Tell Me Something I Don't Know
Stephen J. Dubner and StitcherJournalism wrapped in a game-show package. Host Stephen J. Dubner (of “Freakonomics Radio”) and a celebrity co-host invite guests on stage in front of a live audience to tell us something we don’t know. The co-hosts — a mix of leaders in science, academia, sports, media, and comedy — grill the guests, and by the end we’ve all gotten a bit smarter. Each episode has a new topic, a new co-host, and n... more
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 48 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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| Category | Society & Culture | ||||
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We are about to tape new episodes of Tell Me Something I Don’t Know. You’ll be able to hear them later this year in the Freakonomics Radio podcast feed. Details in this short announcement.
Why New York has skinny skyscrapers, how to weaponize water, and what astronauts talk about in space. John McWhorter is co-host; Bari Weiss is live fact-checker.
In this special call-in episode: why some Peruvians eat cats; why operas need repetiteurs; and why we should get rid of prisons. Michael Smerconish (CNN) is co-host; AJ Jacobs (It’s All Relative) checks the facts.
This week, we work on our survival skills: in the desert, on the tundra, and growing food in abandoned warehouses. Actress Sas Goldberg is co-host; A.J. Jacobs (author of It’s All Relative) is live fact-checker.
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I miss this show dearly. What better way to showcase the positive side of humanity than to show how curious and insightful we can be? I know you’ve said you won’t do it Stephen, but I’m holding out hope that you’ll get a wild hair and change your mind one day.
Apple Podcasts5afjbcdikmvdyjb
United States5 months ago - Trivia Knowledge increase
Love this podcast and the increase in trivia knowledge from it. Some common sense if you would stop to think about it. Others are an absolute addition to knowledge. Great format also as it makes listening fun!
Apple Podcasts5papahuffUnited States3 years ago - Best Game Show!
Without qualification, this is the best game show podcast! It really is funny, but it’s also entertaining and you learn so much while being amused. This show needs to come back soon! I will host it here in Rock Hill South Carolina to bring it back!
Apple Podcasts5MickiesstoryUnited States3 years ago - 😐
I am a 8 year old and I have a short Attention Spand so in my opinion your podcast is beder for perentes then kids and that is why I gave you a 1 star Review bye 👋.
Apple Podcasts1Kari Josephine DoyleUnited States4 years ago loved the concept and the presentation, but they all seemed rushed. perhaps one or two guests and greater in depth. loved the fact checker's added comments. only reason I gave 4 stars instead of a well deserved 5. I'm a collector of arcane facts and overall, Dubner et al delivers. Unanswered questions on urine..where did they get the hundreds of gallons of urine from? the poor, who would be paid to collect it. thus we get " piss poor " and the poorest of the poor "didn't have a pot to piss ... more
Audible5DaveUnited States4 years ago
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