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We devote this entire episode to our favorite animal fact slinging, daddy of diapers, character queen, Sallie Bowen. We ask her hard-hitting questions like: Do you prefer extreme heat or extreme cold? Would you rather comedy or internet? Are the animal facts your character Animal Facts lady shares real or are you making them up because some people might be confused and really want to know the answ...

Sometimes we can’t remember what we wanted to talk about if we don’t write it down, but we always remember our FACTS! Especially when they’re about flying snakes and super bowl pregnancies! Just the facts:  FACT 1: There are five species of venomous tree-dwelling snakes that can fly. Found in Southeast Asia, they technically glide, propelling themselves and doubling their width to soar with e...

You might wonder "Why would someone dive into freezing water for the International Hair Freezing Contest?" and so are we.  Every year, so long as participants have enough hair and the weather is -20 degrees Celsius, the International Hair Freezing Contest brings people to do something really stupid. But, in all honestly, we totally want to see this in person. Just not participate. Learn more...

Season two is all about smart themes, and today's theme is SHARKS. Sarah and Maggie are definitely ready to jump the shark a la HAPPY DAYS Fonzi, and Maggie came ready with some super duper smart and enlightening shark facts. Just the facts:  FACT 1: Every year there are over 100 shark attacks reported and over half are unprovoked. However, there are only, on average four deaths by sharks per...

People, on average, spend four hours per day on the sofa. But is the sofa the same as a couch? And does the average include the 12 hours per day of our twenties averaged with the one hour per day of our present day? Hope you enjoy this tiny tasting of a fact. More fun facts coming your way every week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Maggie kick off Season 2 with fresh facts about frog stomachs and chicken scratch handwriting. Plus new Jacks you may or may not know and a review of THE GARDEN. In short: cults are the new murder. Fact 1: When frogs vomit, they spew out their entire stomachs, clean them out, and put them back. Fact 2: There are experts who decider horrible handwriting to translate scribble on letters an...

Sarah and Maggie provide a brief history of eggnog before delving into what can only be described as a very accurate and detailed description of the beverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is a replay of Maggie's favorite episode from 2023, episode 53: We're Second Place! With Lacey Pittman Tomanek Sarah here. It took a while to pick a favorite because, honestly, I love all my children - I mean podcast episodes - equally. But if I had to choose, it HAS to be episode 53: We're Second Place! With Lacey Pittman Tomanek. Come for the facts about spiders, stay for Lacey's cr...

This episode is a replay of Maggie's favorite episode from 2023, episode 52: We're Knock-off Juicy Tracksuits! Maggie here. I remember listening to this episode on my flight home from a summer trip with my family. I was laughing out loud on the plane, because I forgot Sarah's horrifying fact and how funny the word "parmesan" can be in a bad Russian accent. If you missed this episode the first time...

What starts as a discussion about the Earth's axis quickly turns into what little Sarah and Maggie know about Austrialia. Learn about where the Earth is in relationship to the sun every January, how we imagine Australians celebrate Christmas, and how Sarah was breaking hearts in third grade. PS: If you know about Australia, please email us. We have questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Sarah and Maggie live in old houses with no closet spaces, have teeth that won’t heal themselves, are currently watching so much Bravo TV, and are stunned by this Mean Girls fact. Just the facts:  FACT 1: Most of the human body is capable of healing itself, except teeth. Because the enamel that coats teeth is not a living tissue, and thus incapable of self-healing. FACT 2: Amy Poehler is only...

Sarah and Maggie celebrate the less-than-a-week-til Christmas season by  lamenting April Fools Day, and talking about smart things like crossword puzzles. Just the facts:  FACT 1: December 21, 1913 was the very first time a crossword was published in a paper. It was published in the New York Globe. FACT 2: On April Fools in 1989 a puzzle company created an April Fools puzzle with no solu...

"Wolf Moneth" is another name for January, and all Capricorns born in January are hungry like wolves. And, if we could rename all the months of the year, we totally would. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Maggie talk about the greatest year to ever ping pong around the planet: 1988, and why thieves should stay away from them. Timestamps for y’all:  Apple Pay - 1:42 Ping Pong & Birthdays - 6:10 Ms. Patricia - 12:06 Yuppies  - 16:48 Just the facts:  FACT 1: 1988 was the year table tennis became an Olympic sport, AND the year Maggie Rieth Austin was born. FACT 2: The term...

Sarah and Maggie discuss Christmas traditions and movies before a cozy chat with with comedian and actor Emily Baudot. About our guestie bestie, Emily Baudot: Emily Baudot is one of a kind! She is a DFW-based, self-proclaimed weirdo, sketch writer, performer, and theatrical actress. Plus, she’s a hufflepuff at heart. Timestamps for y’all:  Dancing Santas - 1:45 Hop Aboard the Polar Express -...

YouTube was originally created as an online dating platform, which makes sense. And if the algorithm has found you matched with this content: welcome. We're basically the piano cat of podcasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah vulnerably shares her love of gumdrops before delivering wintery facts about snow and wind chill. Timestamps for y’all:  Gumdrops - 1:40 Do you want to build a snowman? - 5:15 Friend Enemy Block - 9:50 We’re Wind Chill - 13:30 Just the facts:  FACT 1: Physics confirms that snow on the wet or moist side is best for building a snowman. The perfect snow:water ratio is 5:1. Fact 2...

Maggie shares her most shocking takeaways from Britney Spears’ memoir WOMAN IN ME and inspired early 2000s facts for Sarah to react to. Timestamps for y’all:  Britney Spears - 1:45 The Devil Wears Prada - 6:56 This or That?  - 11:00 Backstreets Back, Alright! - 15:15 Just the facts:  FACT 1: Anne Hathaway was not the first choice to play ANDY in A DEVIL WEARS PRADA. In fact, she was...

Move over cow milk! The liquid squirting out of reindeer nipples packs more fat and nutrition than any other mammal on the planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah and Maggie talk with guestie bestie Julie Matthews, and also about their love of Icona Pop and appreciation for wood. More about our guestie bestie: Julie Matthews is a nature play teacher and owner of Wild Wonder Outdoor in Grand Junction, Co. She is also a lover of Shakespeare and a talented actor. Plus: Icona Pop liked a story we tagged them in and we... kind of freaked out??? Just the fa...

Sarah and Maggie pull out all the junk from their drawers, including a fact about ants that is the sweetest little pun, and a big honker of a fact that you didn’t see coming. Timestamps for y’all:  Junk Drawers - 2:20 Manhattants - 8:50 What Word Am I Thinking? - 12:00 A fact you need to NOSE - 14:18 Just the facts:  FACT 1: There is an ant species unique to New York City called MAN...

What do iCarly, That's So Raven, and Saved by the Bell Have in common? They all use the same high school set for filming! And, while all these shows took place in different time periods, iCarly fans are actually, surprisingly, no longer pre-teens?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Thanksgiving from the queens of Thanks(mis)givings, Sarah and Maggie! Today, and every day, we’re thankful turkeys for all our respectable besties. To celebrate, we’re talking about the tradition of thankful turkeys with kids, Benjamin Franklin’s claim that turkeys are a respectable bird, and  Timestamps for y’all:  Thankful Turkey - 2:20 Thanks(mis)givings Fact - 6:54 You Don’t K...

Sarah and Maggie chat with famer(‘s wife) Jade Winter about all things farming, homeschooling, and more in this heavy hitting interview. About our Guestie Bestie Jade Winter: Jade is a fake farmer, which means she’s a farm wife who loves the baby animals. She’s a homeschool mom, Denton resident for over 20 years, a writer, a singer, and a bread baker. Jade believes every day should involve heavy d...

Leonardo da Vinci was ambidextrous, writing with one hand while simultaneously drawing with another. But maybe people are just kind of giving him a lot of credit because he was so "brilliant." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices