Why Would You Tell Me That?

This episode is gory! In fact, the lads are joined by Erika Engelhaupt, the author of an amazing book called Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science. She has been drafted in by Dave to explain the science behind the mystery of why feet have been washing ashore in Vancouver for decades! She'll also answer the question, "Would your dog eat you if you died?" And Dave will explain why i...

What would you do if you saw that happen? Well, that might depend on what group you're in. You see, you're in groups, some you know about and some you don't! To decipher all of this, the lads chat to behavioural economist, Professor Pete Lunn, a man with more degrees than you can shake a stick at (Philosophy & Psychology, Neuroscience and Economics) about how we end up in the groups...

in this week's episode, Dave employs Sarah McAnulty, Ph. D, to answer the age-old question, why would you get a squid drunk? The lads compete to see who has the best swimming with sharks story and just what is the difference between tentacles and arms. Answer: you wear your watch on your left tentacle! Presented & Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore Edited by Cathal Minogue Music by Dave...

Yeah, sure, lots of us go to the beach to get a tan but what if the tan was less "St. Tropez" and more "Readybrek glow"? Neil has persuaded Dr Jamie Gallagher, a brilliant science communicator and expert in the Periodic Table to tell us the story of the UK's only radioactive beach. If that wasn't enough the lads then delve into exactly which element was used as a "family laxative" and and ask the...

In this episode, Dave explores on-set disasters from the movies you know and love, including tyrannical directors and wild animal attacks. Neil tells a tale of a Japanese toilet in Thailand and you'll never be the same again. In Part 2, Hollywood casting agent, Aly Horn, backs up Dave's claim that a weird, 2004 indie comedy broke Netflix. Movie Clips sourced from: Napoleon Dynamite (2004 Fox Searc...

A podcast of two halves this week. Part 1 sees Neil explain to Dave just how the blood of a crab saved him from the effects of Covid 19! It's not even in as roundabout a way as you'd think. In part 2, the lads meet barrister and Indigenous Rights activist, Maui Solomon. Maui was the chief negotiator for the Moriori Treaty Settlement and he explains how the Morior...

On this week's episode, Dave tells Neil about the ultimate and unusual business success stories, including that time 40,000 people were sacked and were probably happy about it! In Part 2, the lads are joined by Sports Business guru, Joe Pompliano, to discuss the iconic brand that was 5 weeks from ruin before a man called Tinker saved the day. Enjoy! Presented & Produced by Neil Delamere and Da...

We are back! Season 2 starts with a bang! Neil reckons there's an animal that can defy ageing. It's the only mammal that can truly fly and it also doesn't get cancer. The lads chat to zoologist and geneticist, Emma Teeling, about the remarkable world of bats; how they make tequila and, more importantly, why they don't get old. In a terrifying discovery, Dave reveals the outsized body part he share...

We're back! Neil and Dave have got a huge pile of mind-blowing facts and incredible stories to tell you in Season 2! The film that broke Netflix, why would you get a squid drunk and did Franco rig the Eurovision? All this and waaaaay more coming your way every Wednesday for Why Would You Tell Me That?! Season 2! Enjoy! Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore Edited by Cathal Minogue...

To celebrate House of the Dragon streaming on NOW, the lads are bringing you a special one-off episode. They chat to economist and author Peter Antonioni, from University College London, to see just what Westeros gets right economically and just what it might lack. Spoiler alert! More banks, less knowledge-hoarding, Maesters! Neil also explains what Matt Smith (Damon Targaryen) might be doing now...

We've reached the end of Season 1 (or Series 1, as Neil likes to call it) and we are so grateful to you all for listening. Season/Series 2 will be with you in the autumn and we are so excited about the incredible stories we're going to share with you then. This week, Dave is trying to terrify us all by asking Dr. Amy Mainzer, the science advisor on Netflix's Don't Look Up and one of the world's le...

This week the lads meet Professor Siobhan Matteson, who works with the Mosuo people of Yunnan Province, China. In their matrilineal society, the resources are passed down the maternal line and they traditionally had no institutionalized form of marriage. Turns out this might be a whole lot better for everyone's health. There's also the small matter of Dave having meltdown and calling out...

Dave is bringing his A Game this week. He reckons this topic is the reason we have this podcast at all! He'd better deliver... Aaaand, annoyingly, he does. Well, not him but his expert, Gillen Darcy Wood, a hugely qualified man who has literally written the book on Mount Tambora and its huge effects on our planet and its people. Neil does get rather worried about humanity's imminent doom from a vo...

It's Tulipmania baby! "What's that?", we hear you ask. The Bloom Festival-Wrestlemania crossover we were all hoping for? Unfortunately, nope. But it's probably even more interesting! Neil has persuaded economist, broadcaster and author David McWilliams into talking us through the tulip bulb mania that swept across 17th century Holland, a time when one bulb could cost 20 times the wage of a sk...

In this week's episode, Dave talks pollution. Air, light, noise and some unusual complaints about Dublin Airport! The lads also discover a moth who drinks tears. Sleep well now, everybody! Kamala Thiagarajan is a New York Times, Guardian and BBC journalist who explains how New Delhi, the most polluted capital city on earth, is improving its air quality with the innovative use of fungi. Presented a...

Neil is talking all things cheating this week, covering everything from the musketeer electrician who tried to cheat his way to Olympic gold to how Rudolph gets the shift, the sneaky f**ker! The lads are joined by immunologist and doctor of medicine, Dr Lara Dungan, to talk them the through the ins and outs of the most performance-enhancing drug of them all, CONFIDENCE! No, sorry. Not, confidence....

The Nasdaq for sneakers (shouldn't that be Foot-SE?) is the topic of this episode. The lads reveal your next investment opportunity and Neil is back on UK TV with an appearance on Celebrity Pointless! It does not go as planned! This week, Dave's finally gets to immerse us in the world of sneakers and what a world it is! Just how many pairs of shoes does one man need?!? The lads are joined by...

It’s Neil’s turn to bring the facts, assuming he calms down after being on Countdown this week. The lads are joined by D r Andrew Mackillop . Senior Lecturer in Scottish History from the University of Glasgow, to talk through the Darien Scheme, Scotland’s attempted colony in Panama that went as well as you might guess. Oh, and Dictator Dave tells us just how he’d run “Daveland”, his own fantasy na...

Dave's got some questions for Neil and for us all: How tall is a trillion dollars? Who invested in Leonardo the Musical? How do you become the richest nation on earth? You know, pretty basic Dave stuff. Chief Economist with DNB, Kjersti Haugland, is here to reveal Norway's secrets to financial success! Presented & Produced by Neil Delamere & Dave Moore Edited by Cathal Minogue Music by Dav...

Neil is back in the hot seat and he has frog facts to share. Frozen ones, see-through ones and pregnancy test ones too! Evolutionary biologist Simon Watt is here to tell us all about a toad that out-weirds all of Neil's favourites. Also, you may not sleep again after you hear about Wolverine Frog. Presented and Produced by Neil Delamere and Dave Moore Edited by Cathal Minogue Music by Dave Moore A...

Neil wants to tell you about the Bajau people, who are sea nomads with an incredible ability to free dive. Geneticist, Melissa Ilardo, reveals why they might be able do things we can't. Speaking of which, what is Dave so good at that he holds an actual Guinness World Record? And is this the worst end to any podcast episode ever? Presented & Produced by Neil Delamere & Dave Moore Edited by...

It's Dave's turn to answer the WWYTMT?! question and he's found out the most important number in the world. He's very pleased about this and wants you to know it's not what you think! Will Neil guess it? (Spoiler alert - no, he won't) We also hear about the richest man that's ever lived. And, as if that wasn't enough, diversity linguist Daniel W. Hieber explains why a hundred didn't always mean a...

Welcome to Why Would You Tell Me That?! Award-Winning Comedians and Broadcasters Neil Delamere and Dave Moore take turns seeking out incredible things they think everyone, including their co-host, should know about. In each episode, with the help of a genuine expert, one of them will answer the question, “Why Would You Tell Me That?!”   @neildelamere @davetodayfm @whywouldyoutellmethat Hosted...