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48 episodes

Journalism 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 new guests. There’s also a real-time human fact-checker to keep everyone honest. Think of the most crackling dinner-party conversation you’ve ever heard. Produced in association with Stitcher.

 

Tell Me Something I Don't KnowStephen J. Dubner and Stitcher

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1. • OCT 16, 2018

   New Episodes Coming Soon!

   New Episodes Coming Soon!

   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.

   • 1 min
2. • NOV 18, 2017

   An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…

   An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…

   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.

   • 53 min
3. • NOV 16, 2017

   Extra 7: Corrosive Energy Drinks and Peruvian Cat Stew

   Extra 7: Corrosive Energy Drinks and Peruvian Cat Stew

   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.

   • 48 min
4. • NOV 11, 2017

   Farming Without Sun or Soil and Eating Manna From Heaven

   Farming Without Sun or Soil and Eating Manna From Heaven

   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.

   • 39 min
5. • NOV 4, 2017

   Mind Games

   Mind Games

   How to make people like you, why you should lick rocks, and what an awkward person is really thinking. Angela Duckworth (Grit author) is co-host; Mike Maughan (Qualtrics) is live fact-checker.

   • 47 min
6. • OCT 28, 2017

   Jon Batiste, Gail Simmons, and Strange Smells

   Jon Batiste, Gail Simmons, and Strange Smells

   Things we learn this week: dogs aren't so great at sniffing, men aren't so lazy, and New York doesn't smell so bad (anymore). Gail Simmons (Top Chef) is co-host; Jon Batiste plays his melodica for us; the live fact-checker is Mike Maughan.

   • 56 min

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