Your Brain on Facts
Host Moxie LaBouche brings you a weekly half-hour of things you didn't know, things you thought you knew, and things you never knew you never knew. Topics range from the history of nursing to the Balinese funeral rite David Bowie requested, from the origin of the Vulcan salute to the theft of Canada's strategic maple syrup reserve. This is your brain on facts. yourbrainonfacts.com
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 230
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2022
Anana Bonanza (ep. 148)
Alternative title - The P-pop Spectacular.
Whether you call it anana, pineapple, or King Pine, it's been a long, strange trip for this fascinating multi-fruit.
Need some light reading in a heavy worl…
00:28:33 |
Tue 23 Mar 2021
ExcommuniCATion (ep. 147)
Voted on by the supporters at patreon.com/yourbrainonfacts.
Whether its snails in your garden, homicidal hogs, or cats hunting on the Sabbath, sometimes, if you can't kick them out of your town, kick…
00:32:15 |
Tue 16 Mar 2021
Over, Under, Around, & Through (ep. 146)
Staying home this past year has been rough, but it's got nothing on the lives of people who woke up to a wall running through the middle of their city. Hear some of their amazing escapes!
Guest quote…
00:34:03 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
That's Lore, Folks: Shape-shifters, with Worst Foot Forward
From Irish selkies to Japanese kitsune, from Navajo skin-walkers to Ethiopian werehyenas, there doesn't seem to be a culture in the world that doesn't have at least one shape-shifter in its folklore …
00:37:39 |
Tue 02 Mar 2021
Scientific Serendipity
Come up to the lab and see what's on the slab...cuz it's not what I was trying to make! But, you know what, we can make this work.
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBO…
00:31:31 |
Tue 23 Feb 2021
Upcycle Spectacular #1
What do you get when you mix baseball mud, a dead outlaw, drinking snacks, and a harrowing survival story? Today's episode!
Enjoy this clip show to pad out the schedule while I wait to hear back from…
00:34:40 |
Tue 09 Feb 2021
You Probably Think This Song Is About You (ep. 143)
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
You can know a song by heart, by do you REALLY know where it comes from? Check out these strange and surprising origins of …
00:34:16 |
Tue 02 Feb 2021
Papa Had a Rolling Stone
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
Voted on by our Patreon, we present an episode on weird things your body could be doing ... right now... and you don't even…
00:35:30 |
Tue 26 Jan 2021
Distraction Data Dump 2 (ep. 141)
We knew things weren't going to be quiet before the inauguration, but damn, man. Hence, I declare a revisit of Distraction Day. Here's an episode of some of the best bits that were originally on the …
00:47:08 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Blue Plate Special (ep.140)
Need some light reading in a heavy world? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
A wise man once asked "Where is the blue food?" but that's burying the lead when it comes to food and color.
Support the sh…
00:38:45 |
Tue 12 Jan 2021
It's My Party (ep. 139)
Didn't get what you wanted this holiday season? Good thing there's the YBOF book!
Baller balls, extravagant evenings, riotous receptions, and sinful shindigs, join us for a trip through some of histo…
00:34:28 |
Tue 05 Jan 2021
Greatest Hits - You Gonna Eat That?
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One man's holiday feast is another man's traumatic experience. With special guests Where Does It Go?
Hear about kiviaq, hakarl, cheating for meat, molded salads, catepillar mushr…
00:30:46 |
Tue 29 Dec 2020
US vs UK Christmas
What's a Christmas cracker? Why are there so many Hallmark movies? Join myself and Mike from Genuine ChitChat as we compare and contrast (and hold each other accountable for what our countries do f…
01:17:00 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
Greatest Hits - The Jews Who Wrote Christmas
You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, but did you know this song, and the poem it was based on, were both written by Jews? You won't believe how many classic Christmas songs were!
Support th…
00:33:02 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
Greatest Hits - Christmas Spirits and (and Other Monsters)
You've probably heard about the Austrian Christmas demon Krampus, but what about Befana, the Italian Christmas witch? In what country do you need reservations for Xmas dinner at KFC? Where do people …
00:28:38 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
The Years (plural) Without A Christmas (ep. 138)
Having a Covid Christmas sucks, but we'll make it through. And hey, at least we're not making our turkey out of spam, and hanging decorations won't get you a $20,000 fine or sent away for "re-educati…
00:39:45 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
Only 80's Kids Will Fear This (ep. 137)
Got a clever kid in the family this holiday season? Get them a copy of the YBOF book!
Growing up in the 1980's made it seem like you would eventually burst into flame, be given free drugs, or be sna…
00:40:29 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
Big Brass Banned (ep. 136)
Got a clever kid in the family this holiday season? Get them a copy of the YBOF book!
We all have music styles and instruments we don't like, but rarely are we in an actionable position to do anythin…
00:41:46 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Do Not Adjust Your TV (Greatest Hits)
Got your copy of the YBOF book?
The greatest hits of broadcast signal hijacking. Topics include: Cold War era, Southern Television (video), Zombies (video), Naughty fun, and Max Headroom (video).
Sup…
00:33:40 |
Tue 01 Dec 2020
Thanks-myth-ing (ep. 135)
"The Indians taught the pilgrims to farm and the pilgrims invited them to Thanksgiving, with cranberry and pumpkin pie." -every elementary school text book. Boy were we sold a bill of goods! Ferret f…
00:40:17 |
Tue 24 Nov 2020
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