Our Swolest Ancestor, Climate Fungi-pocalypse, Terrifying Bananas

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

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Science, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Guest host Kasha Patel talks how wildfires could play a part in spreading Last of Us-like fungi, Rachel spins a yarn about how bananas can induce crippling fear, and Sara Kiley describes our buffest, beefiest ancestor ever. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week is a podcast by Popular Science. Share your weirdest facts and stories with us in our Facebook group or tweet at us! Click here to learn more about all of our stories! Links to Rachel's TikTok, Newsletter, Merch Store and More: https://linktr.ee/RachelFeltman Link to Jess' Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jesscapricorn -- Follow our team on Twitter Rachel Feltman: www.twitter.com/RachelFeltman Produced by Jess Boddy: www.twitter.com/JessicaBoddy Popular Science: www.twitter.com/PopSci Theme music by Billy Cadden: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LqT4DCuAXlBzX8XlNy4Wq?si=5VF2r2XiQoGepRsMTBsDAQ Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: bit.ly/WeirdestThingILearnedThisWeek Check out Weirdest Thing on YouTube: bit.ly/WeirdestThingILearnedThisWeekYouTube If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: bit.ly/WeirdestThingILearnedThisWeek Thanks to our sponsors! Here's a special, (limited time) deal for our listeners to get you started RIGHT NOW, Get 55% off at https://Babbel.com/WEIRDEST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:24.5	stories every week, and while most of the stuff we stumble across makes it into our articles,
1:29.6	we also find plenty of weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured,
1:34.5	why not share those with you? Welcome to the weirdest thing I learned this week
1:38.1	from the editors of Popular Science. I'm Rachel Feltman. I'm Sarah Kylie Watson.
1:43.2	I'm Kasha Patel. Kasha, welcome to the show. It's so great to have you.
1:48.0	It's been a while, but I believe we did a panel together once about science and comedy.
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