Podcasts by The BrainFood Show
The team at the wildly popular TodayIFoundOut YouTube channel discuss a variety of fascinating topics to help you feed your brain.
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The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 4) from 2020-12-01T22:33:31
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at how chopsticks came to be and why they became so popular in certain parts of the world vs things like spoons...
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Medieval Times [Part 5] from 2020-11-25T01:30:47
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at whether chastity belts were ever actually a thing in medieval times or if it is just a Hollywood invention. ...
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Medieval Times [Part 4] from 2020-11-01T21:24:25
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, weare start out with an appetizer looking at the film The Knight’s Tale and the very real historic knight Ulrich von Liechtenstein and what the real guy a...
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Medieval Times [Part 3] from 2020-10-25T03:25:32
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at how the slipping on a banana peel comedy gag got started. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor N...
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Medieval Times [Part 2] from 2020-10-20T04:11:57
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at how soap actually works to get rid of microbes. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor NordVPN. Ge...
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Medieval Times [Part 1] from 2020-09-30T09:37:47
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at why the toilet is called the “Crapper” and the “John”. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor Skillshare. For a limi...
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Making Diamonds from 2020-08-01T08:37:02
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at the rather interesting way the couple hundred million dollar Hope Diamond has been transported a couple times. Next up we have...
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What We’ve Learned This Month from 2020-07-02T18:19:43
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at the rather curious phenomenon of the average of your friends being happier, wealthier, and more successful than you. Next up w...
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For the Love of the Word Nerds…(And Their Rather Unfortunate Nazi Brethren) from 2020-05-20T06:51:14
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at whether there is actually any difference between various men’s and women’s bathroom products like shaving cream, razors, etc a...
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The Difference Between…[Part 2] from 2020-03-24T00:11:53
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are looking at the difference between a number of things, kicking it off with the difference between BCE/CE and BC/AD systems of dating and the rather ...
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The Difference Between…[Part 1] from 2020-02-28T23:56:08
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are looking at the difference between a number of things, kicking it off with the difference between hardwood and softwood…. which you’d think you alre...
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The Absolutely Badass First Female U.S. Presidential Candidate from 2020-01-30T05:41:02
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at the first woman in the United States to cast a political vote who for reasons we’ll get into did it with her feet… We also have a b...
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It’s a Wonderful Life [Part 2] from 2019-12-22T09:23:11
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are looking at the man Frank Capra based the character of George Bailey on in It’s a Wonderful Life, and how this rather remarkable individual went on ...
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It’s a Wonderful Life [Part 1] from 2019-12-20T02:04:15
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at why Fox tried so hard to trick people into thinking Miracle on 34th Street was not a Christmas movie when it came out. We then loo...
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The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Foods (Part 1) from 2019-11-30T23:15:23
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at the interesting reason why milk is white, yet cheddar cheese is yellow/orange. Next up, we have a brief message from our sponsor, ...
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The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 3) from 2019-11-23T04:47:26
*Sorry the audio is a little funky on this one. But don’t skip it, it’s one of our best content-wise, in my opinion. 🙂As to the audio, we had multiple technical issues that ended up resulting i...
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The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 2) from 2019-10-31T03:46:43
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at that time the United States government banned pre-sliced bread… Really. Next up, we have a brief message from a sponsor, Blinkist,...
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The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 1) from 2019-10-30T04:39:31
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at the surprisingly interesting origin of the paperclip and why a person who had nothing to do with its design commonly gets all the ...
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The Greatest Practical Joke and the Last Laugh from 2019-10-05T06:12:10
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at 19th century practical joke that occurred in London that is arguably the greatest of the century. Next up, we have a brief message...
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Lord Minimus- The Renaissance Dueling Dwarf from 2019-09-25T22:51:33
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at how “Dick” came to be short for “Richard”. Next up, we have a brief message from one of our favorite and most useful sponsors- Bac...
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That Time a Major Studio Intentionally Made a Crappy“Fantastic Four”Movie and Why Superheroes Wear Their Underwear on the Outside from 2019-09-23T23:42:51
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at why superheroes wear their underwear on the outside. Next up, we have a brief message from our sponsor, Jeremy Scott, perhaps best...
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Why Do Some Countries Have People Drive on the Left and Others on the Right? (+Contest Winners) from 2019-09-11T05:22
*Just an addendum to one of the tangents I forgot to mention- pulling up like crazy in a plane while rapidly hurtling towards the ground is a phenomenal way to ensure the wings of the plane ceas...
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Forgotten History Part 2: The First Film and the Murder That Nearly Killed It from 2019-08-12T07:00:55
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start with the rather curious way in which George Eastman, founder of Kodak, died. Next up, we have a brief message from our sponsor, Skillshare. Skill...
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The Forgotten Plague- DANCE MANIA!!! from 2019-07-12T21:25:34
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we skip the quick fact because this one took forever to research and put together and I ran out of time. 😉Instead we jump right into the main topic which...
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How Porcupines Mate, the Bizarre Sex Habits of Giraffes (and Much, Much More) from 2019-06-18T06:34:09
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at whether or not male humans can get pregnant and carry a baby to full term naturally. (Spoiler- yes and yes. And even breastfeed too...
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Twice Executed from 2019-06-06T22:19:41
Sorry for the long gap between episodes. We’ll be getting a bit more regular going forward. Also apologies for my audio quality in this one. Adobe kept crashing on me, so we had to use the audi...
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Taking the Mystery Out of Murder- A Couple of Dumbbells from 2019-03-29T23:05:35
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at how exactly Al Capone got the scars that got him the nickname “Scarface”. Moving on to the meat of today’s episode, we jump into th...
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How Everyone Plays Monopoly Wrong Which Makes It Worse, Where the Game Pieces Came From, Who Really Invented It and Much More from 2019-03-08T00:00:56
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at the interesting story behind where the Monopoly pieces came from. Next we discuss our sponsor, RetailMeNot. Visit http://bit.ly/2BX...
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Animal Facts Part 3: A Doughnut Brain, Dung and the Milky Way, Ant Overlords and More from 2019-02-11T23:58:28
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at the massive creature that has a doughnut shaped brain with its esophagus running right through the middle. Next we discuss Wix! Go ...
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Animal Facts Part 2: Melting Caterpillars, Heating Bees, Why Vultures Don’t Get Sick, and More from 2019-01-31T09:19:43
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at the mind blowing things caterpillars get up to while in the chrysalis. Next we discuss Wix! Go to https://www.wix.com/go/brainfood ...
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Animal Facts Part 1: The Blowhole, Cow Tipping and Much, Much More from 2019-01-31T09:03:33
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at a rather fascinating fact about dogs and cats that you probably didn’t know. Next we discuss Wix! Go to https://www.wix.com/go/brai...
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A Disturbing Tale and the“Trial of the Century”That Led to Women Jumping Out of Cakes from 2019-01-31T08:16:23
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start with a Simon rant, then look at what the M’s stand for in M&Ms. Next we discuss one of our favorite sponsors, Dashlane! Get 10% off with the coup...
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The Woman Who was the Most Successful Pirate of All Time from 2018-12-31T08:00:24
*Apologies for the audio quality on this one, simultaneously our audio editor / producer was on vacation and a certain host was also a great distance away from his acoustically treated studio. ?...
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A Christmas Gift and a Riot from 2018-12-22T22:20:38
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at a Christmas gift that resulted in one of the more celebrated books of all time. Next up we briefly mention our sponsor- go to https...
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Christmas Traditions- The Crapper, The Poop Log, the Parasitic Poop Twigs, and Much, Much More from 2018-12-20T00:22:44
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at a couple rather bizarre Spanish Christmas traditions involving holiday defecating… Next up we briefly mention our sponsor- go to ht...
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The Sledgehammer for the Poor Man’s Child from 2018-11-28T08:06:46
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we look at one of my favorite stories I’ve ever researched. But before that, we begin by looking at what could have been wrong with Tiny Tim that simply t...
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The Remarkable Sarah Hale from 2018-11-22T03:13:13
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at the real reason turkeys are called turkeys. Next we discuss today’s sponsor, Lumerit education, which is a service to help you figu...
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Tech History Part 3: FIRST!!! + Many, Many Bonus Facts and Contest Winners from 2018-11-15T01:54:40
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at a rather interesting fact about Pulp Fiction and Samuel L Jackson’s character’s most famous lines in the film. We then move on to b...
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The Dude Who Burned Down the Greatest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Because of Reasons from 2018-11-07T00:52:50
*Note: This is still a little out of order, as we are needing to further delay publishing of the Tech History Part 3 owing to, ironically enough, technical difficulties. We’ll have it up within...
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Macabre Part 4: The Vampire of Cinkota and a Truly Horrific Love Story from 2018-10-31T07:07
*Note: This is a little out of order, but we had to delay publishing of the Tech History Part 3 owing to, ironically enough, technical difficulties. We’ll have it up soon enough. But for now, i...
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Tech History Part 2: Who Invented the Internet, Email, and the Web? from 2018-10-16T22:43:57
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at a the absolutely bizarre way bedbugs mate. Next up, we jump into the main part of the show on who invented the Internet and how it ...
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Tech History Part 1: A QWERTY Story and Whether the Dvorak Layout is Actually Superior from 2018-09-30T20:53
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at a quick fact surrounding what Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Genesis had to do with Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Nex...
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Macabre Part 3: The Nightmare Nurse from 2018-09-26T10:06:12
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we’re looking at the story of an intelligent, sweet little girl who was given up to an orphanage and then grew up to have a rather successful career as a ...
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Macabre Part 2: How Shrunken Heads Were Made from 2018-09-19T20:30:14
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing a random quick fact involving the parents of Ferris Bueller on Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. We then move on to discussing the show’s s...
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Macabre Part 1: The Gruesome Tale of Burke and Hare from 2018-09-12T22:17:31
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing a random quick fact involving the curious old practice of mailing children. We then move on to discussing the show’s first sponsor,...
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The Final Final Frontier (Part 6): The Real Color of the Sun, How Many Nuclear Bomb Powered Rockets It Would Take to Stop the Earth Orbiting the Sun and Much, Much More from 2018-09-05T17:41:52
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing the clandestine way Niel Armstrong managed to get his application to the astronaut program in despite submitting it past the deadli...
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The Final Frontier Part 5: Are the Odds of Successfully Navigating an Asteroid Field Really Approximately 3,720 to 1? from 2018-09-04T23:26:04
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing the real origin of Tang and what that has to do with Pop Rocks and how they work. We then move on to the interesting story behind t...
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The Final Frontier Part 4: The U.S. Plan to Nuke the Moon, Why People Thought the Moon was Made of Cheese and Much More from 2018-08-23T20:32:35
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing the first space walk in which the cosmonaut in question very nearly got stuck out there and his adventures thereafter. We then move...
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The Final Frontier Part 3: How to Scratch an Itch in Space, the Surprisingly Long Time You Can Survive in Space Without a Spacesuit, Why the Apollo 13 Astronauts Got Cold, and Much, Much More from 2018-08-12T00:17:42
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by following up on a previous discussion on Daimler and what exactly a little girl named Mercedes had to do with things. We then jump into the su...
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The Final Frontier Part 2: How Astronauts Go to the Bathroom in Space and How Women Can Safely Pee Standing Up from 2018-08-03T02:50:36
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by following up on a previous discussion on what the first good movie based on a computer game was. We then jump right into the various ways in ...
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The Final Frontier Part 1: Real Life Space DJs and the Pillownaughts from 2018-07-30T05:14:42
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we kick off a series on space related facts. Before we get started in that, however, we do some follow up answering the question of whether the Allies in ...
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The War Bear from 2018-07-12T23:31:01
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, which is partially a continuation of the last, we discuss the bear that was officially a member of the Polish army, how he came to be such and what became...
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The Prisoner (+Contest Winners) from 2018-07-10T06:23:02
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by announcing our current contest winners as well as launch a new contest. Next up we get into the meat of the episode discussing the remarkable...
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The First Road Trip Part 2: In Which We Discuss All Things Tangentially Related from 2018-06-27T07:35:14
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we discuss the interesting story of who came up with the unit of measurement called horsepower and why it got applied to engines. We also discuss the lat...
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The First Road Trip Part 1: The Gumption of Bertha Benz from 2018-06-22T04:33:07
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we discuss the surprisingly long history of the automobile, then move on to discussing what is generally considered the first “modern” car, the Model 3, m...
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Could the Tyrannosaurus Rex Really Not See You If You Didn’t Move? from 2018-06-15T00:04:18
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start out with a follow up to a previous episode in which we mentioned Teddy Roosevelt likely helped delay the start of WWI, but then never actually sa...
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Caesar Part 4: In Which We Discuss All Things Tangentially Related from 2018-06-08T01:27:22
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start out by discussing the fascinating story about how the statue of Shakespeare in Central Park, New York, got there, what John Wilkes Booth’s Brothe...
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Caesar Part 3: The Real Story of the Ides of March from 2018-06-04T21:39:15
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start out by discussing in more detail the events surrounding Caesar’s momentous decision to cross the Rubicon, then jump into the real story of what h...
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Caesar Part 2: Julius Caesar’s Pirate Adventure and the Long Lost Location of the Rubicon from 2018-05-30T21:58:33
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start out by discussing how a teenage Julius Caesar became the head of his rather prominent family. We then move on to his little month-long or so pira...
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Caesar Part 1: Caesarean and the Fascinating Story of Dr. James Barry (a.k.a. Margaret Bulkley) from 2018-05-23T23:14:53
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start out by discussing the fact that, contrary to what we speculated in a previous episode, World’s Fairs are actually still a thing. We then jump int...
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An Interview with Audio Production Guru Mike Russell from 2018-05-18T08:07:46
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we talk to audio production expert and head of Music Radio Creative, Mike Russell. During the interview, we discuss basic audio gear needed to relatively...
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The Bull Moose Part 2 from 2018-05-15T01:15:33
In this episode of The Brain Food Show podcast, we wrap up our discussion (for now) on one of the more remarkable individuals in modern history- Theodore Roosevelt. In particular we look at the ...
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Growing a YouTube Channel from 2018-05-09T20:51:28
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we cover a myriad of tips and tricks to help grow a YouTube channel and maximize the odds of being successful in that space, including covering elements o...
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The Bull Moose Part 1 from 2018-05-02T20:39:03
In this episode of The Brain Food Show podcast, we discuss one of the more remarkable individuals in modern history- Theodore Roosevelt. In particular we look at that time he risked life and lim...
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Stealing the Eiffel Tower from 2018-04-24T01:25:34
In this episode of The Brain Food Show podcast, we discuss that time a man managed to successfully sell the Eiffel Tower… even though he didn’t own it. We also lament the lack of awesome World’s...
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Writing and Researching Online- A Chat with Karl Smallwood from 2018-04-23T05:05:24
In this episode of The Brain Food Show podcast, we interview prolific online writer and researcher Karl Smallwood. Karl’s written for TodayIFoundOut for over five years now, producing hundreds ...
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A Restaurant for a Beetle and $100 and a Bike- The Fascinating Stories Behind Four Famous Businesses from 2018-04-17T19:26:44
In this episode of The BrainFood Show, we look at the fascinating and sometimes hilarious origins of four of the biggest companies in the world. We also discuss our new podcast format and wrap u...
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Enlightened Rigging of the Lottery + Wheezy Waiter (The BrainFood Show Episode 5) from 2018-03-22T19:21:35
In episode 5 of The BrainFood Show podcast, we discuss the shady, but clever, business dealings of famed enlightenment thinker Voltaire that ultimately allowed him to write with the impunity he ...
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The Fascinating Origin of Pong and Atari + Interview with the Creators of Quest for Glory and the Upcoming Hero-U (The BrainFood Show Episode 4) from 2018-03-15T23:55:22
In episode 4 of The BrainFood Show podcast, we discuss the fascinating origin of Atari and the game that more or less gave birth to an industry- Pong. Next up, we talk with award winning compute...
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The Preposterous Pyramid (The BrainFood Show Episode 3) from 2018-03-10T01:20:19
In episode 3 of The BrainFood Show podcast, we discuss the fascinating origins of the Food Pyramid and why that is a horribly unhealthy way to eat (and why the USDA made it that way even though ...
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The White Feather (The BrainFood Show Episode 2) from 2018-02-28T21:55:33
In episode 2 of The BrainFood Show podcast, we discuss what actually started WWI, with the motivations there not quite what most people think, some rather interesting things the soldiers on both...
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The BrainFood Show Episode 1: Throwing Tomatoes from 2018-02-19T22:28:45
In this debut episode of our new The BrainFood Show podcast, we discuss the surprising similarities between online commenters and audiences throughout history, as well as how the practice of thr...
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