Tell Me Something I Don't Know

By: Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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  • 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.
    2021 Stephen J. Dubner and Stitcher
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  • New Episodes Coming Soon!

    New Episodes Coming Soon!
    Oct 17 2018

    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.
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    2 mins
  • An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…

    An Astronaut, a Catalan, and Two Linguists Walk Into a Bar…
    Nov 18 2017

    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.
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    54 mins
  • Extra 7: Corrosive Energy Drinks and Peruvian Cat Stew

    Extra 7: Corrosive Energy Drinks and Peruvian Cat Stew
    Nov 17 2017

    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.
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    49 mins

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Fewer guests, in greater depth

loved the concept and the presentation, but they all seemed rushed. perhaps one or two guests and greater in depth. loved the fact checker's added comments. only reason I gave 4 stars instead of a well deserved 5. I'm a collector of arcane facts and overall, Dubner et al delivers. Unanswered questions on urine..where did they get the hundreds of gallons of urine from? the poor, who would be paid to collect it. thus we get " piss poor " and the poorest of the poor "didn't have a pot to piss in "

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