Jill ChaCha
Well... That’s Interesting
Welcome to Well… That’s Interesting , a comedy sciencey podcast for weird people who like learning about weird sh*t, like can hair grow between your teeth or could we ever lose our moon? (Sadly, yes to both.) WTI tells the story behind the facts and, turns out, those stories are funny. Join Jill ChaCha every week as they take The Flock on a journalistic, storytelling adventure into new, bizarre, often unexpected findings. The tales are epic and the laughter is plentiful. -- WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible s...
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Ep. 235: Drone Footage Shows Narwhals Using That Big Ol’ Tooth For Play + Let’s Talk About The Oldest Known Quasar (It’s Huge Too) 15.05.2025 28:48
Narwhals just got even cuter. Join me in the Arctic for frolicking whales and then in deep space where horrendously large lobes exist. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh...
Ep. 234: Another Day, Another Parasite In A Person’s Brain + Florida Man’s ‘Carnivore Diet’ Leads To His Hands Seeping Cholesterol 08.05.2025 34:28
This isn’t the first time either of these cases has happened. And it won’t be the last. Join me. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR...
WTF Is International Worker’s Day And Why Should We Care? 01.05.2025 31:46
8 hour days, weekends, paid vacation time… These aren’t gifts from employers. They are rights fought for by workers that was battle over a hundred years in the making and still rages today. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: ...
Ep. 233: American Crocodiles Have Made A Comeback, Thanks To A Nuclear Plant In Florida + These Crocodiles Are Overheating Thanks To Climate Change 24.04.2025 27:04
I’ve got good news and bad news today. And the good news was totally by accident. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories,...
Ep. 232: When Exposed To Currency, African Grey Parrots Chose To Share + Another Study That Reveals The Amazing Lives Of Honeybees 17.04.2025 28:12
Some birds are more anti capitalist than others and the average day for a worker bee isn’t as strict as we thought. Let’s get into it. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh...
Ep. 231: Let’s Talk About This Curious Case Of Cannibalism From 18,000 Years Ago + How Earth’s Mini-Moon Mystery Was Solved: It’s More Moon 10.04.2025 29:26
Join me on a forensic journey that took over a century to solve and for a celestial anomaly that took a village to discover. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You...
Ep. 230: Never Before Seen Fungus Infects Spiders (Turning Them Into Zombies) + Let’s Talk About Sea Vomit (An Invasive Species Off The Canadian Coast) 03.04.2025 32:36
We’re celebrating 230 episodes by having a party! And what party isn’t complete without vomit and an unwanted guest. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're inte...
Ep. 229: Let’s Talk About This 9000 Year Old Female Shaman Burial Ground + The Oldest Known Evidence Of Cats ‘Making Biscuits’ 27.03.2025 29:26
Have a seat for one of the most badass burials we’ve covered on the show. And for one of the cutest archeological discoveries. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. Y...
Bonus! It’s Podcasthon 2025! Let’s Change The World (For The Better This Time) 20.03.2025 44:57
Join me and over 1500 podcasts who are dedicating episodes this week to their charity of choice. It’s a huge group hug. APOPO!! Inciativa Galapagos!! — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen...
Ep. 228: Our Sun Will Eject A Superflare With The Energy Of 1 Trillion Nukes + Supermassive Blackhole Is Shooting Its Own Beam Of Energy Right At Us 13.03.2025 26:16
Let’s talk about it. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll read it...
Ep. 227: Man Knocks Down Wall In His Basement, Finds An Underground City + The Wild Story Behind IKEA’s Product Names 06.03.2025 32:28
No one expected any of this. Join me for some home renovations that uncovered an ancient fortress and for a naming system that’s ruffling feathers. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on...
Ep. 226: Let’s Talk About The Largest Known Eagle To Ever Exist + The Discovery Of Male Spiders That Care For Their Young 27.02.2025 27:59
We love creatures that shatter our expectations and we have not 1, but 2 today. A bird that’s too large for a gluttonous reason and a teeny spider that’s inspiring. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod...
Ep. 225: Cerebrospinal Fluid From Young Mice Improves The Memory Of Old Mice + This Is What Kids Smell Like Apparently 20.02.2025 27:21
Thanks to some forgetful old mice we now know which delicious protein floating around our bodies can help improve recall. And thanks to Aroma Researchers we now know the chemicals behind Eau De Teen. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
Ep. 224: How Gophers Saved A Part Of Mt. St. Helens + Tis No Shipwreck, It’s The World’s Largest Coral Colony 13.02.2025 33:40
Today! Devastation! And hope. Join me in 1980 for a tale that includes record breaking volcanic eruptions and tiny heroes. Then we’ll head to the Solomon Islands for a record breaking coral. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: ...
Ep. 223: E-Tattoos That function Like An EEG + Let’s Talk About The World’s Largest Known Cave Because It’s Insane 06.02.2025 36:29
Temporary tattoos just got an upgrade: soon you’ll be able to record brain waves with ink. Also! A hole so large you can fit over a dozen Pyramids Of Giza. And that’s just the beginning. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: ...
Ep. 222: How To Fit A Dozen Larvae In One Man’s Eye + ‘Corneal Melt’ Is As Awful As It Sounds 30.01.2025 29:44
222! What a milestone! To celebrate, let’s talk about our 2 eyes, what can end up in them and what can come out. It’s awful. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You...
Ep. 221: Lets Talk About The Black Frogs Of Chernobyl + The Absolute Bonkers History Of The Reclining Birth Position 23.01.2025 36:35
Life has rebounded in Ukraine since one of the worst nuclear disasters in recent times. How a certain little frog has adapted is changing our conceptions of evolution. Also! Wild gossip, capitalism... What caused the shift from squatting to reclining? — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky:...
Ep. 220: Giant Rats Could Soon Fight The Illegal Wildlife Trade + Extinct Tortoise Found!! (Alone On A Remote Island) 16.01.2025 41:07
Good news! For real! The truly adorable African giant pouched rat has learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen, creating true change in the world. Now, a team of researchers have trained these rats to pick up the scent of crime. Also! Fernanda! A 50 year old giant Galapagos tortoise who is the queen of her own island. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @Well...
Ep. 219: Let’s Talk About The Oldest Naturally Preserved Human Brains Discovered, So Far 09.01.2025 43:40
Hold onto your living cheeks. We’re about to dive into the world of brains that somehow avoided complete decomposition over thousands of years. It’s gonna get messy. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod...
Bonus! Happy New Year! Here’s A Live Dissection And Experiment 02.01.2025 10:23
Join me with neuroscientist Greg Gage over at TED ED as he shows high schoolers how the brain works. They’re traumatized. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're...
Bonus! The Gift You Never Knew You Needed: Where Camels Really Come From 26.12.2024 15:38
Merry Whatever, business goose! I’m thrilled to share a TED talk that will leave you laughing, amazed and spewing facts all over family dinner. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on Yo...
Ep. 218: 2 Billion Year Old Rock Found With Live Microbes + The Rapid Evolution Of Mozambique’s Elephants 19.12.2024 29:31
Join me in South Africa for a discovery that has shattered conceptions of where life can exist. And elephants are impressing us again. But for different reasons. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod...
Ep. 217: We Need To Talk About These ‘Grave Robbing’ Badgers + These Fish That Can Count 12.12.2024 32:32
Skulls, femurs and jaw bones—oh my. Body parts are showing up all over the UK and the culprit is adorable. Also! A 2 inch fish that can count. — Venmo Tip Jar! @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Oh, BTW. You're interesti...
Ep. 216: Black Hole ‘Blowtorch’ Is Causing Nearby Stars To Explode + World’s Oldest Cheese Has Been Found (Rubbed On Mummies) 05.12.2024 38:40
Get ready for a deliciously weird one. A black hole in galaxy M87 is basically a death ray and a desert in China is home to a bizarre cemetery whose inhabitants were ahead of their time. — Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod L...
Bonus! Givin’ Thanks: Your Brain, This Neuroanatomist’s Stroke And Who We Choose To Be 28.11.2024 24:54
We’re serving up one of the best damn TED Talks to grace the stage. Prepare yourself for one woman’s journey through her mind and body. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! O...
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