Why Would You Tell Me That?

A treatise on cutting deli rolls in half is Dave’s way of setting up the eye-opening tale of how a scientist firing experimental lasers at his Thanksgiving leftovers led to one of the most remarkable advances in modern medicine. (It also spares this episode from being titled “Ablative Photodecomposition”) https://slate.com/technology/2013/11/lasik-surgery-how-researchers-used-a-turkey-to-develop-t...

Back during our six week Patreon experiment, Dave and Neil played a weekly game where they'd be given the name of a celebrity and they had to guess said celebrity’s follower count. Please enjoy this high-stakes, high-performance tournament of The Instagram Game. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelamere.com/...

This is a remastered reissue of one of the first WWYTMT episodes, prompted by last last week's Tippi Hedren fact. It's a film special as Dave explores on-set disasters from the movies you know and love, including tyrannical directors and wild animal attacks. And in Part 2, Hollywood casting agent, Aly Horn, backs up Dave's claim that a weird, 2004 indie comedy broke Netflix. Movie Clip...

After a bout of rowdiness at the start, Dave gives an extended stout out of gratitude to Charlotte of the Lyrath Estate Hotel. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelamere.com/reinventing-the-neil-tour https://www.neildelamere.com/neils-on-wheels-tour To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com...

Dave attended the IMRO Radio Awards over the weekend, out of his element and in his tuxedo, which prompts a discussion on formal menswear. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelamere.com/reinventing-the-neil-tour https://www.neildelamere.com/neils-on-wheels-tour To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www...

After shocking revelations about Dave’s bearded past, and beard-absolutist present, Neil explains how Alfred Hitchcock is connected to the rise of nail saloons and the wartime origins of the world’s most popular article of clothing. Tippi Hedren helped launch the Vietnamese-American nail salon industry https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32544343 https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/trends/everything-to...

Dave got invited to another cool one-in-lifetime event, not far from Neil's doorstep, and didn't tell Neil. A surprise U2 gig at the school where they all met. To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelamere.com/reinventing-the-neil-tour https://www.neildelamere.com/neils-on-wheels-tour To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 You can...

Exciting times for Neil and Dave as a brand has expressed interest in sponsoring the podcast. To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelamere.com/reinventing-the-neil-tour https://www.neildelamere.com/neils-on-wheels-tour You can watch the podcast on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWouldYouTellMeThatpodcast Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore Edited by Diarmuid O'...

We have two bizarre mysteries for you this week. Dave tells us about The Phantom of Heilbronn, the female serial killer who never existed and Neil has the The Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neild...

Neil and Dave answer some listener email and discover that wrapping schoolbooks in anything paper-based isn't just an Irish thing and the lads have a new challenge for listeners,. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelame...

Strap in and brace as Dave runs a gauntlet of abuse and aggrievement as he's only gone and jilted Neil at yet another Olympia show. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelamere.com/reinventing-the-neil-tour https://www.nei...

Neil brings us the story of Jo Nagai, the 10-year old entomologist from Japan who rewrote the book on butterflies and Dave does a deep dive on orcas. 10-Year-Old Discovers That Butterfly Memories Survive Metamorphosis and Can Be Inherited https://mymodernmet.com/jo-nagai-butterfly-study/ New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To listen to Dave on the radio check...

Neil caught up with his old Panel-mates on Mock The Week and listener Ian Martin took up Dave’s challenge of watching and reviewing the Simon Pegg movie that was made about the Gef the Talking Mongoose.   Ian’s review of “Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose” can be read here: https://unnecessary.bearblog.dev/talking_mongoose/ New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and T...

Neil had a big, busy week and you’re going to hear about it. From meeting the long-time listener with the submersible, to plane delays, to a last minute TV show booking, to collapsing an old lady’s sense of reality. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732   To see Neil o...

This week, Neil lets Dave take the wheel and take us on an all-animal fact-finding expedition. From pigeons seeing in slow motion, to which animal has the strongest bite to the fact that the innocent-seeming echidna is packing something nightmarish in its undercarriage Thank you to Annie Wagstaff (annieplaysguitar) for the pigeon fact https://www.instagram.com/reels/DcqwUgLtmnM/ New full episodes...

This bonus is a hero's journey as we cover Dave's mam's life of crime before Neil's more lucrative side hustle as a quiz show back-up makes the lads grow disillusioned with true fact podcasting before an inspirational email from long-time listener Andrew Farrell's makes them grow reillusioned with true fact podcasting all over again. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and...

Neil didn’t get to do this choice fact in the main episode so please enjoy the remarkable reason why humans and squirrels in medieval England gave each other leprosy. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/03/leprosy-passed-between-medieval-squirrels-and-humans-study-suggests New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To listen to Dave on the radio check...

This week the UN voted to adopt a new map of the world, replacing the Mercator Projection that's been the standard since 1569. So we decided to reissue our 2022 episode where BBC presenter, geographer and author, Nicholas Crane, gives the lads the lowdown on the map that changed the world, why it was so useful but also why it also gave every one of us a warped picture of the world. Neil also...

New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732   To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelamere.com/reinventing-the-neil-tour https://www.neildelamere.com/neils-on-wheels-tour You can watch the podcast on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWouldYouTellMeThatpodcast Pre...

A lot of people needed a shower after this year's mud-swamped Electric Picnic, but none more than Dave Moore. This is his story. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732   To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelamere.com/reinventing-the-neil-tour https://www.nei...

On this week's high energy pod, Neil relates how Welsh footballer Mark Hughes played two different games for two different counties, in two different countries, on the one day. And Dave tells us how St Laurence O’Toole's 800 year old heart went missing for six years. https://www.theguardian.com/football/that-1980s-sports-blog/2019/dec/17/mark-hughes-two-games-day-wales-bayern-munich-liverpool http...

Dave reaches a milestone in parenting when he double books a (The) Weekend away. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732   To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelamere.com/reinventing-the-neil-tour https://www.neildelamere.com/neils-on-wheels-tour You can watch...

Neil explains how small talks is better for people than its reputation suggests and why he has always loved doing crowd work at his gigs. New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732   To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildelamere.com/reinventing-the-neil-tour https:...

After a quick teaser for our brother podcast Prose Bros, where literary alphas maximize their bro tential, Dave tells us about the surprising journey of bubble wrap from novelty to usefulness and Neil discovers that people are speaking less words a day. https://www.theverge.com/science/918753/researchers-talking-less New full episodes every Thursday. Bonus mini-eps on Sundays and Tuesdays. To list...

Please enjoy this bonus where Dave tests quiz-shark Neil with a geography teaser. Listener Paul has a tip for the pod on The Unkillable Soldier who retired to Cork, and the lads exchange their most embarrassing (potentially career-ending) social media gaffes. To listen to Dave on the radio check out https://www.todayfm.com/shows/dave-moore-1499732 To see Neil on tour check out https://www.neildela...