Secretly Incredibly Fascinating

A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way! (For research sources, bonus episodes, and how you can support the podcast, visit sifpod.fun.)

https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/secretly-incredibly-fascinating/

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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 4 hours 22 minutes

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episode 188: The Dollar Sign


Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and special guest Ross Blocher explore why the dollar sign is secretly incredibly fascinating.


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Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Ellen and Christian Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, and Katie Goldin


This special network wide event is a celebration of the MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join.


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here's what we're doing for the Maximum Fun Drive! (plus a free bonus show for you)


Today is the start of Maximum Fun Drive 2024! Alex and Katie are here to talk about the podcasts, live shows, gifts, potential art, potential game nights, and other rad stuff we're doing to celebrate. Then, the rest of this file is last week's bonus show, as a treat for you.


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episode 187: Pistachios


Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and special guest Elliott Kalan explore why pistachios are secretly incredibly fascinating.


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episode 186: Caffeine


Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why caffeine is secretly incredibly fascinating.


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episode 185: Computer Cursors


Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and special guests Robert Brockway and Seanbaby explore why computer cursors are secretly incredibly fascinating.


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episode 184: The Name Katie


Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why the name Katie is secretly incredibly fascinating.


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 February 26, 2024  59m
 
 

episode 183: Crabs


Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why crabs are secretly incredibly fascinating.


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 February 19, 2024  1h0m
 
 

episode 182: Why did the chicken cross the road


Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and special guest Joey Clift explore why "why did the chicken cross the road" is secretly incredibly fascinating.


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 February 12, 2024  1h7m
 
 

episode 181: Scales


Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why scales (the tool for weighing) are secretly incredibly fascinating.


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 February 5, 2024  1h6m