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#2741: What Theoretical Physicists Actually Do All Day
Chalkboards, arXiv firehoses, and 2 hours of real work. What the daily life of a theoretical physicist actually looks like.
#2726: Radio Listening vs Podcast Guilt
Why does podcast listening feel different from radio? A deep dive into attention, multitasking, and the psychology of audio.
#2555: How to Bluff Your Way Through Buying Red Wine
Body, tannins, and terroir — the cheat codes that make you sound like you know wine without reading a book.
#2531: Worst-Rated Tourism: Seeking Out Terrible Hotels & Restaurants
Exploring the subculture of travelers who deliberately seek out the lowest-rated hotels and restaurants for authentic, entertaining experiences.
#2525: Who Actually Reads Academic Journals?
Half of all papers are read by nobody but the author and reviewers. So why do 300,000 journals exist?
#2428: Growing Up in Jerusalem’s Layers
Two donkeys revisit the fig summers, hidden tunnels, and limestone walls that shaped their Jerusalem childhood.
#2090: Who Decides What Generation You Are?
We trace the history of generational labels from the Lost Generation to Gen Alpha, exploring who invents these names and why.
#1990: Education’s Robot Problem: Standardization vs. Self-Direction
AI is forcing a clash between rigid curricula and self-directed learning. We explore the middle ground.
#1965: Where Do We Go When We Say "We Have to Go"?
A listener asked where we go after the mics cut. The answer is a masterclass in low-burn living.
#1793: Can a Haiku Save Civilization?
A 45-minute impromptu haiku session sparks a fiery debate: is this poetic renaissance a creative breakthrough or a linguistic collapse?
#1757: The Art of the Never-Ending Story
From Reacher's elbow to SVU's 42-minute blocks, we explore why great series become content factories.
#1105: The Great Dish Debate: An Apology and a Plan
After a heated clash over dirty dishes, Corn returns to apologize and share the new "Poppleberry Way" of keeping the peace.
#748: Evolution of the Machine: The Future of Our Show
Corn and Herman explore the next frontier of their show, from lifelike video avatars to the fragile systems that keep our modern world running.
#747: Expanding the Menagerie: New Voices for Weird Prompts
Corn and Herman celebrate 700 episodes by designing a new "cognitive ecosystem" of characters to tackle the world's strangest prompts.
#350: Producer Logic: Lessons from the Booth for Any Industry
Explore why the line between YouTube and Netflix is disappearing and how "producer logic" can revolutionize your professional communication.
#125: New Year's Special: Meet Herman and Corn
Herman and Corn finally tell their origin stories as 2025 comes to a close.