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
Sold My Soul to the Company Store (ep. 82) with Cutting Class
Think your boss is all up in your business? Imagine if he was also your landlord and social director.
What if you left work and went home, but you were still on company property?
With special guests,…
00:28:20 |
Tue 10 Sep 2019
Some Pig (ep. 81)
From Zuckerman's Famous Pig to a sow in the British Royal Navy, from a porker winning acting awards to pigs for president!
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Music by Kevin MacLeod
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00:31:35 |
Thu 05 Sep 2019
Righteous Among The Nations (ep. 80)
As voted on by our patrons, we look at three non-Europeans who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust of WWI--a Japanese Christian, an Indian Hindu, and a Moroccan Muslim--and were honored as R…
00:28:51 |
Tue 27 Aug 2019
Greatest Hits: This Means War?
Mankind has waged war for many reasons: land, oil, a pretty face, a wooden bucket, you name it. How did a pig put the US and UK on the brink of war in Canada? Who declares hostility over watermelon? …
00:33:15 |
Tue 20 Aug 2019
Not Going Anywhere (ep. 79)
Remember that time you were stuck in traffic for more than an hour? Imagine if that lasted a whole day. Or two. Or twelve! Today we look at a biblical traffic jam, ships stranded for years, and fligh…
00:27:25 |
Tue 13 Aug 2019
Greatest Hits: Meeting New Peoples
In our instantly-connected world, there are entire groups of people you may never have heard of, whether they have never had contact with others or they live alongside the better known population. Le…
00:31:04 |
Tue 06 Aug 2019
Factstravaganza (ep. 78)
From toothpaste & OJ to a cat mayor, from B batteries to solar sneezes, how many different topics can fit in one episode? Find out now!
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Music by Chris Haugen
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00:31:40 |
Tue 30 Jul 2019
Boldly Go (ep. 77)
Lat week, the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, we celebrated how we went to space, but how do we go in space?
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00:25:15 |
Thu 25 Jul 2019
Never Work with Children or Animals, pt 2 (ep. 76)
The triumphs and tragedies of the tiny tots of Tinseltown.
02:55 Judy Garland
06:35 Shirley Temple
14:17 Coogan's Law
21:12 Twilight Zone
25:25 Babies
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00:32:30 |
Tue 16 Jul 2019
Never Work With Children Or Animals, part 1
We've been filming animals as long as we've been filming ourselves, but what goes into making an animal a star and, more importantly, keeping them safe on the job?
00:45 first animal protagonist
01:5…
00:34:05 |
Tue 09 Jul 2019
Feeling Salty (ep. 74)
You want it, you need it, but if you get too much, it could kill you. Salt is so much more than just a seasoning; it has changed the course of human history!
03:00 your body and salt
05:55 drinking…
00:30:58 |
Tue 02 Jul 2019
For The Last Time... (ep. 73)
Einstein didn't flunk math, people in Columbus's time didn't think the earth was flat, and lemmings don't fling themselves off cliffs.
Why is it the false facts spread so quickly and dig in so deep?
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00:30:00 |
Tue 25 Jun 2019
Science Fiction Redux (ep. 72)
My father was a sci-fi fan of the old school. The man had the entire original Star Trek series on VHS, commercial free, and an Enterprise technical manual. So in his honor, a little late for Father's…
00:37:09 |
Tue 18 Jun 2019
How and Why Do Dogs Bark?
(Science With Savannah, Age 7 will be on the YBOF feed while we try to work out some technical problems with its feed.)
How do dogs bark? Do they have different barks for different reasons? Do wol…
00:07:53 |
Sun 16 Jun 2019
We Can't Have Nice Things - Advertising edition (ep. 71)
(the system ate my show notes)
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00:29:45 |
Tue 11 Jun 2019
Science With Savannah, Age 7 (ep. 2)
(Science With Savannah, Age 7 will be on the YBOF feed while we try to work out some technical problems with its feed.)
Why is all this air moving? Are there different kinds of wind? What is eq…
00:07:02 |
Sat 08 Jun 2019
Throw the First Stone(wall) (ep. 70)
Why is Pride Month in June? Did Marsha P Johnson really throw the first brick at Stonewall Inn? Did the Stonewall Riots start the gay rights movement?
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00:24:10 |
Tue 04 Jun 2019
Science With Savannah, Age 7 (ep. 1)
(Science With Savannah, Age 7 will be on the YBOF feed while we try to work out some technical problems with its feed.) How do fish breathe underwater and worms breath in the dirt? Do insects have l…
00:11:25 |
Sat 01 Jun 2019
Mishmash Mashup (ep. 69)
Here's a special trio of topics for your Tuesday (or whenever!):
Great Moments in Forgetting Your Mic Was On
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Childish Weapons of WWII
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00:30:20 |
Tue 28 May 2019
Flashbacks and a Sneak Peek
Post-op's been a bit rough, so to tide you over until the next proper episode, here are some fan-selected favorite clips as well as the first episode of our new show, Science with Savannah Age 7.
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00:33:00 |
Tue 21 May 2019
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