn! Black frogs, blue dogs. Invisible book talk. Frog sounds? Poetry corner. Observatory antics! Colorado?! Caedmon's Hymn. Unsustainable tyrants: https://www.noemamag.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-petty-tyrants/ Little blue guy: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-alien-like-blue-octopus-discovered-lurking-off-the-gal...

74: But why is the turtle crying? 25.05.2026 1:08:07

Moose Lick! Moose Jaw! Renewable roundup! Smithsonian: Origins. Cannibal: The Cafeteria! Spiderviper! Windy mountain! Slingerland! Poetry corner! Feet?! Requiem for a Troll. Colorado Cannibal:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Packer Smithsonian:  https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/factsheets/brief-history-smithsonian-institution Sodium battery:  https://www.scientificamerican.com/arti...

73: Impressive Fish Percentages 18.05.2026 1:15:30

Immortal honey. The Icelandic fishing miracle. Lunar gold rush. Attacking Joe specifically. Jellyfish too big. Brazilian dinos. High drama in the orchestra. Scratch: Origins. Viking nothing. Your attention is fine. Cursive v Joe: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/us/cursive-clubs-students.html Famous signatures: https://www.taminoautographs.com/blogs/autograph-blog/famous-signatures-top-100-celeb...

72: Not Soup. 11.05.2026 1:02:20

Tracy Arm Fjord! Not that boring! Similes! American Tea! Octofeet! Steve! Tybalt reports in! Prose corner? Saja! The Forks! Happy birthday to the OG animal interest haver! Comparisons: https://pudding.cool/2026/05/similes/ Boring conversations: https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1123175 Sir David: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/david-attenborough-celebrates-his-100th-birthday/ ht...

71: Dead Until the 7th 04.05.2026 1:01:23

Oops! All Kids! Popedrop! Smoking on the Whitehouse roof. Jesus Christ Frog. Your name in land. Believe? What are words? Tales of Typography. Clowncat. Thumbs up: An Investigation. What to do while making monsters. Poperave: https://youtu.be/XJuT27G5QEc?si=xiH2TKdc0xNNN1YO Dead frog/Alive frog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLPeehsXAr4 Your Name in Landsat: https://science.nasa.gov/specials/your...

70: 19th Century Equivalent of Texting 27.04.2026 1:17:34

Movie Bracket! Shakespeare nerds, this is your episode! Cuthulhu real. D'Artagnan: dead. Frogs: mini. Sky: synthed. Horseblood! Poetry corner! Chirps! Van Buren?!?! Warm spots in a cold universe. Film Bracket: https://lithub.com/and-the-best-literary-film-adaptation-of-the-last-50-years-is/ Shakespeare List: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/ng-interactive/2026/apr/22/every-shakespeare-play-ranked...

69: An Awkward Thanksgiving at Spidertown. 20.04.2026 1:04:46

Zeus Loose! Wild Spanish Horses! Wings: Good. The Lonely Lystrosaurus. I, Naturalist. Advice corner with Finlay. Bird mob! Mistletoe: Maligned. Lemon/Lemun. Sabotage! More tests! Risograph! Zeus on the Loose: https://youtu.be/-uHhzCTVV7E?si=KyWxh7XRxAnX04Al Brand New Spanish Horses: https://youtu.be/2puOUHPivH8?si=AXgpuZUfyDlngnUt Why Birds: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/why-b...

68: Craving Outside Water 13.04.2026 1:17:39

Inge Lehmann forever. Spaceward tungstan shotgun! Worst Salt Lake? Poisonous confidence! We celebrate the horse girls. Breathing bees! The deepening mystery of the prototaxites. The sperm whale miracle! Negative ions: the real and the influenced. To the moon again, despite it all. Inge Lehmann: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inge-lehmann-and-earths-deepest-secret/ Pulverize it!: https:...

67: Text Amber a Goat 06.04.2026 59:18

Simulation? He thrusts his fists and makes less posts and still insists this video roasts. Subscription fatigue. Green space, less crime. Palm trees defeated? Mid-tier cetaceans. I'r a bird, it's a plane, it's Steve. House Hippo. Catch you on the Aztec TL. Typewritten.  Dolphin and whales head back home:  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12052-009-0135-2?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMT...

66: 100% Safe to Drink 30.03.2026 59:44

Meteors! Lightning! Moon! Kitten! Poop! Purple! Dolphins! Descartes! Turkeys! Tinnitus! Newfoundland! Typos! Meteors embiggening: https://gizmodo.com/astronomers-say-recent-rash-of-meteor-sightings-warrants-serious-investigation-2000738638?utm_source=DamnInteresting Crazy lightning article: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/lightning-strike-survivors-body-mind/686057/?gift=j9r7avb6p-KY8...

65: Rich, Cut This. 23.03.2026 58:08

Sorry about Joe's Crappy Mic. It's not Rich's fault. Coffee: Same. Moon: Mysterious. Kids: Fine. Phone: poems. Muppets: Good. Mummen: Shantz. Americans: Canadians. Moon: Safe. Horse: named. Cheese: riotous. Seizures: bad. Molly: guarded. Girl Scouts: innovating. The Coffee Shop: https://theconversation.com/indie-coffee-shops-are-meant-to-counter-corporate-behemoths-like-starbucks-so-why-do-they-al...

64: Happy Visdeurbelling 09.03.2026 1:11:01

Vera! Maya! Chickpeas! Danish doorbell! Trolls! Sad mice! Mad bear! Deep ocean! Uncle Bob! Big syringes! Universe 25: https://www.the-scientist.com/universe-25-experiment-69941 Librarians: https://lithub.com/8-badass-librarians-we-need-to-celebrate-this-international-womens-day/ The 85% Rule: https://medium.com/swlh/85-percent-rule-a4a9c80b96bf Canadian KitKats: https://www.narcity.com/why-kitkat-...

63: Deep Sea Yeti Crab Club Med Situation 02.03.2026 1:13:08

Achoo! Cueiform O'Clock! Tortoise: Back. New weird guy. Executioner clown frog?! Four eyed opossums! Polar bears: leaving. Dog: not wolf. Where is the art? New Weird Guy: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/nyregion/mickey-barreto-new-yorker-hotel-fraud.html?smid=bsky-nytimes&smtyp=cur Come Back Tortoise: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/galapagos-tortoise-once-believed-extinct-is-now...

62: Temporegulatory Doom Loop 23.02.2026 1:15:29

Unsung Typing Heroes! Toothy Rock! Troll Report! GigaMoon! Bennu Update! Gay Sheep! Nerd Win! Octopus followup! Lord Robare wants to help! Grandpa Pie! Writer's wives: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/typing-for-love-or-money/ Tooth Rock: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v0ev05mdjo Giga Moon: https://cosmicbackground.io Bennu update: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/stbcn0QB6C0 Gay Sheep: htt...

61: Norwegian Cheaters 16.02.2026 1:07:24

Dark Matter Center?! Moonrace! Problematic Norwegian! More Problematic Norwegians! Problematic Norwegian Words! Tiny non-norwegian robots! Blanket Octopuses?! The Rise of the Sea Walnut! Dark Matter Center of the Galaxy: https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/research-highlights/dark-matter-not-black-hole-could-power-milky-ways-heart Mars Pivot: https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/a-city-on-the-moon-wh...

60: Tree Big. Squirrel Frozen. 16.02.2026 1:11:36

Norwegian tragedy! Unfortunate Positive AI News! Tubes! Snakes in Wrong Places! Deep Mines! Dwarves and Zombies! Frogs! The David of Buffalo! Big Dog! Tree Big! Squirrel Frozen! 20204 YR4 Update! Big Dog Video:  https://youtube.com/shorts/NJOiINRtmbc?si=bIxbqIlx5F9pllAD Pando Tree Pic:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_%28tree%29#/media/File:FallPando02.jpg Pando Tree Surface Area:&nb...

59: Deputized Junior Scientists 09.02.2026 1:02:08

These mushrooms are smurfed. Spurious Correlations! Advice! Drunkoons! Yo Ho a Cybertruck! IMAP Update! Afrikaans Tongue Twister Reveal! Poetry Corner! Veronika! Smurf Inducing Fungus: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260121-the-mysterious-mushroom-that-makes-you-see-tiny-people Spurious Connections: https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations Drunk Raccoon: https://www.bbc.com/news/artic...

58: Not Horse Eating Size 02.02.2026 1:06:36

STORMWATCH! Balloons? Pomelo season is upon us! IMAP! Adventures in ADHD! Ogres! Dire Wolves! Happy horse accidents! Dire wolf skull wall: https://imgs.search.brave.com/axkZJkz81-1mYEovchjUAc6tCEJk7jhqfI73hxDhUmg/rs:fit:860:0:0:0/g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly91cGxv/YWQud2lraW1lZGlh/Lm9yZy93aWtpcGVk/aWEvY29tbW9ucy8w/LzBiL0RpcmVfV29s/Zl9Ta3VsbHNfTGFf/QnJlYV8yMDA1LTA4/LTAxLkpQRw The Cry Cry Horse: https://news.cgt...

57: Finlay Plays the Whole Song Because She Knows What's Best for You. 24.12.2025 1:20:38

NYPL Year in Review!  https://lithub.com/these-are-the-books-new-yorkers-checked-out-of-the-library-the-most-this-year/ Public domain preview! https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2026/ Great news from Brazil: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.02.19.24301010v1 Octotongue: https://www.threads.com/@oceangeneration/post/DRWeQo4AvBM/another-day-another-fun-ocean-fact-octopuses...

56: Richard Dreyfus' Backyard in Close Encounters 22.12.2025 1:08:14

Formula 1 Part 3! Fire sooner? 3D Windpipe! Penguin legs? There is no Dana, only Zuul. ADHD-Off! The truth about Puffins. Broke bridge? The Williams F1 Babypod: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-40481095.amp Early Fire: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-humans-were-making-fire-350-000-years-earlier-than-scientists Thomas Danbo Vid: https://youtu.be/v4aF_qtwh0Y?si=OPZBflWUAIo6Qt6e...