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. 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...
Ep. 215: How 8 Clams And 1 Computer Monitor Poland’s Water Supply + How Cheetos Nearly Triggered Chaos At Carlsbad Caverns 21.11.2024 43:45
We need to talk about the tiny heroes of a water filtration plant unlike any other. Join me in Poland for life-saving clams and then in New Mexico for an epic tale a century in the making. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: ...
Ep. 214: Have You Ever Wondered Why Tarantulas Are ‘Hairy?’ + Or How Dark Deep Space Really Is? We Now Have An Idea 14.11.2024 33:35
No one asked but here are the answers. Make sure you’re sitting for discoveries that will leave you with chills. — Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @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...
Ep. 213: Like Humans, Apes Communicate To Start And End Social Interactions + The Daring Escape And Survival Of Flamingo 492 07.11.2024 40:41
Join me for a bird on the lamb, its extraordinary journey from Africa to Texas and how it may still be out there wild and free. Also. Even apes understand consent. They have their own versions of hello and goodbye. Let’s talk about it. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @Well...
Ep. 212: Let’s Talk About Maggots Hatching From People’s Foreheads + The Deepest Cave In Australia, So Far 31.10.2024 40:54
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! What better way to celebrate than creatures birthed from human heads and a deep dark hole explored for the first time. What could go wrong? — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, exper...
Ep. 211: Let’s Talk About This Devastating Ancient Underwater Avalanche + This Possible Doozy Of A Hole In Our Galaxy 24.10.2024 30:43
The ocean just became more terrifying. Join me off the coast of Morocco for an avalanche unlike any other and then in outskirts of our galaxy where a new “missing link” hole may have been found. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interest...
Ep. 210: Why (And How) Mosquitos Are Delivered Through The Mail + How Many ‘Hell Holes’ Are There On Earth? 17.10.2024 47:18
Today! Physical manifestations of hell! On Earth! Yes we’ll be taking a look into holes so infamous, they were written about by the Greeks and National Parks were built around others. Also! Mosquitoes: the deadliest creatures ever. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThat...
Ep. 209: Researchers Are Using Volcano-Bomb Cannons To Save Lives + These Parasitic Wasps Are Being Used To Save An English Manor 10.10.2024 34:34
Get ready to duck and cover. Researchers in New Zealand built a new type of cannon that will protect people living at the foot of volcanoes. Then we’re going to England to kill a lot of bugs. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting...
Ep. 208: Contact Lens Found In Woman’s Eyelid 28 Years Later + How One Man’s Jump On The Moon Almost Ended In Death 03.10.2024 37:27
Welcome back to Medical Oddities Lane with one of the strangest stories yet. After which, we’re heading to the moon for some otherworldly games that nearly killed the astronaut involved. Fun! — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting...
Ep. 207: Bear Cub High On ‘Mad Honey’ Rescued In Turkey + ‘Cocaine Sharks’ Found Off The Coast Of Brazil 26.09.2024 34:33
Here we are, another episode about animals on an accidental bender. Join us in Turkey for some Deli Bal and one cub’s intergalactic journey—and then in Brazil for a swim with sharks. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email Y...
Ep. 206: How ‘Undertaker’ Bees Know When To Remove Their Dead + Some Of Our Most Important Genes Came From 500 Million YR Old Sea Creatures 19.09.2024 32:38
Get ready to be amazed by bees (AGAIN) and prepare yourself: you are half a billion years in the making and we’re gonna meet some of our most important relatives. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories,...
Ep. 205: This Desert Beetle May Save Humanity When Water Runs Out + This 7000 YR Old Indigenous Myth May Be A True Account 12.09.2024 37:30
Not all heroes were capes. Some have small bumps on their butt that catch water. And it’s life saving. Let’s talk about this and one of the oldest “myths” ever spoken. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stor...
Ep. 204: More F*cked Up Things People Did With Mummified Remains 05.09.2024 39:56
Hold onto your living cheeks. For centuries, some Royals placed the bodies of long dead Saints next to them in their sick bed, hoping to be cured. Let’s talk about it. Oh, and an arm hanging in a church. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're...
Bonus!! Repressed Genes Can Spring Back To Life After You Die 29.08.2024 6:37
Happy Labor Day! To celebrate, here's a video that explores what scientists are learning about in our bodies after we die. Turns out, some things still keep working… for days. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR fac...
Ep. 203: Y’all, Sperm Whales Have Their Own Phonetic Alphabet + Honeybees Can Detect Lung Cancer By Scent 22.08.2024 38:43
Thanks to years of research by hundreds of experts, we just discovered sperm whales have a language that’s EXTREMELY complex. Also! One day soon, lung cancer screenings in real time. Thanks to bees. — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're int...
Ep. 202: Man Receives Kidney Transplant While Completely Awake + The Oldest Wine Found, So Far, Had Human Remains Inside It 15.08.2024 43:42
Today is all about things going into people and people going into things. Join us for a brand new life saving surgery and bliss in the afterlife! — Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!! Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stories, experiences... No...
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