53) Smartest States in America

Which of the 50 states in America have a rightful claim in the Top 10 Smartest States? On this episode, Brandon has a ranking of states based on the percentage of the population with an advanced college degree. Nick tries to guess the Top 10. PLUS...what makes each state so smart, the top universities in each state, smart non-state U.S. territories, notable smart people from each state, notable non-smart people from each state, Brandon hates Toby Keith, what makes people root for college sports teams?, Johnny Appleseed and Mother Earth, the origins of state names, a deep-dive on John Travolta, booger sugar, the non-famous Edgar Allan Poe, Brandon's inflatable family tragedy, H.H. Holmes' Murder Castle, a preview of our upcoming 55th episode, everybody's watchin' porn, and MUCH more! ------------------------------ NEW: Become a 10ish Patron to unlock exclusive bonus episodes, merch discounts, early release for main episodes, and more. Only $3/month, or less than the price of one airport hotdog. More info at www.patreon.com/10ishpod. ------------------------------ 10ish Podcast Theme Music: Hackbeat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 ------------------------------ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices