Let Me Google That

Let Me Google That

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Fascinating fodder to fuel your next trip down a Wikihole.

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Let Me Google That

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Latest episode

Dec 8, 2024

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Episodes

How to Survive Getting Sucked Into a Black Hole 30.01.2022

Trapped in a black hole? If you're at the edge of the Cauchy horizon, maybe you could hitch a ride on a space elephant.

22 Weird Facts About 2022 02.01.2022

Thanks for spending another year keepin' it weird with LMGT. Let's take a look into the weirdness that awaits us in 2022. You asked, we answered. Grab some LMGT swag ! 💙🆕👁‍🗨

Do Eclipses Mess With Solar Power? 21.11.2021

An eclipse is pretty cool unless you don't like being in the dark. 

When Clowns Kill 24.10.2021

Being from Maine, we’re always prone to Stephen King Wikipedia wormholes. So that’s why we’re talking about killer clowns. Also, hi, we have a newsletter now. Sign up to get each week's new episode straight to your inbox! 

The Pollock Twins 26.09.2021

After their daughters died in a car accident, the Pollocks had twin baby girls that they became convinced were the reincarnated souls of their children who died.

How Do Coupons Work? 19.09.2021

Ever wondered how coupons work? The whole cycle (from when you hand your $1 coupon to the cashier to when the store gets reimbursed by the manufacturer) takes about a month.

The Legend of "For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn" 12.09.2021

"For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn." — said literally everyone but Hemingway, ever.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist 25.07.2021

13 works worth $500 million were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Their empty frames still hang in the museum as placeholders. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

New York's 6-Million-Year-Old Caves 11.07.2021

Not saying these caverns turned out to be a portal to hell or another dimension, but... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

Foods That Can Poison/Kill You 07.03.2021

You might want to reconsider that slow cooker recipe with red kidney beans. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

Collective Nouns 28.02.2021

The terms we use to describe groups of animals aren't just for animals, apparently. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

Ribena 21.02.2021

In the early 1900s, the U.S. banned blackcurrants because the seeds were vectors for a fungus that threatened the logging industry. That means that most Americans have never tasted blackcurrant. Which means they've never experienced RIBENA. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/sup...

Who Invented Conversation Heart Candies? 14.02.2021

We have a frustrated pharmacist to thank for the chalk-and-talk-tastic Valentine's Day candy. *I apologize if the sound/editing has been inconsistent! I have changed locations/set-ups and am still working things out.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

License Plates 07.02.2021

Call in with your best vanity plate idea! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

The Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar 17.01.2021

Bobby Dunbar disappeared. The boy found, returned to his family, and raised as their son — was not him. Check out the episode of This American Life I reference here: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/352/the-ghost-of-bobby -dunbar  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

Can You Erase Someone From History? 10.01.2021

You might want to, but is it possible? Or advisable? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

Auld Lang Syne 31.12.2020

You can sing a tipsy rendition of it with your friends tonight to ring in the #newyear but elsewhere in the world, Auld Lang Syne pops up at funerals and...closing time at your local watering hole. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

SNURFING 27.12.2020

You can never unlearn that "snowboarding" began as "SNURFING." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

A Generous History of Secret Santa 20.12.2020

The tradition has worldwide appeal, but there's actually one generous dude who was *the* Secret Santa. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

Why You Hear Better When It's Cold Out 13.12.2020

You're not imagining it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

Operation Tamarisk 06.12.2020

Cold War-era dumpster diving at Soviet HQ revealed they were wiping their butts with intel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

Amelia Earhart's Sinuses 29.11.2020

Chronic sinusitis from 1918 pandemic flu meant flying wasn't easy for Amelia Earhart.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

A COVID Thanksgiving: Self-Disinfecting Silver 22.11.2020

Ahead of Thanksgiving in the age of COVID, we’re revisiting a podcast of holiday seasons past to ask an important question: Does your Nana's sterling silver really disinfect itself? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/letmegooglethat/support

The Queen's English 15.11.2020

If you're a non-Brit watching The Crown and you're like, "Why are they talking like that?" than this episode is for you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Is Internet Access a Human Right? 08.11.2020

If you live in a country where access to the Internet is a part of your daily  life, you might not have considered what it would mean to lose that access—or never have had it at all.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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