Jill ChaCha

Well... That’s Interesting

Comedy EN ↓ 409 episodes

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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Jill ChaCha

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Ep. 129: Oldest Meal Cooked With Fire (So Far) + One Of The Oldest Written Sentences (So Far) 16.03.2023 19:24

How long do you think us humans have been throwing dinner parties? Turns out the answer is waaay longer than expected. Grab a plate. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on th...

Ep. 128: Cave Isolated For 5 Million YRS Teaming With Life + Demon Ducks Of Doom 09.03.2023 26:32

What a day. We’re cracking open a cave and some eggs unlike anything seen before. I hope you like omelets and walls covered in goo. --- You should totally guest co-host. Here's the submission form: https://forms.gle/nFnJp1UjCsoAZ3Wn7 Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email...

Ep. 127: Human Composting + How Much Dead Skin Is Inhaled In A Lifetime? 02.03.2023 27:27

We’re talking about your dead body today! And what you should do with it. Want to feed your family from beyond the grave? Well, here’s a beautiful way to do that. Oh, and we also talk about dust. It’s awesome. --- You should totally guest co-host. Here's the submission form: https://forms.gle/nFnJp1UjCsoAZ3Wn7 Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram:...

Ep. 126: Lost Radioactive Capsule Somewhere In Australia + What SPF is Needed For A Trip To The Sun? 23.02.2023 21:32

We’re living dangerously today. I’m talking about hunting down radioactive capsules and face planting into the Sun. Will we survive? --- You should totally guest co-host. Here's the submission form: https://forms.gle/nFnJp1UjCsoAZ3Wn7 Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email...

Ep. 125: Old Sushi Leads To 9 Months Of Hell + Getting Drunk From Drinking A Drunk Person’s Blood 16.02.2023 23:24

Y’all. Don’t buy sushi from a gas station. You may just end up being “possessed.” Join us for some horror, and let’s find out if you can get drunk by drinking a drunk person’s blood. --- You should totally guest co-host. Here's the submission form: https://forms.gle/nFnJp1UjCsoAZ3Wn7 Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Tw...

Ep. 124: Wolves With A Mind Altering Parasite + Tainted Spinach Causes Hallucinations 09.02.2023 24:11

You’ll never look at spinach the same way again. Join us for a meal that left over 100 people hallucinating, and for a wolf-controlling parasite. --- You should totally guest co-host. Here's the submission form: https://forms.gle/nFnJp1UjCsoAZ3Wn7 Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're inter...

Ep. 123: You Can’t Drink Soy Sauce But You Can Eat A Whole Cloud 02.02.2023 33:14

My friends. We need to talk about a little condiment that can kill. Join us for a devastating story that somehow ends well, and for a way to make history. Grab a straw, we’re eating a cloud. --- You should totally guest co-host. Here's the submission form: https://forms.gle/nFnJp1UjCsoAZ3Wn7 Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinteresti...

Ep. 122: Magpies Work Together To Remove Devices + How Many Pigeons Would It Take To Lift You? 26.01.2023 20:07

Birds could kill us all if they wanted. My friends, a recent study that went wrong accidentally showed just how smart Magpies are and how well they work together. Also. Pigeons. So. Many. Pigeons. --- You should totally guest co-host. Here's the submission form: https://forms.gle/nFnJp1UjCsoAZ3Wn7 Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsint...

Ep. 121: Even More Reasons To Love Elephants and Bees 19.01.2023 24:48

We’re serving up some heartwarming sh*t today! Turns out elephant faces are FULL of surprises and our bumble bee friends just wanna have fun. Yes, they work hard and play hard. --- You should totally guest co-host. Here's the submission form: https://forms.gle/nFnJp1UjCsoAZ3Wn7 Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter...

Ep. 120: Ancient Virus Revived From Siberian Permafrost + A 4.6 Billion Yr Old Surprise 12.01.2023 24:31

All sorts of sh*t is coming out of the ground: some not so great and some literally out of this world. Join us as some researchers try to get the upper hand on some viruses and for a serendipitous discovery. --- You should totally guest co-host. Here's the submission form: https://forms.gle/nFnJp1UjCsoAZ3Wn7 Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @w...

Ep. 118: Human Foot In Yellowstone Hot Spring Identified + Can You Be Launched By A Geyser? 29.12.2022 19:12

That’s right, we’re continuing our journey through beautiful places that can definitely kill you. Next up: hot springs. We’ll be talking about what’s been found in them recently and how Old Faithful is a beast. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stor...

Ep. 117: Beautiful Places That Are Straight Up Deadly 22.12.2022 23:23

It’s the gift that keeps on giving: places equally dangerous as they are enticing. Join us on an active volcano seemingly wrapped in rainbows, and for a swim in a turquoise lake filled with carcasses. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, exper...

Ep. 116: Cats At Crime Scenes Could Provide Overlooked Clues + Can You Catch A Bullet? 15.12.2022 26:41

My friends! Our furry friends may be able to help solve crime! Thanks to a new study, we now know their floof is a human DNA magnet. Also! Bullets! Can you catch one that’s been fired? Yes. But don’t. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, exper...

Ep. 115: When Scientists Ate 50,000 Yr Old Bison + How Many Humans Do You Need To Feed A T Rex? 08.12.2022 22:19

I hope you’re hungry, my friends. You’re invited to a dinner party that’s serving up an ancient, very dead creature. AND! We’re introducing a new segment called Let’s Read From A Book Motherf*cker. Our first topic? Humans as food. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email...

Ep. 114: Turning Thoughts Into Texts + Footwear That Helped Moonshiners Evade Police 01.12.2022 27:24

Today! Technology used for good! For the first time ever, researchers have created a device that translates imagined thoughts into text messages helping those with disabilities. Oh, and we need to talk about these shoes from the 1920s. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting....

Ep. 113: Let’s Talk About Our Tongues 24.11.2022 21:11

It’s Thanksgiving here in the States and that means taking time to reflect… on our tongues. Join me as we discover why we stick them out while doing hard tasks and wtf Black Hairy Tongue Syndrome is. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experi...

Ep. 112: What’s With All These Aquatic Creatures Testing Positive For Cocaine? 17.11.2022 19:22

It’s just you, me, and a hell of a lot of animals on illegal drugs today. Buckle up. You won’t believe where and how prevalent drugs are in our waters. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll r...

Ep. 111: Mountain Of Garbage Spontaneously Combusts + Shitcoins May Save The World 10.11.2022 26:31

Yep. We’re experiencing literal garbage fires now thanks to climate change. And one man is on a mission to help… by using our poo. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show:...

Ep. 110: Why Thinking Hard Makes You Tired + The Woman Who Can Smell Parkinson’s 03.11.2022 30:54

That crushing fatigue you feel at the end of a hard day? Well get this, we finally have physical evidence of what is it and where it comes from. Also! An old lady from Scotland! Total hero. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... N...

Ep. 109: We Need To Talk About These Ancient Creatures For A Minute 27.10.2022 39:27

Big changes are happening here at WTI and we’ve got the beasts to match. Join us for 10ft tall prehistoric birds and otters. Really, really big otters. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. I'll r...

In-Betweeni 108: Mutant Attack Hamsters + Tardigrades Ride In Snail Stomachs, Escape In Poop 18.10.2022 34:42

Sometimes you wake up wanting to create a more lovable pet, and end up making a killing machine. Join us for that and the EVER AMAZING WATER BEAR. -- Love the show and wanna show some love? Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wellthatsinterestingpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wti_pod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email YOUR facts, stor...

Ep. 108: How To Test If Shrunken Heads Are Real 14.10.2022 31:11

My friends! Prepare yourself for a history, crafting and science lesson all in one. Join us in South America as indigenous researchers reclaim their heritage. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small....

In-Betweeni 107: Babies Stir Up Germ Cocktail When Crawling + Let’s Turn Dead Spiders Into Robots 11.10.2022 39:56

It’s spooky season and we’re taking it to the next level: robotic toddler torsos and reanimated dead spiders. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too small. We'll read it on the show: wellthatsinterestingp...

In-Betweeni 106: 8,000 Yr Old Artifacts Inside Alligator + Oldest Successful Amputation, So Far 03.10.2022 38:28

Archeology is everywhere. Even inside alligators and especially in caves. Join us for a discovery that’s rewriting medical history, and for a new type of turducken. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences... Nothing is too big or too...

Ep. 106: Let’s Talk About These Human Remains 30.09.2022 37:38

Hold onto your b*tts (and everything else). Today we dive into Mayan dental work… and buckets of skin found in one man’s basement. You guessed it, he bought it off Facebook. No pun intended. --- Love the show and wanna show some love? Venmo Tip Jar: @WellThatsInteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Oh, BTW. You're interesting. Email us YOUR facts, stories, experiences......