Maximum Fun
Let's Learn Everything!
Science communicators Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Caroline Roper learn about anything and everything interesting! Each episode they teach each other about a science topic, and learn about a miscellaneous topic. Whether it's bugs on drugs, temporal illusions, or fanfiction, there's so much out there, so let's learn everything! Join our Discord, email us, and follow us everywhere at www. LetsLearnEverything.com
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Oct 8, 2026
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Episodes
Recast: Escape This Podcast - Oceananigans 15.01.2026 1:51:00
While we take some time to rest and plan out the new year, enjoy our episode of Escape This Podcast as the three of us use cleverness and chaos to solve this escape room! Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:01:05) The Escape Room (01:20:19) Puzzle Talk Back Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! Images we talk about: The Spa Controls The Spa Sign Ring Toss The Spa Sign with Sun The F...
New Year Q&A 2026 01.01.2026 1:48:35
It's the new year! Which means it's time to learn about the most interesting thing... ourselves?? We answer YOUR questions with OUR answers, so learn a bit more about us, science, and the show! Links we Talk About: Our Top Songs Playlist Magnetic Fields Tiny Desk Anni DiRusso Tiny Desk Doechii Tiny Desk Dr. Cal Whale Cancer TikTok Timestamps: (00:07:06) Welcome to the Q&A (00:31:45) Science (00:52...
99: The HaLearnDays! 2025 18.12.2025 1:47:54
The HaLearnDays are here!! And with it come learning, laughs, and fun facts from us and friends of the show, as well as a few surprise new friends! Images we Talk About: Bat Carrying Bristol Stool Chart Lego Head Diagram The Praise the Lord Show Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:08:10) Bats (00:19:45) Livingston's Body (00:25:18) Pi & PIE (00:34:45) Lego Head Passage (00:44:02) Bird Brains (00:56:0...
98: Extremophiles & Astrology 04.12.2025 2:03:20
What are the most EXTREME lifeforms on Earth, and how are they surprisingly important to study? And what is the long yet recent history of astrology, and why do we reach for it? Things we Talk About: The Seal Stream Sea lion running Paper Clipping: Female Astrologer Paper Clipping: Suffragette Books Paper Clipping: WW2 and Astrology Paper Clipping: Pimms Ad Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:04:23)...
Submit your Q&A Questions! 01.12.2025 2:38
http://www. LetsLearnEverything.com/q It's time to submit your questions for our annual Q&A episode! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinlearn
97: Sneezing & Parable MythBusters 20.11.2025 1:50:55
What, when, where, why, and how... do we sneeze? There's a surprising amount of mystery to the thing we do all the time, and a lot to learn about! And how many parables and metaphors that we use are actually true? Let's actually dig in to the research and bust some myths!! I mean... break some... falsehoods!! Images we Talk About: The Rat Diagram Caseids Diplodocus Bones Plane Diagram Moai Walking...
96: Fossoriality & Movie Censorship 06.11.2025 1:42:16
How have animals adapted to the digging lifestyle, and can that help us explain the Devil's Corkscrew? And what are the various ways movies can be censored across the world, and what does that tell us about the world itself? Images we Talk About: The Devil's Corkscrew Mole Skeleton Comparison Mole Digging Video Monitor Lizard Burrow Monitor Lizard Burrows Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:30) Fo...
95: 🎂 Superheavy Elements 2, Craftivism 2, and Tom's List 23.10.2025 2:22:27
It's the podcast's birthday!! So Tom has a few ideas he wants to pitch to Caroline and Ella... but first! Ella and Caroline finally revisit the topics they promised! What are the WILD stories behind the race to discover new elements, and what are the real nuancy nuances of craftivism? Images we Talk About: William Morris' Print Terrero's Hankie Hankie Given to Terrero Madres de Plaza de Mayo Pussy...
94: Paranormal Psychology & Defunct Halloween Traditions 09.10.2025 1:41:26
We know ghosts aren't real, but what is real is the way our brains make us imagine the creepy things that go bump in the night. What about our psychology makes it so easy to be spooked? And we've all heard of costumes and pumpkin carving, but what are the weirdest old Halloween traditions, and what can we take into our own traditions? Things we Talk About: Mooney Faces Games for Halloween Snap Dra...
93: Unsolved Math Problems & Video Game Controllers w/ Ellen Weatherford 25.09.2025 1:53:51
Wait... ELLA is doing a math topic?? Not only that but she finds the beauty in searching for answers among the toughest math problems. Then, friend of the show Ellen Weatherford takes us through a tour of video game controllers. My favorite is the- wait how did we end up talking about World War 2?? Images we Talk About: Tesseract Gif Tennis for Two Controllers Magnavox Odyssey Game.com Timestamps:...
92: The Chemistry of Computers & The Great Moon Hoax of 1835 11.09.2025 1:54:30
What does chemistry have to do with computers? Well it might just be the best way to understand what's actually going on inside a CPU! And how could there have been a moon hoax back in 1835? Well it involves cosmic pluralism and Edgar Allen Poe so buckle up! Images we Talk About: Vaccuum Tubes in Computers The First Integrated Circuit Another early Integrated Circuit Prototype People Etching a Cir...
91: Lauren Gawne, Is Pointing Rude, and Gestures Studies 28.08.2025 1:28:39
Is pointing rude? I'm sure it's a simple question with a simple answer that won't completely break our brains in rethinking all we take for granted about gesture. Also, what is Lauren’s holy grail lost media of gesture studies? Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:05:01) Is Pointing Rude? (00:48:11) Questions for Lauren (01:25:26) Outro Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also l...
90: Octopuses & The Paralympics 14.08.2025 1:46:57
How strange are octopuses really? We're going to be debunking some claims, then rebunking them with some real, amazing facts about our fellow earthlings. And what the history of the paralympics? What can we learn from its attempts and its failures and its importance in sports? See Tom's Science Game Show in NYC! Things we Talk About: Octopus Virus Diagram Snail Nervous System Diagram Octopus Maze...
89: Understanding Blood & Peculiar Percussion 31.07.2025 1:30:24
Blood! We all have it, but how much do we know about it? And more importantly, what was the journey of understanding to get there? And just how deep can the history of these peculiar percussion instruments go? Well we'll be criss-crossing across the planet today to find out! Images we Talk About: The Quijada Son Jarocho Quijada Video The Clapper The Clapper in Performance Timestamps: (00:00:00) In...
88: The Evolution of the Placebo & Postage Stamp Art 17.07.2025 1:47:14
Chances are you know what a placebo is, but... how does it really work? And what can its evolution teach us about science, medicine, and ethics? And how much art can fit a tiny postage stamp? Well enough to fill a whole history of debate, drama, and ducks. Images we Talk About: Drafts of England's First Stamp Sydney Views Stamp The Train Stamp 2025 Duck Stamp Winners McBroom's Spite Duck Timestamp...
87: Mating Rituals & True Crime 03.07.2025 1:51:18
Just how complicated can animal mating rituals be, and why did they even evolve them at all? And why is true crime Everywhere, and what can we learn from breaking down what makes it feel so icky? Also see Tom's new Game Show in NYC this Sunday! www. OurFindingsShow.com Things we Talk About: Deathwatch Beetle Red-Winged Blackbird House Finch Lesser Florican Video Dance Analysis Video 1 Dance Analys...
The Best of Everything 2025 19.06.2025 1:45:46
Listeners voted for their favorites topics of the past year, so join us as we chat and relearn the best of everything! Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! The best awards in podcasting that feature hosts named Tom, Ella and Caroline, the best cohost award is a tie (for Charlie and Teddy) actually introducing ourselves again, Tom is the hot one and the funny one, everyone loves...
86: Eyevolution 2 Eyelectric Boogeyeloo & Digital Piracy w/ Sabrina Cruz 05.06.2025 1:49:36
How many eyes do these animals have, and more importantly what are they doing with them? And how long has copyright piracy been around, and would YOU download a car? Also Ella finally drops her fake british accent. Images we Talk About: Bullfrog Parietal Eye Bumble Bee Ocelli Scallop Eyes Scallop Eye Mirrors The Home Taping is Killing Music Logo Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:04:01) Eyevolution...
Vote for the Best Of Everything 2025! 29.05.2025 2:42
Vote for your favorite topics at LetsLearnEverything.com/bestof before Sunday June 8th!!! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinlearn
85: David Bennett & Why Humans Like Harmony in Music 22.05.2025 1:28:39
What is it about harmonies in music that just sounds so good? Can science (and our amazing musical guest David Bennet) help us get to the bottom of it? Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:06:24) Why do we like Harmony? (00:56:10) Our Music Theory Questions (01:24:04) Outro Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We also learn about: Listening to Carly Rae Jepsen academically, the mus...
84: Tree Talk & Trading Card Art 08.05.2025 1:40:13
Can trees talk to each other? And how does that personifying metaphor square with the actual science behind it? And what can we learn from the stories of art on trading cards throughout history? Images we Talk About: Trade Cards 3 Modern Trading Cards Yuka Morii's Cards Terror Hyalopterus Lemure Preposterous Proportions Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:08) Tree Talk (00:52:16) Trading Card Ar...
83: The Most Boring Element & Solving Shakespeare's Accent 24.04.2025 1:32:48
What is the most boring element, and just how boring could it possibly be? Turns out: VERY! And how can we decipher what Shakespeare sounded like, and who among us can lay claim to his accent? Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:52) The Most Boring Element (00:48:53) Solving Shakespeare's Accent (01:26:37) Outro Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord! We’re not going for the easy s...
82: International Space Law & Taxidermy 10.04.2025 1:51:32
What laws are there to worry about in the moon? And what does space law teach us about Earth law? And what can we learn about societies throughout history from the lens of stuffing dead animals? Images we Talk About: Orbiting Space Debris Fallen Space Debris Hanging Christian Crocodile Hanging Christian Crocodile Timestamps: (00:00:00) Intro (00:03:02) International Space Law (01:03:25) Taxidermy...
Preview: The Lab Rat Games 27.03.2025 38:21
Welcome to the (preview for the) Lab Rat Games! The GAME show where we compete to learn anything and everything interesting! We love putting games into our topics, so what happens when we make a whole show of them, with each of us hosting their own section! Plus! We're joined by friend of the show and competitive chaos combatant, Sabrina Cruz! Support us with a Max Fun Membership! Join our Discord...
81: Dinosaur Diet Detectives & Proto-Podcasts 20.03.2025 2:12:38
How can scientist's unravel the mystery of what dinosaurs ate? Well the clues are right in front of our eyes, or should I say their teeth! And poop! And listener you may already know what a podcast is, but how did proto-podcasts in a chicken coop give us the DNA for what we love, and how did podcasts even happen? Images we Talk About: First Iguanadon Tooth Puffer Fish Teeth Fish Teeths Incisivosau...
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