Well... That’s Interesting
by Jill ChaCha
Welcome to Well… That’s Interesting, a comedy sciencey podcast for weird people who like learning about weird sh*t, like can hair grow between your teeth or could we ever lose our moon? (Sadly, yes to both.) WTI tells the story behind the facts and, turns out, those stories are funny. Join Jill ChaCha every week as they take The Flock on a journalistic, storytelling adventure into new, bizarre, often unexpected findings. The tales are epic and the laughter is plentiful. -- WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows.
Episodes
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Ep. 299: Let’s Talk About Dr Charles Campbell And His Malaria-Fighting Bat Towers
A man with good intentions finds himself down a path of obsession, bankruptcy, failure… and global fame? This story has everything. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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Ep. 298: Let’s Talk About These Unexplained Lights Caught By A Wildlife Camera In Patagonia
What better way to celebrate Halloween than with what goes bump in the night. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 297: We Need To Talk About The Time 175 Million Frogs Invaded A Wisconsin Town
A series of events led to an amphibious population boom, and a tiny town paid the price. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 296: Toothbrushes And Showerheads Are Covered In Unknown Viruses (And That’s A Good Thing) + Phobos, The Doomed Moon, Is Going To Crash Into Mars
Good news! We now know what’s lurking on toothbrushes and it may help save lives in the future. Also: a moon with an inescapable fate.— Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod…
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Ep. 295: What I Learned From Going Blind In Space + “Am I Dying?” The Honest Answer
Buckle up, we’re kicking off spooky season with stories of survival and mortality. Oh boy. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 294: Even Jellyfish Snooze, And It’s Helping Us Understand The Origins Of Sleep
We’re making new friends today and thanks to them we now know just how long the act of sleep has exited and why. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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Bonus! Scrolling While On The Toilet Has Been Linked To Higher Risk Of Hemorrhoids
That text or post can wait. Have a seat and brace yourself. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on...
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Ep. 293: Participants’ Eyes Were Kept Open During A Sleep Study And We Saw Some Things + Neanderthal Dentists Were Drilling Teeth Nearly 60,000 Yrs Ago
Today is a shocker. Your pupils fluctuate during every moment of sleep and our ancient cousins were performing hard core surgery. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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Ep. 292: Abdominal Surgery Removes Mass With A Creature Inside + We Need To Talk About Breakdancing Overuse Syndrome
We’re back on ol’ Medical Oddities Lane with cases that will get you moving. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 291: These Moths Can Smell Flowers Using Their Wings + The Oldest Leather Shoe Found, So Far
Join me as we uncover sensory organs and feet in unlikely places. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 290: Sperm Whales Sleep Vertically, And They Toot Bubbles To Do It + Looks Like Cave Art Has “Organizational Grammar”
The devil is in the details. Join me as we peep into the private lives of whales and our ancient ancestors. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads…
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Let’s Take A Minute To Celebrate National Navajo Code Talkers Day
Wow, it’s as though including all Americans makes things… great. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 289: Let’s Talk About A Lake Filled With 5 Million Jellyfish (And Poisonous Gas) + The Time Researchers Farted Into Petri Dishes (For Science)
All of this is way more complicated than you think. Get comfy. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 288: Let’s Talk About A Giant Stone Jar Containing The Remains Of 37 People + A Box That Kept Pig Eyes Working For 10 Hours After Death
Trust me, these are actually Feel Good stories. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen...
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Ep. 287: How The First Diving Suit For Roaches May Save Human Lives + Another First! Ancient Human DNA Recovered From Cave Paintings
Your first responder just might have 6 legs and we may soon find out who exactly made the world’s oldest art. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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Ep. 286: Rare Confirmed Sighting Of Jellyfish Hunting + Finally, A Study About Salmon On Cocaine
Our watery friends are consuming some unexpected stuff. And the results are astonishing. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 285: We May Know What These 5,200 Holes Are In The Peruvian Andes + One Of The Oldest Supernovas Has Been Discovered (Using A New Method)
Happy 6th Anniversary, my dear Flock! What a better way to party than with thousands of holes and the expanding universe.— Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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Ep. 284: The Mystery Of The Tiny Mummified Green Hand + These 40,000 Yr Old Marks May Be A Precursor To Writing
Today is DRAMATIC. We’re digging up bodies, both real and symbolic. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 283: We Need To Talk About Operation Fishbowl: When The US Nuked Outer Space (Multiple Times)
We sure did. Guess how it went. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on YouTube!!…
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Hi Flock! I'm On Vacation This Week... Kinda.
I’m moving 2,144 miles from one side of the US to the other and it also involves taking 2 cats on a plane. So I may need a minute. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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We Need To Talk About The People Of The Great Dismal Swamp
Pull up a chair. Here’s a fascinating chapter of US history that’s just been recently uncovered by archeologists. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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Ep. 282: These Tropical Spiders Build Giant Doppelgängers As Decoys + These Spiders ‘Fish’ For Prey Using Fireflies As Bait
Don’t you dare skip this episode because it’s packed with spiders. It’s too damn wild to miss.— Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 281: Let’s Talk About The Time Birds Predicted Bad Weather
Tornadoes? Hurricanes? No problem. Some birds can literally hear them coming days away. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 280: Hummingbirds Drink The Alcohol Equivalent Of A Beer A Day + An Ancient Snake Was Discovered In A Drawer, And It’s Officially ‘Weird’
Grab your favorite beverage. We’re about to dive into the Fast And Furious lives of teeny birds and a very dead snake that’s actually a missing link.— Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky:...
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Ep. 279: New Study Finds Raccoons Solve Puzzles For The Fun Of It + Bull Sharks Form Social Relationships With Specific Friends
This is gonna make your day. Raccoons love a challenge and some sharks just wanna have fun with their besties. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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Ep. 278: Man’s Lung Tumor Turns Out To Be A Toy Swallowed 40 Years Ago + Let’s Talk About The Deepest Living Land Animal
Get in! We’re digging for memories (in body parts) and digging for creatures (in pitch black winter conditions). — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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Ep. 277: These Paired Roaches Show Commitment Through Cannibalism And Aggression + In This Parasitic Species, Every Ant Is A Queen
True love comes in many forms. But they all have violence in common. You’ll see what I mean. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Encore Presentation: WTF Is International Workers' Day And Why Should We Care?
8 hour days, weekends, paid vacation and sick time… These aren’t gifts from employers. They are hard worn rights fought for by everyday people, and this is our history. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram:...
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Eat This! The Science Of Making Fruits And Veggies Last Longer
Happy Belated Earth Day! Protecting our planet may feel like a lost cause right now, but I have good news. We can start small and still make a big impact. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod...
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Ep. 276: Scientists May Have Seen A Star Collapse Into A Black Hole Without Exploding + Patient Is Kept Alive 48 Hours Without Lungs
Girl, I don’t know what to say. Anything is possible. Join me. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 275: We Need To Talk About This 5-Way (Galaxy Merger) + Cloud 9, A New Kind Of Celestial Object
You’ll never look at failure the same way again. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod…
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Ep. 274: Let’s Talk About Lazarus Species: Animals Once Thought To Be Extinct But Are Later Rediscovered
Your face is gonna hurt from smiling. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on...
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Ep. 273: Liquid Nitrogen Infused Cocktail Popped A Man’s Stomach Like A Balloon + Diseased Baby Ants Ask Their Nestmates To Poison Them
I hope you’re thirsty. We’re serving up some devastating substances. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 272: Let’s Talk About ‘The Prince’ Who Was Mauled To Death 27,000 Yrs Ago + Superkilonovas Are A Thing. And One May Have Popped Off Twice
Grab some Kleenex. We’re about to cry at the power of our universe and the power of compassion. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 271: We Now Know How Pigs Ended Up On Islands In The Pacific + Why Petting A Cat Leads To A Zap (Or Rather, Why Rubbing Is Needed To Create Static Electricity)
Today we have 2 perfect examples of how seemingly silly questions lead to wildly complex answers. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 270: Let’s Talk About The Time Garfield Phones And Black Leather Victorian Shoes Mysteriously Washed Ashore
Who is up for a walk on the beach? Great! Bring some gloves and a thinking cap because we need to solve not one but 2 puzzles. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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Ep. 269: JWST Discovers An Exoplanet So Strange, Even Researchers Are Speechless + Ancient Bees Laid Eggs In Fossilized Tooth Sockets
Space and bees are the 2 things that just keep giving. Get ready for weird. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 268: To No One’s Surprise, Yelling At Rats Affected Their Fertility + That Time It Rained Fish In India (And Other Places)
Join me as I use my indoor voice to explain the effects of raised voices and how animals from other continents can make an appearance in your town. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky:...
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Ep. 267: The Act Of Kissing Dates Back 21 Million Years + The Earliest Known Jawed Ancestor, So Far
Who’s in the mood for love? Or at least making out? Turns out our animal ancestors were really into it. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod...
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Ep. 266: The Anthropology Of Farting With Dr Kirsten Bell
It’s finally happened. We have our first guest and she’s an expert on things coming out of holes. Join us for a delightful chat. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads:...
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Ep. 265: New Species Of Pterosaur Discovered (Hidden Inside Fossilized Puke) + Imposter Queens Trick Worker Ants Into Killing Their Own Mother
Today is a glorious, violent mess. Join me. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen on...
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Ep. 264: Even Though You Don’t Want To, We Need To Talk About The World’s Largest Spiderweb + First Of Its Kind ‘Butt Drag Fossil’ Discovered In South Africa
You won’t believe your eyes. Today is full of surprises. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter…
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Ep. 263: First UK Patient To Have Tumor Removed Through An Eye Socket + Toddler Accidentally Eats Gonorrhea From A Lab Dish
What a day. Believe it or not, these are feel good stories. Join me. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Ep. 262: New Monster Black Hole May Be The Largest So Far And Was Found In A New Way + This Pulsar Spins 592 Times A Second. And That’s Just The Beginning
We’re kicking 2026 off with the biggest hole yet and a star that spins over 35,000 times a minute. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod…
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New Year Inspiration: Here’s A Small Idea That Literally (Re)Grew A Coastline
Girl, I’m cheering you on this year and we’re starting with an awesome pep talk. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter:...
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Vultures Just Keep Giving: Here’s How They Can Help Solve Crime
The perfect gift DOES exist. It’s the vulture. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod Twitter: @wti_pod Listen…
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Ep. 261: Rogue Planet Growing At A Rate Of 6 Billion Tons Per Second + How Reindeer Help In The Fight Against Climate Change
Today is all about adding another hole to your belt or forgoing pants altogether. Hope you’re hungry.— Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod...
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Ep. 260: Multi-Generational Vulture Nests Hold Nearly 700 Years Of Human Artifacts + The World’s Oldest Forests Have Been Found
Let’s talk about gifts you really want this holiday season: old shoes, leg bones and nearly 400 million year old trees that ushered in giant millipedes. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod...
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Ep. 259: First Non-Human Creature To Navigate Using The Milky Way… Is The Dung Beetle + The Earliest Supernovas May Have Created Water (Which Is Super Important)
We’re kicking off this holiday season with tiny hats and an origin story from 14 billion years ago. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads: @wellthatsinterestingpod…
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The Weird Chemistry Threatening Priceless Paintings
Grab a plate and a microscope, we’re about to slice into million dollar artworks that are self destructing. — Support and sponsor this show! Venmo Tip Jar: @wellthatsinteresting Instagram: @wellthatsinterestingpod Bluesky: @wtipod Threads…
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About this show
Welcome to Well… That’s Interesting, a comedy sciencey podcast for weird people who like learning about weird sh*t, like can hair grow between your teeth or could we ever lose our moon? (Sadly, yes to both.)
WTI tells the story behind the facts and, turns out, those stories are funny. Join Jill ChaCha every week as they take The Flock on a journalistic, storytelling adventure into new, bizarre, often unexpected findings. The tales are epic and the laughter is plentiful.
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WTI is a part of the Airwave Media podcast network! Visit AirwaveMedia.com to listen and subscribe to other incredible shows.
Hosted by
Jill ChaCha